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Publisher:CBS Sports GeneralOutlet infoJan 31, 9:20 PM ET

Kansas looked like a legitimate contender with its star freshman at full throttle Saturday -- for a half.

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoJan 31, 9:34 PM ET

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ezra Ausar scored 21 points, Jacob Cofie had a double-double and Southern California held off Rutgers for a 78-75 victory on Saturday night. Rutgers never led after scoring the opening bucket and trailed by as many as 19 points early in the second half. With 2:23 to play, Tariq Francis sparked an 11-2 surge for the Scarlet Knights that capped the scoring with 36 seconds left. Francis scored nine points during the stretch. Chad Baker-Mazara missed a jumper for USC with five ...

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoJan 31, 9:24 PM ET

Otega Oweh led four Kentucky players in double figures with 24 points to help the Wildcats to an 85-77 win over No. 15 Arkansas on Saturday in a game that featured six technical fouls. Oweh, who picked up the first technical foul in the first half, scored 11 points in the final 10 minutes to put Arkansas away as Kentucky closed the game on a 26-18 run. Collin Chandler added 13 for the Wildcats while Malachi Moreno scored 11 and and Denzel Aberdeen added 10.

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoJan 31, 7:39 PM ET

Heavy snowfall shuts down Douglas International Airport, forcing the Spurs to stay overnight in Charlotte.

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoJan 31, 4:54 PM ET

Joel Embiid's first 40-point game of the season led the Sixers over the Pelicans on Saturday night.

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoJan 31, 10:05 PM ET

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Hannes Steinbach, Zoom Diallo and Wesley Yates III combined for 65 points as Washington beat Northwestern 76-62 on Saturday. Steinbach notched 22 points and 14 rebounds for his fourth-straight double-double, and 14th of the season, tying Isaiah Stewart's freshman record for the Huskies (12-10, 4-7 Big Ten). Diallo added 22 points on 10-of-19 shooting, six rebounds and six assists. Yates had 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting to go with three steals. The Huskies built a 39-27 ...