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LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Dillon Brooks came up short with a chance to win the game in regulation. Given another shot, he wasnt going to miss.Brooks hit a long 3-pointer with 22 seconds left in overtime and scored 17 points, lifting No. 13 Oregon to a 69-65 victory over Tennessee at the Maui Invitational on Tuesday.I knew I had to redeem myself, Brooks said.Oregon (3-2) shot poorly in a loss to Georgetown in its Maui opener and continued to struggle on Day 2. The Ducks shot 34 percent, including 5 of 17 from 3-point range, and had 21 turnovers.But they have Brooks.The preseason All-American was limited eight points in 13 minutes in his return Monday night, leaving him frustrated. Ducks coach Dana Altman gave his star more playing time and Brooks delivered, hitting 4 of 9 shots and 7 of 10 free throws in 25 minutes.Brooks has been his best when the games on the line and came through when Oregon needed him in Maui -- after failing at the end of regulation.The junior guard missed an open shot in the late at the buzzer, but pulled up without hesitation in overtime. Brooks drained that shot from well behind the arc, then grabbed a defensive rebound after the Vols missed before being fouled.On the way to hitting 1 of 2 game-sealing free throws, Brooks high-fived ESPN announced Bill Walton and yelled: Come on Bill!I thought he was going to drive it, Altman said of Brooks game-winner. When he pulled it up, it was one of those no, no, great shot.Tennessee (1-3), which lost to No. 16 Wisconsin in its tournament opener, struggled against the Ducks constant defensive pressure.The Vols had 25 turnovers and shot 37 percent, though managed to keep the Ducks within reach. Shembari Philips hit two free throws with 30 seconds left in regulation, but Tennessee could not come up with the big shot it needed in overtime.Detrick Mostella led Tennessee with 22 points.I keep saying I really like our team, Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said. We keep getting better and better each time out, certainly coming here and playing against the level of competition is proving that our guys can compete. And now weve got to learn to win gamesOregon had a disappointing tournament opener, digging a 17-point first-half hole before a furious second-half rally fell short.The Ducks slow-started the second game as well, missing their first six 3-pointers and 10 of 13 shots overall.Tennessee stumbled out of the gate in its opener as well and did it again in the Day 2 early game, opening 3 for 16 to keep Oregon in it.Both teams started hit a few shots and were tied at 32-all by halftime.It got worse for the Vols to start the second half.Sped up by Oregons pressure defense, they threw balls out of balls and missed shots from all over the court. Tennessee had nine turnovers in the opening 8 1/2 minutes and missed eight of its first nine shots to fall behind 45-42.Despite Tennessees struggles, the Ducks could not pull away. Oregon had its own issues with turnovers and missed shots, so was unable to push the lead past single digits.We didnt come out of the locker room with the kind of energy we needed, Barnes said. We fought back. We kept our poise even when wed been down.BIG PICTURETennessee has a ways to go on both on both ends of the floor if its going to be competitive once the SEC season starts.Oregon won ugly and is still trying to find its groove with Brooks back. Getting a game-winning shot by their best player could be the spark the Ducks need.MISSING VOLSThe Vols played without point guard Jordan Bone, who was limited to seven minutes in the opener due to a foot injury. Power forward Admiral Schofield also was out due to unspecified reasons.UP NEXTOregon will face the winner between UConn and Chaminade in Wednesdays fifth-place game.Tennessee faces UConn-Chaminade loser in the seventh-place game.Hydro Flask Outlet . