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Clippers beat Mavericks in 2 OTs to end 6-game skid
James Harden recorded his 82nd career triple-double and scored four of his 41 points in the second overtime as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 133-127 win over the Dallas Mavericks in NBA Cup play on Friday.,Harden had season highs in points (41) and rebound...
Rookie Matthew Schaefer notches OT game-winner as Isles edge Mammoth
Matthew Schaefer scored at 2:06 of overtime and the visiting New York Islanders rallied to beat the Utah Mammoth 3-2 for their fourth straight win.,Mathew Barzal skated across the slot and fed Schaefer, who scored on a one-timer from the right circle to end it. The 18-year-old rookie scored his seve...
Clemson takes advantage of missed kicks to top No. 20 Louisville
Adam Randall ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner with 7:16 remaining, to give visiting Clemson a 20-19 upset victory over No. 20 Louisville on Friday night.,The Tigers (5-5, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) survived a bad punt snap with 2:31 remaining as Nick Keller missed ...
Nick Martinelli's late free throws lift Northwestern over DePaul
Nick Martinelli scored 24 points, sealing the win with two free throws to break a tie with 3.5 seconds remaining in regulation, helping Northwestern stay undefeated with an 81-79 victory over local rival DePaul on Friday night in Chicago.,Arrinten Page finished with 22 points for the Wildcats (4-0),...
Timberwolves dominate late, beat Kings for fourth straight win
Anthony Edwards scored 30 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves finished strong for a 124-110 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Julius Randle posted a double-double with 26 points and 11 rebounds for Minnesota, which won its fourth game in a row. Donte DiVincenzo finished...
No. 11 Texas Tech overcomes slow start to beat Milwaukee
Christian Anderson scored 18 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 11 Texas Tech pulled away from Milwaukee for an 80-63 win Friday night in Lubbock, Tex.,Donovan Atwell tallied 17 points, Tyeree Bryan scored 13 points and Jaylen Petty came off the bench to add 11 points. LeJuan Watts...
Bennett Stirtz puts up 21 as Iowa takes down Xavier
Bennett Stirtz scored a game-high 21 points to go with eight rebounds and Tavion Banks chipped in 13 points to help Iowa post an 81-62 victory against Xavier on Friday in Iowa City.,Kael Combs added 11 points for the Hawkeyes (3-0).,Jovan Milicevic paced the Musketeers with 15 points. Filip Borovica...
No. 23 Creighton blows past Maryland Eastern Shore
Blake Harper and Jasen Green each scored 14 points to lead No. 23 Creighton to a 84-45 non-conference win over Maryland Eastern Shore Friday in Omaha, Neb.,Harper also had nine rebounds while Green had five for the Bluejays (2-1). Josh Dix added 10 points.,Justin Monden led the Hawks (1-4) with 13 p...
No. 21 Arkansas emerges with tight victory over Samford
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 20 points and Meleek Thomas added 17 points to lead No. 21 Arkansas to a hard-earned win over Samford on Friday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Acuff made 7 of 13 attempts from the field overall, including 2 of 3 from 3-point range. Thomas shot 5 of 13 from the field in addition to gra...
Justin Thomas to miss start of '26 season after disc surgery
PGA Tour star Justin Thomas announced Friday that he has undergone disc surgery to address back issues, which will cause him to miss the early part of the 2026 season.,A successful microdiscectomy was performed Thursday in New York, per Thomas, alleviating a disc problem that had been causing hip pa...
Steven Alker passes Stewart Cink for lead at season finale
Steven Alker is two rounds away from his third championship in four years as he leads Stewart Cink by one shot at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship after Friday's second round at Phoenix Country Club.,The 54-year-old from New Zealand, who won the Schwab Cup title in 2022 and 2024, entered the week...
Utah measuring incremental improvement as it prepares to host Sam Houston
Utah is showing improved efficiency and more confidence on offense heading into Saturday's clash with Sam Houston in Salt Lake City.,The Utes (3-0) committed a season-low six turnovers in an 87-69 victory over Holy Cross on Monday night. They shot 53.3% from the field and outscored the Crusaders 44-...
Slumping Jets look to beat Flames for third time this season
The Winnipeg Jets have one shot to spin some positive into their road trip when they face the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,After a 5-3 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Thursday, the Jets have dropped four of five outings, all in regulation time, during their road trip that concludes in the Stampede City...
Felix Auger-Aliassime joins Jannik Sinner in Nitto ATP Finals semis
After Jannik Sinner finished a clean sweep of the Bjorn Borg Group, Felix Auger-Aliassime punched his ticket to the semifinals of the Nitto ATP Finals with a win over Alexander Zverev on Friday in Turin, Italy.,Auger-Aliassime, the eighth seed in the eight-man season finale, earned his second win of...
Slumping Maple Leafs hope to snap skid against youth-led Blackhawks
While the slumping Toronto Maple Leafs sense a level of urgency amid a four-game losing streak, coach Craig Berube insists the club is not going to panic.,Toronto is without captain Auston Matthews (lower body) entering Saturday's visit to the Chicago Blackhawks, and goaltender Anthony Stolarz is da...
Linn Grant, Grace Kim share lead halfway through The Annika
Sweden's Linn Grant fired a 7-under-par 63 to join Australian Grace Kim in the lead at The Annika on Friday at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla.,Grant and Kim stand at 9-under 131 through two rounds, one shot better than Jennifer Kupcho (66) and South Korea's Haeran Ryu (68).,Mexico's Gaby Lopez s...
Old foes Nebraska, Oklahoma square off in neutral-site affair
An old rivalry from the Big 8 days gets renewed on Saturday night when Nebraska and Oklahoma meet in Sioux Falls, S.D.,The Cornhuskers and Sooners have only met once since 2011, before Nebraska moved to the Big Ten the following season. That came in 2022 in a Thanksgiving Week tournament in Florida,...
Vanderbilt relying on balanced offense, preps for Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington wants more unselfish play from his team when it hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.,It was a balanced scoring effort put forth by the Commodores (3-0) when they cruised to a 92-62 home win against Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday.,Tyler Harris came o...
Top-five Class of 2026 recruit Cameron Williams commits to Duke
Cameron Williams, a top-five prospect in the Class of 2026, committed on Friday to play for Duke.,After visiting Duke during the school's Countdown to Craziness festivities in early October, the 6-foot-11 forward made his decision to join coach Jon Scheyer over opportunities at Arizona and Texas.,"I...
Adam Hadwin holds onto Bermuda lead thanks to late eagle
Adam Hadwin of Canada counteracted a double bogey with a late eagle and held onto the lead at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on Friday in Southampton, Bermuda.,Hadwin posted an eagle and a birdie during his final four holes to shoot a 5-under 66 at Port Royal Golf Course, moving to 11-under 13...