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Stephen Curry propels Warriors over Nets
Stephen Curry scored 27 points and the Golden State Warriors recovered from a slow start for a 120-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Monday night in New York.,Jimmy Butler added 21, while Trayce Jackson-Davis contributed 11. Gary Payton II, De'Anthony Melton and rookie Will Richard chipped in 10 ap...
No. 8 Houston repels stiff challenge from Middle Tennessee
Kingston Flemings recorded 15 points and five assists to help No. 8 Houston hold off visiting Middle Tennessee 69-60 in nonconference play on Monday night.,JoJo Tugler added 13 points and six rebounds as the Cougars (12-1) won their sixth straight game. Emanuel Sharpe had 10 points and three steals....
Ole Miss overcomes sleepy start to take down Alcorn State
Kezza Giffa had a team-leading 14 points off the bench as Ole Miss recovered from a slow start for a 79-43 win against Alcorn State on Monday in Oxford, Miss.,Malik Dia and James Scott each totalled 11 rebounds for the Rebels (8-5), who improved to 6-1 at home on the season. Scott added 13 points, a...
Meleek Thomas has career night as No. 18 Arkansas blasts James Madison
Meleek Thomas set career highs with 28 points and six 3-pointers, Darius Acuff Jr. had 17 points and six assists, and the No. 18 Arkansas Razorbacks beat James Madison 103-74 in their final nonconference game Monday in Fayetteville, Ark.,D.J. Wagner had 14 points and four threes and Malique Ewin had...
Kuol Atak's 24 points lead Oklahoma past Mississippi Valley State
Kuol Atak scored a career-high 24 points and Xzayvier Brown recorded 22 to lead Oklahoma to a 93-69 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Monday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (10-3) have won four consecutive games and eight of their last nine heading into SEC play.,The Delta Devils have dropped 12...
Hurricanes complete comeback with overtime win vs. Rangers
Jackson Blake scored a power-play goal with 12.6 seconds left in overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Monday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Sebastian Aho, who also had an assist, and Jordan Martinook posted Carolina's earlier goals. Nikolaj Ehlers provided two assists. Brando...
Third-period surge propels Panthers past Capitals
Aaron Ekblad scored the go-ahead goal with 6:48 left in the third period as the Florida Panthers defeated the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Sam Reinhart also scored twice, including an empty-netter with 35 seconds left that clinched the win.,The Panthers, who are 9-3-0 ove...
Josh Hubbard paces Mississippi State in blowout of Alabama State
Josh Hubbard scored 22 points to lead Mississippi State to a 94 -56 win over Alabama State on Monday in Starkville, Miss.,Hubbard made 9 of 13 shot attempts and connected on 4 of 7 3-pointers.,King Grace contributed 14 points, and Ja'Borri McGhee added 10 points, both in a reserve role. Achor Achor ...
No. 9 Michigan State takes down Cornell in gutsy comeback win
Jeremy Fears Jr. scored a career-high 21 points and added 11 assists and No. 9 Michigan State recovered from an 11-point, first-half deficit to post a 114-97 victory over Cornell on Monday night in nonconference play at East Lansing, Mich.,Coen Carr added 19 points and six rebounds, Trey Fort scored...
Denny Hamlin's father dies after fire at NASCAR star's home
NASCAR driver/owner Denny Hamlin's father, Dennis, died from injuries suffered in a fire at his son's house, Gaston County Office of Emergency Management and Fire Services announced Monday.,The fire in Stanley, N.C., which was reported at 6:19 p.m. ET on Sunday, led to Dennis Hamlin, 75, and his wif...
Dillon Brooks, Suns snap Wizards' rare winning streak
Dillon Brooks scored 26 points, Collin Gillespie added 25 points while sinking five 3-pointers and the Phoenix Suns beat the host Washington Wizards 115-101 on Monday to extend their winning streak to four games.,Devin Booker produced 22 points, Royce O'Neale scored all 15 of his points on five trey...
No. 23 Georgia uses balanced attack, second-half surge to edge Long Island
Marcus "Smurf" Millender came off the bench to lead a balanced attack with 14 points and help No. 23 Georgia beat Long Island 89-74 to extend its winning streak to six games on Monday in Athens, Ga.,The Bulldogs entered the game averaging 99.8 points, No. 1 in the nation, and winning by an average o...
Morez Johnson Jr., No. 2 Michigan manhandle McNeese
Morez Johnson Jr. matched his career high with 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 2 Michigan cruised to a 112-71 win over McNeese on Monday in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Yaxel Lendeborg added 16 points and eight rebounds for Michigan (12-0). Aday Mara finished with 13 points, six rebounds and five assis...
No. 11 Vanderbilt stays undefeated with easy win over New Haven
Tyler Tanner scored 23 points, and Jalen Washington added a career-high 21 for No. 11 Vanderbilt, which finished its nonconference slate undefeated by overpowering New Haven 96-53 on Monday.,The Commodores (13-0) were without their full arsenal on Monday. Reserve guard Frankie Collins was already ou...
Jizzle James makes impact as Cincinnati handles Lipscomb
Jizzle James scored 16 points in his first start since his return to lead Cincinnati to a 89-62 rout of Lipscomb Monday night in Cincinnati.,Baba Miller had another powerful all-around game, falling just three assists shy of Cincinnati's first triple-double in 20 seasons. Miller grabbed a career-hig...
Nuggets star Nikola Jokic (knee) questionable to return vs. Heat
Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic limped off the court in discomfort after injuring his left knee in the closing seconds of the first half of the Denver Nuggets' clash with the host Miami Heat on Monday.,The Nuggets announced at the start of the half that Jokic was questionable to return.,Teammate Spe...
Leaning on Ebuka Okorie, Stanford opens ACC play vs. Notre Dame
Ebuka Okorie and Stanford hope to kick off ACC play on a high note as they host Notre Dame on Tuesday.,The Cardinal (11-2) are 7-2 at home this season and currently riding a four-game winning streak. Okorie posted 32 points in a 77-68 win against Colorado on Dec. 20 and had 30 points in an 88-80 vic...
Josh Dix, Creighton eye 3-0 Big East start against Butler
While a challenging nonconference schedule did not go exactly to plan, Creighton will have a chance to extend a perfect start to Big East play when Butler visits Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday.,Creighton (8-5, 2-0 Big East) enters on a three-game winning streak, collecting the first two of those victories ...
Texas A&M F Mackenzie Mgbako (foot) out for season
Starting forward Mackenzie Mgbako will not return this season for Texas A&M after re-injuring his foot, the team confirmed Monday.,Mgbako, a former five-star prospect, transferred to Texas A&M after two productive years at Indiana. He missed the first five games of the season due to a Jones fracture...
Report: Denver Summit FC adding Ayo Oke for NWSL record fee
Ayo Oke, a defender for Mexico's Pachuca, is joining Denver Summit FC for what would be an NWSL record transfer fee for an American player, according to an ESPN report Monday.,Denver, a 2026 expansion squad, will pay Liga MX Femenil's Pachuca nearly $450,000 for Oke, per the report. By comparison, i...