HOBART, Australia (AP) Giacomo, a 70-foot New Zealand yacht skippered by winemaker Jim Delegat and whose teenage sons Nikolas and James were among its crew, was declared the handicap winner of the Sydney to Hobart race on Thursday, just over a day after it crossed the line second behind line honors winner Perpetual Loyal.
Newsflash out of Oklahoma City: The Thunder are alive and well despite the departure of the great Kevin Durant. There's still this Westbrook fella who has embraced the spotlight and is thriving pretty well.
TAMPA, Fla. -- The NHL gave the Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs a meeting on the tail end of back-to-back games, so there's little time for either team to celebrate their close wins Wednesday night.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Southern California had lost seven games in a row at Gill Coliseum, and that streak provided fuel for Trojans players Wednesday night.
WASHINGTON -- The Christmas break apparently didn't solve the New Jersey Devils' problems. Now they'll see if a trip to Washington to play the Capitals can snap them out of their December funk.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Gian Clavell had 14 of his 21 points in the second half and grabbed 11 rebounds to help Colorado State beat UNLV 91-77 in the Mountain West opener for both teams on Wednesday night.
NASHVILLE -- Nebraska expects a road game feel when it meets Tennessee in the Music City Bowl, and the Cornhuskers are hitting a low note on the health front at the worst possible time.
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Josh Hart scored 25 points and Jalen Brunson added 13 as No. 1 Villanova barely held off DePaul, 68-65 on Wednesday night, the Wildcats' 19th straight win.
By the time the Cleveland Cavaliers take the floor Thursday night, it will have been a full week since the last time DeAndre Liggins scored a point. Yet LeBron James heaped high praise on him in advance of their game against the Boston Celtics.
