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DePaul takes down Georgetown in defensive battle
Reserve Brandon Maclin had 13 points and 11 rebounds and DePaul took advantage of Georgetown's 1-of-23 second-half shooting performance to win 56-50 on Tuesday night in Big East play at Chicago. ,NJ Benson pulled down 16 rebounds to go along with nine points for the Blue Demons (10-6, 2-3), who shot...

Oklahoma State nets 10 of 19 treys, glides past No. 25 UCF
Parsa Fallah scored 24 points and Kanye Clary added 18 as Oklahoma State defeated No. 25 UCF 87-76 in a Big 12 game Tuesday in Stillwater, Okla.,The Knights (12-2, 1-1) were able to cut the lead to three with 8:01 left on back-to-back 3-pointers by George Beale Jr., but the Cowboys (13-2, 1-1) bounc...

Maple Leafs post wire-to-wire win over struggling Panthers
Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist in his 200th career game Tuesday night and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Florida Panthers 4-1.,Easton Cowan, Auston Matthews and Bobby McMann (empty net) also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won three of four. Matthews has six goals in his ...

Islanders tie franchise history with 9-0 demolition of Devils
Anthony Duclair collected a natural hat trick Tuesday night and goalie Ilya Sorokin authored his team-record 26th career shutout for the New York Islanders, who rolled to a 9-0 win over the New Jersey Devils in Elmont, N.Y.,The win was tied for the most lopsided shutout in Islanders history, matchin...

Minnesota relinquishes big lead, still beats No. 19 Iowa
Langston Reynolds scored 22 points on 9-for-13 shooting and Minnesota escaped with a 70-67 win over No. 19 Iowa in a Big Ten Conference matchup Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Cade Tyson added 16 points for Minnesota (10-5, 3-1), which continued its surprise start to the conference season under first-...

No. 1 Indiana's Peach Bowl challenge: Beat No. 5 Oregon... again
ATLANTA -- No. 1 Indiana just won its biggest game in school history. In order to replace that victory with an even more important triumph, the Hoosiers will have to tackle a new challenge -- beating a team twice.,Hoping to add on to the best season the program has seen, the Hoosiers will have to ta...

Trevor Zegras pots two against old pals as Flyers trounce Ducks
Trevor Zegras scored twice against his former team, lifting the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-2 home victory over the slumping Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.,Cam York and Nikita Grebenkin each added a goal and an assist for Philadelphia, which has won five of its last seven games. Travis Sanheim also scored...

Contending Blues, Blackhawks renew rivalry on upswing
The St. Louis Blues seek their first three-game winning streak of the season Wednesday when they visit a team riding such a tear, the Central Division rival Chicago Blackhawks.,After sweeping a two-game homestand from Vegas and Montreal on Friday and Saturday, the Blues aim to maintain that momentum...

Lightning net 2 in 3rd to hand Avalanche rare losing streak
Tampa Bay's Brandon Hagel netted the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the Lightning recorded a 4-2 win, their NHL-high eighth straight, to deal the visiting Colorado Avalanche just their second losing streak of the season on Tuesday night. ,Hagel hit the 20-goal mark with a goal at 8:31 to...

Rockets, Blazers upbeat heading into first of 2-game set
Two hot teams get together for the first game of a back-to-back when the Houston Rockets visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday.,Both Western Conference teams have won five of their past six games. The second contest is Friday, also in Portland.,Houston star Kevin Durant may arrive with an ex...

Cavaliers rally to hand Pacers franchise-record 13th straight loss
Darius Garland posted 29 points and six assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana 120-116 on Tuesday night in Indianapolis, sending the Pacers to their franchise-record 13th consecutive loss.,Evan Mobley had 20 points and Jarrett Allen finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers,...

South Carolina finds shooting touch, holds off LSU rally
Elijah Strong scored a season-high 30 points, including a 4-for-4 night from 3-point range, as visiting South Carolina shot 76.9% (10 of 13) from beyond the arc in the first half before holding off LSU's comeback bid in a 78-68 victory Tuesday.,Meechie Johnson added 19 points and six assists as the ...

St. John's surges past Butler with big second-half effort
Bryce Hopkins scored 15 of his 17 points in a dominant second half as visiting St. John's pulled away for an 84-70 victory over Butler on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.,Hopkins and the Red Storm (10-5, 3-1 Big East) bounced back nicely from blowing a 13-point lead in Saturday's ugly 77-71 home loss ...

Florida dominates inside to knock off rival No. 18 Georgia
Thomas Haugh had 21 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and four blocks to help Florida run away from visiting No. 18 Georgia 92-77 in Southeastern Conference play on Tuesday in Gainesville, Fla.,Alex Condon finished with 21 points and eight rebounds for Florida (10-5, 1-1 SEC), which rebounded from i...

Cameron Boozer, Isaiah Evans propel No. 6 Duke past No. 20 Louisville
Cameron Boozer poured in 27 points as No. 6 Duke used a second-half comeback to defeat No. 20 Louisville 84-73 on Tuesday night in Louisville, Ky.,Boozer, the freshman phenom, tied his season-best field goal percentage by sinking 10 of 12 shots from the floor as the Blue Devils (14-1, 3-0 ACC) won t...

Angels sign RHP Kirby Yates to one-year, $5M deal
The Los Angeles Angels signed veteran right-handed reliever Kirby Yates to a one-year contract worth $5 million on Tuesday.,Yates, 38, does not have to leave Los Angeles for his next job after spending 2025 with the Dodgers. He made 50 appearances (41 1/3 innings) for the eventual World Series champ...

Jets D Haydn Fleury stretchered off after brutal crash into boards
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Haydn Fleury was wheeled off the ice on a stretcher in the first period of Tuesday night's game with the Vegas Golden Knights after taking a hard fall into the end boards.,Fleury had a collision with Vegas forward Keegan Kolesar before the goal line and slid back-first hard ...

Blackhawks' Connor Bedard returns to practice, considered day-to-day
Nearly four weeks after sustaining an upper-body injury, Chicago Blackhawks leading scorer Connor Bedard returned to practice on Tuesday with potential to play as soon as Friday against the Washington Capitals.,Bedard, who piled up 19 goals and 25 assists in 31 games before getting hurt on Dec. 12 a...

Utah aims to lock in on defense on trip to Colorado
Utah opened its Big 12 schedule against the top team in the nation and now travels to a tough venue when it visits Colorado on Wednesday night in Boulder, Colo.,Utah (8-6, 0-1) stayed with No. 1 Arizona early before taking a 97-78 home loss. It was a hard way to tip off the conference season, and he...

Villanova puts perfect Big East record on the line against Creighton
Villanova is one of two undefeated teams left in Big East play. The Wildcats are on pace to win more games, in the Big East and overall, than in any of Kyle Neptune's three seasons as coach.,With Kevin Willard in charge of a high-powered starting five, Villanova returns home Wednesday to meet Creigh...