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Capitals climb out of 3-0 hole, rally past Hurricanes in OT
Justin Sourdif scored the game-winning goal at 1:42 of overtime as the Washington Capitals erased an early three-goal deficit to beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Saturday night.,On the deciding goal, Sourdif cut to the net to follow up his own shot from the right circle and buried a loos...

Flames halt 5-game skid on short-handed goal vs. Sharks
Calgary's Joel Farabee netted a tiebreaking short-handed goal in the third period, and the Flames broke a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Saturday. ,Morgan Frost notched a power-play goal and an assist and Matvei Gridin scored as the Flames won for the fir...

Baylor ends four-game skid by beating West Virginia
Obi Agbim and Cameron Carr both scored 16 points to lead Baylor to a 63-53 Big 12 win over West Virginia on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va.,Agbim hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final 3:37 as the Bears (12-9, 2-7 Big 12) snapped a four-game losing streak.,Brenen Lorient led the Mountaineers (14-8, 5-4...

No. 24 Miami (Ohio) rallies to rout Northern Illinois
Brant Byers scored a game-high 21 while Antwone Woolfolk added a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds to keep No. 24 Miami (Ohio) unbeaten in an 85-61 win over visiting Northern Illinois on Saturday in Mid-American Conference play at Oxford, Ohio., ,Miami (22-0, 10-0 MAC) finished the game o...

Soaring Suns collide with red-hot Clippers
The Phoenix Suns dominated both sides of the floor in recent back-to-back victories over Eastern Conference contenders Detroit and Cleveland.,The Suns will look to cap a strong stretch on Sunday when they host the Los Angeles Clippers to conclude a five-game homestand, their longest of the year.,Pho...

No. 1 Arizona beats Arizona State for best start in school history
Koa Peat scored 15 of his 21 points after halftime as top-ranked Arizona pulled away in the second half and maintained its perfect start with an 87-74 victory over host Arizona State on Saturday afternoon in Tempe.,Arizona (22-0, 9-0 Big 12) surpassed the 2013-14 team featuring All-American Nick Joh...

Dailyn Swain's double-double lifts Texas past Oklahoma
Dailyn Swain scored 15 of his team-high 20 points in the second half as Texas rallied for a 79-69 Southeastern Conference victory over Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla.,Swain added 10 rebounds and six assists for the Longhorns (13-9, 4-5) while scoring at least 20 points for the fourth consecuti...

No. 20 Louisville tightens defense in second half to outlast SMU
No. 20 Louisville rallied from a 47-44 halftime deficit with tight defense to outlast SMU 88-74 at home. After SMU shot 59.4% before halftime to grab the lead, Louisville held the Mustangs to 36.7% in the second half (11-for-30) and took control with a key run.,SMU held a 12-point lead in the first ...

Caleb Wilson, No. 16 North Carolina top Georgia Tech
Freshman forward Caleb Wilson scored 22 points in a record-setting outing as No. 16 North Carolina won its third game in a row by defeating Georgia Tech 91-75 in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Saturday afternoon in Atlanta.,Henri Veesaar's 20 points and 12 rebounds and Seth Trimble's 18 points al...

No. 17 Virginia storms back to spoil Boston College's upset attempt
Thijs De Ridder came through with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, and No. 17 Virginia survived an upset bid by Boston College with a 73-66 ACC win Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Malik Thomas chipped in 14 points, and Chase Mallory added 11 points and six rebounds for the Cavaliers (18-3, 7-2), who ...

Nathan MacKinnon guides Avs to 5-0 win over Red Wings
Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals to become the first player in the NHL with 40, Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 27 shots and the visiting Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-0 on Saturday.,MacKinnon added an assist, while Blackwood delivered his third shutout of the season and the 16th ...

Quinton Byfield's OT goal lifts Kings over Flyers
Quinton Byfield scored at 2:48 of overtime to lift the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon.,Byfield scored on a one-timer off a pass from Adrian Kempe. Drew Doughty received the secondary assist for his 700th NHL point.,Kempe had two goals an...

Michael Nwoko, LSU escape South Carolina in overtime
Michael Nwoko scored 21 points, Max Mackinnon made a crucial 3-pointer late in overtime and LSU held off South Carolina 92-87 in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday in Columbia, S.C.,Rashad King scored 18, Marquel Sutton had 16 and McKinnon finished with 15 for the Tigers (14-8, 2-7 SEC). Dedan...

Filip Borovicanin sinks game-winner to lift Xavier over DePaul
Filip Borovicanin knocked down a go-ahead, fadeaway jumper as time expired, and Tre Carroll scored 21 points to help Xavier overcome an 18-point, second-half deficit, to win 68-66 over visiting DePaul in Big East play Saturday in Cincinnati, Ohio.,Moments after DePaul's CJ Gunn ended a 15-0 Xavier r...

Back on track, No. 8 Iowa State rolls into visit with Kansas State
Iowa State is reaching lofty heights this season, and a brief stumble has not detoured the eighth-ranked Cyclones from continuing to set program records.,Iowa State (19-2, 6-2 Big 12) has its best record through 21 games in school history and will put it on the line against Kansas State on Sunday in...

Report: Christian Coleman, Twanisha Terry cited in Sha'Carri Richardson speeding arrest
Two more Olympic sprinters were cited by officers in conjunction with Sha'Carri Richardson's arrest for driving in excess of 100 mph on Thursday in Florida's Orange County, according to a report by The Athletic.,Christian Coleman, the world record-holder in the indoor 60 meters, arrived at Richardso...

Georgetown clamps down late, takes bite out of Butler
Vincent Iwuchukwu and KJ Lewis scored 17 points each to pace Georgetown to a 77-64 Big East victory over Butler on Saturday at Indianapolis.,Malik Mack added 14 points and six assists as the Hoyas (12-10, 4-7) denied Butler coach Thad Matta his 500th career win.,The Hoyas, who took the lead midway t...

Seton Hall makes another second-half comeback to beat Marquette
Adam Clark had a game-high 19 points and led another Seton Hall second-half surge in a 69-64 win over Marquette Saturday in Newark.,The Pirates (16-6, 6-5 in Big East) trailed by eight points at the half and didn't lead the game until the 14-minute mark of the second. Marquette (8-15, 3-9) was led b...

Balanced attack guides No. 22 Clemson past Pitt
Carter Welling and Nick Davidson each scored 12 points to lead No. 22 Clemson Tigers to a dominant 63-52 Atlantic Coast Conference win over the visiting Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday.,RJ Godfrey chipped in 10 points for Clemson (18-4, 8-1 ACC), which led by 20 points with five minutes to go to sta...

NC State extends best ACC start in 20 years with win over Wake Forest
Paul McNeil Jr. poured in 28 points and Darrion Williams racked up 20 as North Carolina State won its fourth consecutive game to continue its best start in Atlantic Coast Conference play in 20 years by beating host Wake Forest 96-78 on Saturday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Ven-Allen Lubin's 12 p...