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Victor Wembanyama's clutch 3s send Spurs over Bulls
Victor Wembanyama scored 38 points to go with 12 rebounds and drilled game-tying and go-ahead 3-pointers in the final minute as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the host Chicago Bulls 121-117 on Monday., ,De'Aaron Fox added 21 points for the Spurs, who outscored the Bulls 32-19 in the fourth quarter t...
No. 16 Iowa State's swarming defense hampers Mississippi State
Tamin Lipsey scored a career-high 25 points, Joshua Jefferson added 18 points and No. 16 Iowa State beat Mississippi State 96-80 on Monday night at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., ,Lipsey (9-of-17 shooting) added six assists, three steals and one blocked shot as Iowa State defeated the Bu...
Maryland hopes to buckle down against visiting Alcorn State
When Maryland hosts Alcorn State on Tuesday night in College Park, Md., the goal for the Terrapins is to leave the locker room more prepared to play -- in both halves.,That was the element lacking for Maryland (1-1) on Friday night when it fell to Georgetown 70-60. In the opening minutes, the Terrap...
Newcomer Michael Nwoko scores 22 as LSU surges past New Orleans
Michael Nwoko scored 22 points, Marquel Sutton and Pablo Tamba each posted double-doubles and LSU dominated the start of both halves in a 93-58 victory against New Orleans on Monday night in Baton Rouge, La.,Sutton finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds, Tamba had 10 points and 10 rebounds and rese...
Ohio State to rely on Bruce Thornton against App State
Ohio State knows it can rely on its best player to calm the storm if needed when the Buckeyes face Appalachian State on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio.,Bruce Thornton had a career-high 38 points Friday in a 94-68 win over Purdue Fort Wayne, but the total wasn't as important as when he scored.,The Buckeye...
Desmond Bane drains trey at buzzer as Magic edge Blazers
Desmond Bane hit a 3-pointer from the right side as time expired on Monday, giving Orlando Magic a 115-112 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers.,Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Bane chipped in 22 points and seven assists as the Magic rallied after squ...
Mathew Barzal scores in OT, Isles hand Devils first home loss
Mathew Barzal scored 1:17 into overtime, and the New York Islanders, after blowing a late lead, regrouped to hand the New Jersey Devils their first home loss of the season with Monday night's 3-2 victory in Newark, N.J.,New York broke a 1-1 tie on its only power-play chance of the game with 2:53 lef...
Avalanche, Ducks collide in battle of division leaders
Nathan MacKinnon has one Hart Trophy, and he is playing as if he wants to win the NHL MVP for the second time in three seasons.,The Colorado center is off to a scorching start and leads the NHL in scoring after a nine-point weekend. MacKinnon will attempt to build on that momentum when the Avalanche...
No. 5 Arizona ironing out rotation with Northern Arizona up next
Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd will continue to work on different combinations during the nonconference season, including when Northern Arizona visits the No. 5 Wildcats on Tuesday night in Tucson, Ariz.,Lloyd has developed an eight-player rotation and has stuck with the same starting lineup in Arizona's...
Seton Hall responds to shaky outing by taking down Fairfield
Seton Hall improved to 3-0 for the second time under coach Shaheen Holloway with an 82-59 victory over visiting Fairfield on Monday night in South Orange, N.J.,After a lackluster showing in its last victory, Holloway guaranteed a better effort by Seton Hall. That's exactly what happened, as A.J. Sta...
Zdeno Chara, Duncan Keith among 8 inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame
Zdeno Chara and Duncan Keith didn't let their unique body types stall their dreams of playing in the NHL. Once there, the former defensemen took their careers to another level, culminating with their induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday in Toronto.,Chara and Keith joined six other former...
Sharks, fast-rising Macklin Celebrini aim for 4th straight win vs. Wild
After a bumpy start to the season, Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks have found their rhythm.,The Sharks will go for their fourth consecutive victory when they face off against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn. San Jose defeated the Seattle Kraken, Winnipeg Jets and Fl...
Potent No. 7 BYU seeks out more rim finishes vs. Delaware
Figuring out how to stop BYU's offense will be a season-long headache for opponents.,The No. 7 Cougars head into Tuesday's game against Delaware in Provo, Utah, coming off a nearly perfect offensive performance. They dismantled Holy Cross for 40 minutes and led wire-to-wire in a 98-53 win on Saturda...
Denis Badalau, Rutgers handle winless Maine
Denis Badalau scored a game-high 19 points, all in the first half, and Tariq Francis finished with 12 to lead Rutgers to a 72-60 nonconference victory over Maine on Monday in Piscataway, N.J.,Dylan Grant added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights (2-0), who scored 25 points off 18 Maine...
Solo Ball, No. 3 UConn blow past Columbia with first-half surge
Solo Ball scored a team-high 23 points to lead No. 3 UConn to an 89-62 win over Columbia on Monday night in Storrs, Conn.,Ball and Alex Karaban (20 points, six rebounds, four assists) combined for 5 of the 10 3-pointers for the Huskies (3-0), who shot 56.6% from the floor and led by as many as 29.,T...
No. 21 Arkansas takes lessons from close loss to face C. Arkansas
Arkansas came up short in a 69-66 loss at Michigan State in its first test of the season Saturday, but Razorbacks coach John Calipari called the result not all bad.,"You want to win every game," Calipari said, "but at this time of the year, you win or you learn. We learned. We learned about each oth...
Lowly Blues, Flames look for spark entering clash
After suffering back-to-back shutout losses, the Calgary Flames will try to get their offense back on track when they visit the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night.,The Flames will carry some frustration into this game after losing to the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 at home Friday night and falling to the Minn...
Hot-shooting Knicks host reeling Grizzlies, Ja Morant
The New York Knicks have won four straight and are heating up from outside.,But the Memphis Grizzlies are hoping the Knicks' imperfect defense is finally the cure for whatever is ailing Ja Morant from 3-point land this season.,New York will continue their season-long seven-game homestand Tuesday nig...
Celtics, 76ers set for Round 3 after pair of one-point games
If recent history is any indication, the visiting Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers are destined for another close matchup Tuesday.,This is already the third meeting this season between the Atlantic Division rivals. They squared off on Opening Night in Boston, where the Sixers escaped with a 117...
Jannik Sinner takes crucial first step in ATP Finals title defense
If there were any nerves in opening his title defense of the Nitto ATP Finals, Italy's Jannik Sinner brushed past them with ease on Monday.,Sinner won his 27th consecutive indoor match with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in the Bjorn Borg Group before a partisan crowd at the ...