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Top-ranked Purdue scraps past Memphis in the Bahamas
Fletcher Loyer scored 18 of his game-high 20 points in the second half as No. 1 Purdue remained perfect with an 80-71 victory over Memphis in the semifinals of the Baha Mar Championship at Nassau, Bahamas.,C.J. Cox scored a season-high 18 points while Trey Kaufman-Renn added 12 points with 11 reboun...

Timberwolves, Suns meet in clash of NBA Cup unbeaten teams
Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards, a marketing face in the NBA Race for the Cup, will take another run at it Friday.,Two Cup contenders will continue to battle for a spot in the knockout phase when the Timberwolves (10-5, 2-0) visit the Phoenix Suns (9-6, 1-0). They are among nine remaining unbeaten t...

Red-hot Rockets, Nuggets square off with NBA Cup group lead on the line
Houston will host Denver on Friday in a pivotal NBA Cup matchup featuring the top two teams in West Group C.,It's a tight battle with all five teams in the group holding identical 1-1 records, though the Rockets and Nuggets lead in point differential.,In the Western Conference season standings, Hous...

Reports: Lakers fire brothers Joey, Jesse Buss from front office
The Los Angeles Lakers' reorganization of the front office includes the firings of executives Joey and Jesse Buss, younger brothers of team governor Jeanie Buss and sons of the former owner, the late Jerry Buss, multiple outlets reported on Thursday.,Several members of the scouting department also w...

Spain, Germany round out semifinalists at Davis Cup
Thanks to some wild doubles wins, Spain and Germany clinched the last two berths into the Davis Cup semifinals Friday in Bologna, Italy.,Spain took down fourth-seeded Czech Republic 2-1, while No. 2 seed Germany rallied to defeat Argentina by the same score in the other quarterfinal on Thursday.,Now...

Indiana pulls away from Lindenwood in game of runs
Tucker DeVries scored 25 points on 7-for-15 shooting, and Indiana pulled away for a 73-53 win over Lindenwood on Thursday evening in Bloomington, Ind.,Lamar Wilkerson added 10 points for Indiana (5-0), which won its fourth game at home. Sam Alexis had eight points and 10 boards, and Trent Sisley fin...

Mired in mid-major struggles, No. 21 Arkansas meets Jackson State
No. 21 Arkansas survived its second mid-major near-ambush when power forward Nick Pringle's layup capped a late 6-0 run to beat Winthrop on Tuesday.,But even the 6-foot-10 Pringle's play -- a season-high 13 points, seven rebounds -- did little to assuage coach John Calipari's concerns about the phys...

Mike Nwoko enjoying breakout start as LSU pivots to Omaha
Mike Nwoko is turning heads with the start to his first LSU season.,The 6-foot-10 forward averages 20.3 points per game and six rebounds per game for the Tigers. Nwoko has hit 32 of 41 (78%) shots from the field and developed into the Tigers' go-to player inside.,Nwoko and the Tigers (4-0) will try ...

Streaking Raptors look to clinch NBA Cup group vs. struggling Wizards
The Toronto Raptors aim to remain undefeated in NBA Cup group play Friday night when they host the struggling Washington Wizards.,The Raptors are 2-0 in their NBA Cup games and riding a hot streak overall. After a 121-112 road win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, they have won a season-best...

Buzzer-beating Bulls eager for easier ride against Heat
Relying on late-game heroics is "not sustainable basketball," Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan finds.,While his players agree, they've decided to excel at this style anyway.,The Bulls return home Friday to face the Miami Heat in NBA Cup play still beaming over Wednesday's buzzer-beater in Portland....

Texas A&M back at it vs. Manhattan following close call
Texas A&M will strive to build on a gritty win when it hosts Manhattan on Friday in College Station, Texas.,The Aggies head back to the court after an 86-81 home win over Montana on Tuesday that snapped a two-game losing streak. Texas A&M got 17 points from Rylan Griffen and 12 from Ruben Dominguez ...

Kings star C Domantas Sabonis has torn meniscus, out at least 3-4 weeks
The skidding Sacramento Kings got more bad news on Thursday when MRI imaging revealed star center Domantas Sabonis has a partial meniscus tear in his left knee, the team announced.,Sabonis, 29, will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks, the Kings said.,A three-time All-Star, Sabonis last played on...

Doug Ghim comes close to breaking 60, shares lead at RSM Classic
Doug Ghim, Davis Thompson and the Philippines' Rico Hoey are tied atop the first-round leaderboard Thursday at the RSM Classic, the finale of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Fall series.,Ghim, Thompson and Hoey stand at 10 under par after the first day of the event at Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Isl...

Self-critical Jaylen Brown, Celtics go for another win vs. Nets
Jaylen Brown is hoping to rebound from a 29-point performance in his last game when the Boston Celtics complete a home-and-home series against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday.,Yes, you read that correctly. Brown wasn't too happy with his effort on Tuesday despite leading his team in scoring for the 12th...

Pacers take 'Why not?' attitude into playoff rematch with Cavaliers
The Indiana Pacers haven't had many opportunities to celebrate this season, but they are heading to Cleveland on a high after winning for just the second time.,Bennedict Mathurin had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Pascal Siakam scored 22 points for Indiana in a 127-118 victory over the visiting Char...

Giants QB Jaxson Dart (concussion) not cleared for contact
For the second straight day Thursday, the New York Giants listed quarterback Jaxson Dart as a limited, non-contact participant at practice.,Dart has not been cleared for contact as he progresses through concussion protocol. It remains up in the air whether he will be ready to face the host Detroit L...

West Virginia gets first test away from home vs. Clemson in Charleston
West Virginia needs to see what it can do when stepping out of its comfort zone, while Clemson is anxious for another shot at a fellow power-conference opponent.,The two teams will learn how their efforts pan out when they meet in the Charleston Classic's Palmetto Bracket on Friday night in Charlest...

Chiefs ST coach Dave Toub tees off on Donald Trump's kickoff take
President Donald Trump waded into the revised kickoff rules in the NFL. Chiefs special teams coach Dave Toub would gladly usher him right back out of the conversation.,Toub, 63, said Trump's critique doesn't hold much weight.,"He doesn't even know what he's looking at. He has no idea what's going on...

Hurricanes see plenty to build on as they head north to face Jets
Two of the NHL's perennial regular-season juggernauts are set to clash on Friday, and the Carolina Hurricanes will be searching for consistency when they head to Winnipeg to battle the Jets.,The Hurricanes have seen mixed results since their four-game win streak finished on Nov. 9, carrying a 2-1-2 ...

Rutgers on upset alert vs. high-achieving Central Connecticut
After 27 years as a well-travelled high school coach and college assistant, Patrick Sellers took on a challenging assignment at his alma mater, Central Connecticut State, a program that had amassed 10 straight losing seasons when he arrived in 2021.,Talk about a home run hire. The Blue Devils have i...