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Buckeyes go on road to upset No. 17 Iowa

Iowa center Gabriel Olaseni had his hands full trying to stop Ohio State’s driving Amir Williams. (Associated Press)
From Staff And Wire Reports

College men’s basketball: Aaron Craft had 17 points and six steals to help Ohio State upset 17th-ranked Iowa 76-69 Tuesday night at Iowa City, Iowa, for its third win in four games.

LaQuinton Ross added 13 points for the Buckeyes (18-5, 5-5 Big Ten), who moved back to .500 in the league after starting a surprising 2-4.

Mike Gesell had 16 points to lead Iowa (17-6, 6-4), which shot just 3 of 20 from 3-point range and lost its second straight at home.

Florida win streak hits 14: Michael Frazier II scored 14 points, highly touted freshman Chris Walker had two crowd-pleasing dunks in his debut and No. 3 Florida beat Missouri 68-58 at Gainesville, Fla.

The Gators (20-2, 9-0 SEC) won their 14th consecutive game. Jabari Brown led the Tigers (16-6, 4-5) with 15 points.

Jayhawks whip Baylor: Naadir Tharpe scored 22 points, nine in a go-ahead run for No. 8 Kansas (17-5, 8-1) before halftime, and the Big 12-leading Jayhawks rebounded from their first league loss with a 69-52 victory at Baylor (14-8, 2-7) at Waco, Texas.

Parker sparks Blue Devils: Jabari Parker scored 21 points and No. 11 Duke (18-5, 7-3 ACC) beat Wake Forest (14-9, 4-6) 83-63 at Durham, N.C.

Longhorns rally to beat TCU: Jonathan Holmes had 20 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and No. 15 Texas (18-4, 7-2 Big 12) rallied in the second half to beat TCU (9-12, 0-9) 59-54 at Fort Worth, Texas. The Longhorns have won seven straight.

Kentucky rolls: Willie Cauley-Stein broke a slump with 18 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 18 Kentucky (17-5, 7- 2 SEC) shot 60 percent in the second half for an 80-64 victory over Mississippi (15-7, 5-3) at Lexington, Ky.

Pacers finally win at Atlanta

NBA: David West scored 22 points, Paul George added 18 and the NBA-leading Indiana Pacers beat the Atlanta Hawks 89-85.

The Pacers snapped a 12-game regular-season losing streak in Atlanta while improving the league’s best record to 38-10.

Charlotte pounds Golden State: Al Jefferson had 30 points and 13 rebounds, Gerald Henderson added 17 points and eight rebounds and the Charlotte Bobcats blew past the Golden State Warriors 91-75 at Oakland, Calif.

Love too much for Lakers: Kevin Love had 31 points and 17 rebounds for Minnesota, spoiling Steve Nash’s return for languishing Los Angeles and leading the Timberwolves to a 109-99 victory at Minneapolis, which stuck the Lakers with their seventh straight defeat.

Noah fined for outburst: Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah has been fined $15,000 by the NBA for yelling at the officials after he was ejected from a game at Sacramento.

Noah received two technical fouls in less than 3 minutes during the third quarter of Chicago’s 99-70 loss on Monday night. The All-Star gestured at the referees and yelled obscenities as he was escorted off the court.

Nabokov posts 57th shutout

NHL: Andrew McDonald scored early in the third period, Evgeni Nabokov made 22 saves for his 57th career shutout and the visiting New York Islanders broke a five-game losing streak with a 1-0 win over the Washington Capitals.

Callahan leads surging Rangers: Rangers captain Ryan Callahan shook off trade talk and scored two first-period goals to lead New York to its fourth straight win, 5-1 over the visiting Colorado Avalanche.

Canucks lose fifth straight: Jarome Iginla and Milan Lucic each had a goal and an assist for the host Boston Bruins in a 3-1 win over the slumping Vancouver Canucks, who lost their fifth straight.

No. 11 Arizona State routs Arizona

College women’s basketball: Katie Hempen scored 11 points, nine in the second half, and No. 11 Arizona State rode a second-half surge to a 60-36 win over Arizona at Tempe, Ariz. .

With the score tied at 26, ASU (20-3, 9-2 Pac-12) opened the second half with a 12-2 run.

Kama Griffits led Arizona (4-18, 0-11) with 10 points.

Woods sinks 10 birdies in India

Golf: Tiger Woods made 10 birdies at Delhi Golf Club but failed to win a skins game in New Delhi, according to a golf website.

Golfingindian.com reports that Woods and Hero Motors chairman Pawan Munjal lost the charity skins game to Shiv Kapur and Anirban Lahiri.

Woods made his first visit to India as a guest of Munjal. India newspapers reported Woods received about $2 million for the appearance. The event was closed to the public.