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Malik Beasley's career night steers Pistons past 76ers
Malik Beasley scored a career-high 36 points and the host Detroit Pistons rolled past the Philadelphia 76ers 125-112 on Friday night.,Tobias Harris added 22 points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who led by as much as 34 points while ending a two-game skid.,Detroit's Ausar Thompson supplied 14 po...
Northwestern keeps on without Brooks Barnhizer, meets Washington next
Barely a week ago, Northwestern coach Chris Collins announced that senior guard Brooks Barnhizer, the Wildcats' second-leading scorer and top rebounder, would miss the remainder of the season with a foot injury.,In response, Northwestern went out and snapped a three-game losing streak with a 77-75 B...
Down 21 in 2nd half, Hawks storm past Bucks
Mouhamed Gueye had his first career double-double to lead the short-handed Atlanta Hawks to a 115-110 win over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.,Gueye got a chance to play extended minutes since none of the four players Atlanta added at the trade deadline were available. Gueye scored a season-...
Nets outscore Heat 31-9 in fourth for comeback win
Cameron Johnson scored 18 points as the host Brooklyn Nets dominated the fourth quarter on Friday night and earned a 102-86 victory over the Miami Heat, who were playing their first game since trading Jimmy Butler.,D'Angelo Russell added 17 for the Nets, who outscored Miami 31-9 in the final period ...
Hornets use late three vs. Spurs to halt six-game slide
Miles Bridges made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds to play and the Charlotte Hornets eked out a 117-116 victory against the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Friday night to halt a six-game losing streak.,It appeared Charlotte had lost its seventh straight when De'Aaron Fox hit a 3-pointer for S...
Cavaliers snap Wizards' season-best winning streak
Donovan Mitchell scored a team-high 33 points, helping the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers earn a 134-124 win over the Washington Wizards on Friday.,Evan Mobley had 27 points, Darius Garland added 23 and Max Strus scored 17 as the Cavaliers recorded their sixth victory in seven tries. Ty Jerome scored ...
Missing pair of stars, Penguins rally past Rangers
Philip Tomasino's tiebreaking score highlighted a three-goal second period as the Pittsburgh Penguins, minus superstars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, gutted out a 3-2 road win over the New York Rangers on Friday night. ,Blake Lizotte scored early in the second, then after New York went up 2-1, Ri...
No. 7 Purdue's dominance in paint overwhelms USC
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Braden Smith dished 13 assists and No. 7 Purdue nearly led wire-to-wire in a 90-72 rout of visiting Southern California on Friday in West Lafayette, Ind. ,The Big Ten Conference-leading Boilermakers (19-5, 11-2 Big Ten) overwhelmed the Troj...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz eases into Rotterdam semis
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and No. 8 seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland will clash in the ABN Amro Open semifinals on Saturday after both posted victories on Friday in Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Alcaraz, ranked No. 3 in the world, dismissed unseeded countryman Pedro Martinez 6-2, 6-1, while it took Hu...
Pelicans aim to end long skid as they face Kings
The New Orleans Pelicans hope to have newcomers Bruce Brown and Kelly Olynyk in uniform when they continue a four-game trip with a swing through Northern California to face the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.,The Pelicans acquired the two veterans and two draft picks from the Toronto Raptors in ...
Flames look to end home skid against Kraken
Home hasn't exactly been sweet for either the Calgary Flames or the Seattle Kraken.,The Flames have lost three in a row and four of their past five games at the Saddledome entering Saturday's matchup with the visiting Kraken, dropping Calgary out of the second and final wild-card playoff position in...
Report: Netflix exploring bid for F1 media rights
Netflix is deliberating making a play for the U.S. broadcast rights of Formula One, The Athletic reported Friday.,Netflix already has a background in the sport, having produced the hit F1 docuseries "Drive to Survive" that debuted in 2019. Thanks in large part to the series, interest in the sport ha...
Reports: Padres on verge of signing veteran OF/1B Connor Joe
The San Diego Padres are closing in on a deal with free agent outfielder/first baseman Connor Joe, according to multiple reports on Friday.,Joe, 32, could help fill the club's hole in left field. Jurickson Profar, a 2024 All-Star, recently left San Diego as a free agent and signed with the Atlanta B...
Thomas Detry moves in front at WM Phoenix Open
Belgium's Thomas Detry went on a late run and turned in a 7-under-par 64 Friday to grab the second-round lead before play was suspended due to darkness at the WM Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Ariz.,Thirteen players were still on the course after the announcement at 6:10 p.m. local time. The round will...
Reports: 1B/OF Trey Mancini joining D-backs on minor league deal
Trey Mancini launched his attempt at another comeback on Friday by signing a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks, per multiple reports.,The deal includes an invitation to spring training for the veteran first baseman/outfielder, who did not play last season after he opted out of a minor ...
Knicks target rival Celtics as they jockey for second in East
Injuries to OG Anunoby and Mitchell Robinson helped ensure the New York Knicks would never get a chance to find out how they could have fared against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals last spring.,Nine months later, the Knicks might get a chance to make a statement against the Celt...
Jimmy Butler plans to make Warriors debut at Bulls
A refreshed and relocated Jimmy Butler assures he's in "a really good place mentally" as he aims to make his debut with the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.,Traded this week from the Miami Heat after a string of suspensions, including for conduct detrimental to the team, Butler hopes to suit up ag...
Maple Leafs vying for four-game road sweep on visit to Canucks
The Toronto Maple Leafs look to complete a perfect four-game road trip and avenge a shutout loss to the Canucks when the teams meet Saturday night in Vancouver.,Toronto answered a three-game losing skid by recording victories in Edmonton, Calgary and Seattle. The 3-1 win over the Kraken on Thursday ...
Senators try to avert third straight loss at Panthers
The Ottawa Senators were rolling until a visit to the state of Florida seriously halted that momentum.,If the Senators are to avoid a third straight loss, and enter the 4 Nations Face-Off break on a positive note, they must find a way to beat the surging Florida Panthers on the road Saturday night i...
White Sox add Brandon Drury on minor league deal
The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms on a minor league contract with veteran Brandon Drury on Friday and invited him to major league spring training.,Drury, 32, has played for seven big league teams over 10 seasons and spent the last two with the Los Angeles Angels. The infielder/outfielder had 26 ...