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NBA roundup: Tyrese Maxey's clutch shots push 76ers past Rockets in OT
Tyrese Maxey scored 36 points, including clutch plays late in regulation and at the end of overtime, lifting the Philadelphia 76ers to a 128-122 home win over the Houston Rockets on Thursday., ,Maxey added 10 assists for Philadelphia, while Joel Embiid put up some impressive stats of his own with 32...
Pistons could be without All-Star Cade Cunningham against Rockets
The Detroit Pistons won a road matchup without their best player on Wednesday. Now, they return home to face a much tougher opponent on Friday, the Houston Rockets.,All-Star starter Cade Cunningham sat out against New Orleans due to an illness and a left hip contusion, but the Eastern Conference lea...
Trail Blazers F Deni Avdija (back) expected to play Friday
Portland Trail Blazers standout forward Deni Avdija is expected to be available for Friday's game with the Toronto Raptors after leaving Thursday's 127-110 win over the visiting Miami Heat with back soreness.,"I think he'll be fine," Trail Blazers coach Tiago Splitter told reporters after the game, ...
Paddy Pimblett sizes up Justin Gaethje as UFC comes to Paramount
LAS VEGAS -- Dana White and the UFC begin a new era on Saturday night.,Rising star Paddy Pimblett and former interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje will headline UFC 324 in what marks the company's first numbered card since the highly publicized seven-year, $7.7 billion broadcast deal with Para...
NHL roundup: Predators rally behind Steven Stamkos' hat trick to beat Sens
Steven Stamkos scored with 1:13 remaining to break a deadlock and complete his second hat trick of the season, as the host Nashville Predators rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Thursday night., ,The Predators celebrated captain Roman Josi's 1,000th career game. Sta...
Kawhi Leonard stars in return as Clippers down Lakers
Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points, Ivica Zubac added 18 points with 19 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers continued their red-hot run with a 112-104 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday at Inglewood, Calif.,James Harden scored 18 points with 10 assists, Jordan Miller had 14 point...
Shaedon Sharpe's big 2nd half sends Blazers past Heat
Shaedon Sharpe scored 24 of his 27 points in the second half to help the Portland Trail Blazers post a 127-110 victory over the visiting Miami Heat on Thursday night.,Caleb Love scored 20 points off the bench as the Trail Blazers won their fourth consecutive game and moved above .500.,Portland stand...
Wild's Kirill Kaprizov caps big night with OT goal vs. Wings
Kirill Kaprizov tallied two goals and an assist, including the winning goal 45 seconds into overtime, to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Mats Zuccarello also finished with two goals and an assist for Minnesota, which has won thre...
Trail Blazers F Deni Avdija (back) ruled out vs. Heat
Portland Trail Blazers standout forward Deni Avdija exited Thursday night's game against the visiting Miami Heat with back soreness early in the third quarter and didn't return.,Avdija had 20 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 18 minutes before his departure.,Avdija left the contest less tha...
Tommy Paul, Learner Tien continue to thrive at Australian Open
Maybe it's the summer-like conditions in January or the "Happy Slam" vibes, but something in Melbourne agrees with American tennis standouts Tommy Paul and Learner Tien.,Both men advanced to the round of 16 at the Australian Open with victories on Friday afternoon in Melbourne. No. 19 seeded Paul ne...
De’Aaron Fox (31) delivers in clutch as Spurs slow Jazz
De'Aaron Fox hit four threes in the fourth quarter and had a game-high 31 points as the San Antonio Spurs overcame a triple-double by Jusuf Nurkic and defeated the Utah Jazz 126-109 on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.,Ace Bailey, a rookie out of Rutgers, had a career-high 25 points for Utah, while ...
Penguins grab early 3-goal lead, cruise past Oilers
Anthony Mantha scored two goals 21 seconds apart early in the first period and the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins cruised to a 6-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.,Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist, Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell and Egor Chinakhov also scored, Justin Brazeau and...
Aryna Sabalenka, Victoria Mboko escape trouble, advance in Melbourne
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus subdued a stubborn Anastasia Potapova of Austria 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday.,Sabalenka has now reached the round of 16 for six consecutive years has taken 23 of her last 24 matches in Melbourne.,After exchanging early br...
Steven Stamkos' hat trick helps Predators rally to beat Senators
Steven Stamkos scored with 1:13 remaining to break a deadlock and complete his second hat trick of the season, as the host Nashville Predators rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Thursday night., ,The Predators celebrated captain Roman Josi's 1,000th career game with...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 16 Oklahoma upends No. 2 South Carolina in OT
Aaliyah Chavez posted 15 points in overtime, including four three-pointers, as No. 16 Oklahoma upset No. 2 South Carolina 94-82 on Thursday in Norman, Okla.,Chavez totaled 26 points overall with four rebounds and eight assists for Oklahoma (15-4, 3-3 SEC), which trailed 43-36 at halftime. Payton Ver...
Panthers edge Jets in shootout
Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart scored in the shootout to give the Florida Panthers a 2-1 win over the host Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night in a game that had a playoff feel.,Neither team is close to its form of last season, which saw the Panthers win their second consecutive Stanley Cup and the Jets...
Coby White, Bulls finish strong to extend Timberwolves' losing streak
Coby White scored a team-high 22 points and the Chicago Bulls finished with a 9-0 run to post a 120-115 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday in Minneapolis.,Josh Giddey added 21 points after missing the last 11 games with a left hamstring strain. Jalen Smith scored 17 points, and Mata...
Mavericks extend win streak to 4 in back-and-forth affair vs. Warriors
Naji Marshall posted 30 points and nine assists as the Dallas Mavericks extended their winning streak to four with a 123-115 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Thursday.,Cooper Flagg paired 21 points with 11 rebounds, Max Christie added 21 -- including 5-of-12 shooting from deep -- a...
Stephen Ames kicks off season with 64 at Mitsubishi Electric
Stephen Ames of Canada made the most of his first round of the 2026 PGA Tour Champions season, turning in an 8-under-par 64 for a one-stroke lead at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai on Thursday in Ka'upulehu-Kona, Hawaii.,Ames amassed five birdies in a six-hole stretch at Nos. 2-7 on...
Oliver Moore, Blackhawks have last laugh against Canes
Oliver Moore, who was flattened in a second-period fight, had the final say by producing the decisive tally in the sixth round of the shootout as the Chicago Blackhawks topped the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Ilya Mikheyev collected a goal and an assist, while Nick Lard...