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Nikola Jokic puts up 34 as Nuggets slip past Rockets
Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray recorded double-doubles as the Denver Nuggets snapped the host Houston Rockets' five-game winning streak with a 112-109 victory on Friday in NBA Cup play.,Jokic paired 34 points with 10 rebounds while Murray added 26 points and 10 assists as the Rockets won for the nint...
Sam Hoiberg's lasts-second FT lifts Nebraska over K-State
Sam Hoiberg sank a free throw with less than a second left to help Nebraska win the championship of the Hall of Fame Classic 86-85 over Kansas State on Friday in Kansas City, Mo.,With the game tied 85-85, Hoiberg collected a miss of a desperation 3-pointer and missed his put-back, but a foul was whi...
N.C. State beats Florida State to become bowl eligibile
CJ Bailey threw for two touchdowns and kept North Carolina State out of trouble for the most part while the Wolfpack defense, along with strange plays on special teams, took care of the rest in a 21-11 victory over Florida State on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Bailey, who struggled last Saturday in...
Cooper Flagg's season-best performance helps Mavericks best Pelicans
Rookie Cooper Flagg scored 12 of his season-best 29 points in the fourth quarter and also had seven rebounds and five assists to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 118-115 victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans in NBA Cup play Friday night.,PJ Washington added 24 points, and Max Christie scored ...
SMU uses program record 26 steals to shut down Arkansas State
B.J. Edwards notched a triple-double with 24 points, 13 assists and 10 steals as SMU produced a dominating 100-69 win over Arkansas State on Friday in Dallas, Texas to stay undefeated., ,The Mustangs (6-0) racked up a 22-point lead late in the first half and cruised to the win, with a combination of...
No. 21 Arkansas hits new high in Calipari era, rolls Jackson State
Center Malique Ewin scored a season-high 21 points and collected first three assists of the campaign, Karter Knox had a double-double, and No. 21 Arkansas placed seven players in double figures in a 115-61 blowout of Jackson State on Friday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Knox had 17 points and 10 rebounds, D...
No. 5 Duke buries 17 treys, dominates Niagara in weekend opener
Patrick Ngongba scored a career-high 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds as No. 5 Duke breezed to a 100-42 victory over Niagara, Friday in Durham, N.C.,Cameron Boozer tallied 14 points and Isaiah Evans contributed a rare four-point play on his way to scoring 12 points as the Blue Devils (6-0) u...
Pacific lead at stake as Jack Eichel, Golden Knights visit Ducks
First place in the Pacific Division will be on the line Saturday night when the reigning division champion Vegas Golden Knights visit the Anaheim Ducks.,Anaheim finished sixth in the division last season, 30 points behind Vegas, but enters this game with a one-point lead over the Golden Knights at t...
Myles Colvin's buzzer-beating trey rallies Wake Forest past Memphis
Myles Colvin capped a 19-point showing by hitting a 3-pointer at the buzzer as Wake Forest outlasted Memphis for a 69-68 victory in the third-place game of the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas on Friday night.,Wake Forest (4-2) trailed most of the night but outscored Memphis (1-4) 20-8 over ...
Sabres blitz Blackhawks with 9-goal effort
Ryan McLeod and Mattias Samuelsson scored eight seconds apart in the second period to help the Buffalo Sabres to a 9-3 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Friday evening.,It was the fastest two goals by the Sabres since Cody Hodgson and Nathan Gerbe scored six seconds apart on April 19, 2...
No. 5 Duke buries 17 of 31 treys, dominates Niagara in weekend opener
Patrick Ngongba scored a career-high 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds as No. 5 Duke breezed to a 100-42 victory over Niagara, Friday in Durham, N.C.,Cameron Boozer tallied 14 points and Isaiah Evans contributed a rare four-point play on his way to scoring 12 points as the Blue Devils (6-0) u...
Rueben Chinyelu grabs 21 boards as No. 10 Florida routs Merrimack
Rueben Chinyelu scored 14 points and made Florida history with 21 rebounds as the 10th-ranked Gators cruised to a comfortable 80-45 victory over Merrimack on Friday night in Gainesville, Fla.,Chinyelu's rebounding total, which included on the six offensive glass, is the highest on a game by a Gators...
No. 12 Kentucky gets back on track with rout of Loyola (Md.)
Collin Chandler and Kam Williams netted 13 points each and all five starters scored in double figures as No. 12 Kentucky got back on track with an 88-46 blowout victory over Loyola (Maryland) on Friday night in Lexington, Ken.,After dropping two of their previous three games to ranked Louisville and...
Winners of 11 straight, Pistons try to end Bucks' series dominance
The Detroit Pistons look to continue their early-season success Saturday, bringing an 11-game winning streak to Milwaukee for their first matchup against the rival Bucks, who will not have superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo., ,The Pistons come in rested, having not played since their back-to-back on Mo...
Senators, Sharks on an upswing ahead of clash
Two teams riding momentum face each other in an East-West showdown Saturday as the Ottawa Senators pay a visit to the San Jose Sharks.,The Senators, who have earned points in eight of their last nine games (5-1-3), started a seven-game road trip Thursday with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Ot...
World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul grabs 3-shot lead at Tour Championship
The two best players in the world were the two best players on the course at the CME Group Tour Championship on Friday.,Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul fired a 9-under-par 63 to vault into a three-stroke lead at the LPGA's season finale at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla. And Nelly Korda made a charge wi...
Flames rule out F Samuel Honzek (upper body) for 6 months
Samuel Honzek's season is likely finished after the Calgary Flames announced Friday that the rookie forward would miss up to six months to recover from upper-body surgery.,Honzek collided with linemate Mikael Backlund and crumpled to the ice in the second period of Calgary's 4-3 shootout loss to the...
Andrew Novak moves in front at RSM Classic
Andrew Novak seized the lead at the halfway point of the RSM Classic thanks to a second-round 65 on Friday in St. Simons Island, Ga.,The field played one round at Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course and one round at the Plantation Course over the first two days. Novak's 9-under 61 at Seaside on Th...
Reports: Missouri QB Beau Pribula to return vs. Oklahoma
Beau Pribula will return as Missouri starting quarterback against host Oklahoma on Saturday, according to multiple reports.,Pribula dislocated his left ankle during a loss to Vanderbilt on Oct. 25 and missed the past two games.,Pribula avoided a fracture and has made a rapid recovery. The Penn State...
Butler dominates inside in wire-to-wire win over South Carolina
Finley Bizjack scored 18 points, Michael Ajayi tallied 15 points and 14 rebounds and Butler never trailed in a 79-72 win over South Carolina to begin the Greenbrier Tip-Off on Friday in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.,Ajayi recorded his fifth straight double-double to begin the season for Butler (4-1),...