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Huge second half lifts Oklahoma to upset of No. 24 Vanderbilt
Oklahoma's Jeremiah Fears responded from Tuesday's scoreless performance against Texas A&M with a team-high 21 points as the Sooners blew out No. 24 Vanderbilt 97-67 on Saturday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (16-5, 3-5 Southeastern Conference) took their first lead just under two minutes into the sec...
Mavericks see better days ahead, visit red-hot Cavaliers
Last month wasn't kind to the Dallas Mavericks.,Dallas put up only six wins in 16 games in January, but the team is confident that better days are ahead as it prepares to face the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon.,The Mavericks ended the first month of the calendar year on a sour note, f...
Danny Wolf, Vladislav Goldin power Michigan past Rutgers
Danny Wolf recorded 16 points and 14 rebounds, Vladislav Goldin added 14 points and visiting Michigan fended off Rutgers 66-63 on Saturday in Piscataway, N.J., ,Goldin and Wolf combined for 16 of the final 18 points of the game for Michigan (16-5, 8-2 Big Ten). Tre Donaldson added 10 points and six ...
Raptors to face familiar faces when hosting Clippers
Kawhi Leonard and Norman Powell will remind Toronto Raptors fans of their team's better days when the Los Angeles Clippers visit on Sunday afternoon.,Leonard and Powell were with the Raptors when they won their only NBA championship in 2019.,The Clippers arrive in Toronto seeking a third straight wi...
Oklahoma State finds winning formula against slumping Utah
Bryce Thompson scored 20 points to lead Oklahoma State to an 81-72 victory over Utah on Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.,Thompson made 6 of 10 shots, going 4-for-4 from 3-point range, and made a couple of big scores in the final minutes to help the Cowboys (11-10, 3-7 Big 12) snap a three-game losing s...
Sabres aim to play spoiler in matchup with visiting Devils
The New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres will see each other Sunday afternoon for the first time in almost four months -- and receive reminders their initial clashes this season were a sign of things to come for both teams.,The Devils will try to build off one of their most convincing wins of the se...
Chas Kelley III hits late 3 as Boston College edges Florida State
Chas Kelley III made a 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds to play to help Boston College end a six-game losing streak by beating Florida State 77-76 Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Florida State led by two after BC's Chad Venning scored with seven seconds remaining. The Seminoles (13-9, 4-7 ACC) turned the...
No. 1 Auburn wins 13th in a row at expense of No. 23 Ole Miss
Johni Broome totaled 20 points and 12 rebounds for his 13th double-double this season, and top-ranked Auburn remained perfect on its SEC slate with a 92-82 win over No. 23 Ole Miss on Saturday afternoon in Oxford, Miss.,Leading 79-75 with 1:33 left, Broome converted a 3-point play for breathing room...
Kansas State ends No. 3 Iowa State's 29-game home win streak
Dug McDaniel scored 20 points on 8-for-17 shooting as Kansas State stunned No. 3 Iowa State with an 80-61 win in a Big 12 Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa., ,Coleman Hawkins finished with 17 points and seven rebounds for Kansas State (10-11, 4-6), which won its third game in a ...
John Tonje scores 27 as No. 17 Wisconsin beats Northwestern
John Tonje had 27 points and reserve Carter Gilmore added a career-high 15 as No. 17 Wisconsin overcame a sluggish first half to salvage a 75-69 Big Ten victory over Northwestern on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.,Max Klesmit added 11 points and Nolan Winter 10 for Wisconsin (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten), which av...
All-Star Cade Cunningham, Pistons welcome Bulls
Cade Cunningham validated his All-Star selection with a 40-point eruption. Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons will try for an encore performance when they host Chicago on Sunday afternoon.,Cunningham's outburst lifted the Pistons to a 117-102 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. He was selec...
Viktor Hovland withdraws from next week's Phoenix Open
Viktor Hovland has withdrawn from next week's WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona, the PGA Tour announced Saturday.,The PGA Tour did not cite a reason for the Norwegian's withdrawal.,Hovland was tied for 29th with 10 other players at 7 under heading into the third round at the Pebble Beach ...
Panthers yield quick goal, dominate Blackhawks the rest of the way
Sam Reinhart scored his 30th goal of the season and also contributed two assists for the Florida Panthers in a 5-1 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla.,Carter Verhaeghe contributed a goal and an assist, while Jonah Gadjovich, Matthew Tkachuk and Evan Rod...
Streaking Clemson holds off threats from NC State
Chase Hunter, back in the starting lineup after limited playing time recently because of illness, scored 20 points and Clemson withstood several threats from North Carolina State for a 68-58 road victory Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,Viktor Lakhin had 13 points and Chauncey Wiggins ended up wi...
Steven Ashworth's bank shot lifts Creighton over Villanova
Steven Ashworth banked in a 3-pointer from a difficult angle with 5.8 seconds left as Creighton won its seventh straight game with a wild 62-60 victory at Villanova on Saturday.,Ryan Kalkbrenner had 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting to pace Creigton (16-6, 9-2 Big East). Ashworth chipped in 13 points, s...
Arizona comes out on top in feisty matchup with Arizona State
Caleb Love finished with 27 points, including 18 points in the second half, before he was ejected along with Arizona State's BJ Freeman in the waning seconds of Arizona's 81-72 victory Saturday at Tempe, Ariz.,Love and Freeman were ejected with 30 seconds left after Freeman head-butted Love when the...
Caleb Grill, No. 20 Missouri pull upset at No. 14 Mississippi State
Caleb Grill scored 20 points in 22 minutes off the bench to lead No. 20 Missouri to an 88-61 upset of No. 14 Mississippi State on Saturday in Starkville, Miss.,Tamar Bates added 14 points and Josh Gray had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Tigers (17-4, 6-2 Southeastern Conference).,Josh Hubbard sco...
ATP roundup: U.S. tops Taiwan in Davis Cup qualifiers
The United States beat Taiwan 4-0 in Saturday's Davis Cup qualifiers in Taipei City behind the experience of Olympic silver medalists Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram.,Krajicek and Ram set up the Americans' first home tie in three years by beating Ray Ho and Wu Tung-lin 6-4, 7-6(4). ,"Fortunately we w...
No. 21 West Virginia smothers No. 24 Oklahoma State
Sydney Shaw scored 18 points and JJ Quinerly added 15 as No. 21 West Virginia stifled No. 24 Oklahoma State during a 54-37 win Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va.,Kyah Watson paired seven points with nine rebounds for the Mountaineers (17-4, 7-3 Big 12), who have won four of their last five games. West Vi...
Washington outlasts Minnesota to snap six-game skid
Tyler Harris scored 23 points, making all four of his 3-point attempts, as Washington snapped a six-game losing streak and earned its first Big Ten Conference road victory by defeating Minnesota 71-68 Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Great Osobor added 16 points and 10 rebounds and Zoom Diallo had...