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Villanova edges Seton Hall Short-handed Florida stuns Crosby scores in overtime, No. 6 Vols in SEC matchup GAINESVILLE, Florida, Jan 20, Donta Scott’s 13 points. (AP): Noah Locke scored 14 points, Purdue 67, Ohio State 65 Tyree Appleby added 13 and short- lifts Penguins over Capitals handed Florida stunned No. 6 In Columbus, Ohio, Jaden Ivey Tennessee 75-49. scored 15 points and made a tiebreak- Tre Mann chipped in 12 points for ing 3-pointer with 5 seconds remain- the Gators, who got unexpected help ing, and Purdue rallied to beat Ohio from several bench guys to offset State. being without three of their best four Trevion Williams scored 16 points players. Guard Scottie Lewis for the surging Boilermakers (11-5, (COVID-19 protocols) and forward 6-3 Big Ten), who have won four Colin Castleton (ankle) missed the straight, three of them on the road. game. Sasha Stefanovic also had 15 points. But forward Omar Payne, starting Duane Washington Jr. led Ohio for the first time in nearly a year, fin- State (11-4, 5-4) with 21 points, shoot- ished with nine points, nine rebounds ing 6 of 9 from 3- range. Justin and five blocked shots for Florida Ahrens added 12 points for the (7-4, 4-3 Southeastern Conference). Buckeyes, whose three-game winning Seldom-used subs Jason Jitoboh, streak ended. Osayi Osifo, Niels Lane and Ques Alabama 105, LSU 75 Glover also delivered quality minutes In Baton Rougue, La, John Petty against the SEC’s top team. scored 24 points on eight 3-pointers, and Alabama made a Southeastern Conference-record 23 shots from BASKETBALL beyond the arc in beating LSU. Petty was 8 of 10 from long range. Joshua Primo was 6 of 8 from deep The Volunteers (10-2, 4-2) had a and scored 22 points, and Jahvon woeful shooting performance and were Quinerly also scored 22 on 6-of-7 equally ineffective on the other end. 3-point shooting as the three players Tennessee shot 29% from the field and combined for all but three of hit 3 of 18 from 3-point range. John Alabama’s 3-pointers. Herb Jones had Fulkerson led the Vols with 15 points, 13 points while making just one 3 for four rebounds and five assists. the Crimson Tide (12-3, 7-0 SEC). The Gators outrebounded the Vols Cam Thomas led LSU (10-3, 5-2) by eight and outscored them 42-22 in with 21 points. Javonte Smart scored the paint. Tennessee’s 49 points were 12 points and Trendon Watford had a season low. 11. Villanova 76, Seton Hall 74 Missouri 81, South Carolina 70 In Villanova, Pa, Cole Swider hit the In Columbia, Missouri, Jeremiah winning in the final seconds Tilmon had 19 points and 10 rebounds and scored 22 points to and Missouri beat South Carolina. help Villanova beat Seton Hall, the Missouri (9-2, 3-2 SEC) had its best Wildcats’ first game in 27 days. shooting performance overall at The Wildcats (9-1, 4-0 Big East) 58.3%. Mark Smith scored 18 points withstood a scare to stay unbeaten in and went 3 for 5 from 3-point range. Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby (87) gets a shot past Washington Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek (41) for an overtime goal in an NHL hockey the Big East. Dru Smith added 16 points on 5-of-6 game in Pittsburgh, on Jan 19. (AP) Jermaine Samuels scored 20 points shooting. for Villanova. Reserve Keyshawn Bryant scored The Pirates (9-6, 6-3) were led in 19 points for South Carolina (3-4, 1-2) scoring by Sandro Mamukelashvili’s and Trey Anderson had 17, also off Elliott stops 40 as Flyers blank Sabres 3-0 23 points and 19 from Jared Rhoden. the bench. Michigan 87, Maryland 63 Illinois 79, Penn State 65 PITTSBURGH, Jan 20, In Ann Arbor, Michigan, Mike In Champaign, Illinois, Kofi (AP): Sidney Crosby Smith made three early 3-pointers as Cockburn had 21 points and 12 No. 23 Syracuse women rout North Carolina Michigan raced to a 17-3 lead and rebounds, leading Illinois past Penn scored 1:11 into overtime cruised past Maryland. State. to give the Pittsburgh Michigan made its first five 3s - Cockburn leads the nation with 11 Penguins a 5-4 victory over Nelson-Ododa, No. 3 UConn pummel Butler Isaiah Livers had the other two - in an