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Kansas State, Nebraska put undefeated records, regional bragging rights on the line
The final of the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo., on Friday will be a local affair and a reunion of an old conference rivalry, as Kansas State and Nebraska will square off for the championship after Thursday night victories.,Neither campus is more than 200 miles away from T-Mobile Arena, as...
Wake Forest, Memphis vie in Bahamas after hard-fought losses
Memphis and Wake Forest turned in highly competitive showings and were pleased with the efforts against ranked opponents on Thursday.,After falling short in their opening games at the Baha Mar Championship, Memphis and Wake Forest will get together in the third-place game on Friday night in Nassau, ...
Sabres intent on ramping up physical play vs. Blackhawks
While the Chicago Blackhawks have emerged from their rebuild and are performing more like a consistent playoff team, the Buffalo Sabres still look like they haven't made the playoffs in each of the last 14 seasons.,The teams will try their luck in a matchup on Friday in Buffalo, N.Y.,Buffalo has los...
Philipp Kurashev's shootout goal lifts Sharks past Kings
Philipp Kurashev scored the lone goal in a shootout and also scored in regulation as the San Jose Sharks pulled out a 4-3 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Thursday to earn a point for the ninth time in their past 11 games.,Yaroslav Askarov made 31 saves and stopped all three shots in t...
Jason Robertson extends goal streak, Stars top Canucks
Colin Blackwell scored the winner and Jason Robertson extended his scoring streak to five games as the Dallas Stars kicked off a four-game Western road trip with a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.,Robertson now has nine goals in that five-game span and he stretched his point strea...
Senators score late to hand Ducks rare home loss
Drake Batherson's goal late in regulation broke a deadlock and gave the visiting Ottawa Senators a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.,Nick Cousins and Shane Pinto also scored for Ottawa, which kicked off a seven-game road trip on a positive note.,Goaltender Linus Ullmark made 24 saves i...
No. 15 Texas Tech edges Wake, will face Purdue in Bahamas' title game
JT Toppin scored 21 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field and Christian Anderson notched 16 as No. 15 Texas Tech overcame Wake Forest 84-83 on Thursday night on the first day of the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas.,Texas Tech (4-1) will meet top-ranked Purdue, an 80-71 winner against M...
Tyrese Maxey's 54 points lead 76ers past Bucks in OT
Justin Edwards' only 3-pointer of the game opened the scoring in overtime and gave Philadelphia a lead it never relinquished and Tyrese Maxey scored a career-best 54 points as the 76ers pulled away for a 123-114 victory over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night.,In a game without injured stars...
Spurs top Hawks despite Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s career-high 38
De'Aaron Fox hit for 26 points and Keldon Johnson added a season-high 25 off the bench as the host San Antonio Spurs defeated the Atlanta Hawks 135-126 on Thursday.,The Spurs led by as many as 19 points in the second quarter but entered the final period up by just three. Atlanta briefly made the fro...
Kraken's 3-goal third period rally sinks Blackhawks
Jaden Schwartz scored the go-ahead goal on a third-period power play and Brandon Montour tallied two assists to boost the visiting Seattle Kraken to a 3-2 comeback victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.,Tye Kartye and Shane Wright also scored for Seattle, which tallied three unanswered ...
Mark Mitchell scores 22 as Missouri routs South Dakota
Mark Mitchell scored a game-high 22 points Thursday night and unbeaten Missouri pulled away from visiting South Dakota in the second half of a 102-68 nonconference win in Columbia.,Five other players reached double figures for the Tigers (6-0). Jevon Porter hit all nine of his field-goal attempts fo...
Ohio State relies on first-half run to cruise past Western Michigan
Christoph Tilly led five Ohio State players in double figures with 17 points and the Buckeyes routed Western Michigan 91-58 in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday.,John Mobley Jr. had 15 points, Amare Bynum had 12 and Devin Royal added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Buckeyes (5-0).,Ohio State senior guar...
Mohamed Wague, Oklahoma stymie Oral Roberts
Mohamed Wague scored a career-high 20 points to lead Oklahoma to a 95-71 win over Oral Roberts on Thursday in Norman, Okla.,Wague added seven rebounds and a block. He was 9 of 12 from the floor.,After Oklahoma struggled defensively in a loss to Nebraska on Saturday to continue an early trend, Sooner...
Jackets' Adam Fantilli tallies twice, including OT winner vs. Leafs
Adam Fantilli scored his second goal of the game at 4:21 of overtime Thursday night and the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2.,Fantilli beat a defender while breaking down the right wing and swept in front of the net before tucking the puck past goaltender Joseph Wo...
Xavier still in feeling-out mode ahead of tilt with unbeaten Georgia
With 13 new players on Xavier's roster, this season was destined to be filled with growing pains for the Musketeers.,First-year head coach Richard Pitino hopes a tough nonconference schedule will have the Musketeers ready for Big East play -- and they're guaranteed two games against high-major foes ...
SMU's balanced, high-scoring attack awaits Arkansas State
SMU looks to continue its perfect start to the season and build on a dominant win Friday when Arkansas State visits Dallas for the schools' first meeting.,The Mustangs (5-0) rarely have been challenged during their season-opening seven-game homestand -- with their latest triumph being Tuesday's 106-...
No. 14 St. John's balks early before blasting Bucknell
Bryce Hopkins finished with 20 points as 14th-ranked St. John's overcame a shaky start to pull away late in the first half on the way to a 97-49 victory over Bucknell on Thursday night in Queens, N.Y.,Hopkins scored 13 points in the first half, including nine in the final 11-plus minutes when the Re...
Jamarques Lawrence, Nebraska extend nation's longest win streak
Jamarques Lawrence scored a career-high 21 points and Braden Frager added 20 off the bench to lead Nebraska to an 84-72 win over New Mexico on Thursday night in the first round of the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo.,It was the ninth consecutive win for Nebraska (5-0) to extend the nation's ...
Iowa speeds past winless Chicago State
Tavion Banks notched a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds and Alvaro Folgueiras added 14 points as Iowa rolled past Chicago State 93-54 on Thursday in Iowa City.,Iowa shot 56.9% and finished plus-15 on the glass to improve to 5-0.,Chicago State (0-6) never led, unlike Tuesday's visit to Iowa...
Pelicans hope lightning strikes twice on Mavericks' floor
The New Orleans Pelicans haven't enjoyed much success this season, but one of their two victories came against the Mavericks in Dallas.,The Pelicans will be back in "Big D" on Friday night for a rematch against the Mavericks as the teams square off in NBA Cup West Group B play.,New Orleans and Dalla...