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Rockets have answers in back-and-forth win over Bulls
Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun recorded double-doubles, and Jabari Smith Jr. drilled three late jumpers as the Houston Rockets outlasted the visiting Chicago Bulls 119-113 on Tuesday night.,The Rockets snapped a three-game losing skid in the first of five consecutive home games. Durant paired 28 po...
Joel Hofer shuts out Hurricanes as Blues snap losing streak
Joel Hofer made 33 saves for his fourth shutout of the season as the St. Louis Blues blanked the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Tuesday night.,Nick Bjugstad, Dalibor Dvorsky and Jimmy Snuggerud scored for the Blues, who snapped a three-game losing streak.,Brandon Bussi made 28 saves for the Hur...
Tarris Reed Jr. nets 21 as No. 3 UConn holds off No. 25 Seton Hall
Tarris Reed Jr. tied his season high with 21 points, Alex Karaban netted 13 and Braylon Mullins scored 11 to help No. 3 UConn escape with a 69-64 victory over No. 25 Seton Hall on Tuesday in Newark, N.J.,The Huskies (17-1, 7-0 Big East) won their 13th straight game despite Seton Hall charging back f...
Bam Adebayo's strong closing surge guides Heat past Suns
Bam Adebayo scored 13 consecutive Heat points late in the fourth quarter, leading host Miami to a 127-121 win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.,With the score tied 118-118 and 48.3 seconds left, Miami's Norman Powell made a corner 3-pointer for a lead that the Heat never relinquished.,Adebayo ...
No. 24 Tennessee rallies in regulation, tops Texas A&M in 20T
Nate Ament scored 10 of his career high-tying 23 points in the two overtime periods to lead No. 24 Tennessee to an 87-82 victory over Texas A&M on Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn.,The final margin of victory represented the largest lead of the game for the Volunteers (12-5, 2-2 Southeastern Confere...
Bruins shut down Red Wings for 2nd straight shutout
Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves as the Boston Bruins earned their second consecutive shutout, defeating the visiting Detroit Red Wings 3-0 on Tuesday night.,Pavel Zacha, Fraser Minten and Mark Kastelic scored the goals as Boston cruised to its fourth straight victory and sixth in seven contests.,Zacha ...
Capitals rally past Canadiens for OT victory
After Ethan Frank recorded two third-period goals, Connor McMichael scored with 37.6 seconds left in overtime, as the host Washington Capitals rallied from a 2-0 deficit, to beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday night.,Montreal's Sam Montembeault was solidly stout while making 39 saves, but Was...
Hot Lightning tie franchise mark with shootout win over Penguins
Nikita Kucherov scored the game-winning goal in the shootout, and the Tampa Bay Lightning earned their franchise-tying 11th straight victory by edging the host Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Tuesday night.,After Tampa Bay's Gage Goncalves and Pittsburgh's Egor Chinakhov netted in the session, Kucherov, ...
Blue Jackets scrap past Flames to win in Rick Bowness' debut
Boone Jenner broke a late third-period tie, leading host Columbus to a wild 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames in the debut of new Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness on Tuesday.,Charlie Coyle scored twice in a three-point game, Zack Werenski produced one goal and two assists and Dante Fabbro added a g...
Senators snap 4-game losing streak as Canucks' skid rolls on
Artem Zub and Jordan Spence each scored within a 15-second span in the first period and the Ottawa Senators held on for a 2-1 home win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.,The victory ended Ottawa's season-high four-game (0-4-0) losing streak and moved the Senators out of last place in the Eastern...
No. 23 Utah State, Nevada clash amid strong MWC starts
No. 23 Utah State will put its undefeated Mountain West record on the line Wednesday night when it faces Nevada in Logan, Utah., ,The Aggies (14-1, 5-0), ranked for a school-record third season in a row, joins No. 9 Gonzaga as one of two teams from mid-major conferences in the Top 25., ,The Wolf Pac...
Miami downs Notre Dame, runs win streak to 10 games
ACC Player of the Week Tre Donaldson's 23 points, five assists and three steals powered Miami to a 81-69 victory over Notre Dame on Tuesday in South Bend, Ind., the Hurricanes' 10th consecutive win.,The streak is the longest for Miami since the team won its first 10 games in the 2017-18 season. The ...
No. 16 Virginia starts fast, holds off No. 20 Louisville
No. 16 Virginia scored the first 14 points of the game and held on for a 79-70 victory at No. 20 Louisville in Atlantic Coast Conference action Tuesday night.,Malik Thomas scored 19 points as the Cavaliers (15-2, 4-1 ACC) won their fourth straight game and matched their win total from last season. T...
No. 12 Michigan State uses late 19-0 run to pull away from Indiana
Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 19 of his career-high 23 points in the first half to lead No. 12 Michigan State to an 81-60 home win over Indiana in a Big Ten contest on Tuesday.,Fears went 8 of 14 from the field and added 10 assists for Michigan State (15-2, 5-1 Big Ten), which finished a three-game homest...
No. 17 Texas Tech stays perfect with wire-to-wire win over Houston
Jalynn Bristow scored seven first-quarter points to get undefeated Texas Tech off to a strong start, and 17th-ranked Lady Raiders never trailed in a 71-59 win over Houston on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.,Bristow finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and five steals for Texas Tech (19-0, 6-0 Big 12)....
John Blackwell's buzzer-beater lifts Wisconsin over Minnesota
John Blackwell pulled up and drilled a 25-footer as time ran out to lift Wisconsin to a 78-75 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten matchup Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Blackwell's teammates chased him for a lap around the floor to celebrate the dramatic end to the Badgers' rally.,Blackwell finished with...
Nick Davidson pours in 25 as No. 22 Clemson handles Boston College
Nick Davidson scored 25 points off the bench as No. 22 Clemson won its eighth consecutive game Tuesday night, defeating Boston College 74-50 in Clemson, S.C.,Davidson, a transfer from Nevada, notched his season-high scoring total as Clemson improved to 15-3, 5-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Dav...
Villanova tops Providence, extends Big East road win streak
Devin Askew came off the bench to contribute a team-high 20 points along with seven assists to help visiting Villanova defeat Providence 88-82 on Tuesday night., ,Villanova (14-3, 5-1 Big East), which had a 32-8 edge in bench points, has won its last four conference road games., ,The Wildcats receiv...
Oziyah Sellers scores season-best 24 as St. John's crushes Marquette
Oziyah Sellers scored a season-high 24 points as host St. John's pulled away in the second half of its wire-to-wire 92-68 victory over struggling Marquette Tuesday night in New York.,Sellers surpassed his season high set in Las Vegas against Baylor on Nov. 25. The senior guard finished three shy of ...
Reports: Alabama QB Ty Simpson spurns $6.5M offer, enters NFL draft
Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson has submitted paperwork to enter the 2026 NFL Draft, according to multiple reports on Tuesday, one day ahead of the deadline for underclassmen to do so.,This followed reports on Monday that multiple college programs attempted to entice Simpson with top-dollar offers to...