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No. 3 Michigan tops No. 7 Michigan State to grab Big Ten lead
Yaxel Lendeborg recorded 26 points and 12 rebounds and No. 3 Michigan moved into sole possession of first place in the Big Ten with an 83-71 victory over No. 7 Michigan State on Friday night in East Lansing, Mich.,Elliott Cadeau scored 17 points and dished out six assists for the Wolverines (20-1, 1...
NTSB: Greg Biffle wasn't flying plane in fatal clash
National Transportation Safety Board investigators say Greg Biffle was not at the controls of his business jet during last month's fatal crash near Statesville (N.C.) Regional Airport, a finding that reshapes early assumptions while raising new questions about cockpit staffing and a cascade of instr...
Bulls, Heat head to Florida to continue rare 3-game set
Facing off for part two of a rare three-game series, the Miami Heat will look to prolong the visiting Chicago Bulls' recent woes Saturday night.,The teams had their Jan. 8 game in Chicago postponed to Jan. 29 due to condensation on the court, leading to three games in four days between the two sides...
Desmond Bane's long-range accuracy powers Magic past Raptors
Desmond Bane scored 16 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter and sank a season-best seven 3-pointers, lifting the host Orlando Magic to a 130-120 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday.,Bane made 11 of 15 shots from the floor and 7 of 10 from 3-point range for Orlando, which trailed by 13 befor...
Seahawks deny reports team will be sold right after Super Bowl
A week before the Seattle Seahawks will play in the Super Bowl, the team denied multiple media reports on Friday that it will be up for immediate sale following the title game.,Paul Allen owned the Seahawks and the Portland Trail Blazers until his death in 2018. The clubs are currently controlled by...
Trey Green's 3-point display leads No. 21 Saint Louis over Dayton
Trey Green had 23 points and shot 7-for-10 on 3-point attempts, helping No. 21 Saint Louis roll to a 102-71 victory over visiting Dayton in Atlantic 10 play Wednesday.,Ishan Sharma added 18 points on six made 3-pointers off the bench for the Billikens (21-1, 9-0 A-10), who extended their best start ...
Karl-Anthony Towns powers Knicks to easy win over Blazers
Karl-Anthony Towns posted another double-double with 14 points and 20 rebounds Friday night for the New York Knicks, who continued surging with a wire-to-wire 127-97 win over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers.,It was the second straight 20-rebound game for Towns, who leads the NBA in rebounding at...
Payton Pritchard, Celtics steamroll floundering Kings
Payton Pritchard tossed in a game-high 29 points and Neemias Queta had 10 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 112-93 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings on Friday night.,Pritchard made 12 of 16 shots from the field, including 5 of 6 3-point attempts.,Anfernee Simons and Bay...
Inter Miami sign Mexico national team F German Berterame
Inter Miami signed Mexican national team forward German Berterame to a designated player contract through the 2028-29 season Friday.,Berterame, who had played for Mexican power Monterrey since 2022, will have an extension option in his contract for the 2029-2030 campaign.,Berterame amassed 68 goals ...
Former Hornets player Amari Bailey seeks college eligibility
The NCAA's eligibility rules might face another challenge after former NBA player Amari Bailey told ESPN on Friday that he plans to play college ball again.,He is working with an agent and a lawyer in an attempt to play another year in college, per the report.,Bailey, 21, played for UCLA in 2022-23,...
Pelicans ride Derik Queen, big 3rd quarter to down Grizzlies
Rookie Derik Queen scored 22 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out seven assists as the New Orleans Pelicans turned a dominant third quarter into a 114-106 victory over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Friday.,Saddiq Bey added 22 points with eight rebounds, Zion Williamson scored 21 and Herb...
Syracuse or Notre Dame will end January by breaking out of slump
It's been more than two weeks since Syracuse won a game. Notre Dame hasn't fared much better.,The Orange look to avoid a fifth straight defeat when they host the Fighting Irish, who have one win this month, on Saturday night in ACC play.,After losing to Clemson in its ACC opener, Syracuse (12-9, 3-5...
Oklahoma State, Utah look inward for more respectable defense
Both Oklahoma State and Utah have had a full week to consider what they need to improve to save their seasons.,The answer, in both cases, ought to come down to defense.,The two most porous scoring defenses in the Big 12 Conference will try to plug their holes when the Cowboys visit the Utes on Satur...
Luka Doncic posts 37-point triple-double as Lakers crush Wizards
Luka Doncic punctuated his sixth triple-double of the season with 37 points, leading three Los Angeles scorers with at least 20 points as the Lakers rolled past the Washington Wizards, 142-111, on Friday in Washington, D.C.,Doncic showed no ill effects from the injury he sustained when falling off C...
Maple Leafs hope to halt skid at six as they visit Canucks
The free-falling Toronto Maple Leafs will hope to reverse their fortunes when they visit the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.,The Maple Leafs' road trip got off to a bumpy start on Thursday night with a loss to the Seattle Kraken. Shane Wright quashed any hope of a late comeback, netting his sec...
Devin Askew sparks Villanova to top sputtering Providence
Devin Askew scored 20 points and Tyler Perkins supplied 19 as Villanova waltzed to an 87-73 victory over visiting Providence in Big East action on Friday.,Askew went 5 of 8 from 3-point range, while Perkins made 3 of 6 from beyond the arc for Villanova (16-5, 7-3 Big East). Acaden Lewis contributed ...
Pacers aim for continued improvement vs. Hawks
The Indiana Pacers have won just 12 of their first 48 games, but every so often they offer glimpses of the team that reached the NBA finals last season.,The injury-plagued Pacers look to build on an encouraging victory when they face the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday in Indianapolis.,Indiana rallied for...
No. 2 UConn pursues 'nasty edge' as Creighton awaits
UConn is off to its best Big East start this century and will take aim at its 17th straight victory when it visits Creighton on Saturday night at Omaha, Neb.,The No. 2 Huskies (20-1, 10-0 Big East) started 11-0 in conference play during the 1998-99 season. The 16-game overall winning streak this sea...
Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 17 Ole Miss upends No. 5 Vanderbilt
Cotie McMahon exploded for 27 points and three other players hit double figures for No. 17 Ole Miss in an 83-75 victory over No. 5 Vanderbilt in Birmingham, Ala.,McMahon made half of her 16 field goals and sank 11 of 12 free throws to pace the Rebels (18-4, 5-2 Southeastern Conference), who built a ...
Veteran goalie James Reimer to lead Senators vs. Devils
The Ottawa Senators were in dire straits when it came to their goaltending situation. Starter Linus Ullmark recently stepped away to deal with some mental issues, and young backup Leevi Merilainen wasn't ready to replace him.,Enter 16-year veteran James Reimer.,The 37-year-old former Toronto Maple L...