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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...

NHL roundup: Oilers win fifth straight, double up Knights
Leon Draisaitl scored his league-leading 22nd goal and also had two assists as the host Edmonton Oilers jumped out to a five-goal lead and then held on for a 6-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday afternoon.,Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor Brown each added a goal and an assist for Edmo...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Tennessee overpowers NC Central with record 3-point shooting
Samara Spencer finished with a career-high 33 points and led a record-setting day for No. 19 Tennessee, which humiliated North Carolina Central 139-59 on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.,Spencer added 10 assists and three steals, and five teammates also scored in double figures for the Lady Volunteers, ...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Tennessee overpowers NC Central
Samara Spencer finished with a career-high 33 points and added 10 assists and three steals, and five teammates also scored in double figures as No. 19 Tennessee humiliated North Carolina Central 139-59 on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.,Talaysia Cooper supplied 21 points, seven assists, six rebounds an...

NBA roundup: Spurs rally from 17 down to edge Blazers
Victor Wembanyama made two free throws with 2.4 seconds remaining and the San Antonio Spurs overcame a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to notch a 118-116 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.,Wembanyama made all 10 of his free-throw attempts while recording 28 points, seven r...

NHL roundup: Flyers' Scott Laughton scores 4 in win vs. Wings
Scott Laughton tied a franchise record with a career-high four goals as the Philadelphia Flyers topped the visiting Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday., ,Aleksei Kolosov (25 saves) came within 3:53 of his first career shutout as Philadelphia won its second straight following a three-game skid. Ben Ch...

NBA roundup: Celtics down Pistons for 12th straight time
Payton Pritchard came off the bench to score a game-high 27 points and deliver 10 assists, leading the Boston Celtics to a 123-99 win over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Thursday., ,Pritchard shot 10 of 20 from the field, including 7 of 15 from 3-point range. ,The Celtics received 23 points from De...

NHL roundup: Avs' Mikko Rantanen collects hat trick vs. Pens
Mikko Rantanen scored a hat trick and had two assists for the Colorado Avalanche in a 6-2 win against the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.,Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and four assists and Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves for the Avalanche, who have won three straight games and four of their past fi...

Top 25 roundup: Arkansas' rally ends No. 14 Michigan's win streak
Boogie Fland recorded 20 points and seven assists and Arkansas overcame a 15-point first-half deficit to notch an 89-87 victory over No. 14 Michigan on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic in New York.,D.J. Wagner scored 16 points and Trevon Brazile added 15 points, three steals and a key blocked sh...

Top 25 roundup: Missouri hands No. 1 Kansas second straight setback
Tamar Bates scored a season-high 29 points for Missouri to spark a 76-67 upset of visiting No. 1 Kansas on Sunday in Columbia, Mo.,Mark Mitchell added 17 points for the Tigers (8-1), while Anthony Robinson II scored 11 as Missouri beat its "Border War" rival for the first time since February 2012. R...

NHL roundup: Stars blitz Flames with 4 goals in third
Roope Hintz broke a third-period tie while Thomas Harley scored twice as the host Dallas Stars scored four unanswered goals in the third to claim a 6-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday.,Jason Robertson scored once and goaltender Jake Oettinger made 29 saves for the Stars, who snapped a two-...

NFL roundup: Rams hold on to edge Bills in high-scoring contest
Puka Nacua finished with 178 yards from scrimmage and a pair of touchdowns, and the Los Angeles Rams held on for a 44-42 win over the visiting Buffalo Bills on Sunday despite Josh Allen's record-setting six-touchdown performance.,Nacua caught 12 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown, and he rushed fo...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UCLA holds on vs. Washington
Lauren Betts scored 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting and Kiki Rice added 18 points as No. 1 UCLA survived a third-quarter challenge from Washington to win the Big Ten Conference opener in Seattle on Sunday.,UCLA (9-0, 1-0 Big Ten) led 35-25 at halftime but had to rely on Betts and Rice, who combined t...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 23 Michigan fends off Northwestern
Olivia Olson scored 18 points, including eight straight to open the fourth quarter, as the No. 23 Michigan Wolverines survived a 60-54 scare from the Northwestern Wildcats in the Big Ten opener for each team in Ann Arbor, Mich., ,Northwestern (4-4, 0-1 Big Ten) led throughout the third quarter and t...

Top 25 roundup: No. 4 Kentucky hangs on, beats No. 7 Gonzaga in OT
Andrew Carr recorded 19 points and seven rebounds and prevented a potential game-winning shot to help No. 4 Kentucky notch a 90-89 overtime victory over No. 7 Gonzaga at the Battle in Seattle on Saturday night.,Jaxson Robinson scored 18 points and Otega Oweh added 13 as the Wildcats (8-1) defeated G...

NHL roundup: Kings beat Wild to extend win streak to 5
Adrian Kempe and Alex Laferriere scored goals in the opening two periods as the Los Angeles Kings extended their season-best winning streak to five games with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. ,Trevor Moore scored two empty-net goals and Anze Kopitar recorded an assis...

Top 25 roundup: No. 17 Clemson tops No. 8 SMU at buzzer for ACC title
CHARLOTTE -- Nolan Hauser kicked a 56-yard field goal as time expired, Cade Klubnik threw four touchdown passes and No. 17 Clemson pulled out a 34-31 victory against No. 8 SMU on Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. ,The game appeared destined for overtime after Kevin J...