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Timberwolves, Bulls await trade deadline with interest
The Minnesota Timberwolves want to make their home court a little less inviting. ,A year ago, the Timberwolves dominated at home, where they went 30-11 during the regular season. That success has not carried over into this season as Minnesota has stumbled to a 12-12 record at home and failed to gene...
Cavaliers aim to maintain dominance of Pistons
The Pistons played the tail end of a back-to-back set on Monday, and their defense sagged. They hope the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers experience the same problem on Wednesday when they visit Detroit.,The Pistons opened their six-game homestand with a pair of victories, then lost to...
No. 25 Ole Miss leans on strong first half to top No. 14 Kentucky
Matthew Murrell scored a season-high 24 points and No. 25 Ole Miss made nine 3-pointers as part of an explosive 54-point first half on the way to a 98-84 win over No. 14 Kentucky on Tuesday in Oxford, Miss.,In the first 20 minutes, the defensive-minded Rebels (17-6, 6-4 Southeastern Conference) were...
Jack Hughes tallies twice, Devils get past Pens in shootout
Jack Hughes scored both regulation goals for the visiting New Jersey Devils en route to a 3-2 shootout victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.,Timo Meier scored the deciding goal in the seventh round of the shootout.,Jesper Bratt had two assists for the Devils and Nico Daws stopped 25 shots...
Cal looks to earn repeat win over visiting NC State
Looking to make the most of a run in which it has five of six games at home, Cal will play host to a rematch against North Carolina State on Wednesday at Berkeley, Calif.,Cal (11-11, 4-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) still has two home games remaining in its current run, counting the visit from NC Stat...
Thatcher Demko makes 25 saves as Canucks shut out Avs
Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist and Thatcher Demko recorded his first shutout of the season as the Vancouver Canucks snapped a two-game losing skid with a 3-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.,Brock Boeser and Drew O'Connor scored and Filip Hronek had two assists for the...
No Luka Doncic, no problem for Lakers in win over Clippers
LeBron James scored 26 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out nine assists as the Los Angeles Lakers gave a glimpse at an identity for the road ahead with a convincing 122-97 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday at Inglewood, Calif.,Playing with Luka Doncic (calf) on the bench aft...
Trail Blazers, as usual, roll to home win over Pacers
Anfernee Simons recorded 22 points and seven assists and Jerami Grant added 20 points as the Portland Trail Blazers continued their home domination of the Indiana Pacers with a 112-89 victory on Tuesday night.,Scoot Henderson amassed 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists and Shaedon Sharpe prod...
LAFC beat Rory McIlroy's Boston Common Golf in TGL
Rory McIlroy, two days removed from winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, couldn't duplicate that success in TGL action on Tuesday.,Collin Morikawa's Los Angeles Golf Club beat McIlroy's Boston Common Golf 6-2 on Tuesday night in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,England's Tommy Fleetwood joined the Los Ange...
Dylan Guenther's return sparks Utah to OT win over Flyers
Dylan Guenther had a storybook return to the ice Tuesday for Utah, capped by scoring the game-winning goal with a second left in overtime to lift the hosts to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Salt Lake City.,Playing for the first time after a lower-body injury kept him out for 12 games,...
Georgia Tech outlasts Clemson for win in 3OT thriller
Naithan George had a team-high 28 points to go along with seven assists, leading visiting Georgia Tech to an 89-86 triple-overtime win against Clemson on Tuesday night in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Duncan Powell added 19 points and Baye Ndongo collected 18 points and 13 rebounds as the Yellow J...
William Nylander's hat trick carries Maple Leafs past Flames
William Nylander netted his second career hat trick and Matthew Knies collected one goal and one assist as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs rode a four-goal second period to a 6-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.,John Tavares and Bobby McMann also scored for the Maple Leafs, who beat both...
Nick Martinelli's late hoop lifts Northwestern over USC
Nick Martinelli capped a 27-point night by hitting a scoop shot with two seconds remaining to give Northwestern a 77-75 win over Southern California on Tuesday in Evanston, Ill.,Northwestern (13-10, 4-8 Big Ten) capitalized on visiting USC playing without its scoring and assists leader, Desmond Clau...
No. 1 Auburn overwhelms Oklahoma
Johni Broome and Chad Baker-Mazara each scored 15 points as No. 1 Auburn ran its winning streak to 14 games with a 98-70 home win over Oklahoma on Tuesday. ,Broome also stuffed the stat sheet with six assists, five rebounds, three blocks and three steals. ,Denver Jones and Chaney Johnson each rang u...
No. 13 Texas Tech handles Baylor for seventh straight win
Chance McMillian knocked down five 3-pointers en route to a 19-point night as No. 13 Texas Tech beat visiting Baylor 73-59 on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.,Darrion Williams added 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds for Texas Tech (18-4, 9-2 Big 12), which has won seven straight games. ,Elijah Hawk...
Oilers pull even late, then prevail in OT vs. Blues
Connor Brown scored 2:33 into overtime to lift the visiting Edmonton Oilers past the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Tuesday.,Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist for the Oilers, who are 4-1-1 in their last six games. Stuart Skinner made 20 saves to earn the v...
Matas Buzelis leads Bulls past Heat
Rookie Matas Buzelis scored a career-best 24 points on 10-for-10 shooting and Josh Giddey added 24 points to lift the host Chicago Bulls to a 133-124 win against the Miami Heat on Tuesday.,Ayo Dosunmu tallied 21 points and nine assists and Coby White had 22 points for Chicago, which outscored Miami ...
Celtics handle Cavaliers in battle of East's best
Derrick White scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to help the visiting Boston Celtics extend their winning streak to four games with a 112-105 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night.,White made 6 of 12 3-point attempts. Four of his 3-pointers came in the fourth.,The Caval...
No. 5 Houston shakes off rare loss, downs Oklahoma State
L.J. Cryer and Milos Uzan combined for 35 points while J'Wan Roberts chipped in a double-double as fifth-ranked Houston fended off visiting Oklahoma State 72-63 on Tuesday.,Cryer sank two free throws with 21 seconds to play and finished with a game-high 18 points. Uzan added 17 points and five assis...
Brock Nelson lifts hot Islanders over sagging Golden Knights
Brock Nelson scored the game-winning goal just beyond the midway point of the third period Tuesday night for the surging New York Islanders, who edged the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 in Elmont, N.Y.,Bo Horvat scored in the first for the Islanders, who won for the eighth time in nine games despite being...