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. Hydro Flask Ombre Sale . LOUIS -- St. http://www.hydroflasksalenearme.com/ . Cote was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 15. Cote helped running back Jon Cornish run for a league-high 1,813 rushing yards en route to being named the leagues most outstanding player. Hydro Flask With Straw Near Me . Jeff Green scored 13 points and Kris Humphries 12 for the Celtics, who nearly blew an 18-point, second-half lead. Sullingers 20-20 was the first by a Celtics player since Kevin Garnetts first game in Boston in 2007. Garnett was dealt -- along with Paul Pierce -- to Brooklyn during the off-season. Hydro Flask Sale Near Me . Radwanska, making her debut in the Seoul tournament, hit eight aces in a match that lasted 1 hour, 4 minutes at Olympic Park tennis stadium. "It was definitely a very good match -- I was playing really good tennis," Radwanska said.NEW YORK -- Matt Wieters has become the latest Baltimore Orioles player with an uncertain situation.The All-Star catcher went for X-rays after being hit by a pitch in his right foot during the Orioles 2-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Monday night.Wieters remained in the game after being struck in the first inning.Just sore, real sore, manager Buck Showalter said. Im waiting with a little anxiety on whats going to show, especially this X-ray here.The Orioles were already without star slugger Chris Davis, who was hospitalized the night before with an illness. He got an IV on Sunday and stayed at the hotel during Mondays game.Baltimore is also without outfielder Hyun Soo Kim, who has been out since the All-Star break with a strained right hamstring.The Orioles got five hits in their latest muted performance behind Kevin Gausman (1-7). Baltimore entered averaging five runs per game but just 3.40 in Gausmans starts, and he fell to 0-1 in three starts against New York this season despite a 1.31 ERA over 20 2/3 innings.Its pretty rare for us to only get one, Gausman said. I dont take it personal.Gausman pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and six hits while striking out six.I feel for him a lot, center fielder Adam Jones said. We just havent scored runs for him.Alex Rodriguez hit his 696th career homer and Ivan Nova grinded through six innings before the Yankees bullpen triad closed up shop for the second straight game.New York (46-46) pulled within 7 1/2 games of first-place Baltimore in the AL East. Its 2-2 on a 10-game homestand that could determine whether the Yankees are buyers or sellers at the Aug. 1 deadline.We definitely want to keep all the guys around and keep this together, Rodriguez said.Nova (7-5) needed 60 pitches to get through three but allowed just a solo homer to Jonathan Schoop. He handed a 2-1 lead over to New Yorks bullpen troika of Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman.No Runs DMC, possibly in its final days with Miller and Chapman rumored to be on the trade block, covered the final three innings to extend its scoreless streak to 22 innings. The Yankees are 18-1 when all three reliievers pitch in the same game.ddddddddddddChapman got his 19th save. He threw five pitches of 104 mph or higher, reaching 105.1 on his sixth pitch to J.J. Hardy -- the fastest pitch in the majors since MLBs Statcast system began measuring in 2015.Hes just such an outlier, Miller said.Chapmans last pitch was 104.9. He got Ryan Flaherty out on a grounder with a runner on first -- the bouncing ball hit part of Flahertys shattered bat in the middle of the diamond before being easily handled.Nova had a 6.93 ERA in his past five starts but was coming off 10 days rest.He was running that two-seamer in on us, Jones said, but to our credit we hit a lot of balls hard.Rodriguez turned on a 2-0 fastball from Gausman for his ninth home run leading off the second.The 40-year-old Rodriguez was making his fourth straight start coming out of the All-Star break, going 1 for 10 in the first three games. Since his last homer on June 18, hed gone 10 for 50 with one double in 15 games.Yankees outfielder Carlos Beltran said it looked like A-Rod got back his A-swing on the homer.New York got its other run via Brian McCanns sacrifice fly in the third.LOOKOUTRodriguez dived away of Gausmans 98 mph fastball headed for his head in the sixth -- the pitch drew boos from the Yankee Stadium crowd. Gausman struck out Rodriguez swinging at a splitter in the dirt on the next pitch.TRAINERS ROOMOrioles: Kim will play in a simulated game Tuesday and the Orioles hope to decide after that whether to place him on the disabled list. ... Reliever Darren ODay (right hamstring) will pitch in that simulated game.UP NEXTOrioles: RHP Vance Worley (2-0, 2.87) makes his first start since moving to the bullpen following two starts in April. He has a 2.23 ERA in 18 games as a reliever, and Baltimore is hoping that success translates and bolsters one of the worst rotations in the AL.Yankees: RHP Nathan Eovaldi (7-6, 5.11) returns to the rotation after making three appearances in the bullpen. He pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings as a reliever. ' ' '