double-doubles this season. Ayo opening flurry that put the Wolverines Dosunmu and Trent Frazier scored 13 the Washington Capitals. STORRS, Conn, Jan 20, (AP): added 10 points. a career-high 16 (12-1, 7-1 Big Ten) in immediate con- points apiece for Illinois (10-5, 6-3 Crosby got his third goal of the Olivia Nelson-Ododa led a balanced boards and four blocks, and Priscilla trol. Livers led Michigan with 20 Big Ten). season when he pounced on a attack with 18 points and No. 3 Williams finished with 11 points points and Franz Wagner contributed Myreon Jones scored 20 points and of Kris Letang’s shot and UConn, playing for the first time in and nine rebounds for Syracuse 15. Smith had 11. Seth Lundy added 13 for Penn State flipped it by Vitek Vanecek into 10 days, routed Butler 103-35. (7-1, 4-1 ACC). Maryland (8-7, 2-6) was led by (3-6, 0-5). the open net to give the Penguins The win was coach Geno Janelle Bailey led North Carolina their second win over rival Auriemma’s 1,099th at UConn, (7-5, 2-5) with 22 points. Stephanie Washington in three days. moving him past late Tennessee Watts had 15 points, six rebounds, Colton Sceviour, Evgeni Malkin, coach Pat Summitt, into second four assists and four steals. Alyssa Teddy Blueger and Jake Guentzel place on the all-time list just two Ustby scored 13 points. also scored for Pittsburgh. Crosby days before the Huskies visit Iowa State 64, Oklahoma 63 finished with a goal and two assists Knoxville to take on the Lady Vols. as the Penguins rallied from a two- In Ames, Iowa, Ashley Joens hit a goal deficit. Casey DeSmith made 22 go-ahead layup with 10.2 seconds saves and added his first career BASKETBALL left and finished with 32 points and a when he set up Blueger for a rare season-high 16 rebounds as Iowa short-handed 3-on-5 goal in the sec- Christyn Williams and Aubrey State topped short-handed Oklahoma. ond period. Griffin, who made her first start, The Cyclones (10-4, 6-1 Big 12 Tom Wilson scored twice for the each scored 17 points for the unbeat- Conference) have won eight of their Capitals. Evgeny Kuznetsov and last nine. Lars Eller both picked up their first en Huskies (8-0, 7-0 Big East). Connecticut forward Olivia Nelson- Tennessee transfer Evina Wesbrook Ododa (20) shoots against Butler Joens was 13 of 25 shooting, with goal of the season but Washington forward Ellen Ross (25) in the first 21 points coming in the first half. let leads of 3-1 and 4-2 slip away. chipped in with 14 points and fresh- man Paige Bueckers had 13 points, half of an NCAA Lexi Donarski added 11 pints for the Vanecek, who sparkled in his NHL game, on Jan 19, in Storrs, Cyclones. debut last week, made 25 saves. eight assists and five rebounds. Connecticut. (AP) Okako Adika scored 18 points for Taylor Robertson scored 21 of her Flyers 3, Sabres 0 Butler (1-9, 1-8), despite spending 26 points in first half and finished 8 In Philadelphia, Brian Elliott made the fourth quarter and freshman of 15 from long range to lead most of the game in foul trouble, Tiana Mangakahia had 19 points 40 saves, Travis Konecny scored his and Genesis Parker added 15 points. Oklahoma (4-6, 1-4), which played Florida guard Tre Mann (1) and Tennessee guard Davonte Gaines (0) fourth goal in four games and and 13 assists in a come-from- its first game since Jan. 6. Gabby compete for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball Philadelphia blanked Buffalo. Syracuse 88, North Carolina 76 behind win over North Carolina. Gregory added 12 points and Madi game, on Jan 19, in Gainesville, Florida. (AP) In Syracuse, New York, Kiara Emily Engstler added 11 points Williams had 11. The Sooners ICE HOCKEY Lewis scored 10 of her 23 points in and 13 rebounds, Kamilla Cardoso dressed eight players. HoF pitcher Don Sutton dies Jakub Voracek also scored and MacKinnon, selected by the over Columbus. NHL Results/Standings Kevin Hayes added an empty-netter Avalanche with the first overall pick in Bertuzzi was credited with the All-Star outfielder Springer agrees for the Flyers, who bounced back 2013, had two assists to become the winning goal after the puck went off from Monday night’s 6-1 loss to the fourth player