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NHL roundup: Igor Shesterkin, Rangers stop Stars
With the New York Rangers in dire need of a win, Igor Shesterkin turned in a spectacular performance on Friday. The goalie made 41 saves to end his team's three-game losing streak in a 3-1 victory against the host Dallas Stars.,Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist while Reilly Smith and Chris K...
NBA roundup: Cup champion Bucks no match for Cavs
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 124-101 home win over the Bucks on Friday, swiftly bringing Milwaukee down from its NBA Cup-championship high., ,Five other Cavs scored in double-figures, with Darius Garland putting up 16 and Evan Mobley and Dean Wade adding 15 ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Alabama heats up, knocks off No. 15 Michigan State
Alabama took time to get cranked up, then tallied 54 points in the middle two quarters in handing No. 15 Michigan State its first loss, 82-67 on Friday in the West Palm Beach Classic in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Aaliyah Nye finished with 18 points, Zaay Green had 17 and Essence Cody posted 16 points and...
NHL roundup: Oilers rally for OT win over Bruins
Mattias Ekholm scored at 1:04 of overtime as the Edmonton Oilers completed a two-goal comeback to defeat the visiting Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night., ,Ekholm snapped off the deciding goal as the trailer on the rush. He received a feed from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who picked the puck off Boston go...
NBA roundup: Grizzlies hand Warriors 51-point loss
Santi Aldama scored 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Memphis Grizzlies, who drained a franchise-best 27 3-pointers to overwhelm the visiting Golden State Warriors 144-93 on Thursday.,It was the second-biggest win in terms of margin in Grizzlies history, trailing only a 152-79 rout of the Ok...
Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 2 South Carolina beats icy shooting start
Joyce Edwards came off the bench to net 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting as No. 2 South Carolina overcame a cold first quarter to beat visiting Charleston Southern 82-46 on Thursday in Columbia, S.C.,South Carolina (11-1) shot 2-for-14 from the field in the first quarter and let the Buccaneers take a 15...
Top 25 roundup: No. 14 Oklahoma nips No. 24 Michigan with 4-point play
Jeremiah Fears converted a four-point play with 11.5 seconds remaining to lift No. 14 Oklahoma over No. 24 Michigan 87-86 at the Jumpman Invitational on Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C.,Fears, the Sooners' freshman sensation, finished with a career-high 30 points -- 20 in the second half. With Oklahoma ...
NHL roundup: Utah caps rally with OT win vs. Canucks
Mikhail Sergachev scored with 11.4 seconds left in overtime for the Utah Hockey Club, who scored three unanswered goals to rally for a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City., ,Sergachev backhanded a crossing pass from Logan Cooley under the pads of Thatcher Demk...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 18 Tennessee fends off Memphis
Zee Spearman and Jewel Spear scored 18 points apiece to lead six Tennessee scorers in double figures as the undefeated No. 18 Lady Volunteers held off host Memphis 90-75 on Wednesday night.,Talaysia Cooper was among three players to score 12 points for Tennessee (8-0). She had eight in the fourth qu...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 19 North Carolina starts fast, downs Florida
Maria Gakdeng scored 14 points and Lanie Grant added 13 as No. 19 North Carolina used 3-pointers to build an early lead and cruised past Florida 77-57 in the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte, N.C., ,Alyssa Ustby added 11 points and Gakdeng chipped in eight rebounds as the Tar Heels (11-2) bounced b...
Top 25 roundup: No. 25 South Carolina holds off Clemson in OT
Chase Hunter had one magical 3-pointer for No. 25 Clemson, but not a second, as Collin Murray-Boyles and South Carolina prevailed 91-88 in an overtime thriller over the visiting Tigers on Tuesday in Columbia, S.C.,Hunter, who went scoreless in the first half, finished with a game-high 27 points, inc...
NHL roundup: Patrik Laine (hat trick), Canadiens rout Sabres
Patrik Laine scored three power-play goals to record his 11th career hat trick on Tuesday, lifting the host Montreal Canadiens to a 6-1 victory over the spiraling Buffalo Sabres., ,Laine converted a one-timer off a cross-slot feed from captain Nick Suzuki in the first period to become the second pla...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 10 Oklahoma fends off No. 20 Michigan
Skylar Vann scored eight of her 12 points in the fourth quarter, including a clutch 3-pointer that gave No. 10 Oklahoma a double-digit lead, in a 72-62 win over No. 20 Michigan in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday.,Payton Verhulst also scored 12 points, Lexy Keys added 11 and Sahara Williams 10 for the So...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 5 LSU stomps Seton Hall to remain unbeaten
Aneesah Morrow finished with 24 points, 19 rebounds and three steals and Mikaylah Williams added 22 points as No. 5 LSU buried Seton Hall 91-64 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase in Uncasville, Conn., on Tuesday., ,Morrow scored six points as the Tigers (13-0) closed the first quarter o...
NBA roundup: Jamal Murray's late shot lifts Nuggets past Kings
Jamal Murray scored a team-high 28 points and hit the go-ahead hoop with 8.6 seconds remaining as the Denver Nuggets outlasted the Sacramento Kings 130-129 for a dramatic road win Monday night.,Nikola Jokic recorded his 140th career triple-double (20 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists) to help Denver e...
NHL roundup: Stars snap Caps' road winning streak
Roope Hintz scored two goals and the Dallas Stars beat the visiting Capitals 3-1 on Monday night, ending Washington's franchise-record 10-game road winning streak.,Lian Bichsel also scored for the Stars, who have won three of four during their six-game homestand and improved to 13-3-0 at home on the...
NBA roundup: Tyrese Maxey puts up 40 as Sixers top Hornets
Tyrese Maxey pumped in 40 points and Paul George racked up 33 points as both sank six 3-pointers, leading the injury-ravaged Philadelphia 76ers past the host Charlotte Hornets 121-108 on Monday night.,The outcome dampened the excitement around the return to action of Charlotte point guard LaMelo Bal...
NBA roundup: Luka Doncic, Klay Thompson lead Mavs' charge past Warriors
Luka Doncic scored a game-high 45 points as part of a triple-double, Klay Thompson turned back the clock with seven 3-pointers and the Dallas Mavericks avenged an NBA Cup loss to the Golden State Warriors with a 143-133 victory on Sunday night in San Francisco.,Thompson finished with a season-best 2...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 25 Georgia Tech upends No. 14 UNC
Tonie Morgan pumped in 23 points and reserve Dani Carnegie scored 22 points as No. 25 Georgia Tech remained unbeaten by defeating No. 14 North Carolina 82-76 on Sunday at Chapel Hill, N.C.,The Yellow Jackets (11-0, 1-0 ACC) were in control in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams, lead...
Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Tennessee pulls out buzzer-beating win vs. Illinois
Jordan Gainey drove the length of the court and scooped in a right-handed layup on the left side of the hoop at the buzzer to lift No. 1 Tennessee to a 66-64 nonconference victory over Illinois before a sellout crowd Saturday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.,Gainey came off the bench to deliver 18 of hi...