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NBA roundup: Spurs rally past Raptors for 10th straight win
Devin Vassell scored 21 points Wednesday night and the visiting San Antonio Spurs rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat the Toronto Raptors 110-107 for their 10th consecutive win.,San Antonio outscored Toronto 32-17 in the final period after trailing by 15 late in the third.,De'Aaron Fox added 20 ...
Kevin Porter Jr., Bucks narrowly defeat injury-riddled Cavaliers
Kevin Porter Jr. hit the game-winner in the final seconds and scored 20 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 118-116 victory over the visiting, short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night., ,Milwaukee won its second in a row and eighth in the past 10 contests. It was a balanced scoring at...
Alperen Sengun posts triple-double as Rockets rout Kings
Alperen Sengun recorded his third triple-double of the season and Reed Sheppard scored a game-high 28 points while making only his seventh start as the Houston Rockets cruised to a 128-97 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.,Sengun posted 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists whi...
Will Richard nets 21 to lead short-handed Warriors past Grizzlies
Will Richard scored 21 points and Gary Payton II and Brandin Podziemski added 19 apiece to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 133-112 victory over the host Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. ,Each of the nine Warriors who played made a 3-pointer as Golden State finished 19-for-46 from deep. Gui Santos...
Oregon uses strong second half to take down Wisconsin
Oregon made 17 of 24 shots in the second half, scoring 55 points in the final 20 minutes in an 85-71 win over Wisconsin Wednesday night in Big Ten men's basketball from Eugene, Ore.,Nate Bittle scored 20 points with six rebounds and five assists, Takai Simpkins added 17 and Kwame Evans Jr. scored 16...
Pavel Dorofeyev scores twice as Golden Knights defeat Kings
Pavel Dorofeyev scored two goals including the game-winner during a five-goal third period to lead the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.,Colton Sissons and Reilly Smith each had a goal and an assist, Tanner Laczynski had three assists and B...
Ducks' wild rally vs. Oilers gives Joel Quenneville win No. 1,000
Cutter Gauthier broke a tie with 1:14 to play and Ducks coach Joel Quenneville became the second bench boss in NHL history to win 1,000 games as host Anaheim claimed a wild 6-5 comeback victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.,Leo Carlsson scored once in a three-point outing to pace the Ducks ...
WTA roundup: Andorran qualifier earns marathon win in Merida
Andorran qualifier Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva advanced to her third career WTA Tour quarterfinal by outlasting eighth-seeded Magda Linette of Poland 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-5 on Wednesday in the Merida (Mexico) Open Akron.,The match lasted 3 hours, 20 minutes, tied for the fourth longest on the tour this y...
Cole Perfetti's overtime goal sends Jets past Canucks
Cole Perfetti scored at 1:37 of overtime, enabling the Winnipeg Jets win their first game back from the Olympic break, a 3-2 victory against the host Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.,Gabriel Vilardi and Kyle Connor had a goal apiece, Mark Scheifele logged two assists and Eric Comrie made 21 saves for...
Nikola Jokic pours in 30 as Nuggets pull away from Celtics
Nikola Jokic compiled 30 points and 12 rebounds as the host Denver Nuggets rallied past the Boston Celtics 103-84 on Wednesday night.,Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 14 points, Julian Strawther finished with 12 and Cameron Johnson and Jonas Valanciunas had 11 each for Denver, which played most of the game w...
Cal edges SMU to win its 20th game of season
Justin Pippen nailed a go-ahead 20-footer with 1:05 remaining, then capped a 24-point performance with four lead-protecting free throws in the final 18 seconds, allowing Cal to win a 20th game for the first time in nine years with a 73-69 victory over SMU on Wednesday night in Berkeley, Calif.,After...
LSU halts 5-game skid, beats Ole Miss in double overtime
Max Mackinnon scored 12 of his 34 points in the second overtime and LSU ended a five-game losing streak by defeating Ole Miss 106-99 on Wednesday night in Oxford, Miss.,Michael Nwoko added 18 points before fouling out, Pablo Tamba scored 15, Rashad King had 13, Robert Miller III had 12 and Jalen Ree...
Avalanche ride eventful second period to win over Mammoth
Parker Kelly and Martin Necas each tallied a goal and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche topped Utah Mammoth 4-2 on Wednesday in Salt Lake City during the teams' return from the Olympic break.,All six goals were scored in the second period.,Scott Wedgewood made 28 saves for the Avalanche, who won f...
Darius Acuff Jr. helps No. 20 Arkansas hold off Texas A&M
Billy Richmond III scored 23 points, Darius Acuff Jr. posted 17 of his 22 points in the last nine minutes, and No. 20 Arkansas moved closer to a double bye in the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 99-84 victory over Texas A&M on Wednesday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Malique Ewin had 18 points and ...
Anthony Edwards looks to recreate All-Star magic as Timberwolves face Clippers
Anthony Edwards will return to the site of his All-Star Game MVP performance when the Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday in Inglewood, Calif.,The Timberwolves entered the All-Star break on a 7-3 run and are 2-1 since returning. Edwards has done his part to start the s...
Isaiah Johnson's big performance powers Colorado past Kansas State
Isaiah Johnson stuffed the stat sheet with 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while leading Colorado to a 79-70 win over Kansas State on Wednesday in Boulder, Colo.,The rebound and assist totals were season highs for the freshman.,Ian Inman contributed 17 points, Barrington Hargress tallied ...
Strong first half helps Iowa pull away from Ohio State
Brian Stirtz had 22 points and Alvaro Folgueiras 20 when Iowa used a first-half surge to pull away for a 74-57 win over Ohio State in Iowa City on Wednesday.,The Hawkeyes (20-8, 10-7 Big Ten) won for the eighth time in 11 games to maintain eighth place, the last spot for a double-bye in the conferen...
DePaul sweeps Creighton with yet another 1-point win
Brandon Maclin scored 21 points to fuel visiting DePaul to a 72-71 victory over Creighton on Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.,Maclin made 8 of 12 shots from the floor and all three attempts from 3-point range for the Blue Demons (15-13, 7-10 Big East), who completed a season sweep of the Bluejays after losi...
No. 17 Alabama completes season sweep against Mississippi State
Amari Allen scored 23 points and made a career-best six 3-pointers to lead No. 17 Alabama to a 100-75 victory over Mississippi State on Wednesday night in Southeastern Conference play at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Latrell Wrightsell Jr. registered 18 points, six rebounds and five assists and Aden Holloway add...
No. 9 Gonzaga avenges loss to Portland, grabs share of WCC title
Graham Ike scored 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds and snagged a career-high seven steals as No. 9 Gonzaga clinched the top seed in the West Coast Conference tournament as well as at least a share of the regular-season title with an 89-48 victory against Portland on Wednesday in Spokane, Wash.,Brae...