Roundup Page 50 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

NBA roundup: James Harden scores Clippers-record 55 in win
James Harden went on an early scoring tear and scored a franchise-record 55 points as the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating the host Charlotte Hornets 131-116 on Saturday afternoon.,Harden made 10 of 16 shots from 3-point range and was 17 of 26 overall from the fie...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 7 Baylor escapes Davidson in OT
Yuting Deng drove from the top of the key and banked in a 3-footer over two defenders with three seconds left in overtime to lift No. 7 Baylor to a 74-72 WBCA Showcase victory over Davidson on Saturday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.,The Bears (5-1) never trailed in overtime but they needed Deng's heroics...

NBA roundup: Raptors become 1st to advance in Cup
Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett scored 24 points each as the Toronto Raptors dominated the visiting Washington Wizards 140-110 on Friday for their sixth straight win.,The Raptors improved to 3-0 in the NBA Cup group stage and clinched a spot in the knockout rounds, being the first team to do so.,Scott...

NHL roundup: Sabres ring up 9 goals vs. Blackhawks
Ryan McLeod and Mattias Samuelsson scored eight seconds apart in the second period to help the Buffalo Sabres to a 9-3 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Friday evening.,It was the fastest two goals by the Sabres since Cody Hodgson and Nathan Gerbe scored six seconds apart on April 19, 2...

Women's Top 25 roundup: Azzi Fudd, No. 1 UConn edge No. 6 Michigan
Azzi Fudd sank seven 3-pointers and scored 21 points as No. 1 UConn held on for a 72-69 win over No. 6 Michigan in the Hall of Fame Women's Showcase on Friday in Uncasville, Conn.,Sarah Strong added 16 points, 20 rebounds, six assists, four blocks and three steals for the Huskies (5-0).,UConn led by...

Women's Top 25 roundup: Hidalgo beats buzzer for Notre Dame to stun USC
Hannah Hidalgo's pull-up from off the right elbow fell with two seconds to go, and No. 24 Notre Dame toppled rival No. 11 Southern California 61-59 on Friday night in South Bend, Ind.,Hidalgo finished with 22 points and seven rebounds and helped the Fighting Irish (4-1) turn the game in their favor ...

Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Purdue overcomes slow start in Bahamas
Fletcher Loyer scored 18 of his game-high 20 points in the second half and No. 1 Purdue remained perfect with an 80-71 win over Memphis in the semifinals of the Baha Mar Championship at Nassau, Bahamas.,C.J. Cox scored a season-high 18 points while Trey Kaufman-Renn added 12 points with 11 rebounds ...

NHL roundup: Alex Ovechkin nets hat trick as Caps hammer Habs
Alex Ovechkin registered his 33rd career hat trick and added an assist, and the Washington Capitals beat the Canadiens 8-4 in Montreal on Thursday night.,Ovechkin extended his goal streak to four games in the first meeting between the teams since Washington eliminated Montreal four games to one in a...

NBA roundup: Tyrese Maxey nets career-best 54 in 76ers' OT win
Justin Edwards' only 3-pointer of the game opened the scoring in overtime and gave Philadelphia a lead it never relinquished and Tyrese Maxey scored a career-best 54 points as the 76ers pulled away for a 123-114 victory over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night.,In a game without injured stars...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Iowa knocks off No. 7 Baylor
Iowa held Baylor to one point over the final 5:49 of the game and closed on a 9-1 run as the 19th-ranked Hawkeyes knocked off the No. 7 Bears 57-52 in a battle of early-season unbeatens at the WBCA Showcase in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Thursday.,Iowa (5-0) held Baylor (4-1) without a field goal for...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 5 LSU hits triple digits again
Fifth-ranked LSU continued its run of triple-digit-scoring games to open the season, hitting the century mark for the sixth consecutive time with a 112-49 rout of visiting Alcorn State in Baton Rouge, La., on Thursday night.,Flau'jae Johnson and MiLaysia Fulwiley led the latest onslaught for LSU (6-...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 9 Maryland overwhelms Bethune-Cookman
Eight Maryland players scored at least seven points and every Terrapin who saw the floor scored as the ninth-ranked team in the nation routed Bethune-Cookman 95-49 in College Park, Md., on Thursday.,Kyndal Walker, Oluchi Okananwa and Kaylene Smikle led the balanced scoring effort for Maryland (6-0) ...

NHL roundup: Canes rally late, but Wild prevail in shootout
Jesper Wallstedt made 42 saves through regulation and overtime, then stopped all three shots he faced in a shootout to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Matt Boldy scored during regulation and tallied the lone goal during the sh...

NBA roundup: Nikola Vucevic, Bulls best Blazers on buzzer-beater
Nikola Vucevic drained a 3-pointer as time expired to cap a 27-point effort and give the Chicago Bulls a 122-121 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.,Chicago blew a 21-point fourth-quarter lead and trailed in the final seconds as Coby White drove into the lane. He spotted...

Top 25 roundup: No. 4 Arizona squeezes past No. 3 UConn
Jaden Bradley's game-high 21 points included a clutch layup with 16 seconds left in regulation to lift No. 4 Arizona to a 71-67 win over No. 3 UConn in an early-season showdown on Wednesday night in Storrs, Conn.,The Wildcats (5-0) used a late 7-0 run to turn a two-point deficit into a lead that the...

NBA roundup: Alperen Sengun, Rockets hold off Cavs
Alperen Sengun scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Kevin Durant added 20 points and the visiting Houston Rockets emerged with a 114-104 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.,Sengun also had seven assists in Houston's fifth straight win.,The Rockets built a 22-point lead in t...

Women's Top 25 roundup: St. John's stuns No. 18 Oklahoma State
Brooke Moore scored six of her 13 points in the fourth quarter and St. John's pulled away for a 74-67 upset of No. 18 Oklahoma State on Wednesday night in New York.,St. John's (4-1) had a 10-point halftime lead erased in the third quarter and entered the final frame tied with the ranked visitors 47-...

NBA roundup: LeBron James makes season debut in Lakers' win
Luka Doncic scored 37 points with 10 assists and LeBron James added 11 points in 30 minutes of his season debut as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 140-126 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Tuesday.,After missing the first 14 games of the season because of sciatica on his right side, James ...

Top 25 roundup: No. 5 Duke downs No. 24 Kansas in New York
Freshman Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 5 Duke fended off No. 24 Kansas for a 78-66 victory in a tussle as part of the Champions Classic on Tuesday night in New York.,Duke pulled away with a late 9-0 run, holding Kansas scoreless for more than four minutes.,Isaiah Evans pumped in 16 points ...

NHL roundup: Sharks' Macklin Celebrini caps hat trick with OT winner
Macklin Celebrini's third career hat trick helped the San Jose Sharks edge the visiting Utah Mammoth 3-2 in overtime on Monday night.,Celebrini snapped a shot past a screened Vitek Vanecek on a power play at 2:52 of the extra period as the Sharks avoided a third straight loss. Will Smith added a pai...