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Kollin Keister holds off last-lap bump to win at virtual Vegas
Kollin Keister survived a furious final push by Michael Cosey Jr. to take the checkered flag at virtual Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Tuesday night and pick up his second career eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series win.,Restarting sixth when the green flag dropped for the final time with 10 laps to go, Ke...

Luka Doncic's triple-double leads Lakers past Mavs in 1st meeting since trade
Luka Doncic scored 19 points with 15 rebounds and 12 assists against his former team three weeks after a blockbuster trade and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled out a 107-99 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.,LeBron James scored 27 points with 12 rebounds, Austin Reaves added 2...

Utah backhands Blackhawks to keep playoff push going
Lawson Crouse's third-period goal led the Utah Hockey Club to a 2-1 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Utah outshot Chicago 36-22, including a 14-6 edge in the third period. The offensive flurry paid off 12:12 into the final frame, when Crouse fired a backhanded s...

No. 19 Louisville never trails in tight battle at Virginia Tech
The 19th-ranked Louisville Cardinals avoided an upset on the road Tuesday night, earning a 71-66 victory over Virginia Tech at Blacksburg, Va.,Chucky Hepburn scored 15 points and dished out six assists to offset six turnovers, which tied a season high. James Scott added 13, going 6-for-7 from the fi...

Chris Youngblood leads No. 6 Alabama to rout of No. 24 Mississippi State
Chris Youngblood scored a season-high 27 points and matched his career best of seven 3-pointers to help No. 6 Alabama demolish No. 24 Mississippi State 111-73 on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference play at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Mark Sears made five 3-pointers while recording 21 points and 10 assists...

Illinois pulls away for 20-point win over Iowa
Tomislav Ivisic scored a game-high 22 points and Illinois pulled away from Iowa early in the second half to post an 81-61 Big Ten win Tuesday in Champaign, Ill.,Ivisic hit 9 of 13 shots and dished out five assists for the Fighting Illini (18-11, 10-8), which connected on 57.1 percent of their field ...

Despite dominant numbers, No. 5 Tennessee has to hold off LSU
Zakai Zeigler scored 17 points and Felix Okpara had 15 to lead a balanced scoring effort as No. 5 Tennessee held off LSU 65-59 on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La.,Chaz Lanier added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Volunteers (23-5, 10-5 Southeastern Conference), who won for the sixth time in sev...

No. 14 Missouri proves too strong for South Carolina
Caleb Grill scored 22 points as No. 14 Missouri routed South Carolina 101-71 Tuesday night in Columbia, Mo.,Anthony Robinson II had 14 points and eight assists for the Tigers (21-7, 10-5 Southeastern Conference), who improved to 18-1 at Mizzou Arena this season.,Mark Mitchell and Tony Perkins each s...

Jaylen Wells, Grizzlies hand skidding Suns defeat in OT
Jaylen Wells scored seven points in overtime as the host Memphis Grizzlies held off the Phoenix Suns 151-148 on Tuesday night.,Phoenix's Kevin Durant missed two 3-point attempts in the final five seconds.,Ja Morant shook off a rough shooting night to finish with 29 points and eight assists to lead t...

Blues blast crumbling Kraken
Zack Bolduc scored twice as the St. Louis Blues rolled over the visiting Seattle Kraken 7-2 on Tuesday night.,Cam Fowler and Oskar Sundqvist had a goal and two assists each for the Blues, who extended their point streak to four games (3-0-1).,Robert Thomas and Jake Neighbours (goal, assist) and Colt...

Pelicans overcome 19-point deficit to rally past Spurs for second straight win
Trey Murphy III scored 24 points and the host New Orleans Pelicans overcame a double-digit deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs for the second consecutive game, 109-103, on Tuesday night.,Zion Williamson had 18 points, CJ McCollum added 13, and Jordan Hawkins finished with 12 off the bench. Yves Mi...

Cal needs win over SMU to make late ACC tourney push
Cal will have its top player while SMU probably won't when the Atlantic Coast Conference teams meet in a rematch Wednesday night in Berkeley, Calif.,Boopie Miller had 13 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals when the Mustangs (20-7, 11-5 ACC) beat the Golden Bears (12-15, 5-11) 76-65 i...

Valeri Nichushkin a 'possibility' to return for Avalanche vs. Devils
The Colorado Avalanche have stumbled out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break, but they may get a key player back when they host the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night.,Winger Valeri Nichushkin practiced with the team Tuesday and could return, though coach Jared Bednar would not fully commit to writing...

Simon Edvinsson's two goals push Red Wings past Wild
Simon Edvinsson scored a pair of goals, including the go-ahead goal with 8:25 remaining, to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for Detroit, which won its second game in a row. The Red Wings avenged a 4-...

Cowboys ride off with upset win over No. 9 Cyclones
Abou Ousmane scored 25 points on 7-for-11 shooting, and Oklahoma State held on for a 74-68 win over No. 9 Iowa State in a Big 12 Conference matchup Tuesday night in Stillwater, Okla.,Arturo Dean added 14 points for Oklahoma State (14-14, 6-11), which bounced back from a 32-point loss against then-No...

Lightning extend win streak to 6 with victory over slumping Oilers
Brandon Hagel and Victor Hedman scored second-period goals, and the host Tampa Bay Lightning secured their season-best sixth straight win in a 4-1 thrashing of the slumping Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. ,Hagel notched the go-ahead marker before Hedman hit the net on the power play as the Lightn...

Stumbling Ohio State and Southern California desperately need win
Two teams mired in three-game losing streaks meet when Ohio State battles Southern California on Wednesday night in Big Ten play at Los Angeles.,The Buckeyes (15-13, 7-10 Big Ten) are locked in a 10th-place tie while USC (14-13, 6-10) finds itself barely on the right side of the Big Ten tournament c...

Kings' productive new line might stick together against Canucks
The Los Angeles Kings found another forward combination to boost their offense in a tight game, but it's unclear whether Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala and Quinton Byfield will remain together Wednesday night against the visiting Vancouver Canucks.,Kempe joined Fiala and Byfield in the second period Mond...

Jonny Brodzinski, Rangers overwhelm Islanders
Jonny Brodzinski led an impressive effort by the fourth line by posting his first career two-goal game Tuesday night for the visiting New York Rangers, who damaged the New York Islanders' playoff hopes with a 5-1 win in Elmont, N.Y.,Brodzinski, a center, entered Tuesday with 19 goals in 184 career g...

Leafs come back from down 3-0, top Bruins in OT
Mitch Marner scored his second goal with 51.3 seconds left in overtime to lead the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs to a come-from-behind, 5-4 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.,Marner picked up a long Auston Matthews feed and deked Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman to slide home the deciding g...