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NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor each scored twice, Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves, and the Winnipeg Jets won their seventh straight, 6-3 over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.Gabriel Vilardi and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Jets, who have now won 15 of their first 16 games.Will Cuylle, Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko scored for the Rangers, who dropped their second straight home game following last Thursday’s 6-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.Hellebuyck improved to 12-1-0 this season. Scheifele scored 57 seconds into the contest before Cuylle tied it at 13:07 of the first.Vilardi put the visitors ahead on the power play at 8:58 before Lafreniere tied the game again at 12:51 of the second.Connor put the Jets ahead for good at 16:03 of the second. Scheifele scored again 1:08 into the third — his ninth of the season — before Kakko narrowed the deficit to 4-3 just 32 seconds later. Namestnikov scored his fifth at 13:08 and Connor completed the scoring into an empty net with 20 seconds to play.Igor Shesterkin, who gave up five goals and was pulled at home in the loss to Buffalo, made 27 saves for the Rangers.TakeawaysWinnipeg stayed perfect on the road with seven straight wins.Key momentHellebuyck made a lunging save on Reilly Smith at 4:50 of the second and denied Chris Krieder point-blank on a power play later in the period.Key statsConnor leads the Jets with 22 points. He is one of 11 Winnipeg players with 10 or more points.Rangers forward Artemi Panarin assisted on Lafreniere’s goal. Panarin leads the Rangers with 22 points — including 10 goals — and has points in 13 of New York’s 14 games this season.Up NextRangers: Host the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.Jets: Visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra had an epic gaffe in the closing moments of Miami's 123-121 overtime loss to the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.

TORONTO (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Ottawa Senators blanked the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0 on Tuesday night.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma's president and athletic director gave coach Brent Venables a vote of confidence on Tuesday after the school's Board of Regents meeting.

Denver Broncos assistant head coach Mike Westhoff stepped down from his post Tuesday, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero

Aaron Rodgers was critical of NFL owners and fans after Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron was fired Tuesday.

No. 12 Baylor cruises past Sam Houston in home opener

LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins had 21 points, nine assists and six steals to help No. 3 Southern California trounce Cal State Northridge 124-39 on Tuesday night.The Trojans (3-0) had six players in double figures, including Kiki Iriafen with 15 points and Kayleigh Heckel with 14 points off the bench. All 13 Trojans who played scoredLaini Dahlin scored 11 points and Erika Aspajo added 10 for the Matadors (2-1).USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb earned her 300th career victory. Her players waved ‘300’ signs after the game and jumped up and down around her. TakeawaysCal State Northridge: The Matadors are in the middle of a four-game road trip, with the two remaining games in California, under first-time head coach Angie Ned. Despite many new players, they have seven upperclassmen on the roster who will be counted on to provide leadership.USC: After eking out a two-point win over then-No. 20 Ole Miss in Paris to open the season, the Trojans blew out their second straight opponent, having routed Cal Poly by 55 points last week. Their path gets a lot tougher later this month when No. 6 Notre Dame visits.Key momentUSC essentially won the game from the opening tip. The Trojans outscored the Matadors 30-6 in the first quarter and then allowed just seven points in the second quarter to lead 60-13 at halftime.Key statThe Matadors committed 43 turnovers, which led to a whopping 63 points for the Trojans. Erica Adams had 10 miscues and Nnenna Orji had seven. Up nextCal State Northridge visits Fresno State on Nov. 22. USC hosts Santa Clara on Friday.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews/hub/womens-college-basketball

ATLANTA (AP) — Otega Oweh knocked down four free throws in the final 10.3 seconds and No. 19 Kentucky claimed the first big win of Mark Pope’s coaching tenure, knocking off No. 6 Duke 77-72 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night.In the frenetic closing seconds, Duke (2-1) tied the game at 72 on Cooper Flagg’s lay-in with 1:14 remaining but never got off another shot.Flagg ruined a 26-point night by turning it over twice in the final minute to hand the victory to the Wildcats (3-0).Oweh had a steal that led to a pair of free throws, then snatched away an offensive rebound off a missed free throw by Lamont Butler, drawing another foul that set up two more free throws with 0.5 seconds left.Andrew Carr paced Kentucky with 17 points, while Oweh added 15.It was a huge win for Pope, a former Kentucky player who returned to his alma mater after the departure of long-time coach John Calipari.TakeawaysDuke: The Blue Devils turned it over only seven times all night, but Flagg's miscues at the end cost them a chance to pull out the victory.Kentucky: The Wildcats showed plenty of balance. Only three players reached double figures but nine players registered on the scoresheet.Key momentWith Duke trailing 74-72, Flagg stumbled as he dribbled into the corner and wound up putting his hand on the end line while trying to regain his balance, turning the ball over to the Wildcats with 5 seconds remaining.Key statDuke was just 4 of 23 from 3-point range, while the Wildcats made 10 of 25 beyond the arc. Up nextDuke returns home to face Wofford on Saturday. Kentucky hosts Lipscomb next Tuesday to begin a four-game homestand. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here .AP college basketball: https://apnews/hub/college-basketball and https://apnews/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll

The second annual in-season tourney, the NBA Cup, began Tuesday with eight games in group play. For an explanation of how the tourney works, including the breakdown of the groups, tap here