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Evanston, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - Sam Dekker and Frank Kaminsky both scored 16 points and No. 4 Wisconsin disposed of Northwestern 81-58 on Sunday. Dekker matched a career-high with four 3-pointers -- all in the first half -- and Kaminsky added 10 rebounds for his third straight double-double. Duje Dukan added 14 points off the bench for Wisconsin (14-1, 2-0 Big Ten), which has won its first two conference games by an average of 20 points. Tre Demps gave 17 points, six rebounds and four assists for Northwestern (10-5, 1-1), and Bryant McIntosh scored 13. The Wildcats were coming off their first conference-opening win since 2005-06. Wisconsin got off to a near-perfect start. After Josh Gasser missed a 3- pointer 44 seconds in, the Badgers made their next five shots from behind the arc. Dekker hit three of his four first-half 3s during that stretch, which Dukan capped with his triple at 12:09 that made it 22-9. The Badgers assisted on 14 of 15 baskets over the opening 20 minutes and led 43-21. The second half played much more even, but Wisconsin never felt threatened. It led by at least 19 points and as many as 28 down the stretch. Game Notes Dekker has made four 3-pointers in a game once in each of his three seasons ... Demps has taken at least seven shots in every game this season ... Kaminsky had scored in single digits in all four of his previous meetings against Northwestern ... The Wildcats have lost five straight to ranked opponents since knocking off Wisconsin in Madison on Jan. 29, 2014. . Jurrjens signed a minor league contract with Cincinnati in May, and was 2-3 with a 4.46 ERA at Triple-A Louisville. He has a 53-37 record with a 3.63 ERA in seven major league seasons, including five with Atlanta. . LOUIS -- St. . Here is a look at all the moves through the first week of NHL Free Agency. The most significant deals will get the full Numbers Game column treatment, like these:Briere-for-Parenteau trade. .ca presents a week long look at some of the teams and stories that will shape the up coming campaign. . Lineup news, Fantasy and more in Scott Cullen’s Statistically Speaking. HEROES St. Louis Blues – After rolling the San Jose Sharks for seven goals, for the second time in a week, the Blues have a bunch of players on hot streaks.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Toronto Raptors are pulling away a bit in the Atlantic Division and will try to put more space in between themselves and another contender when they visit the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. You can listen to the game live at 7:30pm et on TSN 1050 Toronto. The Raptors have won three in a row and eight of the last 10. They are 12-5 since trading Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kings and own a 4 1/2-game lead over the Brooklyn Nets in the Atlantic Division. All three of their recent victories came at the Air Canada Centre, but the Raptors have dropped two in a row on the road. Forgive them the losses, but the opponents were the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat and Toronto fell by a combined 12 points. On Saturday, the Raps ended the homestand with a 116-94 drubbing of the lowly Milwaukee Bucks. "We dont have any right, yet, to overlook anyone," Toronto coach Dwane Casey said. "This is a tough league and were still building, were still getting there, so I cant allow our guys to have that in their thought process." Kyle Lowry scored 23 points on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc to help lead the Raptors. "Hes been playing at an All-Star level," Casey said of Lowry. DeMar DeRozan netted 19 points and Jonas Valanciunas recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds for Toronto, which has won five straight at home. Patrick Patterson and John Salmons scored 18 annd 10 points off the bench, respectively, in the win.dddddddddddd The Celtics have dropped nine in a row, which is the franchises seventh- longest skid. Boston is on its longest slide since a franchise-worst 18-game losing streak back in 2007. The ninth consecutive setback came on Saturday. After the Cs returned from a five-game western swing, the Houston Rockets came to Beantown and left with a 104-92 victory. Avery Bradley poured in 24 points and Jerryd Bayless chipped in with 17. Brandon Bass added 14 and Jordan Crawford managed 13 in what could be one of his final starts. Thats because it seems like All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo is close to a return. "29,233,280 secs," Rondo wrote on his Twitter account Monday, implying the 338-day time frame between his surgery to repair a torn ACL last February and Fridays game between the Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens told the media on Tuesday that Rondo will undergo a vigorous workout Wednesday to test his right knee and is a possibility to play in Fridays contest if he comes out of the session OK. "Weve got a day planned, a pretty strenuous day for him, tomorrow," said Stevens. "And then well go from there. "I would think that theres a chance that he will be back for Friday." The Raptors beat the Celtics by six on opening night in Toronto, but theyve lost 10 in a row at TD Bank Garden. ' ' '
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