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Miami’s fierce defense dominates Texas A&M to advance to Cotton Bowl

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Miami brought a nasty defense into Texas A&M on Saturday to down the seventh-seeded Aggies in the College Football Playoff. The No. 10 seed Hurricanes forced Marcel Reed into three turnovers and sacked him seven times in the 10-3 victory. "The defense was ...

Seth Trimble returns to lead No. 12 North Carolina past Ohio State 71-70

ATLANTA (AP) — Henri Veesaar scored the winning basket on a dunk with 7.2 seconds remaining off a pass from a stumbling Seth Trimble, and No. 12 North Carolina held off Ohio State 71-70 on Saturday. Trimble, playing his first game since breaking his left forearm in a Nov. 9 training mishap, ...

LeBron James cites ‘Luka magic’ as Doncic has 45-point triple-double

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — LeBron James was in awe of "Luka magic" after Luka Doncic had 45 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds in his fifth triple-double of the season in a 143-135 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. "That's Luka. Luka magic! It's no surprise. He's just so damn good, it's ...

Leon Draisaitl reaches 1,000 career points against Penguins, Skinner

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl became the fourth-fastest active player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career points in the first period of a 6-4 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Draisaitl had the secondary assist on a power-play goal by Zach Hyman at 11:38 of the ...

Adam Fantilli’s OT goal lifts Blue Jackets past Ducks 4–3

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Adam Fantilli scored with 1:28 left in overtime to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4–3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night, snapping a five-game losing streak. Zach Werenski scored twice and added an assist in his 600th NHL game, Boone Jenner had a goal ...