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Patrick Kane's record goal carries Red Wings over Kraken
Patrick Kane set the NHL record with his 53rd shootout goal as the visiting Detroit Red Wings beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4 on Tuesday to claim their seventh consecutive win.,Kane scored with a backhanded shot off the crossbar and into the net, the lone tally in the skills competition. He passed forme...
Thatcher Demko makes 25 saves as Canucks shut out Avs
Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist and Thatcher Demko recorded his first shutout of the season as the Vancouver Canucks snapped a two-game losing skid with a 3-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.,Brock Boeser and Drew O'Connor scored and Filip Hronek had two assists for the...
No Luka Doncic, no problem for Lakers in win over Clippers
LeBron James scored 26 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out nine assists as the Los Angeles Lakers gave a glimpse at an identity for the road ahead with a convincing 122-97 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday at Inglewood, Calif.,Playing with Luka Doncic (calf) on the bench aft...
Nebraska has confidence back, with Washington up next
A six-game losing streak left Nebraska with a bit of an identity crisis. However, Brice Williams helped the Cornhuskers remember who they are.,Williams averaged 27.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists in helping Nebraska post victories over then-No. 18 Illinois and then-No. 16 Oregon, and the Corn...
No. 1 Auburn overwhelms Oklahoma
Johni Broome and Chad Baker-Mazara each scored 15 points as No. 1 Auburn ran its winning streak to 14 games with a 98-70 home win over Oklahoma on Tuesday. ,Broome also stuffed the stat sheet with six assists, five rebounds, three blocks and three steals. ,Denver Jones and Chaney Johnson each rang u...
Hunter Sallis out to lead Wake Forest to season sweep of Stanford
Stanford gets an opportunity to exact a measure of revenge for the first time in its Atlantic Coast Conference lifetime when the Cardinal host Wake Forest on Wednesday night.,Hunter Sallis got the better of fellow All-ACC first-team candidate Maxime Raynaud when the Demon Deacons (16-6, 8-3 ACC) dea...
D’Angelo Russell's late basket lifts Nets past Rockets
D'Angelo Russell sank the game-winning 3-pointer with 3.4 seconds remaining as the Brooklyn Nets snapped an 11-game home losing streak with an unlikely 99-97 victory over the Houston Rockets Tuesday night in New York.,The Nets trailed by four with 9.5 seconds left after Dillon Brooks split a pair at...
Knicks hold off Raptors after nearly blowing 23-point lead
Karl-Anthony Towns paired 27 points with 20 rebounds as the visiting New York Knicks held off a second-half rally to defeat the Toronto Raptors 121-115 Tuesday night.,Jalen Brunson scored 28 points to lead New York, which led by 23 during the third quarter before letting Toronto close within one lat...
No. 5 Houston shakes off rare loss, downs Oklahoma State
L.J. Cryer and Milos Uzan combined for 35 points while J'Wan Roberts chipped in a double-double as fifth-ranked Houston fended off visiting Oklahoma State 72-63 on Tuesday.,Cryer sank two free throws with 21 seconds to play and finished with a game-high 18 points. Uzan added 17 points and five assis...
Joel Embiid posts triple-double in return as Sixers top Mavs
Joel Embiid recorded a triple-double in his return to the court and Tyrese Maxey had a double-double as the Philadelphia 76ers nipped the visiting Dallas Mavericks 118-116 on Tuesday., ,Embiid finished with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in 36 minutes. Maxey contributed 33 points and 13 assis...
Sabres hold off Blue Jackets for fourth consecutive win
Alex Tuch scored two second-period goals after registering a first-period assist and the Buffalo Sabres recorded their first four-game winning streak in more than two years with a 3-2 home victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.,Bowen Byram had a goal with an assist, Jason Zucker added tw...
No. 25 Ole Miss leans on strong first half to stomp on No. 14 Kentucky
Matthew Murrell scored a season-high 24 points and No. 25 Ole Miss made nine 3-pointers as part of an explosive 54-point first half on the way to a 98-84 win over No. 14 Kentucky on Tuesday night in Oxford, Miss.,In the first 20 minutes, the defensive-minded Rebels (17-6, 6-4 Southeastern Conference...
Texas, Arkansas renew rivalry as conference foes
Texas and Arkansas renew their rivalry as conference opponents for the first time in 35 years when they square off on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference game in Austin, Texas.,Both teams carry momentum from huge victories on Saturday as they try to turn around ragged starts in the SEC gauntlet. ...
Speculation swirls around Suns' Kevin Durant as trade deadline arrives
The Phoenix Suns on Tuesday suddenly listed star forward Kevin Durant as doubtful on their injury report for Wednesday's road game against the Oklahoma City Thunder just as trade rumors perked up.,The Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets are among the teams reportedly making p...
Falcons QB Kirk Cousins claims ankle, arm injuries impacted 2024
Before his 37th birthday in August, Kirk Cousins said his greatest wish is full health. ,"I'm no good to the Falcons, I'm no good to a team if I'm not feeling really good," Cousins told NFL Network on Tuesday. "That's really where my focus has been through January and February now that the season ha...
Nick Taylor, 'Mr. Playoff,' preparing to defend Phoenix Open title
It may be a stressful way to win a golf tournament, but Nick Taylor has embraced becoming the PGA Tour's "Mr. Playoff.",Taylor won the Sony Open in Hawaii in a playoff last month, and he's returning to the site of another extra-holes victory when he defends at the WM Phoenix Open this week in Scotts...
Sooners shoot for upset at No. 1 Auburn
Oklahoma faces a tough road test as it looks to pull off its second consecutive Top 25 upset on Tuesday at No. 1 Auburn.,The Sooners (16-5, 3-5 SEC) dominated then-No. 24 Vanderbilt in a 97-67 blowout on Saturday in Norman. Freshman guard Jeremiah Fears racked up 21 points while Oklahoma's top score...
Stars coach: D Miro Heiskanen's status 'month-to-month' after knee surgery
Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen had knee surgery on Tuesday and his status is "month-to-month," coach Pete DeBoer told reporters.,Heiskanen, who was placed on injured reserve last week, potentially could return this season. The Stars entered Tuesday second in the Western Conference at 34-17-1...
Spurs' new up-tempo style could be unleashed vs. Hawks
A new era could begin for the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night when they collide with the host Atlanta Hawks., ,Guard De'Aaron Fox could make his San Antonio debut after the Sacramento Kings shipped him to the Spurs as part of a three-team trade that also involved the Chicago Bulls. The 27-year-...
Mavericks acquire Caleb Martin from 76ers
The Dallas Mavericks acquired forward Caleb Martin from the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday in exchange for guard Quentin Grimes and a second-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.,The initial ESPN report of the trade came less than an hour after an introductory news conference for former Mavericks guard L...