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Jazz look for continued success from Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Blazers
Jaren Jackson Jr. is fitting in well and making a solid first impression with the Utah Jazz.,The former NBA Defensive Player of the Year also has a solid offensive game, and he will look to record a 20-point performance for the fourth straight game with his new team when the Jazz battle the Portland...
Syracuse turns lights out on Cal in double overtime
Led by Nate Kingz's 27 points, Syracuse came away with a 107-100 double-overtime win against visiting Cal on Wednesday night.,William Kyle III collected his fourth double-double of the season for the Orange (14-11, 5-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 15 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. He was a...
Mavs F Cooper Flagg (foot) out through All-Star break
NBA Rookie of the Year front-runner Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks has a left midfoot sprain and will be sidelined through All-Star weekend, the team announced Wednesday.,Flagg, 19, sustained the sprain against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, with an MRI on Wednesday revealing the injury, the Mav...
Nikola Jokic posts triple-double to carry Nuggets past Grizzlies
Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists to counter his nine turnovers, Jamal Murray finished with 23 points, and the host Denver Nuggets held off the Memphis Grizzlies 122-116 on Wednesday night.,It was Jokic's 20th triple-double this season and 184th of his career.,Tim Hardaway Jr. s...
Late hoop allows DePaul to end 23-game skid vs. Creighton
Brandon Maclin banked in a go-ahead drive with seven seconds remaining in regulation as DePaul snapped a 23-game losing streak against Creighton with a 72-71 victory in Chicago on Wednesday.,NJ Benson totaled 23 points with 10 rebounds for the Blue Demons (13-12, 5-9), who ended a four-game overall ...
Kyle Busch wins pole for Daytona 500 in 21st attempt
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kyle Busch delivered the best Daytona 500 qualifying effort of his championship NASCAR career Wednesday night at Daytona International Speedway, claiming his first ever pole position for the Great American Race (Sunday, 2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Busch's N...
Ebuka Okorie, Stanford eke out win over Boston College
Ebuka Okorie tossed in a game-high 22 points to lead Stanford to a 70-64 victory over Boston College in an ACC matchup on Wednesday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass., ,Okorie, a freshman guard, entered the game averaging 22.4 points per contest, which ranked sixth among Division I players. He has scored...
Kawhi Leonard's late heroics push Clippers past Rockets
Kawhi Leonard completed a tiebreaking three-point play with two seconds remaining to lift the visiting Los Angeles Clippers to a 105-102 comeback victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.,Leonard scored 19 of his game-high 27 points in the fourth quarter to lead the rally from a 15-point defici...
Julius Randle erupts for 41 as Timberwolves top Trail Blazers
Julius Randle scored 41 points on 14-for-24 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 133-109 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Jaden McDaniels added 21 points on 7-for-13 shooting for Minnesota, which enters the NBA All-Star break with back-to-b...
Short-handed Heat stave off rally to beat Pelicans
Bam Adebayo scored 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the visiting Miami Heat continued their dominance over the New Orleans Pelicans with a 123-111 victory on Wednesday.,Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 23 points off the bench and Kel'el Ware had 16 points and 12 rebounds for Miami, which has won four str...
No. 16 Texas Tech crushes Colorado in tune-up for No. 1 Arizona
Texas Tech bolted to a big lead quickly against Colorado in Wednesday's 78-44 victory, which had a familiar feel to it. ,What didn't transpire was the other subplot to the first meeting against the Buffaloes as the 16th-ranked Red Raiders ran away and hid in the second half on the way to a rout in L...
RHP Chris Bassitt reportedly leaving Jays, signing with O's
Following three seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays, right-hander Chris Bassitt is joining an American East rival, agreeing to a one-year, $18.5 million deal with the Baltimore Orioles, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday night.,Bassitt, who will be 37 on Feb. 22, reportedly will receive a $3 m...
Syracuse turns lights out on Cal on double overtime
Led by Nate Kingz's 27 points, Syracuse came away with a 107-100 double-overtime win against visiting Cal on Wednesday night.,William Kyle III collected his fourth double-double of the season for the Orange (14-11, 5-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 15 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. He was a...
Payton Pritchard, Celtics extend Bulls' woes with runaway win
Payton Pritchard came off the bench to score a game-high 26 points and Nikola Vucevic added 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 124-105 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.,Vucevic was traded to Boston last week in a deal that sent Anfernee Simons from th...
No. 6 UConn bounces back, fends off pesky Butler
Solo Ball scored 24 points to lead No. 6 UConn to a hard-fought 80-70 Big East victory over Butler in Indianapolis on Wednesday night., ,Tarris Reed Jr. added 16 points along with 10 boards and seven assists for UConn (23-2, 13-1 Big East), who bounced back from its first loss in nearly three months...
Adam "Budd" Clark helps Seton Hall snap skid, beat Providence
Adam "Budd" Clark racked up a season-high 31 points and eight assists, AJ Staton-McCray added 18 points and Seton Hall clawed past Providence 87-80 on Wednesday in Newark, N.J., ,Twenty-one of Clark's points came in the second half as the Pirates (17-8, 7-7 Big East) ended the Friars' two-game winni...
Cavaliers thump Wizards behind Sam Merrill's career high
Sam Merrill scored a career-high 32 points and made nine 3-pointers, and Donovan Mitchell had 30 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers led from wire to wire in a 138-113 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.,James Harden posted 13 points and 11 assists in his home debut for Cl...
Virginia Tech fends off No. 20 Clemson for statement win
Jailen Bedford had 23 points and four 3-pointers and Virginia Tech took a big step off the NCAA Tournament bubble with a 76-66 win on the road at No. 20 Clemson on Wednesday night.,The Hokies (17-8, 6-6 ACC) shot 52% from the floor and racked up the second-most points Clemson has allowed in ACC play...
Alabama rolls Ole Miss with second-half surge
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. made six 3-pointers in the second half, helping Alabama secure a 93-74 Southeastern Conference win over Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss.,Wrightsell Jr. finished with a team-high 21 points, hitting 7 of 13 from behind the arc, tying a career-high for made threes. Labaron Philon Jr. fi...
American Chloe Kim flies into halfpipe final on the hunt for 3rd gold
LIVIGNO, Italy, -- American snowboarder Chloe Kim cruised into the halfpipe finals at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday, showing off high-altitude tricks to easily lead the field as she moved a step closer to claiming a third straight gold medal.,Kim, one of the greatest snowboarders in history, burs...