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Braden Smith powers No. 8 Purdue past Maryland
Braden Smith paired 24 points with 10 assists on Sunday to help No. 8 Purdue fend off visiting Maryland 83-78 in Big Ten play in West Lafayette, Ind.,Smith led the Boilermakers with five 3-pointers and made 4 of 5 in the second half to help Purdue (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten) pick up its first conference win ...

Report: Pelicans' Brandon Ingram (ankle) out indefinitely
New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram is sidelined indefinitely after sustaining a low left ankle sprain, ESPN reported on Sunday.,Ingram rolled his ankle when he landed on the foot of Oklahoma City's Lu Dort during the Pelicans' 119-109 loss to the Thunder on Saturday.,That game was the secon...

Bucs rookie RB Bucky Irving active vs. reeling Raiders
Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie running back Bucky Irving is active for Sunday's game against the visiting Las Vegas Raiders.,Irving, the reigning NFC Offensive Player of the Week, was listed as questionable for Sunday's game due to hip and back injuries. ,Irving, 22, has team-leading totals in carries ...

Lando Norris wins Abu Dhabi GP as McLaren seals title
Lando Norris held off a pair of Ferrari drivers to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, giving McLaren its first constructors' championship since 1998.,McLaren entered the race with a 21-point lead over Ferrari, and Norris did enough to hold on as his teammate, Oscar Piastri, endured a rough race...

Islanders try to follow Senators' lead, build winning streak
The New York Islanders finally held on to a third-period lead on Saturday.,They won't have to wait long to try to accomplish an even more rare feat.,The Islanders will look to win consecutive games for just the second time this season on Sunday when they visit the Ottawa Senators in a battle of East...

Evan Mobley scores career-high 41 to lead Cavs over Hornets
Evan Mobley had a huge first quarter on his way to a career-high 41 points as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Charlotte Hornets for a 116-102 victory Saturday afternoon.,Mobley, who finished with six 3-pointers and shot 16 for 23 from the field, had 23 points in Cleveland's 40-18 first...

Islanders score 4 goals in 2nd period to down Hurricanes
Bo Horvat snapped a lengthy scoring drought to cap a four-goal second period Saturday for the host New York Islanders, who came back to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in Elmont, N.Y.,Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Oliver Wahlstrom each collected a tying goal before Maxim Tsyplakov put the Islanders ahead...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 7 Maryland rallies past Purdue
Saylor Poffenbarger and Christina Dalce both had double-doubles as No. 7 Maryland overcame a 16-point deficit to beat host Purdue 78-69 in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind.,Poffenbarger finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds while Dalce had 10 points an...

Magic F Franz Wagner (torn oblique) out indefinitely
Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner is out indefinitely after suffering a torn right oblique, the team announced Saturday.,He is the second star forward the Magic have lost to a torn oblique this season. Paolo Banchero has been out with the same injury since Oct. 30.,Wagner, whose injury occurred dur...

Evan Mobley's career night leads Cavs over Hornets
Evan Mobley had a huge first quarter on the way to a career-high 41 points as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Charlotte Hornets for a 116-102 victory Saturday afternoon.,Mobley, who finished with six 3-point baskets on 16-for-23 shooting from the field, had 23 points in Cleveland's 40-...

Rhode Island tops in-state rival Providence, improves to 9-0
Sebastian Thomas poured in 19 points and drained a critical 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining to help Rhode Island defeat in-state rival Providence 69-63 on Saturday afternoon in Kingston, R.I., ,Thomas' late triple came just over a minute after Bensley Joseph scored inside to pull the Friars (6-4...

Deep bench strengthens Vanderbilt for challenge from TCU
Vanderbilt, with its deep lineup, will square off with TCU on Sunday in the first game of the USLBM Coast to Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.,Vanderbilt, (8-1) picked up an 80-64 win at Virginia Tech on Wednesday in the SEC/ACC Challenge. The Commodores didn't win their eighth game until Feb. 2...

Lewis Hamilton to start from back in final Mercedes race
Lewis Hamilton will be starting from the rear of the grid on Sunday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix -- his final race with his Mercedes team.,Hamilton qualified in 18th place after his car caught a track bollard that had been dislodged by the car driven by Haas' Kevin Magnussen. The bollard, a vertical ...

No. 8 Purdue keeps guard up ahead of clash vs. Maryland
No. 8 Purdue will face one of the Big Ten's most dangerous unranked squads Sunday afternoon when conference foe Maryland visits West Lafayette, Ind.,The Terrapins (8-1, 1-0) coasted through their non-conference schedule before overwhelming Ohio State 83-59 in their Big Ten opener Wednesday in Colleg...

Canes again can add to Isles' misery after recent playoff exits
The New York Islanders have been eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the playoffs in each of the last two seasons.,On Saturday afternoon, the Hurricanes can nudge the Islanders another step toward making it less likely they'll have to worry about the playoffs next spring.,The free-falling Islan...

Providence looks to hand Rhode Island its first loss
Some serious bragging rights will be on the line Saturday afternoon when Providence and Rhode Island collide in Kingston, R.I.,Momentum in the in-state rivalry is currently the Friars' to lose, as Providence (6-3) has taken eight of its past 10 games against the Rams.,Because of the Friars' recent s...

ESPN's Randy Moss taking leave for health reasons
Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss is taking an extended leave of absence from his role as an ESPN NFL analyst to focus on a "personal health challenge," the network said Friday.,Moss, 47, raised concerns on Sunday in an Instagram post in which he asked fans to pray for him and his family.,Withou...

Chinese GP remains on F1 calendar through at least 2030
The Chinese Grand Prix has secured its place on the Formula 1 calendar through at least 2030.,F1 announced a new five-year deal on Friday ahead of Sunday's season finale in Abu Dhabi.,The Chinese GP debuted at the 5.45-kilometer Shanghai International Circuit in 2004.,It remained on the calendar thr...
Why Losing Looks More Fun for Portland Trail Blazers, Brooklyn Nets
Losing in the NBA is never fun, but it might be much more bearable if a coach can get buy-in from their players, like the Brooklyn Nets and Portland Trail Blazers have....

Newcomer Kai Asakura aims to dethrone Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 310
Alexandre Pantoja will defend his UFC flyweight title in the final pay-per-view card of the year when he takes on the debuting Kai Asakura in the main event of UFC 310 on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,Pantoja, a 34-year-old Brazilian, will attempt to extend a six-match winning streak that dates to Fe...