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Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 20 points, Blue Cain added 18, and No. 21 Georgia jumped out to a quick double-digit lead then outlasted Arkansas' second-half run to beat the No. 17 Razorbacks 90-76 on Saturday. Arkansas trailed 55-36 less than four minutes into the second half but went on a 20-3 run over a roughly five minute span to cut Georgia's lead to 62-61. Arkansas tied the game at 68-all when Darius Acuff Jr., who led the Razorbacks with 20 points, made a 3-pointer with 6:43 remaining.

John Camden scored 20 points and Dai Dai Ames and Justin Pippen each added 19 as California built a 20-point lead and held off No. 14 North Carolina 84-78 on Saturday. The Tar Heels (14-4, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) absorbed their second straight loss in the Bay Area; they fell 95-90 at Stanford on Wednesday. Cal (14-5, 2-4) owned that 20-point lead early in the second half.

The Celtics visit the Atlanta Hawks for the 1st of 4 games between them this season.

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Chris Holtmann seems to have DePaul moving in the right direction. And after record student attendance, the coach gave back in a very collegiate manner: free drinks.

Adam Klapka had a goal and an assist for his first multi-point game of the season as the Calgary Flames beat the New York Islanders 4-2 on Saturday. Yegor Sharangovich, Justin Kirkland and Yan Kuznetsov also scored for Calgary, which has won three of its last four.

Kelly Olynyk has acquired a lot of knowledge during his 13 NBA seasons, and he’s happy to share it with his young Spurs teammates, Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe writes in a subscriber-only story. At age 34, Olynyk has mostly been a mentor since being traded to San Antonio last summer, averaging just 9.7 minutes […]

Daryl Watts scored the winner at 2:16 in overtime as the Toronto Sceptres defeated the Vancouver Goldeneyes 2-1 on Saturday. Savannah Harmon also scored for Toronto, which snapped a four-game losing streak. Raygan Kirk made 23 saves.

Taliah Scott racked up 25 points, Bella Fontleroy added 12, and the No. 18 Baylor Lady Bears rolled by BYU, 69-58, on Saturday to pick up their sixth straight victory. The Bears (17-3, 6-1 Big 12) have not lost since Dec. 21, when they fell to then-unranked Texas Tech (who now ranks at No. 17). Baylor did not trail for the entirety of the game, opening on an 18-4 run in the first quarter and maintaining a double-digit lead for much of the first half.

Draymond Green responds to a fan blaming him for Stephen Curry not winning a fifth championship with the Warriors.

Braden Frager and Pryce Sandfort each scored 20 points and No. 8 Nebraska stayed unbeaten with a 77-58 victory at Northwestern on Saturday afternoon. Sam Hoiberg had 12 points and seven rebounds to help the Cornhuskers (18-0, 7-0 Big Ten) add another win to the best start in school history. Nebraska led 34-29 at halftime and stretched the advantage to 41-32 minutes into the second half after Hoiberg capped a 7-0 spurt with a 3-pointer.

Laura Rutledge's schedule during football season has always been hectic. The ESPN reporter has hosted “NFL Live,” the network's year-round weekday news show, since 2020, along with “SEC Nation” on Saturdays during college football season. Rutledge took on another assignment this season when she became a full-time sideline reporter on “Monday Night Football.”

Marquel Sutton scored 26 points and Max Mackinnon 20 to lead LSU to a 78-70 win over Missouri on Saturday and snap a four-game losing streak with its first SEC win this season. Jayden Stone scored 16 of his 20 points, and Mark Mitchell 11 of his 13, in the second half when the Tigers (13-5, 3-2) rallied from 14-point deficit to get within four with a minute to go. Missouri trailed 55-52 when LSU (13-5, 1-4) hit its next five shots, including 3-pointers by Rashad King and Mackinnon, to go back...

Does Utah gave any shame?

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad and coach Mike Sullivan achieved career milestones Saturday, one day after team president and general manager Chris Drury sent a letter to fans expressing disappointment over how the season has gone. Zibanejad became the Rangers’ all-time leader in power-play goals and tied the franchise record for career hat tricks in New York’s 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

The RedHawks continued their best start in program history with a game-tying shot in regulation, followed by a game-winner in overtime.