in Colorado history to get him and in following a rebound of 500 points. He hit the milestone late in Dylan Larkin’s shot. WASHINGTON, Jan 20, (AP): Sabres. Results and standings from the NHL to $150 mln, 6-year deal with Jays Konecny broke the scoreless tie the second period when he fed Rantanen Ryan had a tiebreaking goal late in games on Tuesday. NEW YORK, Jan 20, (AP): All-Star its rotation following a fourth-place with 2:09 left in the second period on on a cross-ice pass for a power-play the second after Anthony Mantha Winnipeg 4 Ottawa OT 3 pulled Detroit into a 1-all tie with a Philadelphia 3 Buffalo 0 outfielder George Springer became finish in the AL West at 26-34, 10 a breakaway, beating Carter Hutton goal to give the Avs a 3-0 lead. Florida 5 Chicago OT 4 the most prominent among baseball’s games behind first-place Oakland. with a backhand through the goalie’s Brandon Saad scored 3:07 into the power-play goal early in the period. Pittsburgh 5 Washington OT 4 free agents to reach an agreement, a Angels’ starters had a 5.52 ERA in legs. Oskar Lindblom set up the goal game before Toews and Rantanen Jonathan Bernier made 22 saves Detroit 3 Columbus OT 2 for the Red Wings, who split their Colorado 3 Los Angeles 2 $150 million, six-year contract with the shortened 2020 season, 29th with a long bank pass from deep in tallied less than two minutes apart in New Jersey 4 NY Rangers 3 the second. Toews scored for the season-opening, four-game homes- the Toronto Blue Jays, a person famil- among the 30 major league teams and the defensive zone that landed per- East Division second straight game. tand in a relatively strong start after iar with the negotiations told The ahead of only Detroit’s 6.37. fectly on Konecny’s stick in GP W L OT Pts GF GA Associated Press. ❑ ❑ ❑ Buffalo’s zone. Philipp Grubauer stopped 23 shots easily being the NHL’s worst team Philadelphia 4 3 1 0 6 15 11 The person spoke on condition of Voraeck made it 2-0 with 6:17 for Colorado. last season. Washington 4 2 0 2 6 15 14 Andreas Athanasiou and Adrian Boone Jenner scored 1:38 into the New Jersey 3 2 0 1 5 8 7 anonymity Don Sutton, a Hall of Fame pitcher remaining, finishing a 2-on-1 with NY Islanders 3 2 1 0 4 5 5 because the deal who was a stalwart of the Los Angeles Hayes. Kempe scored third-period goals for game for the Blue Jackets, and Pittsburgh 4 2 2 0 4 14 18 was subject to a Dodgers’ rotation spanning an era Devils 4, Rangers 3 the Kings. Anze Kopitar had two Alexandre Texier tied it 5:04 into the Boston 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 third. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 24 NY Rangers 3 1 2 0 2 8 8 successful physi- from Sandy Koufax to Fernando assists and Cal Petersen made 21 Buffalo 4 1 3 0 2 11 12 cal. Valenzuela, died Tuesday. He was In New York, Jack Hughes had saves. shots for Columbus. two goals and an assist in New Central Division Springer, who 75. Red Wings 3, Blue Jackets 2, Panthers 5, Blackhawks 4, OT turned 31 in Jersey’s three-goal second period, GP W L OT Pts GF GA and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped OT In Sunrise, Florida, Frank Vatrano Tampa Bay 2 2 0 0 4 10 3 September, is a BASEBALL Florida 2 2 0 0 4 10 6 three-time All- 47 shots by New York. In Detroit, Tyler Bertuzzi scored scored 2:50 into overtime and Florida Carolina 3 2 1 0 4 9 6 Star who spent Miles Wood had a goal and an 15 seconds into overtime and Bobby beat winless Chicago. Nashville 3 2 1 0 4 10 7 Patric Hornqvist and Carter Detroit 4 2 2 0 4 9 10 his entire seven- assist, and Travis Zajac also scored Ryan became the first player to score Columbus 4 1 2 1 3 8 13 The Baseball Hall of Fame in Verhaeghe each scored two goals for season career Cooperstown, New York, said Sutton to give the Devils at least a point in four times in his first three games Chicago 4 0 3 1 1 9 20 Springer the Panthers (2-0-0). Keith Yandle Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 with Houston and died at his home in Rancho Mirage, each of their first three games (2-0- with Detroit, leading the Red Wings had two assists. West Division was World Series MVP when the