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9:40 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Toledo hammered Northern Illinois 42–3 on Wednesday, sparked immediately by Trayvon Rudolph’s 96-yard kickoff return and Tucker Gleason’s command of the offense

9:28 PM on Wednesday, November 5

LSU opened its season with a 96–60 rout of Tarleton State, powered by freshman point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. and wing Max Mackinnon

9:23 PM on Wednesday, November 5

John Tavares snapped a tie in the third period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Utah Mammoth 5-3 for their third consecutive win

9:18 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Reed Bailey opened his Indiana career by scoring 21 points and Lamar Wilkerson added 19 points and four 3-pointers to lead the Hoosiers past Alabama A&M 98-51 in the first game under new coach Darian DeVries

9:17 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Alex Ovechkin scored his 900th career NHL goal and the Washington Capitals beat the St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Wednesday night

9:13 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Owen Freeman scored 19 points to lead No. 23 Creighton to a 92-76 victory over South Dakota

9:10 PM on Wednesday, November 5

OG Anunoby scored 25 points and the New York Knicks spoiled Anthony Edwards’ return to the Minnesota Timberwolves’ lineup with a 137-114 victory

9:08 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Michael Porter Jr. had 32 points and 11 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets overcame the loss of leading scorer Cam Thomas to claim their first victory of the season in a 112-103 road win over the Indiana Pacers

9:02 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Audi Crooks scored 29 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for her 19th career double-double, Jada Williams had 17 points and five assists and No. 14 Iowa State beat Southern 85-58

9:00 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Jaylen Brown scores 35 points as the Boston Celtics overcome a double-digit first-quarter deficit to beat Washington 136-107

8:54 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Paige Bueckers was a No. 1 pick for the second time this year, going first to The Breeze in Unrivaled’s draft

8:45 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Donovan Mitchell scores a season-high 46 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 132-121

8:44 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Haleigh Timmer scored 17 of her 22 points in the first half, Stailee Heard had 15 points and eight rebounds, and No. 22 Oklahoma State beat East Texas A&M 97-59

8:40 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Cade Cunningham scored 19 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter as the Detroit Pistons won their fourth straight, beating the Utah Jazz 114-103 on Wednesday night

8:21 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Hannah Hidalgo scored 27 points, Gisela Sanchez had a double-double in her Notre Dame debut, and the 15th-ranked Fighting Irish routed Fairleigh Dickinson 98-52 to open their season

8:17 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Georgia throttled Maryland Eastern Shore 94–29 on Wednesday night, moving to 2–0 behind depth, defense, and pace

8:10 PM on Wednesday, November 5

The Golden State Warriors face a tough matchup against the Sacramento Kings with key players missing

3:50 PM on Wednesday, November 5

The Atlanta Falcons have signed Zane Gonzalez, giving the veteran kicker another opportunity after he was cut by Washington in April

9:33 AM on Wednesday, November 5

FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington

3:25 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Japan has deployed troops to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in the northern prefecture of Akita