HOUSTON — A flummoxed Cooper Flagg was the first Maverick to emerge from the tunnel at halftime, using his right hand to slap against his thigh, visibly frustrated with how his team had turned a one-point game into an eight-point deficit in five minutes. That the 19-year-old was leading the procession into the Dallas locker room was not lost on …

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Minnesota Timberwolves (31-19, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (18-29, 12th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis plays Minnesota looking to end its four-game home losing streak. Advertisement The Grizzlies are 14-17 against Western Conference opponents. Memphis is fourth in the Western Conference with 33.9 defensive rebounds per game led by …

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Graham Ike scored 30 points in his first game back from injury and No. 6 Gonzaga beat rival Saint Mary’s 73-65 on Saturday night in their final West Coast Conference meeting at McCarthey Athletic Center. Jalen Warley had 10 points and seven rebounds as the Bulldogs (22-1, 10-0) won their 15th straight game and improved to …

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist to set a franchise record for defensemen by extending his point streak to eight games in the Minnesota Wild’s 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. Joel Eriksson Ek, Mats Zuccarello and Brock Faber also had a goal and an assist apiece for Minnesota, which won …

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nate Ament had 22 points, Jaylen Carey came off the bench to score 13 and Tennessee beat Auburn 77-69 on Saturday night. Ament made only 4 of 16 shots with two 3-pointers for the Volunteers (15-6, 5-3 Southeastern Conference), but he went 12 for 15 at the free-throw line, adding eight rebounds. Carey hit 5 of …

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The Cleveland Cavaliers have been reshaping the middle and backend of their roster over the past week. They recently traded De’Andre Hunter for Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis, waived Chris Livingston, and signed Tristan Enaruna to a two-way spot. That trend continued as ESPN’s Olgun Uluc reported late Saturday evening that the team is also waiving former second-round pick Luke …

SYDNEY (AP) — In a masterful performance, as he’s done so many other times, Alexander Volkanovski successfully defended his featherweight title with a unanimous decision over Diego Lopes at UFC 325 on Sunday afternoon. New South Wales native Volkanovski (29-4-0) won on all three judges’ scorecards 49-46, 49-46 and 50-45, much to the delight of the crowd inside Sydney Olympic …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Miller scored 26 points, Collin Sexton made all five 3-point attempts off the bench and finished with 21 points and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the San Antonio Spurs 111-106 on Saturday to extend their winning streak to six games. LaMelo Ball 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help give the …

The 1,000th game at Allen Fieldhouse was one to remember for Kansas, as the No. 14-ranked Jayhawks earned their fifth straight win with a 90-82 victory over No. 13 BYU. “I thought it was a great day. It was perfect,” Kansas coach Bill Self told reporters after the game. “I thought that (ESPN’s ‘College Gameday’ live broadcast from the arena) …

The Tennessee Volunteers have hit their groove as January comes to an end, and the good times continued on Saturday night after a two-game road trip. The Vols defeated Steven Pearl’s Auburn Tigers 77-69 in primetime on ESPN. Advertisement Nate Ament posted a game-high 22 points despite a terrible shooting day. He went 4-16 from the field, but a 12-15 …

FAYETTEVILLE — One stretch loomed larger than any other in the eyes of Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari following his first home loss of the season against his former school. The No. 16 Razorbacks (16-6, 6-3 SEC) fell to Kentucky 85-77 on Saturday, Jan. 31. The Wildcats (15-7, 6-3) took the lead for good by scoring five points with zero …

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Braylon Mullins scored 16 points and Alex Karaban and Silas Demary Jr. had 15 apiece to lead No. 2 UConn in an 85-58 rout of Creighton on Saturday night. The Huskies (21-1, 11-0 Big East) won their 17th straight game and posted their biggest winning margin in a conference road game in two years. Advertisement Creighton …

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Hannes Steinbach, Zoom Diallo and Wesley Yates III combined for 65 points as Washington beat Northwestern 76-62 on Saturday. Steinbach notched 22 points and 14 rebounds for his fourth-straight double-double, and 14th of the season, tying Isaiah Stewart’s freshman record for the Huskies (12-10, 4-7 Big Ten). Diallo added 22 points on 10-of-19 shooting, six rebounds …

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Police handcuffed and escorted Tuskegee basketball coach Benjy Taylor off the court after a loss to Morehouse on Saturday, Jan. 31, following a Division II HBCU game. According to HBCU GameDay, Taylor was attempting to ensure conference-mandated security protocols were followed after Morehouse’s 77-69 win over the Golden Tigers in Atlanta. Football players from Morehouse intermingled with players during the …

NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson was fined $50,000 by the NBA for “aggressively pursuing, berating, and making inadvertent contact with a game official” during a game on Friday night. The NBA’s head of basketball operations James Jones made the announcement on Saturday. Advertisement The incident happened after Atkinson was called for his second technical foul and …

FAYETTEVILLE, AR — As if concocted by a screenwriter, Mark Pope and John Calipari entered Saturday with the same overall record — 38-19 — in Year 2 at their respective schools: Kentucky basketball for the former, Arkansas for the latter. If Saturday’s game was supposed to be a duel of sorts, pushing one coach an ever-so-slight step in front of the other, onlookers got everything they …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freshman Trent Sisley made the first of two free throws with less than a second remaining in a second overtime and Indiana outlasted UCLA 98-97 on Saturday. Nick Dorn hit six 3-pointers and scored a season-high 26 points for the Hoosiers (15-7, 6-5 Big Ten Conference) in a third straight victory following a four-game losing streak. …

With around 13 minutes to go in this game, I sent my brother a picture of the scoreboard and had to apologize to him for my previous comment, as I was just projecting my feelings about the game onto him. He doesn’t follow Xavier with the same unrelenting loyalty that we here at Banners do, but even he responded and …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tyler Tanner scored 24 points and No. 18 Vanderbilt survived a late scare to beat Mississippi 68-71 on Saturday at Memorial Gymnasium. The game was originally scheduled to be played in Oxford, Mississippi, but due to severe winter weather this week, the university has closed its campus until Feb. 8. Ole Miss and Vanderbilt switched home …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for Japan in the World Baseball Classic in March, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday. Roberts said it was Ohtani’s decision to focus solely on being the designated hitter for his native country. Advertisement He said the team “absolutely” would have supported Ohtani if he had wanted to …

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Ehis Etute scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Oregon in a 68-61 win over No. 16 Maryland on Saturday night. Etute shot 10 of 15 from the field and 6 of 8 from the line. Sofia Bell added 16 points, hitting four 3-pointers. Advertisement The Ducks (17-7, 5-6 Big Ten) pulled …

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Darryn Peterson scored 18 points in 20 minutes and No. 14 Kansas beat No. 13 BYU 90-82 on Saturday in the 1,000th game played at historic Allen Fieldhouse. Bryson Tiller had career-high 21 points and seven rebounds for Kansas (16-5, 6-2 Big 12). Advertisement Although the Jayhawks led by as many as 21 points, BYU stayed within …