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Women's Top 25 roundup: Illinois downs No. 7 Maryland; Iowa tops Nebraska
Berry Wallace scored 22 points, Cearah Parchment and Gretchen Dolan each netted 17 points and Illinois handed No. 7 Maryland its first loss of the season, 73-70, on Thursday in Champaign, Ill.,Illinois (13-1, 3-0 Big Ten Conference) went on a 13-3 run midway through the fourth quarter, taking the le...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 14 Iowa gets past No. 20 Nebraska
No. 14 Iowa closed on a 16-6 run, pulling away from No. 20 Nebraska 86-76 in Thursday's Big Ten Conference showdown in Iowa City.,The Hawkeyes (12-2, 3-0 Big Ten) scored 10 unanswered points, capitalizing on holding the visiting Cornhuskers scoreless for 4:01. Chazadi Wright capped her team-high 24-...
NBA roundup: Julian Champagnie (11 treys) leads Spurs past Knicks
Julian Champagnie poured in career-high 36 points and set a team record with 11 3-pointers as the host San Antonio Spurs roared from behind to beat the New York Knicks 134-132 on Wednesday in a rematch of the NBA Cup final.,San Antonio snapped a two-game losing streak but also saw star center Victor...
NHL roundup: Sabres sink Stars, stretch streak to 10
Tage Thompson logged two goals and an assist as the Buffalo Sabres tied a franchise record with their 10th straight win, beating the host Dallas Stars 4-1 on Wednesday.,Josh Doan and Bowen Byram each had a goal and an assist and Noah Ostlund notched two assists for the Sabres, who also won 10 in a r...
Top 25 roundup: Virginia Tech takes down No. 21 Virginia in 3 OTs
Ben Hammond came off the bench to score 10 of his career-high 30 points in the third overtime as Virginia Tech outlasted No. 21 Virginia 95-85 in the Commonwealth Clash on Wednesday afternoon in Blacksburg, Va.,Christian Gurdak contributed 17 points and 19 rebounds as the injury-riddled Hokies (12-2...
Bowl roundup: No. 10 Miami sends No. 2 Ohio State home in CFP stunner
Carson Beck passed for 138 yards and a touchdown as No. 10 seed Miami upset No. 2 seed and defending champion Ohio State 24-14 in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, on Wednesday.,Miami (12-2) will play either No. 3 Georgia (12-1) or No. 6 Ole Miss (12-1) ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 4 UCLA stays hot, crushes Penn St.
Lauren Betts poured in a game-high 25 points on 11-of-19 shooting to lead No. 4 UCLA to its seventh straight victory, a 97-61 wire-to-wire walloping of Penn State on Monday in University Park, Pa.,Betts scored 10 points in the first quarter as the Bruins (13-1, 3-0 Big Ten) shot 57.9% from the field...
NBA roundup: Sixers edge Grizzlies with late 3-pointer in OT
Rookie VJ Edgecombe knocked down a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds remaining in overtime, lifting the Philadelphia 76ers to a 139-136 victory over the host Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday.,Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 34 points apiece and Edgecombe finished with 25, including 13 in the fo...
NHL roundup: Habs come back for OT win over Panthers
Nick Suzuki scored two goals, including the game-winner 3:24 into overtime, as the Montreal Canadiens rallied to defeat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla.,Montreal trailed 2-0 with less than five minutes left in regulation, but Cole Caufield scored with 4:27 left. Suzuki scored wit...
Top 25 roundup: No. 7 Gonzaga wins 20th straight vs. USD
Jalen Warley recorded a season-best 22 points and a career-high 14 rebounds to help No. 7 Gonzaga defeat host San Diego for the 20th consecutive time, 99-93 in West Coast Conference play on Tuesday night.,Tyon Grant-Foster scored 18 points, Braden Huff had 14 points and eight rebounds and Mario Sain...
Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Houston muddles past Middle Tennessee
Kingston Flemings recorded 15 points and five assists to help No. 8 Houston hold off visiting Middle Tennessee 69-60 in nonconference play on Monday night.,JoJo Tugler added 13 points and six rebounds as the Cougars (12-1) won their sixth straight game. Emanuel Sharpe had 10 points and three steals....
NHL roundup: Sabres best Blues for 9th straight win
Zach Benson broke a tie early in the third period as the Buffalo Sabres won their ninth straight game, defeating the host St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Monday.,Buffalo is one victory short of matching the franchise record achieved three times, in 1983-84, 2006-07 and 2018-19.,Noah Ostlund, Alex Tuch and Pe...
NBA roundup: Nuggets lose Nikola Jokic, fall to Heat
Denver's three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic sustained a left knee injury as the Miami Heat defeated the visiting Nuggets 147-123 on Monday.,Jokic got hurt when teammate Spencer Jones accidentally trod on his left foot while being forced backwards by Jaime Jaquez Jr. under the Heat's basket near the end...
Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 5 Michigan slips past Oregon in 2 OTs
Syla Swords scored six of her 18 points in the second overtime as No. 6 Michigan recovered from blowing a 15-point second-half lead to defeat Oregon 92-87 on Monday in Eugene, Ore.,Ashley Sofilkanich and Olivia Olson each added 16 points as the Wolverines (11-1, 2-0 Big Ten) earned their seventh win...
Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 7 Maryland, No. 17 USC earn Big Ten wins
Oluchi Okananwa exploded for a season-high 28 points and No. 7 Maryland steamrolled Wisconsin 97-59 to resume Big Ten Conference action on Monday in College Park, Md.,Okananwa scored 12 of her points in the first quarter alone as the Terrapins raced out to a 29-8 lead while forcing 11 Wisconsin turn...
NBA roundup: Kawhi Leonard's game for the ages lifts Clippers past Pistons
Kawhi Leonard delivered a career-high 55 points to match the franchise record and the Los Angeles Clippers used a seasoned starting lineup to earn a 112-99 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif., and extend their winning streak to a season-high four games.,James Harden score...
NHL roundup: Jackets score 3 goals in third to double-up Islanders
Ivan Provorov and Kirill Marchenko scored the tying and game-winning goals in a span of 74 seconds late in the third period as the host Columbus Blue Jackets stunned the New York Islanders 4-2 on Sunday in a heated Metropolitan Division clash.,Cole Sillinger clinched the contest with an empty-netter...
NFL roundup: Eagles hold off Bills' surge to give Pats AFC East crown
Jake Elliott kicked two field goals and the Philadelphia Eagles held off a frantic Buffalo rally to squeak out a 13-12 win over the Bills on Sunday at Orchard Park, N.Y.,Buffalo scored 12 straight fourth-quarter points, but after Jalen Carter blocked the extra point on its first touchdown, Josh Alle...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 4 UCLA takes down No. 19 Ohio State
Lauren Betts' 18 points and Kiki Rice's 16 points carried No. 4 UCLA past No. 19 Ohio State for an 82-75 Big Ten Conference victory Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, in the only game on the day's schedule pitting nationally ranked teams against each other.,Angela Dugalic added 15 points off the bench for UC...
NHL roundup: League-best Avs rally, edge Knights in shootout
Nathan MacKinnon scored his league-leading 31st goal to go with two assists and also scored the game-winner in the fourth round of the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche edged the Vegas Golden Knights 6-5 on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,MacKinnon skated down the slot and ripped a wrist shot past the...