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No. 17 North Carolina holds off Wake Forest
Henri Veesaar scored 25 points and Caleb Wilson scored 22 to power No. 17 North Carolina to an 87-84 win over visiting Wake Forest on Saturday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Wilson pulled down 12 rebounds while Veesaar grabbed nine, and the dominant posts missed just one shot apiece from the floor (17 o...
Jestin Porter helps Clemson beat Notre Dame to run win streak to 7
Jestin Porter scored a season-high 26 points and registered five steals as Clemson won its seventh straight game, topping Notre Dame 76-61 on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play on South Bend, Ind.,RJ Godfrey delivered 16 points and Carter Welling added 14 points and six rebounds as the Tiger...
Auburn dismantles No. 15 Arkansas for first SEC win
Keyshawn Hall scored 30 points, KeShawn Murphy had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the host Auburn Tigers cruised to a 95-73 victory over the No. 15 Arkansas Razorbacks for their first SEC win Saturday., ,Elyjah Freeman added 13 points and Kevin Overton scored 10 for the Tigers (10-6, 1-2 SEC), who b...
AJ Storr erupts for 26 points as Ole Miss holds off Mizzou
AJ Storr scored 26 points and Malik Dia added 21 as Ole Miss outlasted Missouri 76-69 in an SEC game Saturday in Oxford, Miss.,The Rebels (9-7, 1-2) went on a 7-0 run to break away after the game was tied with five minutes to go.,Storr and Dia both hit jumpers during the run and Augusto Cassia compl...
Matthew Stafford's last-minute TD lifts Rams over Panthers in wild-card game
Matthew Stafford's 19-yard pass to Colby Parkinson with 38 seconds remaining rescued the Los Angeles Rams in a 34-31 victory against the Carolina Panthers in an NFC wild-card game Saturday at Charlotte.,Stafford was 24-for-42 for 304 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Puka Nacua, who racke...
Matthew Stafford's last-minute TD pass lifts Rams over Panthers in wild-card game
Matthew Stafford's 19-yard pass to Colby Parkinson with 38 seconds remaining rescued the Los Angeles Rams in a 34-31 victory against the Carolina Panthers in the NFC wild-card game Saturday at Charlotte.,Stafford was 24-for-42 for 304 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Puka Nacua, who rack...
Tyler Toffoli scores winner as Sharks edge Stars in OT
Tyler Toffoli blasted a power-play goal 1:58 into overtime as the San Jose Sharks rallied to beat the visiting Dallas Stars 5-4 on Saturday afternoon. ,After helping erase a two-goal deficit in the third period, Toffoli rifled the game-winner, his second goal in a three-point outing, on a 4-on-3 pow...
Reignited Bucks clash with injury-riddled Nuggets
Giannis Antetokounmpo has battled injuries and trade rumors this season, but the two-time MVP has been a catalyst for the recent surge by the Milwaukee Bucks.,Milwaukee has won five of its last seven since Antetokounmpo returned to the lineup on Dec. 27, including a thrilling 105-101 victory at the ...
Virginia Tech clamps down late to beat Cal
Amani Hansberry scored 15 points and Jailen Bedford added 13 as Virginia Tech matched its win total from last season with a 78-75 win over California on Saturday in Blacksburg., ,After Bedford made one of two free throws with 2.6 seconds left, the Hokes escaped with the win after Cal's Justin Pippen...
No. 3 Iowa State continues historic run with win over Oklahoma State
Joshua Jefferson scored 19 points and Milan Momcilovic added 18 as No. 3 Iowa State defeated Oklahoma State 83-71 in a Big 12 game Saturday in Ames, Iowa.,The Cyclones (16-0, 3-0) added to the best start in school history and remained one of five unbeaten teams in the country.,The Cowboys (13-3, 1-2...
No. 1 Arizona cruises past TCU, improves to 16-0
Koa Peat scored 20 points, Jaden Bradley and Anthony Dell'Orso added 17 points apiece and No. 1 Arizona went on to an 86-73 victory over TCU on Saturday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Wildcats (16-0, 3-0 Big 12) are chasing the program's best start since they went 21-0 to open the 2013-14 seaso...
Xavier breaks out offensively to snap skid vs. Providence
Malik Messina-Moore (23 points) and Jovan Milicevic (22 points) led a strong offensive performance for Xavier in a 97-84 win over Providence in Cincinnati on Saturday.,Tre Carroll (18), Filip Borovicanin (15 and 10 rebounds), and Roddie Anderson III (14) rounded Xavier's five double-digit scorers, c...
Flames halt 4-game skid, cool off red-hot Penguins
Matt Coronato scored to break a third-period tie and sparked the visiting Calgary Flames to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.,Connor Zary also tallied for the Flames, who snapped a four-game skid.,Goaltender Devin Cooley delivered a sparkling 27-save performance while making hi...
Ohio State displaying balance entering clash vs. Washington
Ohio State enters its game at Washington on Sunday with new-found confidence that the Buckeyes can rely on more than standout guard Bruce Thornton to win a game.,Averaging 20 points per game, he is coming off a relatively quiet outing with 12 points in the 72-62 win at Oregon on Thursday, giving the...
Balanced scoring extends Texas A&M's winning streak vs. Oklahoma
Rashaun Agee had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead a balanced scoring attack and help Texas A&M beat Oklahoma 83-76 on Saturday in College Station, Texas.,Five players scored in double figures for the Aggies, who have won six consecutive games.,Ruben Dominguez and Rylan Griffen scored 14 each, Pop I...
Surging Sixers open 2-game set vs. hobbled Raptors
The Philadelphia 76ers aim to build on the momentum of winning five of their past six games when they visit the injury-riddled Toronto Raptors on Sunday to open a two-game set.,The teams, who split the first two games of the season series at Philadelphia, play again in Toronto on Monday.,The 76ers a...
Rutgers, Northwestern meet in search of 3-point turnarounds
Two teams struggling in Big Ten play will meet Sunday when Northwestern faces Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J.,The game will feature teams that haven't had much success shooting from beyond the 3-point arc this season. Northwestern (8-7, 0-4 Big Ten) is last among Big Ten teams in 3-point field goal perc...
Arizona State survives Kansas State's late run to end losing streak
Arizona State had five players score in double figures, led by 21 points from Maurice Odum and Massamba Diop in an 87-84 victory over Kansas State on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz., ,The Sun Devils (10-6, 1-2 Big 12) snapped a four-game losing streak, winning for the first time since Dec. 13., ,Kansas Sta...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 24 Princeton routs Yale
Led by Madison St. Rose's 18 points and five assists, No. 24 Princeton posted its 12th consecutive victory on Saturday, 76-50 over Yale in an Ivy League game in New Haven, Conn.,Ashley Chea added 17 points for the Tigers (14-1, 2-0), and Olivia Hutcherson had 12 points and a team-high seven rebounds...
No. 23 Virginia takes down Stanford, now 10-0 at home
Thijs De Ridder scored 22 points and No. 23 Virginia rolled to a 70-55 victory over cold-shooting Stanford on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference action in Charlottesville, Va., ,The Cavaliers (14-2, 3-1) improved to 10-0 at home as De Ridder made 8 of 11 shots from the field and 5 of 5 free throw...