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Jamal Murray (42 points) leads Nuggets' rally past lowly Wizards
Jamal Murray scored seven of his game-high 42 points in the final 2:12, and the host Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the Washington Wizards 121-115 on Saturday night.,Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 30 points, Peyton Watson added 21 points and Aaron Gordon nearly recorded a triple-double with 1...
Seahawks smash 49ers to advance to NFC Championship Game
Kenneth Walker III rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns as the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks routed the visiting San Francisco 49ers 41-6 in an NFC divisional-round playoff game Saturday night.,Rashid Shaheed returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a score to set the tone for the Seahawks, who ...
Falcons hire Kevin Stefanski as new head coach
The Falcons hired Kevin Stefanski as head coach after his second interview with the team on Saturday in Atlanta.,Stefanski, 43, replaces Raheem Morris, who was let go on Jan. 4 along with general manager Terry Fontenot. Stefanski, a two-time NFL Coach of the Year with the Cleveland Browns, was the f...
Bruins score 5 straight goals to overwhelm Blackhawks
Mason Lohrei posted his first career multi-goal game as the visiting Boston Bruins came from behind with five unanswered goals to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Saturday night.,Charlie McAvoy, Viktor Arvidsson and Marat Khusnutdinov also scored for Boston, which has won six straight and eight ...
Maple Leafs rally, win in OT to edge Jets
The Toronto Maple Leafs completed a comeback from two goals down in the third period to top the host Winnipeg Jets 4-3 in overtime on Saturday night.,Max Domi scored in overtime on a 2-on-1 off Auston Matthews' perfectly placed pass through the slot.,Oliver Ekman-Larsson recorded a goal and two assi...
Penguins extend home dominance of Blue Jackets with shootout win
Charlie Coyle scored the winning goal in the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets kept new coach Rick Bowness' record perfect by edging the host Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday night.,With the shootout knotted 1-1 on goals by Columbus' Kent Johnson and Pittsburgh's Egor Chinakhov, Coyle deked ...
Panthers rebound from drubbing a day earlier to top Caps
Sam Bennett had a goal and two assists to lead the Florida Panthers to a 5-2 win over the host Washington Capitals on Saturday night.,A.J. Greer had a goal and an assist, and Anton Lundell, Carter Verhaeghe and defenseman Uvis Balinskis also scored for the Panthers, who bounced back from a 9-1 loss ...
Andrei Svechnikov's hat trick carries Hurricanes past Devils
Andrei Svechnikov scored a hat trick as the Carolina Hurricanes secured a 4-1 victory against the New Jersey Devils in a gritty battle on Saturday night in Newark, N.J.,Sebastian Aho tallied the primary assist on all three of Svechnikov's goals and Frederik Andersen made 28 saves for the Hurricanes,...
Auburn edges South Carolina behind Filip Jovic's career high
On a night when Auburn shot just 10.5% from 3-point range, reserve forward Filip Jovic carried the host Tigers to a 71-67 win over South Carolina.,Jovic scored a career-high 23 points, including 13 in the first half, to help the Tigers lead nearly wire-to-wire in outlasting the Gamecocks.,South Caro...
Jeremy Fears Jr. leads No. 12 Michigan State over Washington
Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 19 points on 6-for-9 shooting, and No. 12 Michigan State pulled away for an 80-63 win over Washington in a Big Ten Conference matchup Saturday in Seattle.,Kur Teng added 11 points and made 3 of 5 shots from beyond the arc for Michigan State (16-2, 6-1 Big Ten), which won its ...
Treysen Eaglestaff, West Virginia down Colorado
Treysen Eaglestaff scored a game-high 22 points to lead West Virginia to a 72-61 win over Colorado in a Big 12 Conference matchup on Saturday in Morgantown, W. Va.,Honor Huff added 14 points, and Brenen Lorient racked up 12 points and pulled down nine rebounds. Harlan Obioha chipped in 10 points and...
Ailing 49ers WR Ricky Pearsall (knee) active vs. Seahawks
49ers receiver Ricky Pearsall is on San Francisco's active roster for Saturday night's NFC divisional round matchup against the host Seattle Seahawks.,Pearsall, who is dealing with a right knee injury, missed last weekend's NFC wild-card victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. He injured the knee agai...
Miami not fazed by being visitors in 'home' digs
Miami will be the visitors in every meaning of the word when it faces Indiana in Monday night's College Football Playoff national title game.,The top-seeded Hoosiers are 8.5-point favorites over the No. 10 Hurricanes despite the game being played in Miami's home stadium at Miami Gardens, Fla., and t...
California withstands furious rally to knock off No. 14 North Carolina
John Camden poured in 20 points, Dai Dai Ames added 19 and California ended its three-game losing streak with a thrilling 84-78 Atlantic Coast Conference victory at home over No. 14 North Carolina on Saturday.,Justin Pippen made two clutch free throws with 10 seconds to play to help the Bears (14-5,...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Kansas State upsets No. 17 Texas Tech
Kansas State handed No. 17 Texas Tech its first loss of the season in a 65-59 nailbiter in Lubbock, TX.,The battle was won on the backboards, as the Wildcats recorded 46 rebounds compared to the Red Raiders 20.,Wildcats senior guard Tess Heal recorded 12 points and four rebounds, alongside freshman ...
Cincinnati stuns No. 2 Iowa State, gets signature win
Day Day Thomas scored 19 points while Jalen Celestine had four 3-pointers and 12 points off the bench to help host Cincinnati shock No. 2 Iowa State 79-70 in a Big 12 game on Saturday afternoon. ,Baba Miller grabbed 12 rebounds to go with eight points and Jizzle James added 15 points to help Cincinn...
Wisconsin continues hot stretch, fends off Rutgers' rally
Nick Boyd scored 32 points and dished out nine assists Saturday as Wisconsin built a 26-point second-half lead before holding off a fierce comeback by visiting Rutgers for a 96-87 Big Ten Conference win in Madison.,The Badgers (13-5, 5-2) led 71-45 at the 13:27 mark of the second half after a 3-poin...
Georgia Tech knocks off NC State with strong 2nd half
Kowacie Reeves Jr. heated up in the second half on the way to 21 points as Georgia Tech snapped a three-game skid by surprising NC State for a 78-74 victory Saturday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C.,Lamar Washington's 18 points, Akai Fleming's 16 points and Jaeden Mustaf's 11 points and 10 rebounds also b...
Tobi Lawal notches double-double as Virginia Tech cruises past Notre Dame
Tobi Lawal delivered 22 points and 11 rebounds off the bench to spark Virginia Tech to an 89-76 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Notre Dame Saturday in Blacksburg, Va.,Amani Hansberry produced 21 points, six rebounds and three steals as the Hokies (14-5, 3-3) bounced back from a tight road los...
No. 16 Virginia holds off SMU to extend win streak
Malik Thomas had 23 points and 11 rebounds and No. 16 Virginia pulled out a 72-68 win against SMU in a back-and-forth Atlantic Coast Conference contest on Saturday in Dallas., ,Thijs De Ridder added 17 points, hitting four free throws down the stretch to give the Cavaliers (16-2, 5-1 ACC) their fift...