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Josh Childress scored six points in a 13-2 run midway through the final quarter and the Atlanta Hawks broke open a close game to take a rare 96-80 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

It doesn’t happen often in Kansas’ venerable Allen Fieldhouse. The game’s only standing ovation was for the visiting coach. Rex Walters, who led one of Roy Williams’ best teams to two Big Eight championships and the 1993 Final Four as a player, returned Wednesday night as the coach of Florida Atlantic but the packed house…

Sure it’s the cupcake part of the season. Even so, it’s not every year Texas starts 6-0. And you have to go way back in the record book to find a Longhorns team winning by the big margins this one does. It’s what comes next that will truly test No. 8 Texas. Damion James scored…

Michigan State got its latest win just the way coach Tom Izzo likes: tough defense and good execution on offense. The 10th-ranked Spartans rolled past No. 24 North Carolina State 81-58 on Wednesday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Michigan State committed only 10 turnovers and hassled the tired Wolfpack into shooting just 35 percent…

Roy Hibbert, Patrick Ewing Jr. and their Georgetown teammates remembered well losing at home to Old Dominion last season. They got all they could handle from the Monarchs and Gerald Lee on Wednesday night before exacting their revenge. “To come here and get payback, it felt good,” Ewing said after the fifth-ranked Hoyas used a…

Before it took the court as a nationally ranked team for the first time in 11 months, No. 23 Xavier thought about what happened the last time it reached such heights. The Musketeers want to stay around longer this time. Stanley Burrell scored 15 points in a tone-setting first half, and Xavier used one crushing…

Gary Forbes scored 23 points, including a crucial 3-pointer from the top of the key with just over a minute to play, and Massachusetts beat Syracuse 107-100 on Wednesday. The Minutemen (5-1), playing for the first time in 11 days, made their Carrier Dome debut a memorable one, scoring more points against Syracuse (4-2) than…

Eric Hayes scored a career-high 18 points, including four clutch free throws in the final 24 seconds, and Maryland held on to beat Illinois 69-61 Wednesday night in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge. James Gist had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Terrapins (5-2) and Greivis Vasquez offset a 2-for-14 shooting night with 10 assists.

Tyrese Rice scored 28 points and had five assists Wednesday to help Boston College to its fifth straight win, a 77-64 victory over Michigan in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Shamari Spears had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Rakim Sanders added 10 points for the Eagles (5-0), who were playing away from home for the…

Delmon Young was traded by Tampa Bay to Minnesota on Wednesday night as part of a six-player deal that sent right-hander Matt Garza to the Rays. In a swap of promising youngsters that’s been discussed for weeks, the Twins also gave up starting shortstop Jason Bartlett and minor league pitcher Eduardo Morlan while acquiring shortstop…

Unsure whether his team could work out a trade for Miguel Cabrera, Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno didn’t waste time when new general manager Tony Reagins suggested they try to add offense by signing Torii Hunter. “Obviously, we’ve been negotiating the Cabrera deal, and we have not been able to consummate that deal.

It’s been a busy month for the Tampa Bay Rays. First, they modified their nickname, adopted new team colors and changed the design of their uniforms. Now, they want to build a $450 million open-air waterfront stadium with a retractable roof. The club formally unveiled plans Wednesday to replace Tropicana Field with a 34,000-seat ballpark…