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No. 24 Tennessee rallies in regulation, tops Texas A&M in 2 OTs
Nate Ament scored 10 of his career-high-tying 23 points in the two overtime periods to lead No. 24 Tennessee to an 87-82 victory over Texas A&M on Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn.,The final margin of victory represented the largest lead of the game for the Volunteers (12-5, 2-2 Southeastern Confere...
Lightning tie franchise mark with shootout win over Penguins
Nikita Kucherov scored the game-winning goal in the shootout, and the Tampa Bay Lightning earned their franchise-record-tying 11th straight victory by edging the host Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Tuesday night.,After Tampa Bay's Gage Goncalves and Pittsburgh's Egor Chinakhov netted in the session, Kuc...
Warriors overcome Stephen Curry's poor shooting, blast Blazers
De'Anthony Melton led a balanced attack with a season-high 23 points, Stephen Curry had more assists than points for the first time since last April and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers for the first time in four tries this season, 119-97 on Tuesday in San Francisco.,Jimmy B...
No. 11 BYU poses tall task for TCU as part of tough road trip
TCU opens a two-game road swing with a big challenge in No. 11 BYU in a Big 12 Conference game Wednesday in Provo, Utah.,The Horned Frogs (11-5, 1-2 Big 12) have dropped two straight games, both against ranked teams. A 104-100 overtime setback at then-No. 22 Kansas on Jan. 6 was followed by an 83-7...
Malik Monk behind Kings' surge heading into matchup with Knicks
Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk had his playing time severely cut in mid-December.,But suddenly the Kings have won back-to-back games for the second time all season, and he has been the catalyst.,Monk strives to put together his third straight strong performance when the Kings host the New York Kn...
No. 6 Duke pays 1st-ever visit to Cal
Cal gets an opportunity to host the most attractive home game of the Mark Madsen era when No. 6 Duke makes its first-ever visit to Berkeley, Calif., on Wednesday night.,The Blue Devils (15-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) will bring a four-game winning streak into the matchup, while the Golden Bear...
Clippers on the rise, while Wizards looking for more offense
The surging Los Angeles Clippers will complete a short visit at home between East Coast road trips when they face the Washington Wizards on Wednesday in Inglewood, Calif.,Travel fatigue or not, the Clippers continue to roll, having improved to 10-2 since Dec. 20. They held off the Charlotte Hornets ...
No. 4 Michigan hopes for bounce-back effort at Washington
Michigan's dominating season includes 10 wins by 25 or more points, but now there is a blemish on the ledger.,The No. 4 Wolverines will look to bounce back from their initial defeat of the season when they visit Washington on Wednesday night in Big Ten play at Seattle.,Michigan (14-1, 4-1 Big Ten) s...
Tigers Woods, back on course, helped shape Brooks Koepka's PGA Tour return
Brooks Koepka is headed back to the PGA Tour, and Tiger Woods hopes to do so, too.,In addition to focusing on his rehabilitation from his seventh lifetime back surgery, Woods was a part of the PGA Tour committee that formulated the Returning Members Program. On Monday, Koepka, 35, accepted the terms...
Rebounding key when Arizona State takes on No. 1 Arizona
Arizona State's next two games are on the road against No. 1 Arizona in Tucson on Wednesday and No. 7 Houston on Sunday, which means a win over struggling Kansas State at home in the Sun Devils' most recent game was essential.,"This was much needed, this outcome, just for the morale of the group," A...
Austin Swartz hits go-ahead jumper to lift Creighton over Georgetown
Austin Swartz hit a jump shot with 30 seconds to go to lift Creighton to an 86-83 overtime win over Georgetown in a Big East game Tuesday in Omaha, Neb.,Swartz finished 33 points, including seven in overtime, to lift the Bluejays (11-7, 5-2) past the Hoyas (9-8, 1-5).,Georgetown led 76-73 in regulat...
Donnie Freeman, Syracuse stave off Florida State's challenge
Donnie Freeman scored 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting to highlight Syracuse's 94-86 home victory over Florida State on Tuesday.,Tyler Betsey knocked down 6 of 8 3-point attempts en route to 18 points for the Orange (12-5, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), while Naithan George dished out 13 assists to go...
After slow start, No. 18 Alabama crushes Mississippi State in second half
Career-best outbursts from Labaron Philon Jr. and Aiden Sherrell helped No. 18 Alabama recoup from two straight Southeastern Conference losses by trouncing Mississippi State 97-82 on Tuesday night in Starkville, Miss.,Philon, a sophomore guard, poured in 32 points on 10-of-14 shooting, including 3 o...
No. 19 Florida uses size to overwhelm Oklahoma
Thomas Haugh scored 21 points to lead No. 19 Florida to a 96-79 win over Oklahoma on Tuesday in Norman, Oklahoma.,The Gators' size, including the 6-foot-9 Haugh and 6-foot-10 Rueben Chinyelu, helped them dominate on the boards and in the paint.,Florida outrebounded the Sooners 43-31, outscored them ...
Milos Uzan leads No. 7 Houston to easy victory over West Virginia
Milos Uzan scored 17 points as No. 7 Houston cruised to a 77-48 home win over West Virginia in a Big 12 Conference tilt Tuesday.,Emanuel Sharp added 13 points, and Joseph Tugler recorded 10 points, six rebounds and four steals. Kingston Flemings scored 10 points, handed out seven assists and grabbed...
Roman Josi nets pair as Predators down Oilers in OT
Defenseman Roman Josi's second goal of the game with 1:17 left in overtime gave the host Nashville Predators a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.,Steven Stamkos and Erik Haula also scored for the Predators, who have won three of their last four. Juuse Saros stopped 28 shots.,Connor M...
Jets score 4 in second period, hold off Islanders
Kyle Connor and Adam Lowry each had a goal and an assist to help the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-4 win against the visiting New York Islanders on Tuesday night.,Mark Scheifele had two assists, and Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for the Jets.,Anthony Duclair, Emil Heineman and Kyle MacLean and Matthew Scha...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 3rd-quarter outburst lifts Thunder over Spurs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of his 34 points in the third quarter to help the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-98 home win over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.,The Spurs were held below 100 points for the first time this season.,The Thunder have won four consecutive games and eight of 10 since...
Short-handed Timberwolves make quick work of Bucks
Even without Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert, the Minnesota Timberwolves dominated the host Milwaukee Bucks 139-106 on Tuesday behind 29 points from Julius Randle.,Bones Hyland added 23 points for Minnesota, who won its sixth game in seven tries. Naz Reid added 19 while Randle also grabbed eight reb...
Jamal Murray puts up 35 as Nuggets run past Pelicans
Jamal Murray collected 35 points and nine assists and Peyton Watson added 31 points and seven rebounds, lifting the visiting Denver Nuggets to a 122-116 victory over the reeling New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.,Murray made five 3-pointers in his return from a two-game absence caused by an ankle inju...