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DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 41 points, Kyle Lowry had 24 and the Toronto Raptors rallied to end the Boston Celtics’ four-game winning streak with a 114-106 victory Tuesday night. DeRozan added 13 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, and Jonas Valanciunas had 18 points and a career-high 23 rebounds.

Marchand scores twice as Bruins beat Blues 5-3

Brad Marchand scored twice, including an empty netter, and David Backes got into a fight in his return to St. Louis as the Boston Bruins beat the Blues 5-3 on Tuesday night. Frank Vatrano, Brandon Carlo and Torey Krug also scored for the Bruins, who improved to 2-0-1 in their last three games.

Heron, Auburn come on in 2nd half, beat Missouri 77-72

Missouri’s Kevin Puryear, center, tries to hold on to the ball between Auburn’s Bryce Brown, left, and Horace Spencer, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri’s Jordan Geist dribbles past Auburn’s Horace Spencer during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Columbia, Mo.

Weatherspoon leads MSU past Arkansas

Mississippi State made more national news for its early season non-conference losses than most anything else over the first few months of the college basketball season. Don’t look now, but the youthful Bulldogs – with only one senior on the roster – might just have figured things out after those early losses to the likes of Central Florida, Lehigh and East Tennessee State.

Harden’s triple-double leads Rockets to 9th straight win

James Harden had 40 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his second straight triple-double and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Charlotte Hornets 121-114 on Tuesday night for their ninth straight win. The Rockets missed 10 straight shots and let an 18-point lead evaporate before coach Mike D’Antoni called a timeout with 2:26 left.

Hayward helps Jazz hold off LeBron, beat Cavs 100-92

Even if Gordon Hayward isn’t concerned with his All-Star candidacy, he put a signature performance on his resume in a huge win for the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night. Hayward went blow for blow with LeBron James in the second half to help Utah beat the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers 100-92.

Photos-WBB: USF Bulls @ UConn Huskies – 1/10/17

Here is our photo gallery from the USF Bulls vs UConn Huskies women’s college basketball game at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on January 10, 2017. The UConn women’s basketball team crushed USF 102-37 for their 90th straight win which ties their own record winning streak.

Maryland squeezes past Indiana 75-72

Freshman Kevin Huerter hit a clutch 3-pointer with 1:46 left, and the Terrapins got 18 points from Melo Trimble in a 75-72 victory over Indiana on Tuesday night. A back-and-forth Big Ten duel came down to one final shot, a 3-point try by Indiana’s Robert Johnson that clanged off the rim as time expired.

Bullish Steelers going heavy during win streak

Each one of them chewing up clock, yardage and whatever mettle Miami’s defensive front seven might have brought north to chilly Heinz Field with them. When the drive ended 83 yards and 5:27 later with Bell stretching across the goal line to give the Steelers a 20-3 lead, Pittsburgh’s transformation from aerial circus that produced a quick two-touchdown lead to a battering ram protecting that advantage was complete.

Take the plunge: Muslim family fined for keeping daughters out of mixed swimming lessons

The court noted that the authorities in Basel, Switzerland, had tried to reach a compromise with the parents, including allowing the girls to wear burkinis for the lessons. The European Court of Human Rights upheld Tuesday a decision of a Swiss court backing fines on Muslim parents who refused to allow their daughters to take part in mixed swimming lessons on the basis of their religion.

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Jordan Staal scored the go-ahead goal on a deflection with 16:10 to play, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – No. 23 Florida is growing but not quite grown, and coach Mike White chalked up the wildness of a victory Tuesday nig

Garrett’s 3-point play lifts DePaul over Providence 64-63

Billy Garrett Jr. scored seven of his 14 points in the final 28 seconds and his 3-point play with 4.7 seconds left lifted DePaul over Providence 64-63 on Tuesday night, ending its five-game losing streak Garrett’s 3-point play lifts DePaul over Providence 64-63 Billy Garrett Jr. scored seven of his 14 points in the final 28 seconds and his 3-point play with 4.7 seconds left lifted DePaul over Providence 64-63 on Tuesday night, ending its five-game losing streak Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2ihd9oE ROSEMONT, Ill. – Billy Garrett Jr. scored seven of his 14 points in the final 28 seconds and his 3-point play with 4.7 seconds left lifted DePaul over Providence 64-63 on Tuesday night, ending its five-game losing streak.