Real Madrid was jeered by its disgruntled fans before Kylián Mbappé scored to spark a 2-0 win over Levante in La Liga on Saturday. Spectators at the Santiago Bernabeu whistled, booed and waved white handkerchiefs before the opening kickoff to express their anger after back-to-back losses and a sudden coaching change. Madrid fired Xabi Alonso after last weekend’s loss to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final only for the team to then lose to a second-tier side in the Copa del Rey in the deb...

At the midpoint of the season, the Miami Heat sit at 21-20, a record that head coach Erik Spoelstra believes doesn’t reflect the group’s true ceiling, per Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald. Spoelstra acknowledged that while expectations inside the locker room are higher, results still dictate reality. “We feel like we’re better than where […] The post Erik Spoelstra says Heat haven’t reached potential appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Even after the Los Angeles Clippers publicly stated in early December that they were “parting ways” with Chris Paul, the veteran guard remains in a holding pattern as the organization continues to search for a trade that would allow it to avoid waiving his fully guaranteed contract. Until that happens, Paul’s future is unresolved and […] The post Chris Paul stuck in roster limbo appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Rueben Chinyelu scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and No. 19 Florida beat No. 10 Vanderbilt 98-94 on Saturday. Chinyelu was 5 for 5 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line in the second half as Florida (13-5, 4-1 SEC) overcame a one-point halftime deficit with a 54-49 scoring edge in the second half. Xaivian Lee had 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting from the field, including three 3-pointers.

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Ashley Chea scored 16 points, Fadima Tall added 15 and Skye Belker chipped in with 14, and No. 22 Princeton jumped out early to cruise past Dartmouth 69-41 on Saturday for the Tigers’ 13th straight win. Chea shot 5 of 13 from the floor that included a pair of 3-pointers. Tall and Belker combined for 12-of-25 shooting. Emily Eadie grabbed 10 rebounds to go with six points, three assists and two blocks for Princeton (15-1, 3-0 Ivy League). The Tigers shot 40% (27 of 68) f...

PHOENIX (AP) — Makaih Williams scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half, Brian Moore Jr. added 20 points and Grand Canyon knocked off No. 23 Utah State 84-74 on Saturday. The Antelopes (11-6, 4-2 Mountain West Conference) shot 51% from the floor and turned back Utah State’s late charge to set off a court storming with their third win in five all-time games against AP Top 25 opponents. Grand Canyon's Nana Owusu-Anane finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds, and 7-foot-2 center Dennis Evan...

Earlier this season, some teams around the league speculated that James Harden could become a trade candidate if the Los Angeles Clippers continued their poor start. Instead, Harden has helped spark a turnaround and told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne that leaving Los Angeles is not something he’s considering. “It’s hard to explain,” Harden said. “Being at […] The post Why James Harden isn’t leaving Clippers despite trade buzz appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Golden State Warriors may be in final stages of a Michael Porter Jr. trade as February's deadline approaches.

Bennett Stirtz scored 27 points, Tavion Banks added a career-high 26, and Iowa defeated Indiana 74-57 on Saturday, snapping a three-game losing streak. The Hawkeyes (13-5, 3-4 Big Ten) never trailed and a 14-5 run gave them their first double-digit lead, 24-13. Neither team missed a shot in one stretch from 9:45 to 5:30 in the first half, leaving Iowa with a 30-23 lead.

Kansas State handed No. 17 Texas Tech its first loss of the season, closing strong for a 65-59 women’s basketball win in a tightly-contested matchup.

Former NBA star Lamar Odom was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Las Vegas over the weekend, authorities said Tuesday.

Suns looking to sweep the season series after beating New York last week.

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) — Fred Payne scored 26 points, and Donald Hand Jr. hit a game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation as Boston College outscored Syracuse 17-9 in overtime to win 81-73 and earn its first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season on Saturday. Payne added six assists and three steals for the Eagles (8-10, 1-4 ACC), who erased a late seven-point deficit in the final three minutes and snapped a four-game conference losing streak. Hand finished with 12 point...

Segundo Oliva Pinto made five birdies in an eight-hole stretch around the turn Saturday on his way to a 6-under 64, giving him a one-shot lead in the Latin American Amateur and setting up a sprint to see who gets a spot in three majors this year. Pinto made seven birdies in his round that took the Argentine from seven shots back to a 54-hole lead in the championship that awards the winner a spot in the Masters, the U.S. Open and the British Open this year. Virgilio Paz Valdes of Venezuela als...