Paige Bueckers and Aaliyah Edwards both recorded double-doubles and Portland 3 Regional No. 3 seed Connecticut pounced on No. 14 seed Jackson State early to cruise to an 86-64 NCAA Tournament 1st Round victory on Saturday at home in Storrs, Connecticut. Bueckers came out in her first game since being named an Associated Press 1st […]
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CHARLOTTE — Dalton Knecht churned out 18 points and that helped Tennessee coach Rick Barnes defeat his former team with a 62-58 survival against Texas in the Midwest Region’s second round Saturday night. Jonas Aidoo added 11 points and Tobe Awaka had 10 points off the bench for the cold-shooting Volunteers, who checked in at
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Sam Hauser made seven of his eight 3-point attempts and scored 23 points to help the visiting Boston Celtics stretch their winning streak to nine games with a 124-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. Jayson Tatum added 26 points and six assists for the Celtics, who have used eight different starting lineups
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Jordan Poole, Deni Avdija and Richaun Holmes all recorded double-doubles, and the Washington Wizards used a late 8-0 run to send the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 10th consecutive loss with a 112-109 decision on Saturday in Washington, D.C. A back-and-forth affair with 15 ties and 26 lead changes, Toronto pulled ahead on a Gary
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After a cross-country trip and a local rivalry renewed produced road victories earlier this week, UNLV hosts Boston College as the teams meet for the first time ever in the NIT’s second round on Sunday night. UNLV (20-12) earned the home game following Wednesday’s 84-77 upset at second-seeded Princeton, which was the program’s first postseason
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Denver Nuggets stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray sat out Saturday night’s road game with the Portland Trail Blazers due to injuries. Jokic was ruled out with back and hip injuries. Murray was out due to a sprained left ankle sustained in the final minute of Thursday’s 113-100 home victory over the New York Knicks.
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Jalen Green and Fred VanVleet combined for 75 points as the host Houston Rockets turned a sharpshooting exhibition into a runaway 147-119 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday. Green poured in 41 points — one shy of his career high matched Tuesday against Washington — while VanVleet tallied a season-high 34 to pace the
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Ashley Westwood and Patrick Agyemang scored late as host Charlotte FC defeated the short-handed Columbus Crew 2-0 on Saturday. Westwood scored in the 83rd minute and Agyemang tallied in the 88th, helping Charlotte (2-2-1, seven points) take advantage of a Crew squad that played with 10 men for more than two-thirds of the match. Columbus
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Anderson Julio and Alexandros Katranis scored in the second half as Real Salt Lake rallied to hand the host Vancouver Whitecaps their first loss of the season 2-1 on Saturday night. Fidel Barajas had two assists in his first MLS start for Real Salt Lake (2-2-1, 7 points), which finished with a 21-7 edge in
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