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No. 9 Oklahoma cruises to school scoring record
No. 9 Oklahoma broke the school scoring record and tied another with a 122-56 romp against Western Carolina on Wednesday afternoon in Norman, Okla.,A steal and a layup by Caya Smith with 1:46 remaining provided the final points for the Sooners (3-0) and surpassed the OU single-game record of 121 poi...
NHL roundup: Jets rip Rangers, move to 15-1-0
Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele scored twice apiece and the Winnipeg Jets continued their historic start with a 6-3 victory over the host New York Rangers on Tuesday.,The Jets became the fastest team in NHL history to reach 15 wins, moving to 15-1-0 on the season as they began a stretch of nine out o...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 3 USC sets record in 124-39 win
Southern California coach Lindsay Gottlieb earned her 300th career win in style on Tuesday as the No. 3 Trojans thrashed Cal State Northridge 124-39 in Los Angeles.,The point total was a program record for USC (3-0), which got 21 points, nine assists, six steals and three blocks from JuJu Watkins. K...
Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Kentucky's late run sinks No. 6 Duke
Otega Oweh made a pair of go-ahead free throws with 10.3 seconds left as No. 19 Kentucky upset No. 6 Duke 77-72 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday., ,With 12 seconds left and the game tied at 72, Oweh stole the ball from Cooper Flagg, then knocked down two free throws after being fouled by Kon Knue...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 25 Oregon stifles North Texas
Newly ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll this week, No. 25 Oregon improved to 4-0 on Tuesday night with a 66-35 win over North Texas in Eugene, Ore., behind 11 points apiece from Elisa Mevius and Nani Falatea.,The juniors were the only players to score in double figures for the Ducks as coac...
Top 25 roundup: No. 2 Alabama starts slowly but tops McNeese St.
Grant Nelson scored 22 points on 6-of-9 shooting and Mark Sears and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. each added 15 points, leading No. 2 Alabama over McNeese State 72-64 on Monday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Nelson put the Crimson Tide (3-0) ahead for good with 10:32 remaining in the first half, draining a 3-po...
NHL roundup: Stars stomp Pens behind 6-goal first period
The Dallas Stars and Mason Marchment tied franchise records Monday night en route to a 7-1 rout of the host Pittsburgh Penguins.,Dallas, which entered Monday with just 39 goals in 13 games, feasted on the league's third-worst scoring defense. The Stars' six-goal first period tied the then-Minnesota ...
Top 25 roundup: No. 18 Maryland holds off No. 11 Duke in ranked matchup
Kaylene Smikle scored a game-high 23 points Sunday as No. 18 Maryland established a 13-point fourth quarter lead and held off No. 11 Duke 85-80 in women's college basketball in College Park, Md.,Shyanne Sellers added 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Terrapins (3-0), while Bri McDan...
NHL roundup: Jets (14-1) off to best start in league history
The Winnipeg Jets now boast the greatest start to a season in NHL history, becoming the first team to win 14 of its opening 15 games by beating the visiting Dallas Stars 4-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 32 shots in the process while setting the franchise shutout ...
ATP roundup: Qualifiers take titles in Belgrade, Metz
Denis Shapovalov won his second ATP Tour title -- and first in five years -- by defeating home-country favorite Hamad Medjedovic 6-4, 6-4 at the Belgrade Open in Serbia on Saturday.,The only other championship trophy for Shapovalov, of Canada, came in Stockholm in 2019. This trophy, however, was pre...
NHL roundup: Wild's Kirill Kaprizov extends hot streak
Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist in the Minnesota Wild's 5-2 road win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday.,The Wild are 7-1-1 on the road this season, with a league-leading 15 away points. Kaprizov leads the NHL with 27 points (nine goals, 18 assists). The star forward has three points in ea...
NBA roundup: Cavs rout Warriors for 10-0 start to season
Darius Garland put up 27 points as one of six Cavaliers to score in double figures and host Cleveland pummeled the Golden State Warriors 136-117 on Friday night for its 10th straight win to open the season.,With the victory, Cleveland matched the 12th-best start to a season in NBA history. Golden St...
ATP roundup: Denis Shapovalov ends drought by reaching Belgrade final
Canadian qualifier Denis Shapovalov blew past Czech fourth seed Jiri Lehecka 6-2, 6-1 in 56 minutes to advance to the final of the Belgrade Open on Friday in the Serbian capital.,Shapovalov, once ranked as highly as No. 10 in the world, had not reached an ATP Tour final since October 2022. His only ...
ATP roundup: Laslo Djere, Hamad Medjedovic set for all-Serbian clash
One wild card from Serbia is guaranteed to advance to the finals of the Belgrade Open, as Laslo Djere and Hamad Medjedovic won Thursday and advanced to face each other in the semifinals.,Djere, ranked No. 141 in the world, took down Hungary's Fabian Marozsan 6-4, 6-2, by firing 12 aces and saving th...
Top 25 roundup: Opening title defense, No. 3 UConn rolls
Alex Karaban scored a game-high 20 points and had a career-high seven blocked shots to help No. 3 UConn open its season with a 92-56 victory over Sacred Heart on Wednesday in Storrs, Conn.,Karaban made 7 of 9 field-goal attempts, including 5 of 7 from behind the 3-point arc for the two-time defendin...
ATP roundup: Benjamin Bonzi moves on in Metz
France's Benjamin Bonzi won 33 of his 39 first-serve points en route to a 6-4, 6-4 victory over second-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway on Wednesday in the second round of the Moselle Open in Metz, France.,Bonzi saved the only break point he faced and wound up with a 32-16 edge in winners. He moves on t...
NHL roundup: Knights rally, spoil Connor McDavid's return
Vegas' Noah Hanifin scored twice in the third period, including the game-winner in the final minute, as the Golden Knights got their first road win of the season, 4-2 over the Edmonton Oilers in Connor McDavid's return.,Hanifin, who had a three-point showing in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Utah Hocke...
NHL roundup: Hurricanes handle Flyers for 7th win in row
Martin Necas continued his recent hot stretch by scoring the tiebreaking goal with 31 seconds left as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Necas delivered his seventh goal of the season as the Hurricanes stretched their league-best activ...
ATP roundup: Andrey Rublev WDs in Metz after earning Finals spot
No. 1 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia got past Italian Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (3), 7-5 in the Moselle Open Round of 16 on Tuesday in Metz, France, before withdrawing from the tournament with a suspected abdominal injury.,Earlier in the day, Novak Djokovic announced he would not compete in next week's Nitto...
NFL Trade Deadline: Commanders deal from pick stockpile, score CB Marshon Lattimore
Signaling the franchise views itself as a contender again, the Washington Commanders gave up three draft picks to acquire Pro Bowl cornerback Marshon Lattimore from the sinking New Orleans Saints on Tuesday. ,The Commanders (7-2) reportedly discussed multiple moves for help in the secondary to bette...