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Evan Mobley scores career-high 41 to lead Cavs over Hornets
Evan Mobley had a huge first quarter on his way to a career-high 41 points as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Charlotte Hornets for a 116-102 victory Saturday afternoon.,Mobley, who finished with six 3-pointers and shot 16 for 23 from the field, had 23 points in Cleveland's 40-18 first...
After road difficulties, Stars return home to face Flames
The Dallas Stars hope to continue feasting at home when they face the Calgary Flames on Sunday.,Despite enduring plenty of road struggles, the Stars have the league's best home winning percentage at 10-2-0. On the road, Dallas has a paltry 6-8-0 mark, making for a different confidence level.,"A time...
Pair of Kings reach milestones in win over Wild
Adrian Kempe and Alex Laferriere scored goals in the opening two periods as the Los Angeles Kings extended their season-best winning streak to five games with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. ,Trevor Moore scored two empty-net goals and Anze Kopitar recorded an assis...
Ja Morant leads Grizzlies to rare road win over Celtics
Ja Morant had 32 points, nine rebounds and nine assists to help the visiting Memphis Grizzlies defeat the Boston Celtics 127-121 Saturday night and earn their first win in Boston since 2013.,The victory ended Boston's six-game winning streak against Memphis. The Grizzlies had lost 16 of their last 1...
Jalon Moore scores 19 2nd-half points as No. 21 Oklahoma tops winless Alcorn State
Jalon Moore scored 19 of his 20 points in the second half to help No. 21 Oklahoma break out of an early slumber en route to a 94-78 victory over winless Alcorn State on Saturday night in Norman, Okla.,Moore connected on all eight of his second-half shots and was 8 of 9 overall for the Sooners (9-0)....
First-half burst carries Colorado past Colorado State
Bangot Dak scored 16 points off the bench as host Colorado rolled to a 72-55 win over in-state rival Colorado State on Saturday night in Boulder, Colo.,The Buffaloes (7-2) effectively put the game out of reach early with a 16-0 first-half run and built a double-digit lead they carried the rest of th...
Capitals beat Canadiens to extend road win streak to 9
Tom Wilson scored two third-period goals and the visiting Washington Capitals rallied for a 4-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.,Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist and Dylan Strome also scored for the Capitals, who extended the franchise record with their ninth straight ...
No. 23 Ole Miss turns narrow halftime lead into rout of Lindenwood to improve to 8-1
Sean Pedulla scored 19 points and No. 23 Ole Miss used a dominant second half to run away from Lindenwood in an 86-53 victory Saturday night in Oxford, Miss.,Mikeal Brown-Jones scored 14 points, Dre Davis had 12 and Davon Barnes added 11 for the Rebels (8-1), who outscored the Lions (3-6) 47-20 in t...
Penguins ride Michael Bunting's 3rd-period goal to win over Maple Leafs
Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust each had a goal and an assist for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-2 win against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.,Michael Bunting, Blake Lizotte and Kris Letang also scored and Tristan Jarry made 25 saves for the Penguins, who have won five of six games...
Alexandar Georgiev recovers in goal as Avalanche edge Wings
Alexandar Georgiev bounced back from his worst outing of the season by making 29 saves and the visiting Colorado Avalanche defeated the slumping Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Saturday night.,Georgiev was pulled from his previous start after giving up four goals in less than 12 minutes against the Buffalo...
Paulius Murauskas' 3-point shooting leads Saint Mary's past Utah
Paulius Murauskas finished with 29 points and hit a game-clinching 3-pointer to lift Saint Mary's to a 72-63 win over Utah on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,Murauskas went 6-for-10 from 3-point territory, including a clutch trey with 28 seconds left that ended the Utes' second-half rally. The sophomore...
First-place Thunder take charge early, coast to win over struggling Pelicans
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder never trailed while defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 119-109 on Saturday night.,Jalen Williams scored 27 points, Luguentz Dort and Alex Caruso had 14 each, Isaiah Hartenstein added 12 points and 12 rebounds and Ajay Mi...
Timberwolves look to complete road sweep of Warriors
The Minnesota Timberwolves seek a repeat performance when they go for a second win in three days over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Sunday night.,In the first game of the back-to-back set, the Timberwolves beat the Warriors 107-90 on the road Friday night. Anthony Edwards finished wi...
Jets RB Breece Hall (knee) downgraded to out vs. Miami
Jets running back Breece Hall has been ruled out for New York's meeting with the Miami Dolphins on Sunday afternoon. ,Hall is dealing with a knee injury that bothered him during a 26-21 loss to the Seattle Seahawks last weekend. He finished with 60 yards on 12 carries in that game. ,With Hall sideli...
Reports: UCF bringing back former 13-0 coach Scott Frost
Scott Frost, who guided UCF to a 13-0 season in 2017, is returning to the school for a second stint as head coach, according to multiple reports on Saturday night.,Frost went 19-7 in two seasons (2016-17) at the school before departing for Nebraska, his alma mater.,That move didn't go so well as Fro...
No. 5 Georgia overcomes QB injuries to beat No. 2 Texas in OT
ATLANTA -- Trevor Etienne rushed for a game-winning four-yard score in overtime, clinching the Southeastern Conference Championship for the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs with a 22-19 win over No. 2 Texas.,Etienne rushed for 94 yards and two scores, as Georgia (11-2) won despite starting quarterback Carson ...
Islanders score 4 goals in 2nd period to down Hurricanes
Bo Horvat snapped a lengthy scoring drought to cap a four-goal second period Saturday for the host New York Islanders, who came back to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in Elmont, N.Y.,Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Oliver Wahlstrom each collected a tying goal before Maxim Tsyplakov put the Islanders ahead...
LJ Cryer, No. 17 Houston dominate poor-shooting Butler
LJ Cryer scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and Emanuel Sharp finished with 16 points as the 17th-ranked Houston Cougars rolled over the visiting Butler Bulldogs 79-51 on Saturday.,Cryer scored 10 of the Cougars' opening 14 points in the second half to help Houston (5-3) seize control en ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 7 Maryland rallies past Purdue
Saylor Poffenbarger and Christina Dalce both had double-doubles as No. 7 Maryland overcame a 16-point deficit to beat host Purdue 78-69 in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind.,Poffenbarger finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds while Dalce had 10 points an...
No. 6 Iowa State out to keep Jackson State winless
No. 6 Iowa State will go for its fourth win in a row when it hosts Jackson State in a nonconference matchup Sunday evening in Ames, Iowa., ,Iowa State (6-1) is coming off an 81-70 home win against No. 5 Marquette on Wednesday. Five of the Cyclones' six wins have been by double digits, and the team's...