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St. John's continues dominance of Georgetown
Zuby Ejiofor led five double digit scorers as St John's got its first true road win of the season to bring 2025 to a close as the Red Storm downed Georgetown 95-83 on Wednesday night in Washington, DC.,Ejiofor finished with 25 points on 7-for-9 shooting and added in 10 rebounds, seven assists, two s...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 as Thunder breeze past Blazers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points while leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 124-95 home win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday.,The Thunder won three consecutive games to close their four-game homestand. The Blazers' two-game winning streak was snapped.,It didn't take long for Ok...
Peyton Watson tallies 24 as short-handed Nuggets hold off Raptors
Peyton Watson scored 24 points and added eight rebounds on Wednesday night and the injury-depleted Denver Nuggets defeated the host Toronto Raptors 106-103.,Toronto's Brandon Ingram sunk a 3-pointer that would have tied the game but a video review showed that his attempt did not beat the buzzer.,Jam...
Julian Champagnie's 11 treys prompt Spurs' rally vs. Knicks
Julian Champagnie poured in career-high 36 points and set a team record with 11 3-pointers as the host San Antonio Spurs roared from behind to beat the New York Knicks 134-132 on Wednesday in a rematch of the NBA Cup final.,San Antonio snapped a two-game losing streak, but the victory might prove co...
Devils rally past Blue Jackets with 3 third-period goals
Nico Hischier, Arseny Gritsyuk and Luke Hughes scored within a two-minute span early in the third period Wednesday night for the visiting New Jersey Devils, who stormed back to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2.,Mason Marchment and Charlie Coyle scored in the first and second for the Blue Jackets b...
Anthony Joshua released from hospital following car accident
Two days after he was hurt in a deadly car crash outside Lagos, Nigeria, British boxing star Anthony Joshua was released from hospital on Wednesday and will continue recovering at home, Nigerian officials said.,The two-time heavyweight champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist had been kept for observ...
Eight Bulls post double figures as Pelicans can't keep pace
Isaac Okoro scored 24 points, Tre Jones and Jalen Smith had double-doubles and the host Chicago Bulls had eight double-figure scorers in a 134-118 victory against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.,Jones finished with 20 points and 12 assists, Smith had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Matas Buz...
Spurs' Victor Wembanyama leaves game due to leg injury
San Antonio star center Victor Wembanyama limped to the locker room with an apparent left leg injury during the fourth quarter of the Spurs' home game against the visiting New York Knicks on Wednesday.,Wembanyama came down awkwardly with 10:32 to play as he attempted to secure an offensive rebound.,...
Kawhi Leonard turning back clock, leading Clippers into new year vs. Jazz
With a quicker tempo that has led to improvement on both sides of the floor, the Los Angeles Clippers will ride a season-best five-game winning streak into a game against the Utah Jazz on Thursday at Inglewood, Calif.,A disappointment early in the season with a plodding style, the Clippers no longer...
Struggling Kings started new year with visit from surging Celtics
Jaylen Brown's impressive streak of 30-point games is over, but teammate Derrick White is overshadowing him as the Boston Celtics enter Thursday night's road game against the Sacramento Kings.,White had a career-best seven blocked shots to go with 27 points, seven rebounds and six assists during Tue...
Report: WNBA, players association not close on CBA as deadline looms
With just over a week remaining until the Jan. 9 deadline for a new WNBA collective bargaining agreement, the league and the Women's National Basketball Players Association are not close to a deal, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,The report indicates that the league and players association are very far ...
Strong start helps Red Wings extend Jets' losing streak to 7
Dylan Larkin scored his team-high 21st goal and the host Detroit Red Wings held off the slumping Winnipeg Jets, 2-1, on Wednesday night.,Larkin and Mason Appleton scored in the first period for the Atlantic Division-leading Red Wings. John Gibson made 24 saves for Detroit, which finished 11-3-1 in t...
Interim coach Biff Poggi won't be back at Michigan
Michigan interim coach Biff Poggi said after the team's Citrus Bowl loss to Texas on Wednesday that he will not be back with the Wolverines.,Poggi was been running the program since the firing of Sherrone Moore on Dec. 10. Moore was ousted for allegedly having an improper relationship with a footbal...
Botafogo handed transfer ban for failed payment to Atlanta United
FIFA's threatened transfer ban on top Brazilian club Botafogo took effect on Wednesday and could last up to three transfer windows.,The ban will be lifted if Botafogo pays MLS's Atlanta United $22.5 million for the 2024 transfer of Argentine Thiago Almada. The fee was due on December 26.,In February...
Kraft Group, Boston/Everett reach agreement for Revs stadium project
The New England Revolution's path towards its own stadium took a major step forward on Wednesday.,The Kraft Group announced it has reached agreements with the cities of Boston and Everett, Mass., significant progress towards the transformation of a "long-neglected industrial site along the Mystic Ri...
Reports: Giants agree to 1-year deal with RHP Tyler Mahle
The San Francisco Giants added another veteran arm to their rotation, agreeing to a one-year deal with right-hander Tyler Mahle on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.,Mahle, 31, is coming off a sharp but abbreviated 2025 with the Texas Rangers, posting a career-best 2.18 ERA with a 6-4 record ...
Villanova rallies in second half to top foul-troubled DePaul
Bryce Lindsay and Tyler Perkins scored 19 points apiece as host Villanova rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to secure a 71-66 Big East victory over DePaul on Wednesday night.,After falling behind 50-40 with 10:54 to play, the Wildcats (11-2, 2-0) drilled six of their next seven 3-point att...
Top rookies face off as Mavericks host 76ers
After ending 2025 on a sour note, the Dallas Mavericks hope that flipping the calendar leads to a surge of new success., ,The Mavericks begin the new year with a matchup against Tyrese Maxey and the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday., ,Not much has gone right this season for Dallas, but the en...
Mammoth, Islanders look to start new year on right note
The New York Islanders and Utah Mammoth are in far better position entering 2026 than most people could have anticipated at the start of the NHL season -- and also a little dissatisfied with how they ended 2025.,The Islanders and Mammoth will each hit the midway point of their season Thursday, when ...
Alex Karaban helps No. 4 UConn rout Xavier
Alex Karaban scored 19 points and had seven rebounds to lead No. 4 UConn to a 90-67 Big East win over Xavier on Wednesday in Cincinnati, Ohio.,Braylon Mullins also has 17 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Huskies (13-1, 3-0).,Malik Messina-Moore led the Musketeers (9-5, 1-2) with 16 poin...