5+ min ago (158+ words) Led by Malachi Davis' 18 points, the Long Island Sharks defeated the Missouri State Bears 75-61 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Malachi Davis had 18 points to lead Long Island University to a 75-61 victory over Missouri State on Monday night. Davis shot 6 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 6 from the line for the Sharks (4-3). Jamal Fuller added 14 points, five rebounds and three blocks. Greg Gordon made 6 of 11 shots and scored 13. The Bears (3-3) were led by Zaxton King, who recorded 15 points. Keith Palek III had 13 points and Kobi Williams scored 12. Davis scored nine points in the first half and LIU went into halftime trailing 40-35. The Sharks used a 14-0 run in the second half to build a 15-point lead at 64-49 with 5:48 remaining before finishing off the win....

6+ min ago (287+ words) SALT LAKE CITY -- Logan Cooley scored four straight goals and had an assist and the Utah Mammoth beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-1 on Monday night to avenge a home loss four days earlier. Cooley gave Utah a 3-1 lead on a breakaway at 4:19 of the third period, and completed his second hat trick of the season into an empty net with 4:19 left. He added a short-handed empty-netter with 2:17 to go for his career-high fourth goal and fifth point of the night. The 21-year-old Cooley had the first four-goal game in the NHL this season to raise his total to 13. He had another natural hat trick in the first period in a 7-4 victory at St. Louis on Oct. 24. He has three career NHL hat tricks. The teams also played Thursday night at Delta Center, with Vegas winning 4-1. Utah rebounded Saturday night, topping…...

12+ min ago (393+ words) The Detroit Pistons tied a team record with their 13th straight victory, beating the Indiana Pacers 122-117 on Monday night INDIANAPOLIS -- Just two years ago, the Detroit Pistons set an NBA record for the consecutive losses in a single NBA season with 28. Now, they seemingly can't lose. The Pistons tied a team record Monday night with their 13th straight victory, beating the Indiana Pacers 122-117. They matched winning streaks by their 1990 and 2004 NBA championship teams and improved to 15-2. "It's amazing," Pistons star Cade Cunningham said. "We play for the Detroit Pistons, man. A historic franchise. So to be able to make history for a historic franchise like this " it's special." It's a stunning turnaround for a franchise that started the 2023-24 season with a 3-36 record and finished with 14 wins. The Pistons have a chance to surpass all the great Detroit teams, including the "Bad Boys…...

37+ min ago (162+ words) Led by Michael Duax's 22 points, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles defeated the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 93-88 on Monday FGCU wins 93-88 over Oral Roberts Led by Michael Duax's 22 points, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles defeated the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 93-88 on Monday FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Michael Duax scored 22 points as FGCU beat Oral Roberts 93-88 on Monday. Duax added five rebounds for the Eagles (4-2). Rahmir Barno scored 18 points while shooting 4 of 9 from the field and 10 for 15 from the line and added seven rebounds and seven assists. Rory Stewart shot 5 for 10 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points. Ty Harper led the way for the Golden Eagles (2-5) with 20 points, five assists and two steals. Jack Turner added 18 points for Oral Roberts. Connor Dow also had 17 points....

41+ min ago (250+ words) The Colorado Avalanche come into a matchup with the San Jose Sharks as winners of nine consecutive games San Jose Sharks (11-9-3, in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (16-1-5, in the Central Division) Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche head into a matchup against the San Jose Sharks as winners of nine consecutive games. Colorado is 16-1-5 overall and 8-0-2 in home games. The Avalanche have scored 88 total goals (4.0 per game) to lead the NHL. San Jose has an 11-9-3 record overall and a 4-5-0 record in road games. The Sharks have gone 9-3-2 when scoring at least three goals. Wednesday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Sharks won the previous meeting 3-2 in overtime. Philipp Kurashev scored two goals in the victory. TOP PERFORMERS: Nathan MacKinnon has scored 17 goals with 20 assists for the Avalanche. Martin Necas has five…...

