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Oklahoma aims to give Stetson fits with improved play
After sputtering out to a 2-2 start to the season, Oklahoma has won six of its last seven games heading into Monday's matchup with Stetson in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (8-3) are coming off an 89-67 home win over Kansas City on Tuesday. ,Cutting down on turnovers has been key in the current stretch, ...

Team Yandex ralliy past Team Spirit for DreamLeague Season 27 title
Team Yandex fell behind early before surging past Team Spirit 3-1 in the grand final on Sunday in the DreamLeague Season 27 playoffs.,Team Spirit advanced to the best-of-five final round by sweeping PARIVISION 2-0 in the lower-bracket final earlier Sunday.,The championship was worth $214,000 in priz...

Creighton to test recent lineup changes against Utah Tech
Senior guard Nik Graves didn't like being demoted, but the move has helped spark Creighton out of an early-season funk.,Graves will come off the bench for the fourth straight game as the Bluejays aim for their third straight victory when they entertain Utah Tech on Monday night at Omaha, Neb.,Graves...

Wisconsin aiming to get right at home against Central Michigan
Wisconsin will be looking for home-court advantage to get back on track when the Badgers host Central Michigan in a nonconference game Monday night in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin (7-4) lost 76-66 in overtime to Villanova in a nonconference game Friday in Milwaukee. The Badgers trailed by 15 early in the...

Avalanche overwhelm Wild for fifth straight win
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, Cale Makar and Brock Nelson had a goal and two assists each, and the Colorado Avalanche cooled off the Minnesota Wild with a 5-1 win on Sunday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 28 shots, Martin Necas also scored and Gabriel Landeskog and Valeri...

Stars explode in third period to down Maple Leafs
The Dallas Stars extended their winning streak to four with a 5-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night.,Dallas scored four third-period goals to break open a close game.,Esa Lindell picked up two helpers for the home team. Jake Oettinger made a number of key saves to keep th...

Road-weary Kings back home to face Columbus
Back home after a much-needed victory, the Los Angeles Kings are set to play host Monday to the Columbus Blue Jackets, who are wobbling into their upcoming Christmas break.,The Kings ended a three-game road trip against some NHL heavyweights with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursda...

NFL roundup: Steelers make big plays, escape Lions
Jaylen Warren rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns, Kenneth Gainwell caught a highlight-reel touchdown pass, and the Pittsburgh Steelers escaped with a 29-24 win over the host Detroit Lions on Sunday., ,Aaron Rodgers completed 27 of 41 passes for 266 yards and a touchdown for Pittsburgh (9-6), wh...

Cade Cunningham looks to remain on roll as Pistons face Blazers
Cade Cunningham attempts to follow up his third triple-double of the season with another strong effort when the Detroit Pistons visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.,Cunningham recorded 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in Saturday's 112-86 rout of the visiting Charlotte Hornets.,The...

Grizzlies hope to get reinforcements for meeting with Thunder
On Saturday, Alex Caruso was in College Station, Texas, to watch his alma mater, Texas A&M, in the College Football Playoff.,Monday, he'll be in Oklahoma City playing for the Thunder when they take on the Memphis Grizzlies.,Caruso and the Thunder are coming off a 112-107 setback at Minnesota. Caruso...

Struggling Magic, Warriors try to build on recent victories
Each having stalled a recent slump with a nail-biting victory in its last game, the Orlando Magic and Golden State Warriors seek a winning streak at the other's expense when they meet Monday night in San Francisco.,The contest is a rematch of a 121-113 Magic home win Nov. 18 in which superior depth ...

No. 12 North Carolina welcomes in-state foe on eve of ACC opener
North Carolina wraps up the nonconference portion of its schedule on Monday night when the No. 12 Tar Heels welcome East Carolina to Chapel Hill.,Winners of five straight, the Tar Heels (11-1) come into the game on short rest. They let an 11-point second-half lead evaporate Saturday before Henri Vee...

Oilers score first four goals, hold off Golden Knights by one
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins collected two goals and an assist and Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers jumped out to a 4-0 lead and then held on to defeat the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Sunday night.,It was McDavid's fifth three-point game in December as he extended his...

Suddenly solid Pelicans try to take down Mavericks
Escaping from the Western Conference basement, the New Orleans Pelicans look to extend their winning streak to five games on Monday when they host the Dallas Mavericks.,After dropping 22 of 25 games to begin the season, New Orleans has won four straight with a chance to post its longest winning stre...

West Virginia looking more players to step up against Mississippi Valley State
West Virginia coach Ross Hodge wants to keep his options open when it comes to a secondary scorer.,The Mountaineers (8-4) have one more chance to find a sidekick for leading scorer Honor Huff before Big 12 play begins when they host Mississippi Valley State on Monday in Morgantown W. Va.,A catalyst ...

After run of close losses, Boston College hoping rest & FDU cure ills
Boston College looks to get back in the win column when it returns from a 12-day layoff to host Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Eagles (5-6) have not played since losing to Massachusetts 76-74 on Dec. 10. It was their second one-possession loss in regulation on top of...

Stars explode in third period to say Maple Leafs
The Dallas Stars extended their win streak to four with a 5-1 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night.,Esa Lindell picked up two helpers for the home team while Scott Laughton netted Toronto's only goal of the night. Jake Oettinger made a number of key saves to keep his team in the...

Timberwolves rally past Bucks as Donte DiVincenzo pours in 18
Anthony Edwards scored 24 points, Donte DiVincenzo added 18 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied for a 103-100 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday in Minneapolis.,Rudy Gobert finished with 11 points and a team-high 18 rebounds for Minnesota, which won for the fourth time in the past fiv...

Streaking Sabres aren't slowed in taking down Devils
Zach Benson broke a tie late in the second period, and the visiting Buffalo Sabres extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 victory against the New Jersey Devils on Sunday in Newark.,Josh Norris and Peyton Krebs also scored for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 26 saves in his first...

Florida State's 3-point volume is prolific, but can it get better accuracy vs. Jacksonville?
With Atlantic Coast Conference play looming, Florida State may have gotten its groove back at the ideal moment.,The Seminoles (6-6) snapped a five-game losing streak with a dominant 96-49 home win over Mississippi Valley State on Friday.,"I felt like I was in the Sahara Desert looking for water afte...