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Cole Perfetti's overtime goal sends Jets past Canucks
Cole Perfetti scored at 1:37 of overtime, enabling the Winnipeg Jets win their first game back from the Olympic break, a 3-2 victory against the host Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.,Gabriel Vilardi and Kyle Connor had a goal apiece, Mark Scheifele logged two assists and Eric Comrie made 21 saves for...
Darius Acuff Jr. helps No. 20 Arkansas hold off Texas A&M
Billy Richmond III scored 23 points, Darius Acuff Jr. posted 17 of his 22 points in the last nine minutes, and No. 20 Arkansas moved closer to a double bye in the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 99-84 victory over Texas A&M on Wednesday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Malique Ewin had 18 points and ...
Strong first half helps Iowa pull away from Ohio State
Brian Stirtz had 22 points and Alvaro Folgueiras 20 when Iowa used a first-half surge to pull away for a 74-57 win over Ohio State in Iowa City on Wednesday.,The Hawkeyes (20-8, 10-7 Big Ten) won for the eighth time in 11 games to maintain eighth place, the last spot for a double-bye in the conferen...
Wyatt Johnston tallies twice, Stars beat Kraken to run streak to 7
Wyatt Johnston scored twice and Thomas Harley added two assists as the Dallas Stars topped the visiting Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Wednesday night.,Matt Duchene and Sam Steel also scored, with Duchene adding an assist, as the Stars extended their winning streak to seven and won for the eighth time in nin...
Bucks narrowly defeat injury riddled Cavaliers
Kevin Porter Jr. hit the game winner in the final seconds and scored 20 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 118-116 victory over the visiting, short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night., ,Milwaukee won its second in a row and eighth in their last 10 contests. It was a balanced scoring ...
Alperen Sengun, Reed Sheppard fly Rockets past Kings
Alperen Sengun recorded his third triple-double of the season, and Reed Sheppard scored a game-high 28 points while making only his seventh start as the Houston Rockets cruised to a 128-97 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.,Sengun posted 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists wh...
Out-of-sync offenses collide as Suns host Lakers
Two teams in varying states of offensive dysfunction will meet when the Phoenix Suns host the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.,The Suns enter the matchup after their two lowest-scoring games of the season, a 92-77 loss to Portland and a 97-81 defeat to Boston. Phoenix was unable to generate consisten...
Providence takes down Xavier to split season series
The trio of Jaylin Sellers, Jason Edwards and Jamier Jones accounted for 70 points, leading Providence to a 94-84 win over visiting Xavier in Big East action on Wednesday night.,Sellers led the Friars (13-15, 6-11 Big East) with 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting while Edwards had 24. Both sank four 3-p...
No. 6 UConn dismantles No. 15 St. John's in battle of Big East's best
Tarris Reed Jr. totaled 20 points and 11 rebounds as No. 6 UConn used a pair of big runs in both halves and rolled to a dominating 72-40 win over 15th-ranked St. John's Wednesday night Hartford, Conn. in a possible preview of the Big East tournament championship game.,After being listed as a No. 1 s...
Braden Frager helps No. 12 Nebraska put away Maryland
Braden Frager delivered 21 points and eight rebounds as No. 12 Nebraska spurted late for a 74-61 Big Ten victory over Maryland on Wednesday in Lincoln, Neb.,Pryce Sandfort added 16 points and eight rebounds as the Cornhuskers (24-4, 13-4) won their second straight and matched their program-high in c...
Sharks resume push to end playoff drought by facing Flames
The long-term goal for the San Jose Sharks will be to snap a six-year playoff drought.,The short-term quest when the Sharks host the Calgary Flames on Thursday is to snap a four-game losing skid.,As both teams return to action from the Olympic break, the Sharks are a handful of points out of a playo...
Aidan Shaw's game-winning put-back lifts Boston College over Wake Forest
Aidan Shaw scored on a put-back with five-tenths of a second to play to help Boston College end an eight-game losing streak by beating visiting Wake Forest 68-67 in an ACC matchup Wednesday night.,Shaw's basket came after a Juke Harris 3-pointer put Wake Forest up 67-66 with 18 seconds to play. Bost...
Predators out to extend recent dominance over Blackhawks
A date with the Chicago Blackhawks is an opportune spot for the Nashville Predators to make headway on their playoff push.,Following a 20-day break since their last outing, the Predators will host the Blackhawks on Thursday night, a divisional rival that they have gotten the best of in 20 out of the...
Diamondbacks RHP Merrill Kelly to miss opener with nerve issue
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly will miss his scheduled Opening Day start because of an intercostal nerve irritation, the team said on Wednesday.,Kelly was scheduled for additional testing Wednesday, including a CT scan, after he was scratched from a throwing session against hitters ...
Why The Darryn Peterson Backlash Has Gone Too Far
Darryn Peterson’s critics may be going too far, but Kansas’ star freshman still raises real concerns about durability and availability ahead of the NBA Draft....
Three Best College Basketball Bets For Feb. 25th's Slate
Here are the best college basketball bets for today’s slate, including Georgia vs Vanderbilt, Maryland vs Nebraska, and Gonzaga vs Portland....
Shane Lowry, Brooks Koepka head PGA Tour's return to Florida
There's plenty of Florida flavor on the PGA Tour this week as golfers leave the West Coast swing behind and head to the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches as it tees off Thursday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., ,And funny enough, the best place to start would be with Irishman Shane Lowry., ,An adopt...
Oilers' Connor McDavid, Ducks' Leo Carlsson back as teams return from break
Edmonton and host Anaheim will have stronger lineups for their game Wednesday with the return of Oilers star center Connor McDavid from the Winter Olympics and Ducks center Leo Carlsson from injury.,McDavid played for the silver medal-winning Canadian team that fell in overtime to the United State o...
Happy Jonathan Kuminga aims to help Hawks sweep Wizards
Jonathan Kuminga and the Atlanta Hawks hope for a repeat performance on Thursday night when they host the Washington Wizards in the second half of their two-game series.,The Hawks led wire-to-wire and beat the Wizards 119-98 on Tuesday as Kuminga made his Atlanta debut with a season-high 27 points, ...
Cavs head into clash vs. Bucks with new injury concerns
The Cleveland Cavaliers will travel to Milwaukee to challenge the Bucks on Wednesday, one night after each team recorded an important victory., ,Cleveland picked up a convincing 109-94 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Tuesday. The result got the Cavaliers back into the win column after their...