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Tim Stutzle, Senators sink Blackhawks in overtime
Tim Stutzle scored the overtime winner to extend his point streak to 13 games and lift the visiting Ottawa Senators to a 4-3 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.,Stutzle carried the puck into the zone and drove to the net, where he lost control of the puck. However, the puck hit his ...

Big 12 tournament roundup: UCF bounces BYU
Kaitlin Peterson scored 25 of her game-high 35 points in the second half and UCF dismissed BYU from the Big 12 Women's Championship tournament on Wednesday afternoon in Kansas City, Mo. ,BYU entered the fourth quarter clinging to a one-point lead but couldn't contain Peterson, who put the game out o...

Payton Pritchard, Derrick White make Celtics history vs. Blazers
Payton Pritchard scored a career-high 43 points and Derrick White tossed in a career-high 41 to lead the short-handed Boston Celtics to a 128-118 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.,It was the first time in franchise history that two Boston players scored 40-plus poi...

No. 11 Clemson pulls away for win over Boston College
Jaeden Zackery scored a game-high 21 points and Chase Hunter finished with 18 points to lead No. 11 Clemson to a 78-69 victory over Boston College on Wednesday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Zackery, who spent three seasons at Boston College before he transferred to Clemson, shot 7 of 12 from the field.,Vi...

ACC tournament roundup: Boston College rallies to beat Syracuse
Dontavia Waggoner pumped in a career-high 32 points and Teya Sidberry had 24 points as Boston College rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat Syracuse 76-73 in the opening game of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Wednesday at Greensboro, N.C.,JaKayla Thompson's basket with 1:27 remaining gav...

Ella Ladine stuffs stat sheet to lead Washington over Michigan
Ella Ladine produced 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists to lead 12th-seeded Washington to a 79-65 victory over 13th-seeded Minnesota on Wednesday in the Big Ten tournament opener in Indianapolis.,Dalayah Daniels scored 11 of her 15 points in the fourth quarter as the Huskies (19-12) turned a...

SEC tournament roundup: Georgia rallies past Arkansas
Asia Avinger scored 19 points, including four during a closing 11-2 run, and No. 12 seed Georgia rallied to defeat No. 13 Arkansas 79-74 in the first round of the SEC women's tournament Wednesday afternoon in Greenville, S.C.,De'Mauri Flournoy added 15 points, Trinity Turner scored 11 and Mia Woolfo...

Astros 1B Christian Walker (oblique) scratched from lineup
Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker was ruled out of Wednesday's spring training game against the St. Louis Cardinals because of left oblique soreness.,Jon Singleton replaced him in the starting lineup in West Palm Beach, Fla.,The Astros signed free agent Walker, 33, to a three-year, $60 m...

NASCAR sues Jordan's 23XI, Front Row; calls teams 'illegal cartel'
The dispute between NASCAR and a pair of racing teams is getting uglier, with NASCAR filing a countersuit against Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports.,The teams sued NASCAR in October, accusing the governing body of restraining fair competition and violating the Sherman Antitrust ...

High-octane Pistons look to stay hot vs. Clippers
One of the NBA's hottest teams will continue to test itself on the road when the Detroit Pistons face the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif.,The Pistons have won 10 of their past 11 games in a run that is second only to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who began their 11-game run with a ...

Jayden Epps' late hoop caps Georgetown's sweep of Villanova
Jayden Epps scored 20 points and sank the game-winning layup with five seconds left as Georgetown beat Villanova 75-73 on Tuesday in Washington.,Micah Peavy hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points and Jordan Burks had 14 points as Georgetown (17-13, 8-11 Big East) swept the Wildcats in a two-game r...

Raptors defeat Magic on Ja'Kobe Walter game-winner
Rookie Ja'Kobe Walter sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter as the visiting Toronto Raptors posted a 114-113 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.,After Paolo Banchero made a pair of free throws to give Orlando a 113-111 lead with 4.1 seconds to play, Walter...

Frequent-flying Leafs hit Vegas to face Golden Knights
After making a one-day pit stop at home for a shootout loss to San Jose, the Toronto Maple Leafs head west for another three-game road trip that starts Wednesday night against the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas.,It'll be the third game in a four-day stretch for Toronto th...

Ryan O'Reilly lifts Predators over Bruins
Jonathan Marchesseault and Ryan O'Reilly scored back-to-back goals in a 1:03 span in the third period to propel the visiting Nashville Predators past the Boston Bruins 6-3 on Tuesday.,O'Reilly capped a two-goal, one-assist performance, following up Marchesseault's eventual game-winning goal with 11:...

Creighton routs Seton Hall to get closer to Big East's No. 2 seed
Ryan Kalkbrenner had a game-high 20 points and nine rebounds as visiting Creighton soared to a 79-61 Big East win over Seton Hall Tuesday night in Newark, N.J.,The Bluejays (21-9, 14-5 Big East) enhanced their odds for the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Big East Tournament with the win -- gaining a half...

ACC's leading scorers to shoot it out as Stanford meets Notre Dame
Riding a three-game winning streak, all coming at home, Stanford hopes to change its fortunes on the road to conclude the regular season.,Meanwhile, winning anywhere remains a struggle for Notre Dame.,The Cardinal look to avoid a fourth straight road loss when they meet the Fighting Irish for Wednes...

Southern California vies to keep Big Ten tournament hopes alive vs. Washington
With first-year coaches and nearly all-new rosters, it was going to be a transition year for Southern California and Washington no matter what.,Add in the move from the Pacific-12 Conference to the Big Ten and the issues have been compounded.,The Trojans (14-15, 6-12 Big Ten), who play host to the H...

Struggling Senators visit Blackhawks squad riding recent high
The Ottawa Senators are seeking a faster start out of the blocks in their bid to halt a four-game road losing skid Wednesday against the host Chicago Blackhawks.,After overcoming a 2-1 third-period deficit to beat the lowly San Jose Sharks 5-3 on Saturday at home, the struggling Senators surrendered...

Alex Ovechkin 10 goals from Great One as Caps visit Rangers
The Washington Capitals are comfortably ahead in the Metropolitan Division, so they can enjoy Alex Ovechkin inching closer to matching Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history without stressing out about the standings.,The New York Rangers, the Capitals' opponent on Wednesday night, are in a ...

No. 11 Clemson out to continue winning ways, faces Boston College
No. 11 Clemson will attempt to tie the program's record for regular-season victories when it faces Boston College on Wednesday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Tigers (24-5, 16-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) collected their latest victory on Saturday when they overcame a 10-point deficit and extended their...