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Led by Cam Spencer, Grizzlies hand Mavericks 7th straight home setback
Cam Spencer scored 25 points and Olivier-Maxence Prosper added 16 points and 10 rebounds -- his first career double-double -- to lead the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a 124-105 victory Friday night over the Dallas Mavericks, who lost their seventh straight home game.,Scotty Pippen Jr. chipped in wi...

ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev charges into Dubai final
Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev will shoot for his second Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title after beating top-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals on Friday in the United Arab Emirates.,Standing in the way of the Russian will be the Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor, who topped...

Pistons rally past Cavaliers in OT behind Jalen Duren
Jalen Duren scored 33 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, and the host Detroit Pistons rallied from a nine-point deficit late in regulation to win 122-119 in overtime against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.,Cade Cunningham supplied 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists before fouling out in regula...

Kraken looking to ignite against struggling Canucks
With less than a week to go until the NHL's trade deadline, the Seattle Kraken are in a quandary.,The Kraken entered the weekend in the second and final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, yet considering their first two games after the Olympic break, might still be sellers by 3 p.m. ET Friday...

Former Illini Morez Johnson Jr. leads No. 3 Michigan to win, Big Ten title
In a triumphant return to his former school, Morez Johnson Jr. produced 19 points and a game-high 11 rebounds to lead No. 3 Michigan to an 84-70 victory over No. 10 Illinois on Friday night in Champaign, Ill., that clinched the Wolverines' first Big Ten title since 2021.,Johnson, a physical sophomor...

Jalen Brunson erupts early as Knicks thump Bucks
Jalen Brunson scored 22 of his game-high 27 points in the first quarter, helping the visiting New York Knicks secure a 127-98 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.,OG Anunoby added 24 points and Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds for New York, which shot 21-for-42 (50%)...

Strong second half propels Celtics to big win over Nets
Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 11 rebounds in 25 minutes as the Boston Celtics pulled away in the second half for a 148-111 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Friday night.,Boston, which had a six-point lead midway through the third quarter, outscored Brooklyn 82-54 in the second half.,The...

Sabres continue hot play, hold off Panthers
Beck Malenstyn scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period in a 3-2 win for the Buffalo Sabres against the host Florida Panthers on Friday.,Malenstyn gave Buffalo a 2-1 lead at 11:38 of the final period. With Mattias Samuelsson positioned at the top of the crease, Malenstyn took a slap ...

Pierre-Luc Dubois scores twice as Capitals edge Golden Knights
Pierre-Luc Dubois scored two goals and had an assist and Logan Thompson made 24 saves to lead the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Friday night., ,It was the 25th three-point game of Dubois' career and also his 18th multi-goal game. Aliaksei Protas and R...

Pelicans displaying progress entering rematch vs. Jazz
The New Orleans Pelicans remain near the bottom of the Western Conference standings, but they're making progress.,The team has won two consecutive games since starting point guard Dejounte Murray made his season debut after rehabilitating from Achilles surgery.,Murray had 17 points, nine assists and...

Oklahoma, LSU feel they're on path to strong finish
Oklahoma and LSU haven't gotten many wins in Southeastern Conference play.,But both won their last games, and both have an opportunity to continue an upward trend when they meet Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.,The Sooners (14-14, 4-11 SEC) played one of their best conference games, beating visiting Aub...

No. 20 Arkansas faces tall task against SEC favorite No. 7 Florida
Streaking No. 7 Florida seeks to clinch at least a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season title when the Gators meet No. 20 Arkansas on Saturday in Gainesville, Fla.,Arkansas coach John Calipari knows what the Razorbacks are in for.,"They're the best team in our league right now, and we...

Alabama Supreme Court denies Charles Bediako's request to play
Charles Bediako is now at one win and two losses in the Alabama court system.,The 23-year old, whose collegiate basketball career with the Crimson Tide has been on again and off again for the past two months, was denied a request to resume competition on Friday by the Alabama Supreme Court.,Bediako ...

No. 23 Saint Louis has strong finish in mind, starting with Duquesne
No. 23 Saint Louis has been one of college basketball's best stories of the 2025-26 regular season. The Billikens, though, are now hoping to battle through their first stretch of adversity in the final week before the postseason.,Saint Louis (25-3, 13-2 Atlantic 10) has dropped two of three games si...

SMU tries to rebound at Stanford after late slip vs. Cal
SMU looks to end its trip out West on a high note when it visits Stanford for a Saturday afternoon Atlantic Coast Conference battle.,This is the first meeting of the season between the ACC rivals. They split the season series in 2025, with each team winning on their home court. In the most recent ga...

No. 25 Princeton spreads the wealth in 50-point win over Dartmouth
Backup center Taylor Charles set career highs of 10 points and 10 rebounds as No. 25 Princeton swarmed host Dartmouth 97-47 on Friday in Hanover, N.H.,The Tigers (22-3, 10-2 Ivy) blew open a 14-point halftime lead by outscoring the hosts 57-21 in the second half, allowing them to limit the starters'...

Led by their hometown hero, Sounders travel to Real Salt Lake
The Seattle Sounders sure are glad Paul Rothrock decided to stay home.,The midfielder, a Seattle native, decided to re-sign with the Sounders in the offseason when he was a free agent. He replaced an injured Jordan Morris (quad strain) in the eighth minute of the season opener against visiting Color...

No. 21 Miami (Ohio) escapes Western Michigan on Trey Perry's winner
Trey Perry made a go-ahead layup with 0.4 seconds left, helping No. 21 Miami (Ohio) remain unbeaten with a 69-67 victory over Western Michigan on Friday in Kalamazoo, Mich.,Justice Williams sank a 13-foot jumper to forge a 67-67 tie with 12.8 seconds remaining before Perry used his body to fend off ...

Struggling Creighton hopes to reach .500 when Providence pays a visit
Creighton and coach Greg McDermott are hoping to avoid a third season sweep by a conference foe when they host Providence in their home finale on Saturday in Omaha, Neb.,The reeling Bluejays (14-15, 8-10 Big East Conference) have dropped four of five, including identical 72-71 heartbreaks to DePaul,...

Fresh off historical loss, No. 15 St. John's aims for better vs. Villanova
An historically bad performance knocked St. John's out of the Big East lead and another bad showing would push the Red Storm closer to third place.,The 15th-ranked Red Storm hope to avoid another disappointing loss Saturday night when they host improved Villanova in New York.,St. John's (22-6, 15-2 ...