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Player-coach rift dogs Suns, who face Clippers next
The Phoenix Suns have won seven of their last nine games as they enter Monday night's home contest against the Los Angeles Clippers, who are on a roll themselves as winners of six of their past eight.,Belying the Suns' surge, however, is a rift between former starting center Jusuf Nurkic and coach M...

UCLA, USC set for first meeting since switch to Big Ten
Crosstown Los Angeles rivals meet as Big Ten Conference foes for the first time on Monday when UCLA visits Southern California.,Since pulling out of a four-game tailspin, UCLA (14-6, 5-4 Big Ten) has come alive with a three-game winning streak. The Bruins followed an 85-83 home win over No. 18 Wisco...

Gabriel Vilardi has four-point night as Jets end Flames' streak
Gabriel Vilardi scored two goals and matched a career high with four points to pace the host Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday.,Kyle Connor scored once in a three-point outing, while Mark Scheifele netted one goal and an assist and Mason Appleton added a goal for the W...

West-leading Thunder halt Blazers' win streak
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points and Jalen Williams added 24 as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder beat Portland 118-108 on Sunday to snap the Trail Blazers' season-high four-game winning streak.,Isaiah Joe had 16 points off the bench for Oklahoma City, which led by as many as 19 in the seco...

Win streak over, Bucks aim to rebound vs. lowly Jazz
The Utah Jazz, who languish in the basement of the Western Conference, are going from facing one hot team to another when the Milwaukee Bucks visit Salt Lake City on Monday night.,Entering play Saturday, the Bucks and the Memphis Grizzlies had each won five games a row. The Grizzlies ran their strea...

Reports: Florida State loses commitment from 4-star QB Brady Smigiel
Quarterback Brady Smigiel, a four-star quarterback in the Class of 2026, decommitted from Florida State on Sunday, according to multiple media reports.,A three-year starter at Newbury Park (Calif.) High School, Smigiel had verbally committed to the Seminoles in June 2024 over finalist Michigan and m...

Senators get some players out of ruts in win over Utah
Claude Giroux was one of three Ottawa skaters to end lengthy droughts as his third-period game-winner propelled the host Senators to a 3-1 victory Sunday over the Utah Hockey Club.,Giroux scored for the first time since Dec. 29, ending a 13-game drought, and the 37-year-old added an assist. Ridly Gr...

Report: Seahawks hiring Klint Kubiak as offensive coordinator
The Seattle Seahawks will name former New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak to the same role, NFL Network reported Sunday.,Kubiak, who turns 38 next month, was the Saints' offensive coordinator for one season but chose to leave while New Orleans is in the midst of a search for a new ...

Hurting Mavs hope to capitalize on Wizards' leaky defense
The injury-plagued Dallas Mavericks are looking to build momentum in the weeks ahead of the All-Star break when the slumping Washington Wizards visit Monday.,Dallas, already without superstar Luka Doncic since late December due to a calf strain, added Maxi Kleber to its growing list of players sidel...

Vegas D Alex Pietrangelo (ailment) off Team Canada roster for 4 Nations Face-Off
Vegas defenseman Alex Pietrangelo has withdrawn from playing for Team Canada in the upcoming 2025 4 Nations Face-off because of an undisclosed ailment, the Golden Knights announced Sunday.,Pietrangelo, 35, and the Golden Knights have seven games to play before the NHL breaks for the tournament in Mo...

Nuggets hope to shrug off flat effort, visit Bulls
Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone wants his players to be sure: Nothing good can come from resting on your laurels.,Monday's visit to the struggling Chicago Bulls offers the chance for a turnaround after Denver sputtered through a 133-104 loss at Minnesota on Saturday in the opener of a five-game ...

Eagles run over Commanders 55-23 to clinch trip to Super Bowl LIX
Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley rushed for three touchdowns apiece, and the Philadelphia Eagles pulled away for a 55-23 win over the visiting Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game Sunday afternoon.,Barkley rushed for 118 yards and Hurts threw for 246 yards and a TD for Philadelphia, whic...

Reports: Cubs acquiring Astros closer Ryan Pressly
The Houston Astros are dealing right-handed relief pitcher Ryan Pressly to the Chicago Cubs, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.,Pressly, who served as Houston's closer for three of the past four seasons, will waive his no-trade clause to allow the move to go through, and the Astros will pay som...

Ohio State cherishes break in action, returns to face Iowa
Normally, a team would want to get back on the court as soon as possible to continue the momentum from a road win over a ranked opponent.,But for Ohio State coach Jake Diebler, the break between defeating No. 11 Purdue 73-70 on the road Tuesday and hosting Iowa on Monday in Columbus is welcomed, esp...

With lineup back together, Magic faces Heat
The Orlando Magic, who finally have their preferred starting lineup back, are set to visit the Miami Heat on Monday night.,On Saturday night -- with that starting unit of Paulo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, Wendell Carter Jr. and Kentavius Caldwell-Pope -- the host Magic broke a five-game los...

Top 25 roundup: No. 17 Illini clamp down on Northwestern
Kylan Boswell scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 17 Illinois rolled to an 83-74 Big Ten victory over visiting Northwestern Sunday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.,Starting for 7-foot-1 Tomislav Ivisic, who missed his second straight game due to mononucleosis, freshman center ...

Knicks face gauntlet of playoff contenders, starting with Grizzlies
The final lengthy homestand of the season for the New York Knicks provides another chance to prove their mettle against fellow playoff-bound teams.,The Knicks will continue their five-game homestand Monday night, when they host the surging Memphis Grizzlies in their first clash this season.,Both tea...

No. 2 Duke hopes to grow from close call, has NC State next
Even coming off a critical road test, there's little chance No. 2 Duke will overlook its next opponent.,The Blue Devils have Monday night's home assignment against North Carolina State in Durham, N.C.,Duke (17-2, 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won 13 consecutive games, with none tougher than pul...

Texas Tech holds off Oklahoma State for fourth straight win
Chance McMillian scored 14 points and Texas Tech's defense did the rest as the Red Raiders defeated stumbling Oklahoma State 64-54 on Sunday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference game in Lubbock, Texas.,The Red Raiders (15-4, 6-2 Big 12) never trailed, led by 10 points and halftime and by 18 nine minutes...

Raptors try to keep stacking wins, host Pelicans
The suddenly surging Toronto Raptors aim to extend their season-best three-game winning streak when they return home to face the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.,Toronto completed a two-game road sweep of the Atlanta Hawks with a 117-94 victory on Saturday. The Raptors have won five of their pa...