BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU ended a two-game losing streak in typically close fashion.Darius Days scored seven of his 20 points in the final five minutes as No. 25 LSU rallied to beat Missouri 82-78 on Tuesday night to win its sixth Southeastern Conference...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson has recorded his first 30-point performance just nine games into his NBA career.Williamson scored 31 points in barely 28 minutes on the court, and the New Orleans Pelicans used a dominant second half to defeat the...

DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored in the first period following a terrific twirl move, Philipp Grubauer stopped 34 shots for his second shutout of the season and the high-flying Colorado Avalanche beat the Ottawa Senators 3-0 on Tuesday night.Valeri...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Last season, Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton had one of his worst basketball experiences of his life during a 39-point loss at Kansas State.Fast forward one year, Boynton and the Cowboys got their redemption in a 64-59 win on...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — In reigning national champion Virginia's battle to get back to the NCAA Tournament, Mamadi Diakite and his teammates are using the memories and experiences of last year and three nail-biter victories as a steadying force.“The...

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential contest and the New Hampshire primary (all times local):12:15 a.m. WednesdayNevada's most influential union is sending a warning over the heath care stances of the two most progressive...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Mark Turgeon probably won't spend a whole lot of time watching the replay of his 200th win at Maryland.In a lackluster performance hardly befitting the first-place team in the Big Ten, the ninth-ranked Terrapins blew most of...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó is gearing up for the next stage of his campaign to oust President Nicolás Maduro following his return home from a tour abroad that included a meeting with his most important foreign...

TORONTO (AP) — Kasperi Kapanen scored 3:43 into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-2 on Tuesday night.Zach Hyman had two goals in regulation for Toronto, and Alexander Kerfoot added two assists. Jack Campbell stopped 35...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Both Wake Forest and North Carolina entered Tuesday night's game trying to fix problems that had led to a growing list of losses, including one each on last-second baskets over the weekend.Only the Demon Deacons played with...

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Islanders kept their composure after letting an early three-goal lead slip away late in the third period. They just went out and regained the advantage to pull out a big win against a charging division rival.Ryan Pulock...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just when it looked as if Washington's defense was going the cost the team a victory, the Wizards found a way to hold on.Bradley Beal scored 30 points, and Washington held off Zach LaVine and the Chicago Bulls for a 126-114 win on...