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No. 7 Georgia outlasts Georgia Tech in 8-overtime thriller
Nate Frazier's two-point conversion in the eighth overtime gave No. 7 Georgia a 44-42 win over rival Georgia Tech in the second-longest game in FBS history in Athens, Ga., on Friday.,After forcing Haynes King's incomplete pass to begin the eighth free period, Frazier staved off the massive upset for...
Butler downs No. 25 Mississippi State in Arizona tourney final
Jaymyl Telfort scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the second half and Pierre Brooks II scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Butler upset No. 25 Mississippi State 87-77 in the championship game of the Arizona Tip-Off in Tempe, Ariz., on Friday night.,Telfort connected on 4 of 7 3-point ...
Stars grab three-goal lead, hang on vs. Avalanche
Mason Marchment had two goals and an assist and Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist each as the host Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Friday night.,Roope Hintz also scored, Jake Oettinger stopped 29 shots and Miro Heiskanen had two assists for Dallas, which snapped a ...
Arizona State holds on to hand Saint Mary's 1st loss
Joson Sanon scored 19 points and Jayden Quaintance had 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists as Arizona State edged previously unbeaten Saint Mary's 68-64 to win the Acrisure Classic championship on Friday in Palm Springs, Calif., ,Adam Miller and BJ Freeman each registered 11 points for the Sun...
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' OT goal lifts Oilers over Utah
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the overtime winner as the Edmonton Oilers edged the host Utah Hockey Club 4-3 on Friday night.,Hopkins stripped Matias Maccelli of the puck and beat Karel Vejmelka stick-side for his third of the season at 1:18 of the extra frame.,Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each ha...
Hawks claim NBA Cup group with another win over Cavs
De'Andre Hunter scored a team-high 23 points off the bench, helping lead Atlanta to a 117-101 victory over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday as the Hawks clinched advancement in the NBA Cup.,Trae Young added 21 points and 11 assists for Atlanta, which beat Cleveland for the second straight ...
No. 25 Colorado shuts out Oklahoma State in lopsided victory
Travis Hunter made the most of his last impression on Heisman Trophy voters with three touchdown receptions, two pass breakups and an interception for No. 25 Colorado in a 52-0 win against Oklahoma State on Friday in Boulder, Colo.,The two-way star wasted little time making a splash. His interceptio...
Golden Knights stay hot, edge slumping Jets
Brett Howden and Ivan Barbashev each scored twice as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the visiting Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Friday night.,Jack Eichel and Pavel Dorofeyev each had two assists, and William Karlsson and Shea Theodore each added a helper. Adin Hill made 22 stops in net for Vegas, which has...
Texas dominant from start to finish vs. Delaware State
Freshman standout Tre Johnson poured in 21 points and Kadin Shedrick added 14 points and 11 rebounds as Texas cruised to a 90-68 win over Delaware State on Friday in Austin, Texas., ,The Longhorns (6-1) never trailed, leading by 19 points at halftime and by as many as 24 midway through a workmanlike...
Ben Gregg excels as No. 3 Gonzaga trounces Davidson
Ben Gregg scored a career-high 24 points as No. 3 Gonzaga took control in the first half and surged ahead in the second for a 90-65 victory over Davidson in the fifth-place game of the Battle 4 Atlantis Friday in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,The Bulldogs (7-1) earned their sixth double-digit win this s...
Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews calls for his return against Lightning
Center Auston Matthews informed reporters Friday that he intends to make his return for the Toronto Maple Leafs in their game against the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday night.,The three-time NHL goal scoring champion (2020-21, 2021-22, 2023-24) has been out for Toronto since Nov. 3 with what has been ...
Celtics eliminate Bulls from NBA Cup contention
Jayson Tatum had 35 points and 14 rebounds and Payton Pritchard came off the bench to score 29 points as the visiting Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 138-129 Friday in the fourth NBA Cup game for each team.,A Tatum free throw handed Boston a 125-115 lead with 4:11 to play. Chicago sliced its d...
Anthony Edwards steps up late as Wolves edge Clippers
Anthony Edwards made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:24 remaining to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 93-92 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night in Minneapolis in West Group A action of the NBA Cup., ,Edwards turned a 90-87 deficit into a 93-90 lead by throwing down a dunk, knocking dow...
Texas Tech puts away Northern Colorado with hot shooting
Darrion Williams scored 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and Texas Tech cruised to an 89-64 win over Northern Colorado on Friday night in Lubbock, Texas., ,Kevin Overton contributed 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting for Texas Tech (6-1), which won its second straight game. JT Toppin registered a ...
Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders wins Unitas Award
Colorado's Shedeur Sanders was named winner of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award on Friday, an honor given to the nation's top quarterback.,Sanders will be honored next Friday in Baltimore.,Later in the day, Sanders passed for 438 yards and five touchdowns during the Buffaloes' 52-0 shellacking of ...
Mavs may get Luka Doncic back against host Jazz
Injured star Luka Doncic will join the Dallas Mavericks on their upcoming road trip and could play as soon as Saturday in Salt Lake City against the Utah Jazz.,After missing the past five games due to an injured wrist, Doncic returned to practice with his teammates on Friday. It's uncertain whether ...
No. 11 Duke takes care of business against Seattle
Tyrese Proctor scored 13 points as No. 11 Duke put together a methodical 70-48 victory against visiting Seattle on Friday night in Durham, N.C.,It wasn't an outing full of dazzling plays for the Blue Devils, but they did move on after the disappointment of a three-point loss to top-ranked Kansas ear...
No. 8 Kentucky eclipses 100 again in win over Georgia State
Jaxson Robinson scored a team-high 19 points, helping lead the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats to a 105-76 win over the visiting Georgia State Panthers in Lexington, Ky., on Friday.,Lamont Butler added 17 points and six assists for Kentucky (7-0), which eclipsed the 100-point total for the fourth time this ...
Dominant Galaxy up against experienced Sounders in West final
The Los Angeles Galaxy have been the most dominant team in the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs, but they will face arguably the most consistent postseason performer in recent MLS history when they host the Seattle Sounders on Saturday in the Western Conference final at Carson, Calif.,The second-seeded Galaxy ...
Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern hang on against UNLV
Brooks Barnhizer pumped in 23 points as Northwestern defeated UNLV 66-61 in the third-place game of the Arizona Tip-Off on Friday at Tempe, Ariz.,Barnhizer sank four 3-point shots and contributed team highs of nine rebounds and six assists.,Barnhizer has scored 20 or more points in three of his four...