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Heat score 86 in first half, set scoring mark in rout of Grizzlies
Bam Adebayo scored 20 of his game-high 24 points in the first half -- including 18 in the opening quarter -- and visiting Miami set a record for most points allowed by a Memphis Grizzlies opponent in regulation in a lopsided 146-114 victory Friday night.,The Heat scored 86 first-half points -- also ...
Lionel Messi tallies twice as Inter Miami take opener vs. Nashville
Lionel Messi scored twice and added an assist to lift Inter Miami to a 3-1 victory over Nashville SC in the opening game of their first-round MLS playoff series on Friday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Tadeo Allende also scored for third-seeded Miami, which has now defeated sixth-seeded Nashville in six c...
Adam Silver on gambling allegations: 'Very upsetting'
A day after an active NBA head coach and player were arrested in connection with an FBI gambling investigation, NBA commissioner Adam Silver expressed his dismay at the charges.,Speaking on Amazon Prime Video's debut NBA broadcast featuring the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, Silver said, "My in...
Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks continue hot start at expense of Celtics
Karl-Anthony Towns authored his second straight double-double Friday night for the host New York Knicks, who rode a dominant second quarter to a 105-95 win over the Boston Celtics.,Towns finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds for the Knicks, who are 2-0 for the first time since 2021-22. The 29-year...
Donovan Mitchell blazes Nets with 35 as Cavs hold on
Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers never trailed and fended off a late comeback try in a 131-124 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Friday night in New York.,Mitchell shot 10-of-15 and sank six treys after misfiring on seven of nine 3-point tries Wednesday against the ...
Corey Heim wins record 11th race this season in dramatic elimination event
MARTINSVILLE, Va.--While Corey Heim continued his propensity for sweeping stages and races, a missed shift Friday at Martinsville Speedway likely cost Layne Riggs a chance to race for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.,Heim won both stages in the Slim Jim 200 on his way to achieving his...
Mattias Samuelsson nets 2 as Sabres leapfrog Maple Leafs in Atlantic
Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson had his first ever two-goal game as the Buffalo Sabres bested the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Friday night.,After a slow start to his season, Tage Thompson netted the go-ahead goal 7:20 into the second period. Bowen Byram's pass through the high slot wound up on...
Trae Young, Hawks rally in fourth quarter to down Magic
Trae Young drained a pair of go-ahead free throws with 21 seconds left on Friday, helping the visiting Atlanta Hawks rally for a 111-107 victory over the Orlando Magic.,Young had 25 points and six assists for Atlanta, which trailed by as many as 14 points before outscoring Orlando 33-21 in the fourt...
Dougie Hamilton leads Devils past Sharks for 7th straight win
Dougie Hamilton scored two power-play goals and added an assist as the New Jersey Devils extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks on Friday in Newark, N.J.,Connor Brown also scored, Nico Hischier had two assists and Jake Allen made 16 saves for the ...
Alex Ovechkin scores No. 899, Capitals blast Blue Jackets
Alex Ovechkin scored his 899th career goal and the visiting Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Friday night.,Ovechkin, who passed Wayne Gretzky to become the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer in April, gave the Capitals a 2-0 lead at 1:36 of the third period. Dylan Strome ste...
Nebraska will lean on committee approach against West Georgia
Nebraska closed last season with a bit of momentum, but it remains to be seen if that success will carry over into the current campaign.,The Cornhuskers will have to replace two key players in 2025-26 -- a season that begins Nov. 3 when West Georgia pays a visit to Lincoln, Neb.,Nebraska went 21-14 ...
Giannis Antetokounmpo posts double-double as Bucks squeak by Raptors
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points and had 20 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 122-116 win over the host Toronto Raptors on Friday.,Gary Trent Jr. also had 20 points for the Bucks and Cole Anthony had 23 off the bench for Milwaukee.,Ryan Rollins started at point guard for Kevin Porter J...
No. 12 UCLA faces old adversary Dan Monson in clash with Eastern Washington
Past UCLA teams have faced plenty of Dan Monson-coached squads in years past, but the Nov. 3 season opener in Los Angeles marks the first time the No. 12-ranked Bruins meet an Eastern Washington side with Monson at the helm.,UCLA played Long Beach State nine times during Monson's tenure with the Bea...
Penn State brings youth movement into opener against Fairfield
While most teams in the country are skewing older, Penn State is trending younger -- and more international.,The Nittany Lions will debut their new-look roster on Nov. 3 when Fairfield visits University Park, Pa.,Penn State finished 16-15 in 2024-25, a season marked by two distinct phases. The team ...
Bank of Utah leader Michael Brennan making most of opportunity
Michael Brennan, in his first PGA Tour start as a professional, held a one-shot lead at the Bank of Utah Championship when play was suspended due to darkness Friday evening in Ivins, Utah.,Brennan shot a 6-under-par 65 in the second round, boosting him to 10-under 132, one ahead of Jackson Suber (67...
No. 1 Purdue out to back up preseason ranking, starting vs. Evansville
Purdue goes into the 2025-26 college basketball season with the biggest possible bullseye across its chest.,The Boilermakers enter their Nov. 4 season opener at home against Evansville ranked No. 1 in the preseason for the first time in program history. It's easy to see why: Their best players are b...
Maryland starting from scratch as season begins vs. Coppin State
Buzz Williams is far from the only new figure around Maryland basketball. The coach had to assemble an entire roster from scratch for his first season in College Park, Md.,The Terrapins will tip off the Williams era by making the short trip to Baltimore to play Coppin State in the Naismith Hall of F...
No. 7 Michigan opening season with high expectations vs. Oakland
Oakland and No. 7 Michigan might be located roughly an hour from each other, but they don't have an extensive shared history.,The season-opening game between the two teams Nov. 3 in Ann Arbor will mark just their second matchup since 2011 and the first since 2020.,Michigan enters this season with gr...
Dodgers LHP Alex Vesia (family matter) left off World Series roster
The Los Angeles Dodgers kept left-handed relief pitcher Alex Vesia off their World Series roster as he and his wife attend to a "deeply personal family matter.",The Dodgers turned in their final roster for the series Friday afternoon before Game 1 in Toronto against the Blue Jays.,According to Dodge...
Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs out vs. Broncos, IR possible
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs remains out with a mysterious concussion, and head coach Brian Schottenheimer said there's a chance he'll be placed on injured reserve.,"We're going to keep all options open," Schottenheimer said Friday.,Diggs was officially ruled out for Sunday's game at Denve...