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Knicks came up clutch vs. Nets, and the teams will go at it again
With one dramatic shot Friday night, Jalen Brunson might have delivered a potentially season-defining moment for the New York Knicks -- and reminded the Brooklyn Nets how far they've already come in their rebuilding project.,Brunson and the Knicks will look to build off Friday's last-second win on S...
No. 14 Creighton continues romp through nonconference slate with win over Kansas City
Ryan Kalkbrenner recorded 14 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 14 Creighton roll to a 79-56 victory over Kansas City in nonconference play at Omaha, Neb.,Jackson McAndrew scored a game-high 15 points while Isaac Traudt added 13 for the Bluejays (4-0), who never trailed. Jamiya Neal contributed 11 p...
Jabari Smith Jr. finding his shooting stroke as Rockets set to face Bulls
Jabari Smith Jr. contributed just 22 points over the first three games of the Houston Rockets' four-game winning streak.,But he's confident the stuff that steered him to a 28-point outburst on Friday can keep the surging Rockets rolling, beginning with Sunday's visit to the Chicago Bulls.,Heeding ad...
Newcomer Dyson Daniels raising Hawks' play as they head to Portland
Guard Dyson Daniels, who has become the biggest thief in the NBA, and the Atlanta Hawks look for their third straight win when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.,According to the Hawks, Daniels has tied the record for longest streak in NBA history with at least 15 points and five steal...
Top-ranked Kansas has no difficulties defeating Oakland
AJ Storr scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting and KJ Adams Jr. contributed 12 points to lead top-ranked Kansas over Oakland 78-57 on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan. ,Hunter Dickinson chipped in 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds, proving to be an anchor on both ends of the floor as he also tallied four b...
No. 4 Penn State takes its turn pummeling Purdue
Drew Allar passed for three touchdowns and Tyler Warren found the end zone twice as No. 4 Penn State rolled over host Purdue 49-10 on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind., ,Allar finished with more touchdowns than incompletions, as he went 17 of 19 for 247 yards without a turnover for the Nittany Lions ...
LaNorris Sellers passes for 5 TDs to lead No. 21 South Carolina past No. 23 Missouri
LaNorris Sellers passed for 353 yards and five touchdowns as the No. 21 South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the No. 23 Missouri Tigers 34-30 Saturday in Columbia, S.C.,Rocket Sanders scored the decisive touchdown on a 15-yard shovel pass reception with 15 seconds left as the Gamecocks (7-3, 5-3 Southe...
Jayden Maiava stellar in 1st start as USC holds off Nebraska
Jayden Maiava passed for 259 yards and accounted for all four touchdowns in his first career start, and Southern California reversed its misfortune in close Big Ten Conference games on Saturday with a 28-20 win over Nebraska in Los Angeles.,The Trojans (5-5, 3-5 Big Ten) came into Saturday's contest...
No. 4 Penn State takes it turn pummeling Purdue
Drew Allar passed for three touchdowns and Tyler Warren found the end zone twice as No. 4 Penn State rolled over host Purdue 49-10 on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind., ,Allar finished with more touchdowns than incompletions, as he went 17 of 19 for 247 yards without a turnover for the Nittany Lions ...
Jamie Oleksiak scores game-winner as Kraken beat Islanders
Jamie Oleksiak scored on a slap shot from the blue line with 3:13 left in the third period as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting New York Islanders 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Yanni Gourde and Jared McCann also scored for the Kraken, who improved to 4-0-0 on their six-game homestand. Goaltender...
LaMelo Ball carries Hornets past Bucks 115-114
LaMelo Ball picked up the pace with a strong second half to finish with 26 points, including two free throws with 7.3 seconds left, as the Charlotte Hornets snapped a two-game skid by defeating the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 115-114 on Saturday afternoon., ,Giannis Antetokounmpo's triple-double for th...
Oregon aims to remain unbeaten as Troy visits
Off to a 3-0 start, Oregon hosts Troy in the first game between the schools on Sunday afternoon in Eugene, Ore.,Oregon is coming off an 80-70 overtime win over in-state rival Portland on Tuesday. The Ducks trailed by as many as 13 in the second half and were down 11 with less than five minutes left ...
Andrew Novak, Rafael Campos cut through wind, lead at Bermuda
Andrew Novak and Puerto Rico's Rafael Campos kept up the pressure all day to shoot dueling 9-under-par 62s on Saturday and tie for the lead heading into the final round of Butterfield Bermuda Championship in Southampton, Bermuda.,As good as Novak and Campos were to reach 16-under par for the tournam...
No. 16 Indiana goes great distances to get past South Carolina
Myles Rice scored a game-high 23 points as No. 16 Indiana earned an 87-71 win over visiting South Carolina on Saturday in Bloomington, Indiana.,Mackenzie Mgbako added 17 points with seven rebounds, Malik Reneau scored 13 points and Kaanan Carlyle had 12 points for Indiana. Trey Galloway added 11 poi...
Vanderbilt cruises past Jackson State
It took Vanderbilt most of the first half before it broke away for good in its 94-81 win over visiting Jackson State in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday afternoon., ,Jason Edwards scored 16 points and Tyler Nickel hit four 3-pointers en route to 15 points for the heavily favored Commodores (4-0). AJ Ho...
Kentucky scores early, often to beat Murray State for fourth victory
Jamarion Wilcox rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries to help lead Kentucky to a 48-6 win over Murray State in Lexington on Saturday.,Brock Vandagriff went 12-of-19 passing for 183 yards for the Wildcats.,Kentucky (4-6) snapped a four-game losing streak and kept its hopes for bowl eligi...
Kobe Elvis paces Oklahoma in win over Stetson
Kobe Elvis recorded 24 points, six assists and three steals to lead host Oklahoma to an 85-64 victory over Stetson on Saturday afternoon in Norman, Okla.,Jalon Moore also had 21 points and five rebounds as the Sooners (3-0) remained unbeaten thanks to two big surges in each half, which helped stave ...
Payton Thorne, Auburn find little resistance from UL Monroe
Cam Coleman caught three of Payton Thorne's career-high five touchdown passes and Auburn breezed to a 48-14 rout over visiting Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday afternoon at Auburn, Ala. ,Coleman, a freshman, entered with only 15 receptions and two TDs, but he ended with eight receptions for 100 yards to...
No. 3 Texas dominates first half to get past Arkansas 20-10
Quinn Ewers passed for 176 yards and touchdowns early and late to Matthew Golden as No. 3 Texas did just enough on the road to beat Arkansas 20-10 on Saturday afternoon in a key Southeastern Conference clash in Fayetteville, Ark., ,The game was the first for the two programs as league foes since 199...
After slow start, No. 2 Ohio State takes down Northwestern
Chicago native Carnell Tate had two touchdown catches and Quinshon Judkins ran for two short scores as No. 2 Ohio State overcame a slow start to defeat Northwestern 31-7 at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Saturday.,Tate, who had four receptions for 52 yards, made an 8-yard TD catch on the first drive fo...