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RSL move into playoff position with comeback win over Austin
Morgan Guilavogui and Saba Lobjanidze each found the net in a decisive six-minute span midway through the second half as Real Salt Lake moved into playoff position with a 2-1 win over host Austin FC on Wednesday.,RSL (12-13-6, 42 points) leapt over the idle Los Angeles Galaxy into eighth place in th...
Fred VanVleet gets hot as Rockets blast Bucks
Fred VanVleet scored 15 of his 24 points in the third quarter while Amen Thompson added 23 points as the visiting Houston Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 132-100 on Wednesday.,Thompson tallied 11 first-quarter points and fueled a 15-2 run that bridged the opening two frames and enabled Houston to s...
Nuggets use clutch shooting late to hold off Pelicans’ surge
Christian Braun knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers during a critical late-game stretch as the Denver Nuggets held off the host New Orleans Pelicans 104-91 on Wednesday.,Denver never trailed winless New Orleans, thanks to an early onslaught.,Despite building a 22-point lead by the second quarter, h...
Benie Traore’s late goal gives NYCFC win over United
Benie Traore's spectacular goal five minutes into second-half stoppage time gave New York City FC a critical 2-1 win over visiting Atlanta United on Wednesday.,Traore came off the bench as a substitute for Hannes Wolf in the 90th minute, and needed only five minutes to find his second goal of the se...
Scottie Barnes bounces back as Raptors defeat Magic
Scottie Barnes scored a game-high 28 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 129-99 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic on Wednesday.,Barnes bounced back from a scoreless performance in Sunday's road loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, when he missed all 12 of his field-goal attempts.,RJ Barrett...
Sam Houston fires coach Phil Longo after less than two seasons
Sam Houston moved swiftly in making a determination on its football coach, cutting ties with Phil Longo on Wednesday after less than two seasons on the job.,Longo, 1-7 this fall after a 2-10 season in 2025, finished his tenure with the Conference USA squad at 3-17, 1-11 in conference play.,The forme...
Jordan Kyrou, Alex Tuch combine for 4 goals as Capitals down Flyers
Jordan Kyrou and Alex Tuch each scored two goals to guide the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 home victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.,Logan Thompson finished with 23 saves for Washington, including a huge stop on Trevor Zegras with the hosts clinging to a one-goal lead in the third peri...
Josh Sargent scores winner as Toronto ends D.C.'s playoff hopes
Josh Sargent had a goal and an assist as Toronto FC kept their playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 win over visiting D.C. United on Wednesday, a result that eliminated D.C. from postseason contention.,Sargent netted the winning goal in the 86th minute as the Reds (9-11-12, 39 points) completed the comeba...
Anfernee Simons fuels fourth-quarter flurry as 76ers power past Pacers
Tyrese Maxey led a balanced attack with 27 points, and Anfernee Simons ignited a deficit-erasing, fourth-quarter run, as the Philadelphia 76ers overtook the Indiana Pacers for a 114-109 victory Wednesday night in Indianapolis.,Simons finished with 20 points off the bench, while Joel Embiid had 21 po...
Cade Cunningham helps Pistons overcome slow start, beat Hornets
Cade Cunningham scored 30 points and the Detroit Pistons used a strong second half to defeat the visiting Charlotte Hornets 97-89 on Wednesday night.,Paul Reed added 16 points, reserve Daniss Jenkins posted 14 points and Duncan Robinson chipped in 13 points. Cunningham, who also supplied seven assis...
Evan Mobley, Cavaliers spoil AJ Dybantsa's Wizards debut
Evan Mobley scored 24 points and Peyton Watson had a season-high 22 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Washington Wizards 121-111, spoiling the NBA debut of top overall draft pick AJ Dybantsa on Wednesday night.,Dybantsa had a team-high 19 points in 27 minutes, making 8 of 12 field ...
Inter Miami score late to eke out draw against FC Cincinnati
Riquelme Fillipi's first goal for Inter Miami salvaged a 2-2 draw with visiting FC Cincinnati on Wednesday after a wild finish in which the sides scored three of the match's four goals in the final 15 minutes.,Kenji Mboma Dem and Samuel Gidi scored in the 80th and 86th minutes, respectively, to put ...
Liel Abada's hat trick powers Charlotte FC past Montreal CF to secure playoff spot
Liel Abada recorded a hat trick in a span of 16 minutes in the second half after entering as a substitute. Charlotte FC easily secured a playoff spot with a 4-0 victory over visiting Montreal CF on Wednesday night.,Abada notched the third hat trick in team history by scoring in the 67th, 79th and 83...
Daniel Gazdag scores late to help Revs pull out win over Red Bulls
Dor Turgeman scored twice and Daniel Gazdag netted a late winning goal as the New England Revolution pulled out a 3-2 win over the New York Red Bulls Wednesday night in Foxborough, Mass.,The victory marked the fourth straight win for New England (18-10-4, 58 points), keeping it in second place in th...
Bam Adebayo, Heat topple Hawks for first win of season
Bam Adebayo scored a season-high 24 points and became Miami's all-time leading rebounder as the Heat claimed their first victory of the season, a 129-117 road win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.,Giannis Antetokounmpo added 24 points and a season-high 18 rebounds for Miami, which had dropped its...
Thunder's Jalen Williams undergoes successful leg surgery
Jalen Williams might not be ready to return this season, but the Oklahoma City Thunder termed his Thursday surgery a success.,Williams underwent an operation in New York to address a broken left fibula and to reconstruct ligaments in his dislocated and fractured ankle, according to the team.,Per the...
Reeling Jets seek better offense, special teams against Lightning
As they head south on a four-game road trip through the Eastern Conference, Winnipeg and coach Scott Arniel realize not much has gone well lately.,Struggling through a six-game winless streak (0-4-2), the Jets open their six-day journey with a match Thursday night at the Tampa Bay Lightning.,Earning...
Mavericks pick up Zaccharie Risacher’s $17.4M option
The Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday announced the retention of Zaccharie Risacher for the 2027-28 season.,The team exercised a fourth-year option on the small forward, worth $17.4 million, after acquiring him in a July three-team trade.,The 21-year-old was the first overall selection in the 2024 NBA D...
Bruins buzzing into Blues trip despite losing to Canes
Their eight-game point streak may be over, but the Boston Bruins still gained value from their early-season benchmark loss against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.,Now, Boston looks to return to the winning track on Thursday night when they visit former coach Jim Montgomery and the St. Louis Blue...
Wolves prez: Anthony Edwards will be ‘good as new’ after knee procedure
Minnesota president of basketball operations Tim Connelly confirmed that arthroscopic right knee surgery is in the cards for Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards on Wednesday, offering additional information on the nature of the injury and the thought process on the surgery.,Speaking with reporter...