Good Morning! Here’s what happened in the world of sports on Tuesday, November 19.

NCAA BASKETBALL

What a performance by Marquette’s Kam Jones! The standout senior put up a 17 point- 13 rebound-10 assist triple-double, leading the Golden Eagles to a 76-58 win over (6) Purdue. It’s the first triple-double in Marquette history since the legendary Dwyane Wade beat Kentucky in the 2003 Elite Eight. For Purdue, the loss snapped an impressive 39-game non-conference win streak that stretched back to 2020.

NBA

Our basketball coverage continues in the pros…

• You can’t talk about triple-doubles without Russell Westbrook. The NBA all-time leader recorded another full stat line last night, becoming the first player ever with 200 career triple-doubles. Without Nikola Jokic, Westbrook and the Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 122-110.

• Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics knocked down 22 three-pointers last night, and they needed all of them. Boston handed the Cleveland Cavaliers their first loss of the season, winning 120-117.

• Chris Paul scored a double-double and the San Antonio Spurs won a close game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points in the loss. Oh, and Keldon Johnson made a remarkable entry for dunk of the year.

• Dalton Knecht tied the rookie record with nine three-pointers, highlighted by a scorching hot stretch where he made five in three minutes in the third quarter. The Lakers rookie dropped 37 points on 12-16 shooting, leading LA to a 124-118 win over the Utah Jazz. Watch Knecht light it up from long range:

NHL

Let’s skate on over to the National Hockey League, shall we?

• I don’t know the hockey equivalent of a triple-double, but Mark Scheifele had himself a pretty good night on the ice. The Jets forward scored a hat trick, leading Winnipeg to a 6-3 victory over the Florida Panthers.

• Conor McDavid scored two goals and recorded an assist last night for Edmonton. The Oilers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2.

• And Tampa Bay escaped Pittsburgh with a late victory. Down 2-0 in the third period, the Lightning tied the game in regulation before Brayden Point won it with this goal in overtime:

NCAA FOOTBALL

I’m not even going to try to break down the latest edition of the College Football Playoff rankings; there are too many big games and crazy scenarios left in play to spill ink on the various issues with the current top 25 or the projected bracket. However, if you want to check out the rankings, you can do so here. One important note: with only three weeks and conference championships remaining, only Oregon has firmly clinched their spot in the playoffs.

NOTEWORTHY NEWS

We knew this day was coming, but Rafael Nadal’s illustrious tennis career has officially ended. Representing Spain at the Davis Cup, Rafa lost his final match yesterday morning. His fellow countrymen were unable to extend Nadal’s run in the tournament, as the Netherlands won a close doubles match to move on to the next round. As we say goodbye to one of the legends of the sport, I think it’s worth revisiting what I wrote on the day Nadal first announced his plans to retire:

Alexander Ovechkin is week-to-week after suffering a lower body injury late in Monday night’s game. Hopefully it’s a very brief setback as the Washington Capitals forward chases the all-time scoring record.

The New York Jets have fired general manager Joe Douglas. Is it surprising? No. But the Jets are also sort of out of people to fire now. I’d guess the Aaron Rodgers experiment has reached the end of the road.

And the Boston Bruins have fired head coach Jim Montgomery. Boston has been abysmal this year, but it was only two seasons ago that Montgomery was in charge of the Bruins team that set the NHL record for points in a season.

Finishing on a more positive note, we’ve got teams making moves in Major League Baseball! The New York Mets acquired an outfielder with the initials JS… no, they didn’t sign Juan Soto. New York has traded for center fielder Jose Siri from the Tampa Bay Rays. Not a big splash, but a solid pickup nonetheless.

TODAY’S BIG GAMES (all times Eastern)

NHL: Two games on national TV tonight if you want to check out some hockey:

• Hurricanes @ Flyers, 7:30 PM on TNT/Max

• Predators @ Kraken, 10 PM on TNT/Max

NBA: …and we’ve got the same situation in the NBA:

• Bulls @ Bucks, 730 PM on ESPN

• Knicks @ Suns, 10 PM on ESPN

NCAA BASKETBALL: Two intriguing matchups of undefeated teams on the women’s side this evening, followed by a high-scoring duel in the men’s game:

• (1) South Carolina @ Clemson, 5 PM on ESPN2

• Auburn @ (23) Oregon, 9 PM

• MEN: (25) Illinois @ (8) Alabama, 9 PM on SEC Network

“The way I would like to be remembered is being a good person from a small village in Mallorca where I had the luck to have my uncle as a tennis coach… I was a kid that followed their dreams, worked as hard as possible to be where I am today. ” –Rafael Nadal