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11:37 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Darius Acuff, Jr. had 26 points and nine assists, and No. 15 Arkansas got double-figure scoring from five players in a 94-87 win over Mississippi on Wednesday night

11:36 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Malik Thomas scored 20 points and No. 23 Virginia beat California 84-60 in its Atlantic Coast Conference home opener, scoring at least 80 points for the 14th time in 15 games this season

11:26 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Brusdar Graterol, Braxton Garrett and Hayden Wesneski have agreed to one-year contracts that avoided arbitration, leaving 166 major league players set to exchange proposed salaries with their teams Thursday in a group headed by Tarik Skubal and Randy Arozarena

11:21 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Richie Saunders scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead No. 9 BYU to a 104-76 victory over Arizona State

11:18 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Sebastian Rancik scored 19 points, Bangot Dak had 16 points and 12 rebounds, his fourth double-double this season, and Colorado beat Utah 85-73

11:04 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 46 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Utah Jazz 129-125 in overtime Wednesday night to snap a two-game losing skid

10:59 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Right-hander Michael Lorenzen has agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract with the Colorado Rockies, according to a person familiar with the situation

10:58 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Braden Smith finished with 23 points and seven assists and made two late free throws to help No. 5 Purdue fend off Washington’s late rally for an 81-73 victory

10:42 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Alexandre Texier had a goal and two assists, Jacob Fowler made 28 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Wednesday night

10:34 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Joshua Jefferson had 19 points and 17 rebounds as third-ranked Iowa State won its 15th consecutive game to start the season, beating Baylor 70-60

10:32 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Dillon Brooks scored 21 points, fellow former Memphis player Grayson Allen added 19 and the Phoenix Suns routed the Grizzlies 117-98 on Wednesday night

10:26 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Paolo Banchero banked in a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the overtime buzzer to give the Orlando Magic a 104-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night

10:23 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Roope Hintz did all he could to make sure the Dallas Stars' losing streak would not reach seven games

10:19 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Zaccharie Risacher scored 25 points, Jalen Johnson added 19 and seven Atlanta players scored in double figures Wednesday night in a 117-100 win over the New Orleans Pelicans as the Hawks traded four-time All-Star Trae Young to Washington

10:15 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Olivia Miles scores 20 points as No. 13 TCU beats Oklahoma State 69-61 on Wednesday night

10:12 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Braylon Mullins scored eight of his career-high 24 points in overtime and fourth-ranked UConn rallied past Providence 103-98 for its 11th consecutive victory

10:02 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high seven assists, Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and the New York Knicks snapped their four-game losing streak with a 123-111 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night

9:55 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula is expected to be a candidate for his first NFL head coaching job this winter

9:35 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Joel Embiid scored 28 points, Paul George added 23 and all of Philadelphia’s starters scored in double-figures as the 76ers beat the Washington Wizards 131-110

7:11 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The Los Angeles Dodgers and right-handed reliever Brusdar Graterol have agreed to a $2.8 million, one-year contract