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Terrence Brown scores 26 to lift Utah over TCU 82-79, end 4-game losing streak

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Terrence Brown scored a game-high 26 points, Keanu Dawes had a 10-point, 14-rebound double-double, and Utah took down TCU 82-79 on Saturday. The Runnin' Utes (9-9, 1-4 Big 12) snapped a four-game skid and picked up their first win of conference play. Don McHenry added 11 points and Seydou Traore scored 10. Utah opened the game on a 14-0 run, and TCU did not make a basket for the first six minutes. The Horned Frogs cut the deficit to eight points at the half, 38-30. TCU t...

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Nick Boyd scores 32 points and Wisconsin beats Rutgers 96-87 for 4th straight victory

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nick Boyd scored 32 points and had nine assists as Wisconsin beat Rutgers 96-87 on Saturday for its fourth straight win. Boyd was 8-of-16 from the floor and 14 of 15 at the line to finish four points shy of his career high set against Providence in November. John Blackwell added 19 points and Nolan Winter had 18 for the Badgers (13-5, 5-2 Big Ten), whose win streak includes a 91-88 win at then-No. 2 Michigan and a last-second 78-75 road victory over Minnesota in their las...

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Carter Welling scores 18 as No. 22 Clemson wins its ninth straight with a 69-59 victory over Miami

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Carter Welling scored a season-high 18 points and Jestin Porter added 11 as No. 22 Clemson won its ninth straight and remained perfect in Atlantic Coast Conference play with a 69-59 victory over Miami on Saturday. The Tigers (16-3, 6-0 ACC) are one of two undefeated teams in league play after ending the Hurricanes' (15-3, 4-1) 10-game win streak. Clemson did it on defense, holding Miami to its lowest point total this season.

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Kansas State women dominate glass to knock off undefeated No. 17 Texas Tech 65-59

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Four players scored in double figures as the Kansas State women used a dominant team rebounding performance to beat previously undefeated No. 17 Texas Tech 65-59 on Saturday. Gina Garcia, Jordan Speiser and Taryn Sides all scored 11 points. The Wildcats dominated the Lady Raiders (19-1, 6-1) by a margin of 46-20 on the glass, leading to a 28-14 advantage on points in the paint, and a 14-3 advantage on second-chance points.

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Mobley Jr.'s 28 points push Ohio State over UCLA 86-74

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — John Mobley Jr. scored a career-high 28 points and knocked down a career-high six 3-pointers as Ohio State pulled away in the second half for an 86-74 win over UCLA on Saturday. Bruce Thornton added 21 points and eight rebounds, while Devin Royal finished with 22 points and nine rebounds for the Buckeyes (12-5, 4-3 Big Ten). Ohio State erased a six-point first-half deficit by closing the half on a 12-6 run to take a 42-36 lead at the break. Mobley and Royal opened the se...

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New York Giants hire John Harbaugh as coach fresh off his firing by the Baltimore Ravens

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The New York Giants hired John Harbaugh as coach on Saturday, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The sides began working on a contract Wednesday night when it became clear that Harbaugh was the right fit. Harbaugh joins the Giants 11 days after he was fired by the Baltimore Ravens, who made the playoffs 12 times with him in charge and won the Super Bowl in the 2012 season.

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Bulls Notes: Buzelis, Center, Smith, Mediocrity

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Matas Buzelis was benched for the entire fourth quarter during Wednesday’s win over Utah and Julia Poe of The Chicago Tribune argues the Bulls aren’t placing enough of a priority on the 21-year-old’s development. Head coach Billy Donovan said the decision to sit Buzelis wasn’t solely on him but on the entire unit that was […]

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Mats Zuccarello's overtime goal gives the Wild a 5-4 win over the red-hot Sabres

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Mats Zuccarello scored 1:47 into overtime to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Saturday afternoon. Zuccarello’s winning goal came on the power play after a pass from Kirill Kaprizov, who finished with three assists to help end the Wild’s three-game winless streak. Marcus Foligno, Ryan Hartman, Vladimir Tarasenko and Quinn Hughes also scored, and Filip Gustavsson made 20 saves for the Wild. Ryan McLeod, Peyton Krebs, Jack Qui...

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Kentucky completes another second-half comeback to stun No. 24 Tennessee, 80-78

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Denzel Aberdeen scored 22 points, 18 in the second half, and Kentucky rallied from a 17-point first-half deficit to knock off No. 24 Tennessee, 80-78, on Saturday. Trailing 80-78 with 2.6 seconds left, Tennessee's Ja'Kobi Gillespie went to the free throw line for one shot. After the buzzer, pushing and shoving in front of the Tennessee bench ensued.

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Zvonimir Ivisic scores 18 points and Keaton Wagler adds 17 as No. 13 Illinois beats Minnesota 77-67

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Zvonimir Ivisic scored 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds off the bench and Keaton Wagler had 17 points to lead No. 13 Illinois to a 77-67 victory over Minnesota on Saturday. David Mirkovic and Tomislav Ivisic each scored 10 points, all in the second half, for the Illini (15-3, 6-1 Big Ten), who won their seventh straight. It was the 10th consecutive game that Wagler scored in double figures.

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Finley Bizjack scores 25 points to lead Butler over No. 25 Seton Hall 77-66

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Finley Bizjack scored 25 points and Butler snapped a four-game losing streak with a 77-66 win over No. 25 Seton Hall on Saturday. Azavier Robinson added 14 points and Michael Ajayi scored 13, the 17th time this season he has scored in double figures for Butler (11-7, 2-5 Big East). AJ Staton-McCray led Seton Hall (14-4, 4-3) with 17 points.

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Reeves, Washington lead 2nd-half charge in Georgia Tech's 78-74 win over Wolfpack

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Kowacie Reeves Jr. scored 21 points, Lamar Washington added 18 and the two combined for 28 in the second half as Georgia Tech held off North Carolina State 78-74 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak. Akai Fleming added 16 points and Jaeden Mustaf collected his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets (11-8, 2-4 ACC). Quadir Copeland scored 16 points and Paul McNeil Jr. and Ven-Allen Lubin added 12 each for the Wolfpack (12-6, 3-2), who had won...

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Lawal with 22, Hansberry with 21, pace Virginia Tech in 89-76 win over Notre Dame

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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Tobi Lawal scored a season-high 22 points off the bench, Amani Hansberry added 21, and Virginia Tech defeated Notre Dame 89-76 on Saturday for the Hokies' ninth win in the past 10 matchups with the Fighting Irish. Lawal and Hansberry scored 15 of Virginia Tech's 18 points during one stretch early in the second half as the Hokies extended an 11-point halftime lead to 66-48 with 12 1/2 minutes remaining. Notre Dame got as close as 79-66 with four minutes remaining then Be...

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