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No. 4 Arizona halts No. 3 UConn's 36-game home nonconference win streak
Jaden Bradley's game-high 21 points included a clutch layup with 16 seconds left in regulation to lift No. 4 Arizona to a 71-67 road win over No. 3 UConn in an early-season showdown on Wednesday night in Storrs, Conn.,The Wildcats (5-0) used a late 7-0 run to turn a 2-point deficit into a lead that ...
Nikola Jokic's triple-double helps Nuggets hand Pelicans 7th straight setback
Peyton Watson scored 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, both career highs, Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, and the visiting Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-118 on Wednesday night.,Zion Williamson had 14 points in 29 minutes in his return to the New Orleans li...
Bam Adebayo returns to help Heat top short-handed Warriors
Norman Powell led a late charge to cap a 25-point night, Bam Adebayo returned from a six-game absence to contribute 20 points and the Miami Heat took advantage of a road-weary and short-handed Golden State Warriors club to pull out a 110-96 home victory Wednesday night.,Playing without Stephen Curry...
Thunder keep rolling, top struggling Kings for 7th straight win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 113-99 home win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.,Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 or more points for the 13th time this season and finished with eight rebounds.,The Thunder have won 15 of 16 to begin the season, inclu...
Wolves grab big lead, fend off Wizards' comeback bid
Julius Randle totaled 32 points, 10 rebounds and six assists on Wednesday, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves hold off the Washington Wizards for a 120-109 victory in Minneapolis.,Naz Reid scored 23 of his 28 points off the bench in the first half, while Anthony Edwards had 18 points for Minnesota, ...
Oklahoma State emerges with high-scoring win over South Florida
Vyctorius Miller scored 24 points to lead Oklahoma State to a hard-fought 103-95 win over South Florida on Wednesday in Stillwater, Okla.,Reserves Anthony Roy and Christian Coleman each scored 15 points for the Cowboys (5-0). Parsa Fallah chipped in 14 points, and Kanye Clary contributed 12 points a...
Temwa Chawinga earns second straight NWSL MVP award
Temwa Chawinga made history on Wednesday, when the Kansas City Current forward became the first player ever to win consecutive NWSL Most Valuable Player awards.,Chawinga scored a league-high 15 goals in 23 games this year after producing a league-record 20 goals in 25 games during 2024.,The 27-year-...
Jayden Pierre scores 17 as TCU crushes Kansas City
Jayden Pierre had 17 points and six rebounds in TCU's 81-45 victory Wednesday night over Kansas City at Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (3-2) completed their string of five straight home games to open the season.,Liutauras Lelevicius added 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field, including 4...
Depleted No. 20 Tennessee hosts rival Tennessee State
As 20th-ranked Tennessee prepares to host rival Tennessee State on Thursday night in Knoxville, it will do so with its top scoring threat off the bench lost until December.,J.P. Estrella, a 6-foot-11 redshirt sophomore forward, left Monday night's 91-66 win over Rice with a knee injury just before h...
Bam Adebayo returns to help Heat take down short-handed Warriors
Norman Powell led a late charge to cap a 25-point night, Bam Adebayo returned from a six-game absence to contribute 20 points and the Miami Heat took advantage of a road-weary and short-handed Golden State Warriors club to pull out a 110-96 home victory Wednesday night.,Playing without Stephen Curry...
Holding nation's longest win streak, Nebraska faces New Mexico
Nebraska and New Mexico will meet for just the second time in men's basketball when the schools square off in the first round of the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday.,Kansas State and Mississippi State round out the four-team field.,Nebraska (4-0) has the longest active win stre...
Alperen Sengun leads Rockets to fifth straight win over Cavaliers
Alperen Sengun scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Kevin Durant had 20 points to lead the visiting Houston Rockets to a 114-104 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.,Aaron Holiday added 18 points, Jabari Smith Jr. had 14 and Amen Thompson amassed 12 points, nine boards, ...
Blake Harper sparks Creighton to win over North Dakota
Blake Harper scored 15 of his 19 points in the first half and finished with 12 rebounds, lifting Creighton to a 75-60 victory over North Dakota on Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.,Harper made 6 of 11 shots from the floor -- including 4 of 8 from 3-point range -- to fuel the Bluejays (3-1) to their second st...
Ryan Leonard nets 2, Alex Ovechkin scores No. 904 as Capitals top Oilers
Rookie Ryan Leonard recorded his first career two-goal game to fuel the host Washington Capitals to a 7-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.,Superstar captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 904th career goal to help his Capitals improve to 9-4-2 in 15 all-time meetings against fellow three-tim...
David Coit's 41 points helps Maryland outlast Mount St. Mary's in OT
David Coit made eight 3-pointers, scoring a career-high 41 points to propel Maryland to a wild seesaw victory in overtime, 95-90, against visiting Mount St. Mary's Wednesday night in College Park, Md.,Darius Adams contributed 19 points and seven rebounds, and Elijah Saunders added 14 points as the T...
No. 4 Arizona halts No. 3 UConn's 36-game non-conference win streak
Jaden Bradley's game-high 21 points included a clutch layup with 16 seconds left in regulation to lift No. 4 Arizona to a 71-67 road win over No. 3 UConn in an early-season showdown on Wednesday night in Storrs, Conn.,The Wildcats (5-0) used a late 7-0 run to turn a 1-point deficit into a lead that ...
Markus Burton scores 25 as Notre Dame fends off Bellarmine
Markus Burton scored 16 of his game and season-high 25 points in the first half as Notre Dame held on to defeat Bellarmine 86-79 in South Bend, Ind., on Tuesday evening.,Jalen Haralson added 16 points and a team-high five assists, and Carson Towt posted his second double-double of the season as the ...
Braves acquire Mauricio Dubon from Astros, sign Raisel Iglesias to 1-year deal
The Atlanta Braves acquired utility player Mauricio Dubon in a trade with the Houston Astros on Wednesday, sending infielder Nick Allen to Houston in the deal.,Dubon, 31, won his second Gold Glove award with the Astros this past season, splitting time between second base, shortstop and the outfield....
Raptors use strong third quarter to beat 76ers for fifth straight win
Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett scored 22 points each as the visiting Toronto Raptors posted their fifth straight win Wednesday with a 121-112 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers., ,Toronto has won nine of its last 10 games overall with the lone exception being a home loss to Philadelphia on Nov. 8. H...
Bruins D Charlie McAvoy has facial surgery, out indefinitely
Boston Bruins coach Marco Sturm announced Wednesday that defenseman Charlie McAvoy underwent facial surgery and will be out of the lineup indefinitely.,McAvoy was struck in the face by a Noah Dobson slap shot in the second period of the Bruins' 3-2 victory in Montreal on Saturday. The 2022 Second Te...