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Raiders focus on red-zone efficiency as scuffling Rams visit
For the Las Vegas Raiders, the task is simple this week as they prepare to host the Los Angeles Rams.,Close the game out.,After a 3-0 start that included road wins over the Los Angeles Chargers and New Orleans, the Raiders have been unable to finish the job in narrow home losses to Kansas City and B...
Darius Garland's 30 points propel Clippers past Kings
Darius Garland scored 30 points, Brook Lopez added 17 points and 11 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers moved on from a tumultuous offseason to earn a 121-96 victory over the Sacramento Kings in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday in Inglewood, Calif.,Isaiah Jackson contributed 13 points...
Damian Lillard shines in return to Blazers during rout of Suns
Damian Lillard made six 3-pointers and scored 25 points in his first game in nearly 18 months, and the Portland Trail Blazers opened the game with 21 consecutive points en route to a 124-83 dismantling of the visiting Phoenix Suns in the season opener for both teams Wednesday.,Lillard, who tore his ...
Luka Doncic, Lakers open with dominant win vs. Stephen Curry, Warriors
Luka Doncic scored 28 points and Walker Kessler added 26 on 12-of-12 shooting in his Los Angeles debut as the Lakers routed the visiting Golden State Warriors 127-105 on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams.,Austin Reaves scored 23 points, while Jake LaRavia and Quentin Grimes had 10 apiece...
Enes Kanter Freedom denied entry after refusing WNBA Finals suite
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom said he was refused entry to Game 3 of the WNBA Finals in Atlanta on Wednesday night after declining to sit in a private suite.,In a video posted to X before the game, Freedom said security at State Farm Arena was "banning us from our purchased seats," adding, "...
Nuggets bring revamped bench into tricky opener against Thunder
With a new-look bench unit, the Denver Nuggets open the season Thursday night on the road against the Oklahoma City Thunder.,"We've had a lot of classic games with them over the years," Nuggets coach David Adelman said. "Have tons of respect for them, the team, the coaching staff. So yeah, we know w...
Oregon QB Dante Moore (concussion) to miss third straight game
Oregon quarterback Dante Moore, sidelined with a concussion, will miss his third consecutive game when the Ducks visit Illinois on Saturday.,Evan Stewart, the Ducks' leading receiver this season, also will be unavailable against the Fighting Illini. He missed last Saturday's game because of an undis...
Red Wings, Canucks seek 60-minute efforts coming off uneven losses
The Vancouver Canucks and the visiting Detroit Red Wings will each be looking for a 60-minute effort coming off a frustrating loss when they face off Thursday night.,The Canucks, winless in eight straight (0-7-1), are coming off a 6-3 loss to the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.,Carolina and...
Kraken, Mammoth enter matchup riding hot streaks
If the Seattle Kraken have shown anything thus far this season, it's that they're surprisingly resilient.,Even after blowing a three-goal lead in the third period Tuesday night against Detroit -- allowing the tying goal with 17 seconds remaining in regulation on a turnover in front of their own net,...
Rockets' dominant second quarter sinks Mavs in season opener
Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr. combined for 53, and the Houston Rockets rolled to a 128-110 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks in the teams' season opener Wednesday night.,The Rockets shot 53.4% from the floor, led by Durant (10-for-16), Sengun (9-for-15) ...
Tyrese Haliburton scores 23 in return as Pacers edge Pelicans
Pascal Siakam scored 30 points and Tyrese Haliburton paired 23 points with 12 assists in his return as the Indiana Pacers defeated the host New Orleans Pelicans 123-120 in both teams' season opener Wednesday.,Obi Toppin added 20 off the bench, Andrew Nembhard posted 18 points and nine assists, and I...
Ty Jerome puts up career-best 45 points as Grizzlies stomp Jazz
Ty Jerome scored a career-high 45 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 123-103 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams.,Jerome stepped into the starting point guard role following the departure of two-time All-Star Ja Morant, who was traded to Portla...
Dream use second-half rout of Valkyries to take 2-1 Finals lead
ATLANTA -- Offense had been at a premium through the first two games of the WNBA Finals.,While the trend continued for the Golden State Valkyries in Game 3 on Wednesday, the Atlanta Dream finally were able to break through the offensive doldrums to earn a 97-71 victory.,Angel Reese had 21 points and...
Packers RB Josh Jacobs: 'Sorry for putting team in this situation'
Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs, back with the team and hoping to make his season debut this week, apologized Wednesday to the Packers for the domestic incident that led to his arrest in May.,Jacobs entered no-contest pleas to battery and criminal destruction of property charges last month in con...
Chiefs' Kenneth Walker III will test Seahawks in return to Seattle
If Kenneth Walker III has any profound thoughts about returning to Seattle, he isn't sharing them.,The NFL's top rusher will lead his new team, the Kansas City Chiefs (5-0), into a primetime matchup Sunday against the defending NFL champion Seahawks (3-3), for whom he won the Super Bowl MVP award la...
Oilers, Hurricanes bring high-powered offenses into clash
Two of the highest-scoring teams in the young season meet Thursday night in Edmonton.,The Carolina Hurricanes have excelled despite a rash of injuries among their forwards, while the Oilers could be getting even stronger a few weeks into the season.,Center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is set to make his seas...
Wild's top line likely to test Flames at both ends
The Minnesota Wild's top line is known for its offense.,Yet the trio of Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek takes at least as much pride in its defense. Their coach thinks it means as much to them to shut down opposing lines as it does to score at the other end of the rink.,The star-pow...
Giants hand keys to J.J. McCarthy, hit road to face Texans
The New York Giants are hitting the road in first place in the NFC East but handing the keys to their third quarterback in the past six games when they touch down in Houston to face the Texans on Sunday.,New York coach John Harbaugh confirmed Wednesday that J.J. McCarthy has been promoted to the QB1...
Cincinnati pushes past D.C., grabs sole possession of 8th in East
Teenage Hadebe scored the tiebreaking goal in the 55th minute to deliver FC Cincinnati a 2-1 victory over visiting D.C. United on Wednesday in a matchup of sides that will play again on Saturday in Washington.,Newly acquired David Doudera also scored for Cincinnati (10-11-9, 39 points), which gained...
Brady Tkachuk scores in Ottawa return, but Senators pound Panthers
Tim Stutzle and Stephen Halliday each had a goal and an assist for the Ottawa Senators, who spoiled the return of former teammate Brady Tkachuk with a 5-1 win against the visiting Florida Panthers on Wednesday.,Claude Giroux, Shane Pinto and Warren Foegele also scored for Ottawa, which has won five ...