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South Carolina, Virginia Tech square off in Fort Myers consolation game
Virginia Tech and South Carolina collide in the consolation game of the Fort Myers (Fla.) Tip-Off on Wednesday night looking for a better outcome than their openers.,A tough Monday in the first games of the tournament set up the matchup. The Hokies lost 75-63 to Michigan on Monday, while the Gamecoc...
Losing streak over, Senators hit road to face Sharks
The Ottawa Senators will look to make it back-to-back wins when they open a three-game California road trip with a contest against the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday.,Ottawa edged the visiting Calgary Flames 4-3 on Monday night to snap a five-game skid (0-4-1).,Captain Brady Tkachuk and Drake Batherso...
Shane Wright, Kraken eye sweep of pair against Ducks
Some people learn best by doing. For others, it's by watching.,The Seattle Kraken gave Shane Wright a chance at the latter over the past week and it paid off Monday in Anaheim.,Wright, who had been a healthy scratch in the previous three games, returned with a goal and an assist in a 3-2 victory aga...
Kevin Lankinen stars in goal in Canucks beat Bruins
Kevin Lankinen recorded a 32-save shutout and made Jake DeBrusk's second-period goal stand up as the Vancouver Canucks edged past the host Boston Bruins 2-0 on Tuesday.,Lankinen made 13 saves in the middle frame and another 11 in the third en route to his second shutout of the season. The 29-year-ol...
Suns get stars back, crush Lakers
Devin Booker recorded 26 points and 10 assists as the Phoenix Suns halted a five-game losing streak with a convincing 127-100 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.,Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal each scored 23 points in their returns from calf injuries. The Suns went 1-6 with...
QBs headline Packers-Dolphins Thanksgiving night matchup
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love played interception-free football for the first time this season during a home rout of the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.,The Packers' Thanksgiving night home clash with the Miami Dolphins offers a chance to be equally efficient. Just don't expect Love to sc...
UCF looks to get back on track against Milwaukee
UCF returns home after an eventful, but ultimately unsuccessful, trip to White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.,The Knights (4-2) look to end a two-game skid on Wednesday night when they host Horizon League preseason co-favorite University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (5-2). The two schools will be meeting for the ...
No. 1 Kansas emerges with tight win over No. 11 Duke
LAS VEGAS -- Duane Harris Jr. tallied 14 points and nine assists while Zeke Mayo added 12 points to lead Kansas to a 75-72 win over No. 11 Duke on Tuesday night.,Rylan Griffin answered an emphatic go-ahead slam from Duke's Cooper Flagg by hitting a go-ahead 3-pointer, putting Kansas up 68-67 with 5:...
Rockets advance in NBA Cup with OT win over Wolves
Alperen Sengun tallied a triple-double and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 117-111 overtime win in an NBA in-season tournament matchup Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Sengun amassed 22 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds while Fred VanVleet finished with 27 points and 11 ...
Damian Lillard (37) leads Giannis-less Bucks past Heat
Damian Lillard scored 37 points and dished 12 assists as the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks defeated the host Miami Heat 106-103 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night.,Milwaukee has won five straight games and seven of eight.,Lillard made 10 of 17 shots, including 8 of 13 from 3-point range.,Bucks star ...
Brock Harding's career night lifts Iowa past South Carolina Upstate
Brock Harding notched a career-high 20 points and dished out 10 assists and Owen Freeman scored 17 points as Iowa routed South Carolina Upstate 110-77 on Tuesday in Iowa City.,Harding shot 9-for-13 from the floor and Freeman was 8-for-12 to help the Hawkeyes top 100 points for the first time this se...
Kevin Lankinen stars in goal in Canucks win over Bruins
Kevin Lankinen recorded a 33-save shutout and made Jake DeBrusk's second-period goal stand up as the Vancouver Canucks edged past the host Boston Bruins 2-0 on Tuesday.,Lankinen made 13 saves in the middle frame and another 11 in the third en route to his second shutout of the season. The 29-year-ol...
No. 22 Xavier, Michigan credit teamwork ahead of Fort Myers final
Michigan and No. 22 Xavier made good strides through the grind of their first games in the Fort Myers Tip-Off.,Both programs are feeling positive as they get ready to meet in the title game Wednesday night in Fort Myers, Fla.,Xavier (6-0) beat South Carolina 75-66 on Monday with five players scoring...
No. 8 Kentucky breaks away from Western Ky. to improve to 6-0
Otega Oweh scored 18 points and Andrew Carr finished with a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead host Kentucky to an 87-68 victory over Western Kentucky on Tuesday night in Lexington, Ky.,The No. 8 Wildcats (6-0) remained unbeaten and improved upon their best start in eight years by su...
Reports: Baker Mayfield suing father's company for $12M
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield has filed a federal lawsuit against his father's company, claiming that his dad, James, stole millions from him and his wife without reimbursing the couple, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday.,Mayfield and his wife, Emily, filed the suit on Friday...
Stars, Blackhawks both learning how to protect leads
The Dallas Stars and Chicago Blackhawks haven't been very good at holding leads lately. They'll try to rectify that shortcoming when they meet on Wednesday evening in Chicago.,The Stars are coming off a 6-4 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday. Dallas held a 3-1 lead after the second period, bu...
Oregon closes on 10-0 run to upset No. 20 Texas A&M
Oregon scored the final 10 points of the game against No. 20 Texas A&M, pulling off an 80-70 upset of the Aggies Tuesday afternoon at the Players Era Thanksgiving Festival in Las Vegas.,TJ Bamba led four players in double figures with 18 points as the Ducks (6-0) shot 61.5 percent in the second half...
Saquon Barkley's MVP push has sportsbooks' attention
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley has grabbed the attention of sportsbooks as he makes a run at becoming the first non-quarterback to win the NFL's Most Valuable Player award since Minnesota's Adrian Peterson a dozen years ago.,Barkley opened as a +30000 longshot at BetMGM to win MVP h...
Mavericks tangle with Knicks as others step up in Doncic's absence
The Dallas Mavericks aim for another win without Luka Doncic Wednesday night when they host the New York Knicks.,Doncic has missed the last three games with a sprained wrist and is expected to be reevaluated later this week. The Mavericks, ninth overall in the Western Conference, have won five of th...
Colorado hands No. 2 UConn second straight loss in Maui
Andrej Jakimovski hit a layup with 8 seconds left, and Colorado upset No. 2 UConn 73-72 in the consolation bracket of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday in Lahaina, Hawaii.,Colorado (5-1) rallied from down 11 in the first half to get the win over the two-time defending national champions Huskies.,Jaki...