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AUSTIN, Texas — Give Clemson — especially quarterback Cade Klubnik — some credit for battling to give the College Football Playoff at least a pop of competitive, fourth-quarter juice on Saturday. The Tigers made it a one-score game early in the fourth and then sought to do it again by driving to the Texas 5-yard … Read more

What we learned as Steph, TJD, Podz lead Warriors’ win over Wolves originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After the Warriors led the Timberwolves throughout the first half and into the second Saturday night in Minnesota, they again faced their most frequent demons. Would they squander yet another double-digit lead in the second half? … Read more

3 observations after Sixers get blown out by NBA-leading Cavs originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers could not pull off a surprising road victory over the NBA-leading Cavs on Saturday night. Cleveland won very comfortably on its home turf, improving to 25-4 with a 126-99 decision. The Sixers dropped to 9-17. Tyrese Maxey … Read more

Jayson Tatum makes history in MVP performance vs. Bulls originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Saturday at United Center, the Boston Celtics exacted revenge on the Chicago Bulls behind a historic performance by Jayson Tatum. The five-time All-Star erupted for 43 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists in the Celtics’ 123-98 bounce-back win. It marked … Read more

The story going into Saturday’s matchup between the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic was Jimmy Butler missing the game due to illness. Suffering from a stomach bug, Butler left Friday’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first quarter and didn’t travel with the Heat to Orlando. Yet the big takeaway from Miami’s 121–114 … Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — JuJu Watkins scored 25 points and No. 7 USC recovered from blowing an 18-point lead in the second half to beat Paige Bueckers and fourth-ranked UConn 72-70 on Saturday night. The game was a rematch of last season’s Elite Eight contest that the Huskies won and featured two of the best players in … Read more

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Karaban scored 21 points, including two late three-pointers, and No. 11 UConn won its sixth straight game, beating Butler 78-74 on Saturday. Liam McNeeley added 17 points and Hassan Diarra 12 for the Huskies (10-3, 2-0 Big East) Andre Screen and Patrick McCaffery each scored 17 points and Pierre Brooks added … Read more