Madison Keys has given the United States the early lead in its Sydney City Final over Britain at the United Cup.

Brandon Miller scored 17 points and Marc Sears had 16 to lead No. 7 Alabama to an 84-62 victory over Mississippi.

Blake Hinson scored 16 points, Jamarius Burton added 15 and Pittsburgh rallied past No. 11 Virginia 68-65.

Ryan Kalkbrenner had 17 points, eight rebounds and six blocks in leading Creighton to an 83-61 victory over Seton Hall.

Alex Killorn snapped a tie in the third period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 for their fourth straight victory.

Anton Forsberg made 22 saves for his second NHL shutout, Tim Stutzle had a goal and an assist and the Ottawa Senators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Tuesday night.

Sam Gagner tipped in Ville Heinola’s point shot with 5:40 left to help the Winnipeg Jets beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Southern California All-America defensive lineman Tuli Tuipulotu will enter the NFL draft.

Mattias Ekholm, Tommy Novak and Roman Josi each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

Led by Enrique Freeman’s 27 points, the Akron Zips defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies 76-51 on Tuesday night.