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Xavier holds on down the stretch to earn 59-57 road upset at No. 7 Marquette

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Zach Freemantle had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Xavier hung on in the final seconds to beat No. 7 Marquette 59-57 to earn its third straight victory while snapping the Golden Eagles' six-game winning streak Saturday. Xavier (12-7, 4-4 Big East) never trailed and led by as ...

Javon Small scores 27 and West Virginia beats No. 2 Iowa State 64-57

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Javon Small scored 12 of his 27 points in the final two minutes to lead West Virginia to a 64-57 win over No. 2 Iowa State on Saturday night, ending the Cyclones' national-best 12-game winning streak. Amani Hansberry added 12 points for the Mountaineers (13-4, 4-2 ...

Islam Makhachev submits late-replacement Renato Moicano in 1st round at UFC 311

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev submitted 10th-ranked Renato Moicano at 4:05 of the first round Saturday night at UFC 311 for his 15th straight victory. It didn't take long for Makhachev (27-1-0) after he took down Moicano (20-6-1), as he quickly administered a ...

Bertuzzi, Jones help Blackhawks beat slumping Golden Knights 5-3

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Bertuzzi scored two power-play goals and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the slumping Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 on Saturday night to end a four-game losing streak. Seth Jones had a goal and two assists, helping set up Bertuzzi's ...

Zhuric Phelps, Wade Taylor IV help No. 11 Texas A&M beat LSU, 68-57

By BRENT ZWERNEMAN Associated Press COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Zhuric Phelps scored 13 points, fellow guard Wade Taylor IV added 12 and No. 11 Texas A&M beat LSU 68-57 on Saturday night. Taylor returned to the Aggies (14-4, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) after missing three games ...

Kucherov and Guentzel lead the Lightning past the Red Wings 5-1

By ERIK ERLENDSSON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and two assists, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Saturday night. Darren Raddysh had a goal and an assist as Tampa Bay won for the third time in four ...

NHL-leading Capitals beat the Penguins 4-1 for their 4th win in a row

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory. Thompson came ...