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Taylor Hall hat trick leads Blackhawks over Stars
Taylor Hall recorded his fifth career hat trick to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 6-2 win against the visiting Dallas Stars on Wednesday evening.,It was Hall's first hat trick since Dec. 5, 2013, when he played for the Edmonton Oilers in an 8-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche.,Louis Crevier sco...

Adam Gaudette scores 2 goals, helps Senators edge Sharks
Adam Gaudette scored twice, and Tim Stutzle added three assists as the Ottawa Senators edged the host San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Wednesday night., ,Josh Norris and Tyler Kleven scored the other goals, and captain Brady Tkachuk added two assists for Ottawa, which has won back-to-back games. The Senators ...

Ducks' balanced attack too much for Kraken
Cutter Gauthier, Alex Killorn and Trevor Zegras each had a goal and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the host Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Wednesday night, earning a split of the home-and-home series between the Pacific Division rivals.,Frank Vatrano and Brett Leason also scored for the Ducks, who s...

Jeremiah Wilkinson has another career game as Cal tops Mercyhurst
Freshman Jeremiah Wilkinson scored a career-high 25 points off the bench to propel California past visiting Mercyhurst 81-55 at the Cal Classic on Wednesday in Berkeley, Calif.,Wilkinson went 9-of-12 from the floor and made 6 of 8 3-pointers to surpass his previous career-best 23-point effort in a 7...

Taylor Hall hat trick leads Blackhawks to first 3-game point streak
Taylor Hall recorded his fifth career hat trick to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 6-2 win against the visiting Dallas Stars on Wednesday evening.,It was Hall's first hat trick since Dec. 5, 2013, when he played for the Edmonton Oilers in an 8-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche.,Louis Crevier sco...

Dalton Knecht, Lakers cruise to victory over Spurs
Dalton Knecht scored 20 points to lead seven Los Angeles players in double figures as the visiting Lakers rolled to a 119-101 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.,Anthony Davis posted 19 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists for the Lakers, while LeBron James racked up 16 points, 11 assists ...

Nick Suzuki's OT tally lifts Canadiens over Jackets
Nick Suzuki scored 44 seconds into overtime to give the visiting Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night., ,Suzuki fired a wrist shot from the high slot on a three-on-two break that Columbus goalie Elvis Merzlikins blocked with his glove. However, the rebou...

Spencer Dinwiddie's 21 points carry Mavericks past Knicks
Spencer Dinwiddie had 21 points off the bench, Naji Marshall had a game-high 24 and the Dallas Mavericks led almost the entire way in a dominating 129-114 win over the visiting New York Knicks Wednesday night.,Dallas played without All-Star Luka Doncic for the fourth straight game while he recovers ...

Bryan Rust logs three points as Penguins top Canucks
Bryan Rust scored twice in a three-point performance and the host Pittsburgh Penguins rode a four-goal first period to a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.,Blake Lizotte, Rickard Rakell and Kevin Hayes also scored for the Penguins. Erik Karlsson notched three assists, and Sidney Cr...

Jalen Green scores 41 points as Rockets outlast 76ers in OT
Jalen Green scored a season-high 41 points and Alperen Sengun came up big in overtime as the Houston Rockets posted a 122-115 road win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday., ,Sengun (22 points, 14 rebounds) and Amen Thompson (19 and 13) each registered a double-double for Houston, which complete...

Trae Young dishes 22 assists as Hawks clip Cavaliers
Trae Young recorded a career-high 22 assists to go along with 20 points, helping the Atlanta Hawks hand the Cleveland Cavaliers their first home loss of the season, 135-124 on Wednesday.,Atlanta's De'Andre Hunter drained five 3-pointers to highlight his 26-point performance and Jalen Johnson collect...

Darius Johnson's 8 treys help UCF knock off Milwaukee
Darius Johnson made a career-high eight triples and scored a season-high 28 points to guide UCF past visiting Wisconsin-Milwaukee 84-76 on Wednesday night, ending the Knights' two-game losing streak., ,UCF, which beat Milwaukee for the first time in school history after losing twice to the Panthers ...

Connor Essegian scores 29 as Nebraska rolls past South Dakota
Connor Essegian had a career-high 29 points off the bench and Nebraska hit 13 3-pointers in a 96-79 nonconference win over South Dakota on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.,Essegian, a junior guard who transferred from Wisconsin, was 10-of-22 from the field and 6-of-15 from outside. Brice Williams ad...

South Carolina sends slumping Virginia Tech to 4th straight loss
Collin Murray-Boyles scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lift South Carolina to a 70-60 win over Virginia Tech in the Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division consolation championship Wednesday night in Fort Myers, Fla.,Morris Ugusuk played a key role, scoring 12 off the bench on 4-of-7 shooting...

Oklahoma weathers late surge to hold off Providence
Kobe Elvis scored a season-high 26 points as Oklahoma held off Providence, 79-77, in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,The Sooners (5-0) will take on the winner of Wednesday's later game between Arizona and Davidson in the semifinals Thursday. The Friars (5-1) will face...

Maryland bullies Bucknell to secure third straight win
Tafara Gapare scored a season-high 19 points off the bench and Derik Queen added 15 points and eight rebounds, lifting Maryland to a 91-67 victory over Bucknell on Wednesday in College Park, Md.,Gapare made 7 of 9 shots from the floor -- including 3 of 4 from 3-point range. He highlighted his perfor...

Oregon beats San Diego State, improves to 7-0
TJ Bamba led Oregon with 22 points and five assists in the Ducks' 78-68 victory over San Diego State on Wednesday in pool play of the Players Era Festival at Las Vegas.,The Ducks (7-0) won both games in the "Power Group" and will play in the championship Saturday against the top team from the "Impac...

No. 7 Tennessee dispatches UT Martin to remain undefeated
No. 7 Tennessee outscored UT Martin by 28 points in the second half in routing the visiting Skyhawks 78-35 on Friday afternoon in Knoxville.,Chaz Lanier scored a game-high 18 points for the Volunteers (7-0), who expanded on a 35-20 halftime lead with a 43-15 second half. ,Felix Okpara had 10 points,...

Winless in rivalry, Dan Lanning, No. 1 Oregon determined to tame Huskies
Oregon already secured its spot in the Big Ten championship game, but the top-ranked Ducks have plenty to play for in their regular-season finale.,Revenge may be on Oregon's mind when the Ducks host longtime rival Washington on Saturday in Eugene, Ore.,Oregon (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) would perhaps be clo...

QB Daniel Jones to join Vikings on Friday
Former New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones signed a $375,000 contract for the remainder of the season with the Vikings and will suit up for his first practice in Minnesota on Friday.,Head coach Kevin O'Connell confirmed the Vikings landed Jones after discussing the role of each of his quarterba...