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Blackhawks, facing Predators, pursue rare road win
As the losses pile up, frustration continues to consume the Chicago Blackhawks.,Meanwhile, the Nashville Predators still are trying to find ways to win games consistently.,The Blackhawks look to avoid a fourth consecutive overall defeat -- and seventh straight on the road -- when they face the Preda...

Texas hangs on to beat Oklahoma for first-ever SEC win
Jordan Pope scored 27 points as Texas held off a furious second-half rally to beat Oklahoma 77-73 and secure the Longhorns' first-ever Southeastern Conference win on Wednesday in Norman, Okla.,Tre Johnson scored 16 points and Tramon Mark added 15 points for the Longhorns (12-5, 1-3 SEC), who won for...

Iga Swiatek powers into third round at Australian Open
Iga Swiatek enhanced her status as the WTA's bagel queen on Thursday at the Australian Open.,The second-seeded Polish player crushed Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova 6-0, 6-2 in the second round at Melbourne, Australia.,The perfect first set marked the 24th time Swiatek logged a 6-0 score during a Grand ...

Lakers end 3-game skid with win over Heat
Anthony Davis scored 22 points with 11 rebounds, LeBron James added 22 points with nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers ended a three-game losing streak by rallying for a 117-108 victory Wednesday over the visiting Miami Heat.,Rui Hachimura scored a team-high 23 points, Max Christie had 16 and Au...

Set to host Sharks, Zach Werenski, Blue Jackets on hot streak
The Columbus Blue Jackets will look to stretch their winning streak to six games when they play host to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.,Zach Werenski scored twice as the Blue Jackets edged the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in a shootout on Tuesday night to improve to 8-2-0 over their last 10 games....

With Nikola Jokic a late scratch, Rockets hammer Nuggets
Jalen Green scored 34 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and the visiting Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 128-108 on Wednesday night.,Fred VanVleet and Cam Whitmore each scored 16 points and Amen Thompson finished with 11 points for Houston. The Rockets ha...

Ella Hamlin, one of TCU's 'Underfrogs,' awarded full scholarship
It's the ultimate Underfrog story.,Ella Hamlin, one of four TCU students who walked on to the women's basketball team last season after a rash of injuries forced the Horned Frogs to forfeit two games, was awarded a full scholarship on Tuesday.,It was almost one year ago when Horned Frogs head coach ...

Dejounte Murray's 30 points help Pelicans get by Mavericks
Dejounte Murray scored 30 points, Trey Murphy III added 24 and a game-saving blocked shot and the host New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Dallas Mavericks 119-116 on Wednesday night.,Javonte Green scored 13, Yves Missi and Jordan Hawkins added 12 points each, CJ McCollum scored 11 and Murphy added 10...

Damian Lillard puts up 30 as Bucks blast Magic
Damian Lillard scored 30 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 26 points and 11 boards to lead the host Milwaukee Bucks to a dominant 122-93 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.,Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis each added 14 points off the bench for Milwaukee, which won for the fifth time i...

G League regulars stun as hurting Hawks down Bulls
Keaton Wallace scored a career high 27 points and Daeqwon Plowden chipped in 19 off the bench on 7-for-8 shooting in his NBA debut to boost the short-handed Atlanta Hawks to a 110-94 win against the host Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.,Missing three starters and their top reserve, the Hawks never traile...

Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart star for Knicks in OT win over 76ers
Jalen Brunson scored 38 points and Josh Hart posted a triple-double as the visiting New York Knicks nipped the Philadelphia 76ers 125-119 in overtime on Wednesday.,Mikal Bridges contributed 23 points and OG Anunoby scored 17 for New York, which had lost five of its previous seven games. The Knicks p...

Virginia Tech chases down NC State, wins in last seconds
Jaden Schutt scored 17 points, including two free throws with two seconds remaining, to help Virginia Tech defeat visiting North Carolina State 79-76 in the Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Wednesday night in Blacksburg, Va.,The Hokies (8-9, 3-3 ACC) trimmed a 15-point deficit from early in the ...

Nuggets' Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon out vs. Rockets
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and forward Aaron Gordon are not playing in the team's home game against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.,Jokic injured his elbow during warmups and was ruled out before the start of the game while Gordon is out due to right calf injury management. Gordon mi...

Curtis Jones puts up 25 as No. 2 Iowa St. dumps No. 9 Kansas
Curtis Jones scored 25 points on 9-for-17 shooting, including 5-for-6 accuracy from 3-point range, and No. 2 Iowa State pulled away for a 74-57 win over No. 9 Kansas on Wednesday in Ames, Iowa.,Dishon Jackson scored 17 points for Iowa State (15-1, 5-0 Big 12), which won its 12th game in a row. Joshu...

Hunter Sallis pours in 30 as Wake Forest defeats Stanford
Hunter Sallis scored in bunches on his way to 30 points as Wake Forest overcame visiting Stanford for an 80-67 victory Wednesday night in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Winston-Salem, N.C.,Tre'von Spillers cranked out 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Demon Deacons (13-4, 5-1 ACC) won their fourth...

Devin McGlockton's heroics help Vanderbilt slide past South Carolina
Vanderbilt's Devin McGlockton made two critical plays in the final seconds to help the host Commodores squeak past South Carolina 66-63 on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.,McGlockton first kept the game tied when he blocked Collin Murray-Boyles' short jumper with 10 seconds to play. He then won the gam...

Lightning could gather measure of revenge vs. Ducks on Thursday
The Tampa Bay Lightning return to Florida having received a little bit of everything on their three-game road trip, but now the attention turns to settling a score with a Western Conference club.,Coach Jon Cooper's team heads back out onto home ice Thursday night to cap the season series with the An...

Sam Darnold's value plunges after Vikings' free-fall finish
Sam Darnold closed out 2024 as one of the feel-good NFL stories of the year.,The 27-year-old journeyman had led Minnesota to a 14-2 record ahead of a Week 18 showdown against the Detroit Lions that would decide the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs.,There was talk of Darnold landing a Baker Mayfield-li...

Knicks C Karl-Anthony Towns (thumb) out vs. 76ers
The New York Knicks ruled All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns out of Wednesday night's game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night due to a sprained right thumb.,Towns initially went from questionable to doubtful because of the injury and eventually was ruled out of the contest.,Towns play...

Cody Ware returning to Cup Series with RWR's No. 51
Cody Ware will race full-time during the 2025 Cup Series season, driving his family's No. 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, Rick Ware Racing announced Wednesday. ,Ware, 29, ran in nine Cup races for his father's Rick Ware Racing in 2024, recording his career-best finish with a fourth-place result at Dayto...