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Avalanche acquire G Scott Wedgewood from Predators
The Colorado Avalanche acquired Scott Wedgewood from the Nashville Predators on Saturday in exchange for fellow goaltender Justus Annunen and a sixth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.,Wedgewood, 32, is 1-2-1 with a 3.69 goals-against average and an .878 save percentage in five games (four starts) th...
76ers limp into Detroit to face 'selfless' Pistons
The foundering Philadelphia 76ers offered a mixed bag in injury news on Friday.,They won't have star center Joel Embiid for the fourth consecutive game on Saturday night when they play the Pistons. He'll miss the team's visit to Detroit due to left-knee-injury management and personal reasons.,Paul G...
Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews calls for his return against Lightning
Center Auston Matthews informed reporters Friday that he intends to make his return for the Toronto Maple Leafs in their game against the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday night.,The three-time NHL goal scoring champion (2020-21, 2021-22, 2023-24) has been out for Toronto since Nov. 3 with what has been ...
Cade Cunningham returns to spark Pistons to comfortable win over Pacers
Cade Cunningham returned from an injury to put up 24 points and the Detroit Pistons remained unbeaten in the NBA Cup while also formally eliminating the defending runner-up with a 130-106 road win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.,Malik Beasley paced Detroit with 25 points, while Jaden Ivey c...
LSU sputters at start, still routs Northwestern State
Jordan Sears scored 18 points and LSU overcame a difficult first half to run away from Northwestern State in a 77-53 nonconference victory on Friday in Baton Rouge, La.,Cam Carter added all 15 of his points in the second half for the Tigers (6-1), who trailed by one point at halftime but produced a ...
Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern hang on against UNLV
Brooks Barnhizer pumped in 23 points as Northwestern defeated UNLV 66-61 in the third-place game of the Arizona Tip-Off on Friday at Tempe, Ariz.,Barnhizer sank four 3-point shots and contributed team highs of nine rebounds and six assists.,Barnhizer has scored 20 or more points in three of his four...
No. 6 Houston, San Diego State out to leave Vegas with win
No. 6 Houston and San Diego State are set to meet in the third-place game of the Players Era Festival on Saturday in Las Vegas.,Each team participating in the event is receiving $1 million in NIL money. Per media reports, the champion would win an extra $500,000; the team that places third will win ...
No. 2 UConn aims to shed rare struggles, faces UMES
Coming off a lackluster performance in the Maui Invitational, second-ranked UConn will attempt to regroup Saturday when it faces Maryland Eastern Shore in Hartford, Conn.,The Huskies went 0-3 in Hawaii. UConn opened the tournament with a 99-97 overtime loss to Memphis, then dropped a 73-72 decision ...
Utah aims to continue home success vs. struggling Eastern Washington
Utah will try to extend its hot streak at home on Saturday afternoon when it hosts Eastern Washington in a nonconference matchup in Salt Lake City.,The Utes (5-1) have won all five contests at the Huntsman Center this November and are riding a 10-game home winning streak dating back to last season.,...
West Virginia reaches OT once again, shoots down No. 24 Arizona
Tucker DeVries scored 26 points and Toby Okani added 20 to lead West Virginia to an 83-76 win over No. 24 Arizona in overtime in the Battle 4 Atlantis third-place game Friday in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,The Mountaineers (5-2) also got 13 points and 10 rebounds from Amani Hansberry. Javon Small scor...
Tre'Von Spillers posts double-double as Wake Forest outlasts Minnesota
Tre'Von Spillers scored 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds Friday as Wake Forest beat Minnesota 57-51 to earn third place in the ESPN Events Invitational in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.,Cameron Hildreth added 13 points for the Demon Deacons (7-2), including a driving reverse layup with 14 seconds left that...
No. 10 Marquette chasing 8-0 start, hosts Western Carolina
After a brief holiday break, No. 10 Marquette looks to continue its sizzling start Saturday against Western Carolina in Milwaukee.,The Golden Eagles (7-0) are off to their best start since opening 10-0 in 2011-12. They handled Stonehill 94-59 on Wednesday night.,David Joplin led the way with 27 poin...
Sharp-shooting Dartmouth knocks off Boston College
Cade Haskins hit six of Dartmouth's 17 3-pointers to account for all 18 of his points as the Big Green stunned Boston College and came away with an 88-83 win on Friday afternoon in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Jayden Williams added five triples and also finished with 18 points for the Big Green (3-3), who w...
Miami looks to halt slide in home clash vs. Charleston Southern
The Miami Hurricanes need a win in the worst way.,The Hurricanes (3-3) were embarrassed last week when they lost three games in four days at the Charleston Classic in South Carolina.,On Saturday afternoon, the Hurricanes will look for a bounce-back game against visiting Charleston Southern (1-7).,Th...
Nuggets' Russell Westbrook fined $35K for obscene gesture
The NBA fined Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook $35,000 on Friday for making an obscene gesture.,The incident occurred on the court in the fourth quarter of Denver's 145-118 home loss to the New York Knicks on Monday.,Westbrook, who erupted for 24 of his 27 points in the final quarter, flashed ...
Ascending BC aims to stay strong against reeling Pitt
With bowl eligibility clinched for the second straight fall, Boston College looks to end its regular season with a third win in four games Saturday against Pitt in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Last week's 41-21 triumph over North Carolina helped the Eagles (6-5, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) continue their...
West Virginia brings strong Big 12 road record to Texas Tech
West Virginia and Texas Tech are programs in search of a meaningful end to the regular season.,The Mountaineers (6-5, 5-3 Big 12) are trying to win their fourth conference road games in as many outings on Saturday afternoon when they visit the Red Raiders in Lubbock, Texas.,Texas Tech (7-4, 5-3) wil...
Bowl-bound Duke aware of "winning state" as Wake Forest wobbles to finish
Duke rolls into its regular-season finale to take on host Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon at Winston-Salem, N.C., ,Duke (8-3, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) has consecutive wins and could bolster its spot in the bowl pecking order with another victory., ,There's also a mythical state championship ...
UNLV, Northwestern see room for improvement
Northwestern and UNLV will try to bounce back from different types of losses when they meet Friday in the third-place game of the Arizona Tip-Off at Tempe, Ariz.,Both teams need to win to avoid an 0-2 trip for this tournament, and whichever side can get cranked up on offense might emerge in a better...
TCU aims for better effort in encounter vs. Colorado State
TCU and Colorado State will face each other knowing they probably can't perform any worse to start Friday than they did down the stretch of their games the previous day. ,Both teams will look to bounce back from disappointing defeats when they meet in the third-place game of the Acrisure Invitationa...