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Georgetown gets upper hand in low-scoring contest vs. Seton Hall
Micah Peavy had a game-high 22 points, Thomas Sorber had his eighth double-double of the season, most by a true freshman in the country, as Georgetown rolled by Seton Hall, 60-46, Saturday in Washington D.C.,The Hoyas improved to 15-9 and 6-7 in the Big East, still looking to finish in the top five ...
Pistons ride 'phenomenal' performance into clash vs. Hornets
The Detroit Pistons proved in their last game they could win without their best player. That gave them a chance to have a winning homestand, which wraps up against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday afternoon.,Detroit has a 3-2 record during the homestand, including a 125-112 thumping of the Philadelph...
Sabres visit Predators in matchup of teams with opposite streaks
Feeling good about their game, the Buffalo Sabres will look to head into the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off on another high note when they visit the struggling Nashville Predators on Saturday night.,The Sabres are riding a season-high four-game winning streak, with one of those victories coming Ja...
MongolZ, Spirit charge into IEM Katowice semifinals
A triple-overtime map victory helped The MongolZ defeat Eternal Fire 2-0 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event in Poland.,The other quarterfinal match also resulted in a 2-0 sweep, with Team Spirit eliminating Virtus.pro.,In the semifinals on Saturday, The Mongol...
Ryan Donato racks up 4 points as Blackhawks rout Predators
Ryan Donato had two goals and two assists to lead the host Chicago Blackhawks to a 6-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Friday night.,Frank Nazar, Connor Bedard and defenseman Seth Jones had a goal and an assist each and Patrick Maroon also scored for the Blackhawks, who snapped a three-game losi...
No. 12 St. John's rallies past No. 19 UConn for 10th straight win
Kadary Richmond and RJ Luis combined to score 16 of the final 20 points Friday night for No. 12 St. John's, which overcame a 14-point first-half deficit to beat No. 19 UConn 68-62 in Storrs, Conn.,Luis finished with a game-high 21 points and also grabbed seven rebounds for St. John's. Richmond score...
Chet Holmgren returns as Thunder take down Raptors
Jalen Williams scored 27 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-109 home win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday.,While the Thunder's All-Star duo of Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (25 points) led the way as they have for much of the season, Friday's win was about the return of secon...
Malik Beasley's career night steers Pistons past 76ers
Malik Beasley scored a career-high 36 points and the host Detroit Pistons rolled past the Philadelphia 76ers 125-112 on Friday night.,Tobias Harris added 22 points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who led by as much as 34 points while ending a two-game skid.,Detroit's Ausar Thompson supplied 14 po...
Northwestern keeps on without Brooks Barnhizer, meets Washington next
Barely a week ago, Northwestern coach Chris Collins announced that senior guard Brooks Barnhizer, the Wildcats' second-leading scorer and top rebounder, would miss the remainder of the season with a foot injury.,In response, Northwestern went out and snapped a three-game losing streak with a 77-75 B...
Senators try to avert third straight loss at Panthers
The Ottawa Senators were rolling until a visit to the state of Florida seriously halted that momentum.,If the Senators are to avoid a third straight loss, and enter the 4 Nations Face-Off break on a positive note, they must find a way to beat the surging Florida Panthers on the road Saturday night i...
Adrian Meronk still on top at LIV Golf Riyadh
Adrian Meronk of Poland remains two shots ahead of Colombia's Sebastian Munoz to stay atop the leaderboard after both carded rounds of 6-under 66 on the second day of LIV Golf Riyadh on Friday in Saudi Arabia.,Munoz kept pace with Meronk, who fired a 62 in the first round and sits at 16-under par he...
Discipline, defense key as Bruins host Golden Knights
The Boston Bruins and Vegas Golden Knights look to ride into the 4 Nations Face-Off break on a winning note when they meet for the first time this season in Boston on Saturday afternoon.,Former Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy guided the Golden Knights to the end of a four-game winless streak (0-2-2) as t...
Wary Mavs host Rockets in first post-Doncic home game
No one really knows what to expect Saturday afternoon in Dallas when the Mavericks return home to host the Houston Rockets after a five-game road trip.,It will be the Mavs' first home game since their league-shaking trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers a week ago.,Fans upset about l...
Syracuse seeks sweep of struggling Boston College
Not much has gone right for Syracuse this season, but the Orange have a chance to sweep their season series with Boston College when the Eagles pay a visit Saturday.,The Orange (10-13, 4-8 Atlantic Coast Conference) have lost four of their last five games, including an 83-54 rout by No. 2 Duke on We...
SMU athletic director Rick Hart to step down
SMU athletic director Rick Hart announced Friday that he will be leaving his position at the end of the school year.,"It is with tremendous pride, heartfelt love, and yes, mixed emotions, that I share with you that I have made the decision that this academic year will be my last at SMU," Hart wrote ...
Georgetown looking to extend Seton Hall's misery
Georgetown begins an important three-game Big East stretch by hosting last-place and injury-riddled Seton Hall on Saturday afternoon in Washington, D.C.,Despite losing seven of nine, the Hoyas (14-9, 5-7) still have much to play for as they find themselves in a group of four teams -- with Xavier, Vi...
Lightning complete two-game sweep of Senators
Brandon Hagel notched the go-ahead goal for the second straight game against Ottawa, and the Tampa Bay Lightning swept their two-game home series against the Senators with a 5-1 win on Thursday.,Hagel tallied for a 2-1 lead in the second period before the Lightning scored three times in the third to...
Heat acquire G Davion Mitchell from Raptors
The Miami Heat acquired guard Davion Mitchell from the Toronto Raptors for small forward P.J. Tucker, a 2026 second-round draft pick and cash considerations on Thursday.,Mitchell, 26, is averaging 6.3 points, 4.6 assists and 1.9 rebounds in 44 games (22 starts) this season. He is set to become a res...
Preds, Blackhawks out to halt skids in Central matchup
The Chicago Blackhawks and the Nashville Predators both come into Friday night's Central Division game in Chicago on losing streaks., ,The Blackhawks have not only lost three straight games after their 4-3 home overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night, but they also appeared to lose o...
Chet Holmgren expected back as Thunder host Raptors
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault was prescient in the aftermath of Chet Holmgren's injury on Nov. 10.,"This is a resilient, tough, competitive team," Daigneault said in early November. "And that's what we're going to be regardless of the circumstances.",The Thunder proved Daigneault corre...