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7:46 PM on Saturday, February 21

Guilherme Santos scored two goals in the second half of his MLS debut to rally the Houston Dynamo to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire in a season opener

7:45 PM on Saturday, February 21

Sam Surridge scored two goals, Warren Madrigal added a goal and two assists, and Nashville SC beat the New England Revolution 4-1 in the season opener for both teams

7:44 PM on Saturday, February 21

Jalen Duren had 26 points and 13 rebounds in his return from a suspension to help the Detroit Pistons take charge in the second half and roll to a 126-110 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night

7:43 PM on Saturday, February 21

Petar Musa scored two goals, Logan Farrington added a goal and an assist, and FC Dallas beat Toronto FC 3-2 in the season opener for both teams

7:27 PM on Saturday, February 21

Taliah Scott made all 11 of her foul shots and scored 22, reserve Marcayla Johnson added 12 points and 15th-ranked Baylor beat Arizona 74-60

7:26 PM on Saturday, February 21

Oklahoma retired Buddy Hield’s No. 24 jersey Saturday night, honoring him as one of the program’s greats at halftime of a game against Texas A&M on Saturday night

7:00 PM on Saturday, February 21

Jordan Poole highlighted a 23-point performance with five 3-pointers, and the New Orleans Pelicans outscored Philadelphia 60-35 during the final 21 minutes to beat the 76ers 126-111 on Saturday night

6:46 PM on Saturday, February 21

Aziel Jackson scored a goal in his debut for Vancouver and the Whitecaps beat Real Salt Lake 1-0 in the season opener for both teams

6:39 PM on Saturday, February 21

Tai Baribo scored a goal against his former team to help D.C. United beat the Philadelphia Union in the season opener for both teams

5:58 PM on Saturday, February 21

Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 3 Duke handed another neutral-site loss to fellow blueblood Michigan, knocking off the top-ranked Wolverines 68-63 in a raucous possible Final Four preview in the nation’s capital

5:47 PM on Saturday, February 21

Aiden Holloway scored 17 points, Amari Allen added 16 and No. 25 Alabama beat LSU 90-83 on Saturday for its sixth straight victory

5:46 PM on Saturday, February 21

No. 3 Duke beats No. 1 Michigan 68-63 as top two teams in AP poll fall on same day (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported final score. Per official scoring change a basket after buzzer did not count.

5:32 PM on Saturday, February 21

Chris Bell poured in 20 points to lead Cal past Stanford 72-66 on Saturday

4:58 PM on Saturday, February 21

Chicago Bulls guard Jaden Ivey, the No. 5 pick in the 2022 draft, will sit out at least the next two weeks with left knee soreness and center/forward Zach Collins will undergo season-ending right toe surgery, the team announced Saturday before hosting the NBA-leading Detroit Pistons

4:45 PM on Saturday, February 21

Alex Karaban scored 12 points, Tarris Reed Jr. added 11 and No. 5 UConn used a dominating second half to defeat Villanova 73-63

4:39 PM on Saturday, February 21

The WNBA sent a counterproposal to its players’ union for a new collective bargaining agreement that included continuing to pay for all player housing this season, but not really changing its previous offer of revenue sharing

4:36 PM on Saturday, February 21

Xavier Edmonds had 14 points and 13 rebounds and TCU closed the game with a 17-5 run, defeating West Virginia 60-54

4:21 PM on Saturday, February 21

Jacob Bridgeman is turning the Genesis Invitational at Riviera into a runaway

2:06 PM on Saturday, February 21

After a 4-3 start this season, St. John’s is enjoying its most dominant roll in decades

11:46 AM on Saturday, February 21

Bryce Hopkins had 15 points and 10 rebounds as No. 17 St. John’s breezed past Creighton 81-52 for its 13th straight victory — marking the school’s longest winning streak in 41 years