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NHL roundup: Cole Caufield's shootout goal lifts Habs past Jets
Montreal goalie Jakub Dobes outdueled Winnipeg's Eric Comrie by the narrowest of margins, and the host netminder got a little help in the end as the Canadiens pulled out a 3-2 shootout victory over the Jets.,Cole Caufield had the most important contribution of the night, netting the only goal in the...
NBA roundup: Jamal Murray nets 52 as Nuggets extend road win streak
Jamal Murray scored a season-high 52 points on 10-for-11 shooting from 3-point range, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 135-120 in Indianapolis on Wednesday night.,It was the third time Murray has scored 50 or more in the regular season, and he did it two nights after suffering a right ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 9 Oklahoma edges NC State in OT
Freshman phenom Aaliyah Chavez scored a season-high 33 points as No. 9 Oklahoma outlasted North Carolina State to win 103-98 in overtime on Wednesday night in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (8-1) were also boosted by Raegan Beers, who collected her sixth consecutive double-double with 21 points and 12 re...
Top 25 roundup: No. 4 Duke pulls out last-minute win over No. 15 Florida
Isaiah Evans connected on a go-ahead 3-point shot with 21 seconds remaining and Cameron Boozer scored 29 points as No. 4 Duke won its first high-profile home game of the season, topping No. 15 Florida 67-66 in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday night in Durham, N.C.,After Evans' basket, his first made...
NHL roundup: Carter Hart (27 saves) makes return in Knights' shootout win
Shea Theodore logged two assists and scored the game-winner in the fourth round of a shootout and Carter Hart made 27 saves in his return to the NHL as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,Ivan Barbashev and Braeden Bowman each had a goal and an assis...
NBA roundup: Jaylen Brown (42), Celtics hold off Knicks
Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 42 points while leading the Boston Celtics to a 123-117 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Tuesday night.,Brown made 16 of 24 shots from the floor and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line. It was his third game with at least 40 points this season. The Celtics r...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Sarah Strong, No. 1 UConn rip through USF
Sarah Strong led her team with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in 25 productive minutes and No. 1 UConn sailed to an 85-51 win over South Florida on Tuesday in Tampa, Fla.,Strong made 5 of 10 shots from the floor and was joined in double figures by Blanca Quinonez (13 points), Azzi Fudd (10)...
Sarah Strong, No. 1 UConn rip through South Florida
Sarah Strong led her team with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in 25 productive minutes and No. 1 UConn sailed to an 85-51 win over South Florida on Tuesday in Tampa, Fla.,Strong made 5 of 10 shots from the floor and was joined in double figures by Blanca Quinonez (13 points), Azzi Fudd (10)...
NBA roundup: Devin Booker gets hurt, but Suns end Lakers' win streak
Dillon Brooks scored 33 points and the Phoenix Suns overcame the loss of Devin Booker to earn a 125-108 road victory Monday that ended the Los Angeles Lakers' seven-game winning streak.,Collin Gillespie scored 28 points by going 8 of 14 from 3-point range as the Suns stopped a two-game skid by winni...
NHL roundup: Sidney Crosby's 2 goals lead Pens past Flyers
Sidney Crosby scored two goals, including one of the Penguins' three power-play tallies, in Pittsburgh's 5-1 road victory against the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday.,Bryan Rust chipped in with a goal and two assists for Pittsburgh, which has won three of its past four games. Tommy Novak and Kevin Hay...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Villianova vanquishes No. 25 WVU
Jasmine Bascoe poured in 24 points and handed out six assists as Villanova crushed No. 25 West Virginia 81-59 on Monday in Morgantown, W.Va.,Brynn McCurry added 21 points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats (6-2), who earned their fourth win in a row. Kennedy Henry and Brooke Bender each scored 11 po...
NBA roundup: Jalen Johnson's career night lifts Hawks past 76ers in 2OT
Jalen Johnson scored a career-high 41 points to lift the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a wild 142-134 double-overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.,Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 34 points for Atlanta, while Dyson Daniels pitched in with 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Johns...
NHL roundup: Wyatt Johnston (3 goals), Stars pound Senators
Wyatt Johnston posted the fourth hat trick of his career and added an assist to lead the Dallas Stars to their fourth straight victory with a 6-1 thrashing of the visiting Ottawa Senators on Sunday.,Johnston's three goals give him 16 on the season, including an NHL-best 12 on the power play after tw...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Audi Crooks pours in 47, No. 10 Iowa St. edges Indiana
Audi Crooks poured in a career-high 47 points, 30 of which came in the second half, and No. 10 Iowa State outdueled Indiana 106-95 to win the Coconut Hoops Blue Heron championship game Sunday in Fort Myers, Fla.,Crooks dominated inside with 19-of-25 field goal shooting and 9-of-11 shooting at the li...
NFL roundup: Panthers stymie Matthew Stafford, end Rams' streak
Bryce Young threw three touchdown passes and the Carolina Panthers forced Los Angeles quarterback Matthew Stafford into three turnovers in a 31-28 victory that ended the Rams' six-game winning streak on a rainy Sunday in Charlotte, N.C.,Stafford entered the game with two interceptions all season and...
Top 25 roundup: No. 10 Alabama survives, will play for SEC title
Isaiah Horton caught three touchdown passes from Ty Simpson to help No. 10 Alabama survive blowing a 17-point lead to escape with a 27-20 win over rival and host Auburn in the Iron Bowl on Saturday night.,The Crimson Tide (10-2, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) not only clinched a spot in the SEC champi...
NBA roundup: Pacers sink Bulls on Pascal Siakam's buzzer shot
Pascal Siakam hit a 14-foot jumper at the buzzer and finished with 24 points and nine rebounds as the Indiana Pacers beat the Chicago Bulls 103-101 on Saturday night in Indianapolis.,The Bulls' Tre Jones scored on a driving layup with 7.5 seconds left to tie the game before Siakam made a shot over t...
NHL roundup: Lightning stifle Rangers in 7th straight win
Brandon Hagel scored two goals as the surging Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to seven games with a 4-1 victory Saturday over the New York Rangers, who continued their home woes.,Hagel scored a goal for the fifth straight game and registered his third multi-goal game in that span a...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 5 LSU bounces Washington St. to claim Paradise Jam title
No. 5 LSU eclipsed the 100-point mark for an NCAA-record eighth consecutive game as the Tigers rolled to a 112-35 victory over Washington State to claim the Paradise Jam's Reef Division championship in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.,Flau'jae Johnson scored 16 points in 22 minutes to pace seven pla...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 12 North Carolina tops Columbia with big second half
No. 12 North Carolina closed with a 23-14 fourth quarter to put away pesky Columbia 80-63 at the Cancun Challenge on Saturday in Cancun, Mexico.,Lanie Grant set the pace with 19 points, while Ciera Toomey was nearly perfect inside, scoring 18 on 8-for-9 shooting. Elina Aarnisalo added 15, and Indya ...