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Natus Vincere, OG charge into BLAST Slam VI semifinals
Natus Vincere and OG each won two of their three matches on Thursday to clinch playoff semifinal berths at the BLAST Slam VI event.,Both teams finished with 7-4 records, as did Team Liquid, who also went 2-1 on Thursday, and Tundra Esports, who lost three of their four Thursday matches.,Tiebreaker r...

NBA roundup: Lakers stop 76ers despite Luka Doncic's injury exit
Austin Reaves scored 35 points off the bench, LeBron James added 17 points with 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the loss of Luka Doncic to earn a 119-115 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.,Jake LaRavia and Rui Hachimura each scored 14 points as the Lakers won i...

NHL roundup: Avery Hayes scores twice in debut as Pens top Sabres
Avery Hayes lit the lamp twice in an unforgettable NHL debut as the Pittsburgh Penguins put a stop to their two-game losing streak with a 5-2 road victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.,Fellow rookie Ben Kindel also found the back of the net twice for the Penguins. Pittsburgh's Tommy Novak sco...

Knicks acquire G Jose Alvarado from Pelicans
The New York Knicks acquired guard Jose Alvarado from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for guard Dalen Terry and two second-round draft picks on Thursday ahead of the NBA trade deadline.,New Orleans also sent the draft rights for Latavious Williams to New York.,Alvarado, 27, is averaging 7.9 poi...

Nets waive G Cam Thomas after trade deadline
The Brooklyn Nets ended their sometimes sour relationship with guard Cam Thomas on Thursday by waiving him.,Thomas signed a $5.9 million qualifying offer last summer after he and the Nets could not agree to contract terms. Brooklyn reportedly tried to shop him before the Thursday trade deadline.,Now...

Clippers send C Ivica Zubac to Pacers, land 2 first-round picks
The Los Angeles Clippers remained busy up to the NBA trade deadline, sending center Ivica Zubac and forward Kobe Brown to the Indiana Pacers on Thursday.,The Clippers received Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, two first-round draft picks and one second-round selection in the deal. Los Angeles' own...

Lakers' Luka Doncic headed for MRI on sore left hamstring
Lakers guard Luka Doncic will have an MRI on his left hamstring after getting hurt in the second quarter of Los Angeles' Thursday game against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers, coach JJ Redick said.,The injury occurred with just under four minutes remaining in the first half during a Lakers possessio...

Hurricanes' Brandon Bussi hands Rangers another home blanking
Rookie Brandon Bussi made 16 saves in a successful homecoming as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes extended their points streak to 10 games with a 2-0 victory over the New York Rangers Thursday night in the final game before the Olympic break.,Andrei Svechnikov scored early as Hurricanes improved to ...

Nuggets trade F Hunter Tyson to Nets, get luxury-tax relief
The Denver Nuggets traded Hunter Tyson to the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday, shedding what remains of the forward's $2.2 million in salary this season to get the team under the luxury tax.,The Nuggets also sent a 2032 second-round draft pick to the Nets while getting back the less favorable of a 2026 se...

Knicks acquiring G Jose Alvarado from Pelicans
The New York Knicks acquired guard Jose Alvarado from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for guard Dalen Terry and two second-round draft picks on Thursday ahead of the NBA trade deadline.,New Orleans also sent the draft rights for Latavious Williams to New York.,Alvarado, 27, is averaging 7.9 poi...

Celtics trade F Chris Boucher to Jazz
Two days after acquiring center Nikola Vucevic, the Boston Celtics traded forward Chris Boucher to the Utah Jazz on Thursday.,Guard John Tonje heads to Boston, while Utah also receives a second-round draft pick and cash.,Boucher, 33, signed a one-year contract in the offseason but played just one ga...

Golden Knights score 4 goals in 5 1/2 minutes, crush Kings
Mark Stone recorded a goal and two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights jumped out to a four-goal first-period lead en route to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday in Las Vegas.,Adin Hill made 32 saves to pick up his 100th career win (100-67-16).,Jack Eichel and Pavel Dorofeyev each ...

Lakers finally return home, beat 76ers but lose Luka Doncic
Austin Reaves scored 35 points off the bench, LeBron James added 17 points with 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the loss of Luka Doncic to earn a 119-115 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Southern California on Thursday.,Jake LaRavia and Rui Hachimura each scored 14 points as th...

Pat Spencer's big effort propels Warriors past Suns
Pat Spencer produced career highs of 20 points and six 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors scored the final 10 points to take a 101-97 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Thursday.,Gui Santos contributed 18 points, and his breakaway layup with 28.7 seconds remaining put the Warriors up 99-97....

Timberwolves acquire G Ayo Dosunmu from Bulls
The Minnesota Timberwolves acquired guard Ayo Dosunmu as part of a four-player, four-draft pick trade with the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.,The Timberwolves also received forward Julian Phillips from the Bulls in exchange for guard Rob Dillingham, forward Leonard Miller and four second-round picks.,Th...

Matthew Stafford's MVP, return announcement highlights NFL Honors
Matthew Stafford played it coy minutes before the NFL Honors event kicked off Thursday night by saying he still had to figure out if he would return for an 18th season.,Less than two hours later, Stafford was narrowly named NFL Most Valuable Player and was on the stage in San Francisco, surrounded b...

Lakers' Luka Doncic exits due to sore left leg
Lakers guard Luka Doncic departed Los Angeles' Thursday game against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers in the second quarter because of left leg soreness.,The injury occurred with just under four minutes remaining in the first half during a Lakers possession. Doncic remained in the game before departi...

ATP roundup: Luca Nardi upsets fellow Italian Flavio Cobolli
Italian Luca Nardi blasted 17 winners as he downed countryman and ATP No. 20 Flavio Cobolli, 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday at Montpellier.,Nardi was one of five winners on Thursday to finalize the quarterfinal matchups of the France-based event. Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No. 8 player in the world a...

Victor Wembanyama, Spurs stuff Cooper Flagg, Mavs
Victor Wembanyama dominated with 29 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and three blocked shots to carry the visiting San Antonio Spurs past the Mavericks in a 135-123 win on Thursday in Dallas. ,Cooper Flagg had 32 points and became the youngest player in NBA history with 30 or more points in four con...

Lakers' Luka Doncic exits with apparent leg injury
Lakers guard Luka Doncic departed Los Angeles' Thursday game against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers in the second quarter because of an apparent left leg injury.,The injury occurred with just under four minutes remaining in the first half during a Lakers possession. Doncic remained in the game befo...