45+ min ago (338+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A.J. Greer scored twice and added an assist, Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and two assists apiece, and the Florida Panthers beat the Nashville Predators 8-3 on Monday night. Gustav Forsling, Evan Rodrigues, Jesper Boqvist and Sam Bennett also scored and Daniil Tarasov made 36 saves for Florida, winners of three of their last four games. Filip Forsberg, Fedor Svechkov and Nick Blankenburg scored and Juuse Saros and Justus Annunen combined to make 17 saves for Nashville, losers of eight of nine and in last place overall in the NHL. Florida scored a season-high eight goals for the second time in a week. Reinhart extended his point-scoring streak to seven games. He has six goals and seven assists over that stretch. Greer scored the game's first goal just 11 seconds after the opening faceoff. In Saturday night's loss to the…...

52+ min ago (204+ words) Darin Smith Jr. scored 38 points and Max Frazier scored 24 and dunked with two seconds left in overtime to lift Central Connecticut over Sacred Heart 108-106 Darin Smith Jr., Max Frazier rally Central Connecticut past Sacred Heart 108-106 in OT Darin Smith Jr. scored 38 points and Max Frazier scored 24 and dunked with two seconds left in overtime to lift Central Connecticut over Sacred Heart 108-106 NEW BRITAIN, Conn. -- Darin Smith Jr. scored 38 points and Max Frazier scored 24 and dunked with two seconds left in overtime to lift Central Connecticut over Sacred Heart 108-106 on Monday night. Smith added five rebounds for the Blue Devils (4-2). Frazier added five rebounds and four blocks. Melo Sanchez had 17 points and shot 4 for 7 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line. The Pioneers (2-4) were led by Anquan Hill, who posted 34 points. Dashon Gittens added 22 points and two steals…...

57+ min ago (149+ words) Led by Jadis Jones' 19 points, the Lindenwood Lions defeated the UMKC Roos 80-67 on Monday Lindenwood wins 80-67 against UMKC Led by Jadis Jones' 19 points, the Lindenwood Lions defeated the UMKC Roos 80-67 on Monday SAINT CHARLES, Mo. -- Jadis Jones had 19 points in Lindenwood's 80-67 victory over UMKC on Monday. Jones had 12 rebounds for the Lions (3-4). Anias Futrell scored 13 points and added five rebounds. Dontrez Williams shot 5 of 9 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 8 from the line to finish with 13 points, while adding six assists and three steals. CJ Evans led the way for the Roos (1-5) with 19 points, five assists and four steals. UMKC also got 13 points and six rebounds from Jayson Petty. Kernan Bundy had seven points and two steals....

1+ hour ago (153+ words) Led by Tyshawn Archie's 17 points, the McNeese Cowboys defeated the Murray State Racers 73-60 at Cayman Islands Classic GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- Tyshawn Archie had 17 points to lead McNeese to a 73-60 victory over Murray State on Monday night at the Cayman Islands Classic. Archie went 7 of 13 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range) for the Cowboys (5-1). Jovohn Garcia added 15 points, six rebounds, six assists, and three blocks. Larry Johnson shot 5 of 10 from the field and scored 11. Mason Miller finished with 14 points for the Racers (4-3). Roman Domon added 11 points, seven rebounds and two steals. McNeese took the lead with 13:26 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Archie led the team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 40-17 at the break....

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (335+ words) The Denver Nuggets have won three of four after holding off the Memphis Grizzlies 125-115 MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Jamal Murray had 29 points and eight assists, Peyton Watson scored 14 of his 27 points in the third quarter, and the Denver Nuggets held off a late push by Memphis, defeating the Grizzlies 125-115 on Monday night. Nikola Jokic recorded his 10th triple-double of the season with 17 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds for Denver, which has won three of four. Jock Landale, playing extended minutes because of an injury to Zach Edey, matched his career best with 26 points and had 10 rebounds for Memphis. Jaylen Wells finished with 22 points and Cam Spencer added 18. Memphis was within 114-108 with six minutes left when Murray connected on a pair of 3-pointers. A basket by Tim Hardaway Jr. (13 points) with 2:23 left took the lead to 119-108. Murray shot 6 of 9 from beyond the arc, and the…...