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Rapids name Matt Wells as head coach
The Colorado Rapids named Matt Wells as their new head coach on Tuesday.,Wells, 37, has been an assistant coach at English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur since April 2023.,He replaces Chris Armas, who departed after the Rapids finished 11th in the MLS Western Conference in 2025.,<blockquote c...

Report: NBA thinking anti-tanking, considers setting lottery order March 1
Changes to the NBA draft lottery are expected as the league aggressively attempts to find deterrents to teams losing intentionally in a bid to manipulate the league lottery.,ESPN reported the Board of Governors, which met Friday, has multiple options on the table.,The end goal is not to punish rebui...

Kraken, Kings eager to overcome stretch of adversity
For all the Seattle Kraken have gone through in the past month, they still have a chance to reach the holiday break with a record better than the NHL's version of .500.,The Kraken "evened" their record at 14-14-6 with a 3-1 victory Monday at Pacific Division-leading Anaheim and will try to sweep the...

Skidding Blackhawks bid to 'push back' vs. Flyers
Losses and injuries are mounting for the Chicago Blackhawks, but with that reality comes a spike in self-awareness.,"Of course, it's frustrating," Chicago forward Ilya Mikheyev said. "But we need to learn how to play. Because the best teams play a whole 60 minutes. We're growing up, and it takes tim...

Kings, in search of rare consecutive wins, shake up rotation vs. Pistons
Having surprised one of the best teams in the West, the Sacramento Kings will look to duplicate their success against the Eastern Conference leader when they host the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.,The Kings had lost five games in a row, including the opener of a four-game homestand to the Portla...

Magic eager to raise intensity level vs. Trail Blazers
The Orlando Magic will attempt to put up an improved performance when they conclude a four-game road trip with a visit to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.,Orlando is 1-2 on the trip and fell apart in the second half on Monday night when it lost 120-97 to the Golden State Warriors. The 23...

Depleted Grizzlies piece together lineup for matchup vs. Jazz
For the Memphis Grizzlies, the impact of repeated injuries is taking its toll on the team's season.,The Grizzlies have dropped three of their past five games, including a 119-103 loss Monday night at Oklahoma City, and will head to Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.,Memphis was o...

West's best square off as surging Spurs host Thunder
The San Antonio Spurs will return home with a six-game winning streak in hand but will have to play even better to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.,The game will be the first of a home-and-home set for the Western Conference leaders, with the follow up on Christmas Day in Oklahoma Ci...

Mavericks face tall task vs. Nikola Jokic, Nuggets
A couple weeks ago, it looked as if the Dallas Mavericks were starting to turn their season around after a tumultuous start. ,The Mavericks won five of six games, including victories against contenders such as the Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets. ,Since then, however, the Mavericks have lost thre...

Teams on losing streaks collide as Bucks face Pacers
A pair of sinking foes will meet up in Indianapolis on Tuesday when the Indiana Pacers face the Milwaukee Bucks.,Milwaukee dropped its third straight game and fifth in its past six tries on Sunday when a 40-point second half doomed the Bucks in a 103-100 setback against the Minnesota Timberwolves. W...

Cavs' Darius Garland rediscovering form ahead of Pelicans' visit
The past two games are too few to declare that Darius Garland is back to his All-Star form, but the Cleveland Cavaliers are optimistic that is the case.,The 25-year-old point guard has put together a stretch where he looks like his pre-toe-surgery self, averaging 31 points and nine assists over 31.5...

Hornets put focus on ball retention against Wizards
The Charlotte Hornets have lots of areas to fix in a short timeframe. After losing Monday night, they return home for a Tuesday night game against the Washington Wizards.,The Hornets fell 139-132 to the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday despite LaMelo Ball's 23 points, including six 3-pointers. Whi...

LSU fights off scrappy Prairie View A&M in comeback win
Tai'Reon Joseph posted 34 points for Prairie View A&M, but six LSU players scored in the double digits in a come-from-behind 104-90 win against the Panthers on Monday in Baton Rouge, La.,Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 21 points and Marquel Sutton had 21 points and a team-high 11 rebounds for the Tigers (11...

Top 25 roundup: Caleb Wilson, No. 12 UNC keep rolling
Freshman phenom Caleb Wilson scored 21 points to tie a 50-year-old North Carolina record and lead the No. 12 Tar Heels to a 99-51 victory over East Carolina on Monday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,The 6-foot-10 Wilson reached the 20-point plateau for the fifth straight game. He is the first North Carolina fr...

NBA roundup: Nuggets top Jazz, tie team 3-point mark (24)
Jamal Murray scored 27 points for the host Denver Nuggets, who opened the game with a 19-0 run on their way to a 135-112 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night.,Nikola Jokic contributed 14 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists for the Nuggets, who shot 24-for-46 from deep to tie a franchise record for ...

Creighton romps past Utah Tech for third straight blowout win
Austin Swartz made five 3-pointers en route to 19 points and Creighton never trailed while cruising to a 92-69 victory over Utah Tech on Monday night in nonconference play in Omaha, Neb.,Josh Dix had a stellar all-around game with 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and a career-high five steals f...

NHL roundup: Kraken stun Ducks with two goals in 3rd
Jordan Eberle tallied twice in the third period as the Seattle Kraken stunned the host Anaheim Ducks 3-1 Monday night.,Frederick Gaudreau also scored for Seattle, which won consecutive games for the first time in a month, and Kaapo Kakko had two assists. Goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 40 saves as ...

Caleb Wilson's 21-point night carries No. 12 UNC past East Carolina
Freshman phenom Caleb Wilson scored 21 points to tie a 50-year-old North Carolina record and lead the No. 12 Tar Heels to a 99-51 victory over visiting East Carolina on Monday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,The 6-foot-10 Wilson reached the 20-point plateau for the fifth straight game. He is the first North Ca...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 24 Michigan St. tops No. 15 Ole Miss in tourney final
Grace VanSlooten compiled 16 points and 10 rebounds, leading No. 24 Michigan State to a 66-49 win over No. 15 Ole Miss in the championship game of the Cherokee (N.C.) Invitational on Monday.,Isaline Alexander added 14 points and Rashunda Jones had 13 as the Spartans (11-1) won their third game in a ...

Jalen Duren's sharp shooting helps Pistons take down Trail Blazers
Jalen Duren scored 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting and collected 10 rebounds to help the Detroit Pistons post a 110-102 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.,Ausar Thompson recorded 18 points, 12 rebounds and three steals as the Pistons notched their eighth victory in the past...