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Scottie Barnes helps Raptors hammer Heat
South Florida native Scottie Barnes scored a game-high 27 points and added eight rebounds and four assists, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 112-91 win over the host Miami Heat on Tuesday night.,Barnes, held to just six points in his previous game, made 10 of 14 shots.,Immanuel Quickley added 18 poi...
Bucks get back in the win column vs. hapless Pacers
Kevin Porter Jr. scored 24 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks post a 111-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis on Tuesday.,Ryan Rollins added 23 points for the Bucks, while Kyle Kuzma scored 15 and Bobby Portis finished with 14 points and nine rebounds for Milwaukee, which snapped a thr...
Nine Cavs hit double figures during blowout of Pelicans
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and Sam Merrill tied his season high with 22 points and made six 3-pointers as the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away for a 141-118 victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.,Cleveland, which has scored at least 30 points in six consecutive quarters, ha...
Adam Pelech collects game-winner for Islanders against Devils
Adam Pelech scored the game-winning goal with 1:15 left Tuesday night for the New York Islanders, who edged the New Jersey Devils 2-1 in Elmont, N.Y.,The Islanders' Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal swapped the puck while skating through the neutral zone before Lee dished to Simon Holmstrom, whose shot f...
Canadiens add to Bruins' home woes with 4-goal third
The visiting Montreal Canadiens broke a tie with four unanswered goals in the third period on the way to a 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. ,Zack Bolduc scored the winning goal at the 7:04 mark to spark Montreal's late run. All four goals came in a 5:18 span, including two on separat...
Rangers rack up 5 third-period goals, crush Capitals
Vincent Trocheck scored twice during New York's five-goal third period, fueling the visiting Rangers to a 7-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.,Former Capital Taylor Raddysh jointed Trocheck in amassing two goals and an assist as the Rangers snapped a four-game losing streak against t...
Bowen Byram scores twice, lifts Senators over Sabres in OT
Bowen Byram scored his second goal of the game 31 seconds into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-2 victory against the host Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.,Byram one-timed a feed from Ryan McLeod from the right circle.,Byram also had an assist, and Noa...
Michael Porter's strong 1st half helps Nets down Sixers
Michael Porter Jr. scored 25 of his 28 points in the first half as the visiting Brooklyn Nets topped the Philadelphia 76ers 114-106 on Tuesday., ,Egor Demin added 20 points for Brooklyn, which improved to 6-3 in its last nine games. Nic Claxton chipped in with 16 points and 10 rebounds for the visit...
Sam Reinhart directs Panthers attack in comeback win vs. Hurricanes
Sam Reinhart had three assists as the Florida Panthers scored five unanswered goals for a 5-2 road win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.,The Panthers are 8-2-0 over their last 10 games, including two third-period comebacks against the Hurricanes in the last five days. Florida'...
Hornets use the deep ball to sink Wizards
LaMelo Ball scored 23 with the help of four 3-point baskets and the Charlotte Hornets beat the visiting Washington Wizards 126-109 on Tuesday night.,Brandon Miller poured in 20 points and Kon Knueppel provided 15 of his 19 points in the second half as the Hornets used a strong fourth quarter to defe...
Western Kentucky rallies late to top Southern Miss in New Orleans Bowl
Maverick McIvor, George Hart III and Marvis Parrish rushed for touchdowns and Western Kentucky rallied to defeat Southern Miss 27-16 in the New Orleans Bowl on Tuesday.,McIvor, the starting quarterback for the Hilltoppers (9-4, 6-2 Conference USA) before injuring his non-throwing shoulder in October...
Dylan Larkin scores late in 3rd, again in OT as Wings top Stars
Dylan Larkin scored the tying goal late in the third period, then tallied again 34 seconds into overtime to give the host Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday.,In the extra session, Larkin brought the puck into the Stars' zone, skated between two defenders and wristed a shot ...
Villanova's 16-0 second-half run sinks Seton Hall
Acaden Lewis had a game-high 16 points and Villanova used a 16-point run early in the second half to fuel a 64-56 road victory over Seton Hall on Tuesday night in Newark, N.J., ,The Wildcats (10-2, 1-0 Big East) prevailed in head coach Kevin Willard's first return to New Jersey to face Seton Hall, w...
No. 21 Houston rising, LSU regrouping ahead of Texas Bowl
LSU and No. 21 Houston enter the Texas Bowl from vastly different positions., ,The Tigers (7-5) are going through a head-coaching transition, adjusting to opt-outs from key players and finishing out a disappointing season., ,The Cougars (9-3) are building stability in head coach Willie Fritz's secon...
No. 12 BYU, No. 22 Georgia Tech miss CFP, set for Pop-Tarts Bowl
Two blowout losses to Texas Tech prevented BYU from being a participant in the College Football Playoff.,The No. 12 Cougars (11-2) now look to set aside the disappointment when they face No. 22 Georgia Tech (9-3) in the Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando on Saturday.,Being part of the playoffs would have bee...
St. John's starts slow, then roars past Harvard
Ian Jackson, Bryce Hopkins and Zuby Ejiofor scored 14 points apiece as St. John's shook off a slow start to pull away for an 85-59 victory over Harvard on Tuesday night in New York in its first game as an unranked team this season.,The trio scored in a variety of ways for the Red Storm (8-4), who us...
NFL denies D.K. Metcalf's appeal of two-game suspension
The NFL ruled on Tuesday that it will not reduce Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver D.K. Metcalf's two-game suspension for initiating contact with a fan during Sunday's game at Detroit.,The decision means Metcalf will miss the rest of the regular season as the Steelers (9-6) attempt to hold on to the...
BYU RB LJ Martin out of Pop-Tarts Bowl due to surgery
BYU will be missing the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year when the Cougars take on Georgia Tech in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Saturday in Orlando, coach Kalani Sitake revealed on Tuesday.,Running back LJ Martin has undergone a recent surgery and won't be available.,The junior running back, mulling a re...
Mediocre Cowboys, injury-ravaged Commanders aim for 'some success'
The Dallas Cowboys visit the Washington Commanders on Christmas Day wondering what might have been.,With a pair of winnable division road games remaining (Commanders and Giants), the 6-8-1 Cowboys could finish with a .500 record -- but there's no possible path to the playoffs thanks to their recent ...
Brooks Koepka parts ways with LIV Golf
LIV Golf announced Tuesday that five-time majors champion Brooks Koepka has parted ways with the worldwide tour prior to the 2026 season.,The 35-year-old Koepka, who had one year left on his LIV contract, has yet to declare whether he intends to return to the PGA Tour. He left in June 2022 when LIV ...