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NHL roundup: Birthday boy Jared Spurgeon lifts Wild over Blackhawks
Jared Spurgeon celebrated his 35th birthday in style, scoring twice to help the Minnesota Wild rally past the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Wild captain, who played just 16 games last season due to back and hip injuries, scored for the first time since April 2023 and notc...

Top 25 football roundup: No. 7 Georgia tops Georgia Tech in 8 OTs
Nate Frazier's two-point conversion in the eighth overtime gave No. 7 Georgia a 44-42 win over rival Georgia Tech in the second-longest game in FBS history in Athens, Ga., on Friday.,After the Bulldogs forced Haynes King's incomplete pass to begin the eighth free period, Frazier's scoring run staved...

NBA roundup: Anthony Edwards, Wolves edge Clippers
Anthony Edwards made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:24 remaining to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 93-92 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night in Minneapolis in West Group A action of the NBA Cup., ,Minnesota got two offensive rebounds in the final seconds to run out the clock., ,Edwa...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 17 TCU hands No. 3 Notre Dame first loss
Sedona Prince posted a 20-point, 20-rebound double-double as No. 17 TCU dominated the fourth quarter to upset No. 3 Notre Dame 76-68 on Friday in the Cayman Islands Classic at George Town, Cayman Islands.,Prince's rebound total was a career high, as were her eight blocked shots. The 6-foot-7 senior ...

Orlando City in uncharted territory in Eastern final vs. Red Bulls
Orlando City will make their first appearance in an Eastern Conference final on Saturday when they host a New York Red Bulls side few expected to be there.,Fourth-seeded Orlando dispatched ninth-seeded Atlanta 1-0 in their conference semifinal on Sunday via a late first-half goal from Ramiro Enrique...

Top 25 roundup: Oklahoma edges No. 24 Arizona in Atlantis semis
Jeremiah Fears had 26 points and made two free throws with eight seconds left to seal Oklahoma's 82-77 win Thursday over No. 24 Arizona in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,Fears sank two free throws with 20 seconds left after gathering a rebound following a missed...

NFL roundup: Lions end Thanksgiving skid, improve to 11-1
Jared Goff connected with Sam LaPorta for two touchdowns and the Detroit Lions extended their winning streak to a franchise-record-tying 10 games by holding off the visiting Chicago Bears 23-20 on Thursday.,The Lions snapped a seven-game losing streak in their annual Thanksgiving Day game. Goff pass...

New Orleans stars to perform at Super Bowl pregame
Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans next February will have a hometown feel before the game gets underway.,Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, Lauren Daigle and Ledisi will perform pregame on Feb. 9, the NFL announced Thursday. All four artists are Louisiana natives.,"We're honored to work with this year's preg...

Top 25 roundup: Dayton hands No. 2 UConn 3rd straight loss
Enoch Cheeks scored eight of his 20 points during a critical stretch late in the second half on Wednesday as Dayton sent two-time defending national champion and second-ranked UConn to an 0-3 finish at the Maui Invitational with an 85-67 romp in the seventh-place game at Lahaina, Hawaii.,The Flyers ...

NHL roundup: Jordan Binnington sets Blues wins mark in shutout
Jordan Binnington made 31 saves and became the St. Louis Blues' all-time victories leader during a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils Wednesday night in Newark, N.J.,Binnington earned his 152nd victory to pass Mike Liut for the franchise lead. He earned his first shutout of the season and the 16th o...

NBA roundup: Hawks send Cavs to first home loss
Trae Young recorded a career-high 22 assists to go along with 20 points, helping the Atlanta Hawks hand the Cleveland Cavaliers their first home loss of the season, 135-124 on Wednesday.,Atlanta's De'Andre Hunter drained five 3-pointers to highlight his 26-point performance and Jalen Johnson collect...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 13 Duke edges No. 8 Oklahoma in OT
Reigan Richardson's career-high 35 points propelled No. 13 Duke to a second straight win over a Top 10 team, as the Blue Devils beat No. 8 Oklahoma 109-99 in overtime on Wednesday in the championship game of the Ball Dawgs Classic at Henderson, Nev.,Richardson connected on five 3-point shots and Ash...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 7 LSU cruises past No. 20 NC State for title in Bahamas
Mikaylah Williams poured in 24 points and Aneesah Morrow racked up 20 points as No. 7 LSU strolled to an 82-65 victory over No. 20 North Carolina State on Wednesday in the title game of the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship at Nassau, Bahamas.,Flau'Jae Johnson added 16 points and Morrow also...

Top 25 roundup: No. 2 UConn loses second straight on Maui
Andrej Jakimovski hit a layup with eight seconds left and Colorado upset No. 2 UConn 73-72 in the consolation bracket of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday in Lahaina, Hawaii.,Colorado rallied from down 11 in the first half to get the win over the two-time defending national champion Huskies. With UCo...

NBA roundup: Damian Lillard hoists banged-up Bucks over Heat
Damian Lillard scored 37 points and dished out 12 assists as the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks defeated the host Miami Heat 106-103 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night.,Lillard made 10 of 17 shots from the floor, including 8 of 13 from 3-point range, as Milwaukee won a fifth straight game.,Bucks star...

NHL roundup: Nico Hischier gets natural hat trick in Devils' win
Nico Hischier's natural hat trick in the second period led the New Jersey Devils to a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Monday in Newark, N.J.,It was Hischier's first hat trick in his eight NHL seasons, as the forward ended his 10-game goal drought in epic fashion. Despite the recent scoring s...

Top 25 roundup: Memphis stuns No. 2 UConn in Maui
Tyrese Hunter tossed in a game-high 26 points to lead Memphis to a 99-97 upset victory over No. 2 UConn on Monday in the first round of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii., ,The Tigers (5-0) connected on 12 of their 22 3-point attempts in the win. The loss ended a 17-game winning streak dating...

NBA roundup: Kristaps Porzingis returns as Celtics club Clippers
Jaylen Brown and Derrick White led a 51-point second quarter as the Boston Celtics stretched their winning streak to six games by beating the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 126-94 on Monday.,Brown scored 13 points and White added 12 as Boston tied an NBA record for threes in a single quarter by conne...

Women's Top 25: Ashlon Jackson, No. 13 Duke top No. 9 K-State
Ashlon Jackson posted a career-high 30 points as No. 13 Duke notched a 73-62 win over No. 9 Kansas State on Monday afternoon at the Ball Dawgs Classic in Henderson, Nev.,Jackson, a junior guard, shot 12-for-19 from the floor and knocked down 6 of 9 3-point attempts for the Blue Devils (6-1). Duke al...

Top 25 roundup: Sloppy Georgia tops No. 22 St. John's
Asa Newell scored a team-high 18 points, helping Georgia upset No. 22 St. John's 66-63 on Sunday at the Bahamas Championship in Nassau, Bahamas. ,Silas Demary Jr. added 15 points for the Bulldogs (6-1), who won despite 24 turnovers. Tyrin Lawrence chipped in 11 points along with a game-high nine reb...