California, after a long struggle with 1). Hornqvist, acquired in a September GP W L OT Pts GF GA Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers cancer. The Atlanta Braves, for whom Blackwood, starting for the third in seven games for their first title in straight game, made seven saves in trade with Pittsburgh, has three goals Vegas 3 3 0 0 6 11 5 Sutton was a long-time broadcaster, the first period and 20 each in the and an assist in the first two games. St Louis 3 2 1 0 4 9 13 2017. The championship was later said he died in his sleep. Colorado 3 2 1 0 4 12 6 second and third - finishing five Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves Minnesota 3 2 1 0 4 8 7 tainted when it was discovered A four-time All-Star, Sutton had Houston illicitly stole signs that sea- short of his career high set last sea- for Florida in his first start of the Arizona 3 1 1 1 3 10 11 a career record of 324-256 and an son. season, but the two-time Vezina Anaheim 3 1 1 1 3 4 7 son. ERA of 3.26 while pitching for the San Jose 3 1 2 0 2 11 13 He hit .265 with 14 homers and 32 Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad Trophy winner was a bit rusty. Los Angeles 3 0 1 2 2 8 11 Dodgers, Houston Astros, scored on the power play, and Filip Dominik Kubalik scored his first North Division RBIs in the shortened 2020 season, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland earning a prorated $7,777,778 from a Chytil also had a goal for the two goals of the year for the GP W L OT Pts GF GA Athletics, California Angels and the $21 million salary. Rangers. Artemi Panarin and Adam Blackhawks, who have dropped their Toronto 4 3 1 0 6 14 12 Dodgers again in 1988, his final Calgary 3 2 0 1 5 11 6 Springer has a .270 career average Fox each had two assists. first four games of the pandemic- Montreal 3 2 0 1 5 12 7 with 174 home runs and 458 RBIs, season. Alexandar Georgiev, starting a shortened season. Patrick Kane also Winnipeg 3 2 1 0 4 9 9 including career bests of a a .292 ❑ ❑ ❑ second consecutive game after shut- scored, and Phillipp Kurashev got his Ottawa 3 1 1 1 3 10 10 Edmonton 4 1 3 0 2 10 15 average with 39 homers and 96 RBIs Toby Gardenhire, the son of for- ting out the Islanders on Saturday first NHL goal. Kevin Lankinen Vancouver 4 1 3 0 2 9 16 in 2019. mer major league manager Ron night, gave up four goals on 20 shots stopped 23 shots in his first career Note: Two points for a win one point ❑ ❑ ❑ through two periods. Igor Shesterkin start. for overtime loss. The top four Gardenhire, will manage teams in each division will qualify for Minnesota’s new Triple-A affiliate, came on to begin the third and fin- Jets 4, Senators 3, OT playoffs under this season’s tempo- Left-hander José Quintana has ished with eight saves. rary realignment. agreed to an $8 million, one-year the St. Paul Saints. In Ottawa, Ontario, Nikolaj Ehlers contract with the Los Angeles Angels, The Saints and Twins made the Avalanche 3, Kings 2 scored in overtime after Winnipeg Josh Morrissey tied it with 1:17 a person familiar with the negotia- announcement. The 38-year-old Toby In Los Angeles, Nathan Philadelphia Flyers’ Travis Konecny twice rallied from a two-goal deficit tions told The Associated Press. Gardenhire was supposed to manage MacKinnon became the first member celebrates after scoring a goal past against Ottawa. left in regulation with Brossoit on the The person spoke on condition of Minnesota’s Triple-A team, the of the 2013 NHL draft class to reach Buffalo Sabres goaltender Carter Ehlers scored at 2:20 of the extra bench for the extra attacker. anonymity because the agreement is Rochester Red Wings, last season 500 points, Devon Toews and Mikko Hutton during the second period of period, moments after Jets goalie Adam Lowry and Kyle Connor subject to a successful physical. before the COVID-19 pandemic can- Rantanen scored power-play goals an NHL hockey game, on Jan 19, Laurent Brossoit made a nice stop had the other goals for Winnipeg, Los Angeles was looking to boost celed minor league competition. and Colorado defeated Los Angeles. in Philadelphia. (AP) against Drake Batherson. which was outshot 41-28.