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Missouri QB Brady Cook (ankle, wrist) out vs. Oklahoma
Missouri quarterback Brady Cook will miss Saturday's contest against visiting Oklahoma due to ankle and wrist injuries.,Cook's status was in doubt all week but the school downgraded him to out on Friday's Southeastern Conference injury report.,The missed contest will end Cook's streak of 35 consecut...

Jaren Jackson Jr.'s 39 points help Grizzles rout Wizards
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored a season-high 39 points to lead the host Memphis Grizzlies - minus injured two-time All-Star guard Ja Morant -- to a 128-104 victory Friday night over the Washington Wizards.,Jackson made 14 of 28 field goal attempts, including 5 of 12 from beyond the arc.,Scotty Pippen Jr.,...

No. 24 Missouri will be without QB Brady Cook vs. Oklahoma
When it comes to key ingredients, Missouri can't be certain lately when a vital piece in its recipe for winning is available. ,And it turns out Tigers star quarterback Brady Cook won't be on the field Saturday when No. 24 Missouri plays Oklahoma on Saturday in Columbia, Mo.,Cook was ruled out Friday...

Villanova rebounds from upset loss, pounds NJIT
Eric Dixon scored 22 points as host Villanova rolled over NJIT, 91-54, on Friday evening.,Having been upset 90-80 on its home court by Columbia on Wednesday, Villanova (2-1) was much sharper in this one. The Wildcats shot well from the field (57.1 percent) and the 3-point line (11 of 23) while domin...

Mark Sears helps No. 2 Alabama hold off upset-minded Arkansas State
Mark Sears scored 19 points and No. 2 Alabama held off a strong upset bid by Arkansas State to record an 88-79 nonconference victory on Friday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Clifford Omoruyi had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Crimson Tide (2-0). Labaron Philon and Grant Nelson also had 12 points and...

TCU uses second-half surge to down Florida Gulf Coast
TCU's Vasean Allette scored 14 points off the bench Friday night as the Horned Frogs used a late second-half surge to beat Florida Gulf Coast 67-51 in Fort Worth, Texas.,Trazarien White and Micah Robinson each had nine points for the Horned Frogs (2-0), who also got eight points and nine rebounds fr...

Evgeni Malkin, Penguins end Caps' home win streak
Evgeni Malkin scored a tiebreaking goal in the third period and had an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the host Washington Capitals 4-2 on Friday.,Malkin put Pittsburgh on top 3-2 at 10:28. Bryan Rust sent a backhand from the goal line to Malkin in front, and he quickly snapped it blocker sid...

Rodney Rice gets Maryland rolling past Mount St. Mary's
Rodney Rice poured in a career-high 28 points off the bench on Friday as Maryland routed Mount St. Mary's 86-52 in College Park, Md.,Rice finished 10-of-14 from the field, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range, and grabbed five rebounds. He set his previous career high of 17 points with Virginia Tech ...

BJ Freeman helps Arizona State hold off Santa Clara
BJ Freeman had 17 points, including a game-sealing 3-pointer in the final minute, to lead Arizona State to an 81-74 win over Santa Clara on Friday night at the Las Vegas Hoopfest in Henderson, Nev.,Adam Miller added 16 and Amier Ali chipped in 13 for the Sun Devils (2-0), who were 15-of-37 from beyo...

Jayson Tatum's 33 points help Celtics rally past Nets in OT
Jayson Tatum racked up 33 points, nine rebounds and six assists to propel the Boston Celtics to a come-from-behind, 108-104 overtime victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Friday.,Tatum was 11-of-25 shooting and hit five 3-pointers en route to his sixth 30-point game of the season.,Boston's Payt...

Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois put away SIU Edwardsville
Freshman point guard Kasparas Jakucionis stacked up 12 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds as Illinois pulled away for a 90-58 nonconference victory over SIU Edwardsville on Friday night in Champaign, Ill.,Jakucionis, the 18-year-old Lithuanian projected as a potential NBA Draft lottery pick, need...

Cavaliers demolish Warriors, improve to 10-0
Darius Garland put up 27 points as one of six Cavaliers to score in double figures and host Cleveland pummeled the Golden State Warriors 136-117 on Friday night for its 10th straight win to open the season.,With the victory, Cleveland matched the 12th-best start to a season in NBA history. Golden St...

John Tavares scores twice to fuel Leafs past Red Wings
John Tavares scored two goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Friday night.,Mitch Marner added a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won the first two of a four-game homestand. Morgan Rielly had two assists.,Toronto goaltender Anthony Stolarz m...

Cade Cunningham's late basket lifts Pistons past Hawks
Cade Cunningham made a running hook shot with nine seconds left and the host Detroit Pistons pulled out a 122-121 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.,Cunningham recorded his third straight triple-double with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists. His clutch basket bailed out the Pistons afte...

Magic return home, end 5-game skid by beating Pelicans
Franz Wagner scored a game-high 27 points and the Orlando Magic ended a five-game losing streak by beating the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 115-88 on Friday night.,Moritz Wagner netted 17 points, Goga Bitadze and Anthony Black had 11 each and Jonathan Isaac added 10 as the Magic began a five-game h...

No. 1 Kansas squanders lead, still tops No. 9 North Carolina
Hunter Dickinson made a tiebreaking layup with 1:17 left and No. 1 Kansas beat No. 9 North Carolina 92-89 in Lawrence, Kan., on Friday despite blowing a 20-point lead.,After Dickinson split a pair of free throws with 12.1 seconds left, the Tar Heels' Elliot Cadeau had his 3-point attempt from the ri...

Jaylen Murray's late free throws push No. 24 Ole Miss past Grambling
Dre Davis scored 13 points and Jalen Murray hit a pair of key free throws with 3.3 seconds to play as Ole Miss rallied from a double-digit second half deficit and held on to beat visiting Grambling State 66-64 on Friday in Oxford, Miss.,The Rebels (2-0) trailed by eight points at halftime but roared...

Gamecocks easily handle Bulldogs
Jacobi Wright scored 20 points and Collin Murray-Boyles added 19 to go along with 16 rebounds, lifting host South Carolina to an 86-64 victory over South Carolina State on Friday in Columbia, S.C.,Wright sank four 3-pointers to highlight his performance and help the Gamecocks (1-1) improve to 23-0 a...

Virginia Tech escapes 14-point hole, gets past USC Upstate
Senior Mylyjael Poteat powered inside for a career-high 19 points to propel slow-starting Virginia Tech to a 93-74 victory over South Carolina Upstate on Friday in Blacksburg, Va.,Brandon Rechsteiner, a sophomore, also notched his career high with 19 points while Tyler Johnson contributed 16 points ...

Hot-shooting Clemson too much for Saint Francis
Ian Schieffelin recorded 16 points, 13 rebounds and four assists, helping lead the Clemson Tigers to an 88-62 win over visiting Saint Francis on Friday.,Jaeden Zackery also scored 16 points and Chase Hunter added 13 for Clemson (2-0). The Tigers made 33 of their 56 field-goal attempts (58.9 percent)...