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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Nate Kratch and Matt Hauser scored 18 points apiece as Santa Clara broke away in the second half to defeat UC Riverside 77-53 on Tuesday night.The 18 points were a career high for Hauser, a sophomore who added 10 assists for his third double-double of the season. Kai Healy had 10 points with 10 rebounds off the bench for his first double-double. Santa Clara (5-6) got a season-high 25 points off the bench.Secean Johnson led UC Riverside with 10 points and left the game with cramps. The Highlanders (1-5) were playing their first game since Nov. 30 after a long break for final exams. UC Riverside is 0-5 on the road.Santa Claras Jared Brownridge, with seven points, had a streak of 32 games scoring in double figures end.The Broncos led 37-32 just after halftime, but broke away with a 14-2 run over the next 6:35. Charley Lau White Sox Jersey . The return match will take place next Wednesday. Udinese leads Fiorentina 2-1 in the other semifinal. Napoli staged a second-half comeback from two goals down after Gervinhos opener and a stunning strike from Kevin Strootman. Micker Adolfo White Sox Jersey . -- Teemu Selanne scored the first goal of his 22nd NHL season, and the Anaheim Ducks extended the best start in franchise history with their fifth straight victory, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. https://www.cheapwhitesox.com/2394e-luis-alexander-basabe-jersey-white-sox.html . Malkin got tangled up with Detroits Luke Glendening early in the third period and his left skate took the brunt of collision with the boards behind Pittsburghs net. Michael Jordan Jersey . -- New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis is retiring after a 16-year career to become the goalie coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Kid Gleason Jersey . On Saturday night, the normally free throw-challenged centre did just that. Howard scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, including 13 of 19 free throws in a 2 1/2-minute stretch, and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 122-111. The San Francisco Giants know whats not working, so the next step is to fix it.With the bullpen to blame for their postseason demise -- and largely for the teams collapse during the second half of the season -- the Giants realize they need to acquire an established closer for the 2017 season.We will explore every opportunity to make sure no ninth inning goes unstaffed, general manager Bobby Evans told reporters Thursday.?A bullpen that was so good for so long during all the teams title runs failed to hold a 5-2 lead in the ninth inning of the NLDS against the Chicago Cubs, with five relievers unable to end it. Manager Bruce Bochy never turned to demoted closer Santiago Casilla, and Sergio Romo couldnt finish off the Cubs.That result will cost the Giants, who led the NL West by as many as eight games this season, as management vowed to remedy the issue, either via trade or free agency. Among the closers eligible to hit the open market after this season: Mark Melancon, Aroldis Chapman and Kenley Jansen.The Giants had llooked into acquiring Melancon, Chapman and Andrew Miller prior to the trade deadline this season, but came up empty on all fronts.ddddddddddddWe have every commitment for 2017 to return to a championship-caliber club, Giants CEO Larry Baer said. Resources will be expended as necessary to get us there.In addition, San Francisco will almost certainly go forward with new faces -- Derek Law, Steven Okert, Will Smith -- as the young relievers move into roles with greater responsibility in the later innings.Weve got to do everything we can to be clear on who is finishing our games, Evans said. The bullpen performs at a much higher level when you know who the ninth-inning guy is. It puts everybody at ease. It helps Boch as he defines roles. Ambiguity creates tension and unknowns that can ... detract to performance and ultimately lead to struggles.The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '