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Celtics survive poor regulation finish to beat Nets in double OT
Payton Pritchard scored 32 points and found rookie Amari Williams for the go-ahead basket with 3:30 left in double overtime as the Boston Celtics outlasted the Brooklyn Nets for a 130-126 victory Friday night in New York.,The Celtics lost a 10-point lead in the final 3:06 of regulation and overcame ...
Trio of top-10 Americans advance to Australian Open's 4th round
Three American women -- No. 4 Amanda Anisimova, No. 6 Jessica Pegula and No. 9 Madison Keys -- advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open with straight set victories on Saturday in Melbourne.,Anisimova defeated countrywoman Peyton Stearns, 6-1, 6-4. Pegula ousted Oksana Selekhmeteva of Russ...
Finley Bizjack helps Butler continue win streak vs. Marquette
Finley Bizjack scored 28 points to lead Butler to an 87-76 victory over visiting Marquette in Indianapolis on Friday night., ,Michael Ajayi added 17 points and nine rebounds for Butler (13-7, 4-5 Big East), which has now won three conference games in a row after starting 1-5 in Big East play. Jamie ...
Yaxel Lendeborg boosts No. 3 Michigan to rivalry win over Ohio State
Yaxel Lendeborg scored 18 points and had nine rebounds when No. 3 Michigan pulled away for a 74-62 victory over Ohio State in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Friday.,The Wolverines (18-1, 8-1 Big Ten) trailed by six in the second half and led by only one, 52-51, with eight minutes left but dominated from there...
Donovan Mitchell pours in 33 points as Cavaliers top Kings
Donovan Mitchell had 33 points and eight assists, and Evan Mobley collected a season-high-tying 29 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Sacramento Kings 123-118 on Friday night.,Jaylon Tyson added 17 points and Jarrett Allen had 15 points and nine reboun...
Blazers F Deni Avdija (back) sidelined vs. Raptors
Standout Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija is sitting out Portland's Friday night game against the visiting Toronto Raptors due to back tightness.,Avdija exited the Blazers' 127-110 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday less than two minutes into the second half due to back stiffness. He didn't re...
Hawks down Suns after Devin Booker exits with ankle injury
Jalen Johnson scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to help the Atlanta Hawks beat the visiting Suns 110-103 on Friday after Phoenix lost Devin Booker to an ankle injury.,Atlanta scored the final eight points of the game to win their second straight and end the Suns' three-game winning st...
Kevin Durant scores 32 as Rockets end Pistons' streak
Kevin Durant poured in 32 points and the visiting Houston Rockets cooled off the Detroit Pistons, 111-104, on Friday night.,Alperen Sengun had 19 points and five assists, while Reed Sheppard supplied 18 points off the bench. Amen Thompson had 15 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while Jabari S...
Report: WNBA yet to respond to union’s December CBA proposal
The WNBA has yet to respond to the WNBA players union's collective bargaining proposal it provided nearly a month ago, Front Office Sports reported on Friday.,That lack of movement may put the start of the WNBA season, scheduled for May, in jeopardy, according to multiple sources who spoke with the ...
Lightning's point streak reaches 15 with shootout win over Blackhawks
Dominic James scored the deciding goal in the fifth round of a shootout and Nikita Kucherov scored in the shootout and regulation as the Tampa Bay Lightning remained hot with a 2-1 win against the host Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.,Tampa Bay has earned a point in 15 straight games, the third-longest...
Kurt Busch, Harry Gant, Ray Hendrick inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- From blue collar to blue jacket.,That's a turn of phrase coined by Kurt Busch, but it could apply equally to the three newest inductees to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.,Drivers Busch, Harry Gant and the late Ray Hendrick, all of whom emerged from relative obscurity to reach the pinnacl...
Panthers set sights on continued momentum vs. Wild
The Florida Panthers will try to stay in the win column on their visit to the State of Hockey when they face the Minnesota Wild on Saturday in Saint Paul, Minn.,The two-time defending Stanley Cup champs kicked off a three-game road trip on Thursday with a 2-1 shootout win against Winnipeg. Sam Benne...
Golden Knights get better of Leafs in Mitch Marner's return to Toronto
Mark Stone had two goals and an assist Friday night as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3.,Jack Eichel recorded a goal and an assist. Keegan Kolesar, Pavel Dorofeyev and Braeden Bowman also scored for the Golden Knights, who rebounded from a 4-3 road loss to the B...
No. 19 Kansas gets Bill Self back for Kansas State rivalry showdown
No. 19 Kansas will have veteran coach Bill Self back when it puts its three-game winning streak on the line against host Kansas State for a Big 12 Conference showdown on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.,The Jayhawks (14-5, 4-2 Big 12) were without Self for their 75-69 road win at Colorado on Tuesday. The...
Luka Doncic, Lakers set to face improving Mavericks
Luka Doncic returns to Dallas for the second time since being traded to Los Angeles when the Lakers face the surging Mavericks on Saturday.,While Dallas has won a season-best four straight games, the Lakers have lost six of their last nine and 10 of their last 17.,The Lakers rallied in the fourth qu...
John Calipari challenging No. 20 Arkansas to avoid complacency vs. LSU
No. 20 Arkansas enters the defense of its unbeaten home record Saturday with a simple directive from coach John Calipari.,"Everybody says you guys play really well and then you get arrogant," Calipari said he told the Razorbacks after their 93-68 home victory over No. 15 Vanderbilt on Tuesday.,"You ...
Red Wings ride point streak into clash with Jets
One season removed from winning the Presidents' Trophy, the Winnipeg Jets are still trying to find a winning form.,Meanwhile, the Detroit Red Wings have positioned themselves as a potential contender for that same achievement this season.,On Saturday night, the Red Wings, riding a four-game point st...
No. 8 Gonzaga aims to beat San Francisco for 34th straight time
Some teams might flounder after losing their top two leading scorers to injury in the midst of conference play, but No. 8 Gonzaga has only heightened its play with back-to-back 21- and 24-point wins.,The Bulldogs can increase their 13-game winning streak with another short-handed win when they face ...
Hurricanes, Senators hope to move past recent disappointments
Just as a glimmer of hope seemingly returned to Canada's capital, the Ottawa Senators once again collapsed.,Carrying a 3-0 lead late in the second period over the Nashville Predators, the Senators saw the home squad bury five consecutive goals to put an end to Ottawa's five-game point streak (3-0-2)...
49ers legendary QB John Brodie dies at 90
San Francisco 49ers great John Brodie, the 1970 NFL Most Valuable Player, died Friday. He was 90.,The star quarterback played all 17 of his NFL seasons with the 49ers from 1957-73.,"The 49ers family is saddened to learn of the passing of one of the franchise's all-time great players, John Brodie," 4...