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Grizzlies overcome Anthony Edwards, end Timberwolves' streak
Jaren Jackson Jr. had 30 points, Ty Jerome added 19 points with eight assists, and Jaylen Wells scored 18 to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 137-128 victory Monday night over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to snap a six-game losing streak.,The Grizzlies also got 16 points and five assists each ...

Wild outlast Canadiens in overtime thriller
Kirill Kaprizov scored two goals, including the winner 3:38 into overtime, to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Joel Eriksson Ek and Brock Faber also scored for Minnesota, which won its fourth game in a row. Quinn Hughes finished wi...

Capitals rally for convincing win over Islanders
Martin Fehervary and Anthony Beauvillier scored 31 seconds apart in the second period, and rookie Clay Stevenson stopped 31 shots, as the Washington Capitals rallied for a 4-1 victory over the visiting New York Islanders on Monday night.,Nic Dowd recorded a goal with an assist and John Carlson added...

Alperen Sengun puts up 39 points as Rockets top Pacers
Alperen Sengun matched his season high with 39 points and helped seal a 118-114 Houston Rockets win over the Indiana Pacers with the last of his game-high 16 rebounds on Monday in Indianapolis.,Sengun picked up the offensive slack for a Houston team down Kevin Durant, a late scratch due to a left an...

Senators win fourth straight, stifle red hot Penguins
Claude Giroux scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the visiting Ottawa Senators won their fourth straight, 3-2, against the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday.,Tim Stutzle had a goal and an assist and Drake Batherson had two assists for the Senators. Linus Ullmark made 14 saves.,Egor Ch...

Sabres come ahead late to continue Panthers' woes
Jason Zucker scored the go-ahead, power-play goal with 14:29 left in the third period, leading the visiting Buffalo Sabres to a 5-3 win over the reeling Florida Panthers on Monday night in Sunrise., ,It was the fourth straight loss for the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champion Panthers, who blew an...

No. 14 North Carolina builds 32-point lead to squeeze Syracuse
Caleb Wilson delivered 22 points and nine rebounds to help No. 14 North Carolina to an 87-77 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Syracuse, Monday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Henri Veesaar contributed 17 points and 11 rebounds as the Tar Heels (18-4, 6-3) captured their fourth straight and improved to 13...

Roberto Bautista Agut rallies twice to win Montpellier opener
Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain battled back from losing the opening set to beat Australia's Christopher O'Connell 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 in opening-round action of the Open Occitanie on Monday in Montpellier, France.,Bautista Agut, who lost his opener at the Australian Open and started the year 0-2, overcame...

Hornets rally past Pelicans for 7th straight win
LaMelo Ball scored 24 points and the Charlotte Hornets won their seventh consecutive game by overcoming a 22-point deficit to defeat the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 102-95 on Monday afternoon.,Kon Knueppel chipped in 17 points and nine rebounds and Brandon Miller added 16 points and eight rebounds...

FlyQuest wins high match, improves to 2-0 at LCS Lock-In
FlyQuest defeated Disguised in a Round 2 high match on Sunday to advance to a third-round high match against Cloud9 that determines the top playoff seed at the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In in Los Angeles.,In Sunday's other contest, Team Liquid swept Shopify Rebellion in a Round 2 low matc...

Paris Gentle Mates get redemption as CDL Stage 1 Major champions
The Paris Gentle Mates avenged their first defeat earlier Sunday by defeating OpTic Texas in their rematch in the grand final of the Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major in Dallas.,Paris collected the $150,000 first prize and 100 CDL points with the 4-3 victory over OpTic Texas, which had swept the Gen...

Chris Kreider, Ducks go up early, hold off Golden Knights
Chris Kreider scored two goals, Cutter Gauthier and Ryan Poehling each scored one and the Anaheim Ducks got back to their winning ways with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.,Troy Terry had two assists in his return from an 11-game absence because of an upper body injury...

Thunder go wire-to-wire to fend off Nuggets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander collected 34 points and a season-high 13 assists, Cason Wallace scored a career-high 27 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the host Denver Nuggets 121-111 on Sunday night.,Gilgeous-Alexander has now scored 20 or more points in 120 straight games and got the better of N...

G2, Spirit move into upper-bracket final at IEM Krakow
G2 Esports and Team Spirit advanced to the upper-bracket final of Group A on Sunday at the Intel Extreme Masters Krakow tournament in Poland.,G2 fought past FUT Esports 2-1, and Team Spirit beat Natus Vincere 2-0.,The lower bracket of Group A kicked off with FURIA and Astralis advancing by 2-1 decis...

Jarrett Allen erupts for 40 as Cavaliers defeat Trail Blazers
Jarrett Allen scored a career-best 40 points, collected a season-high 17 rebounds and added five assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 130-111 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.,Sam Merrill made six 3-pointers for the fifth time this season and scored 22 points and ...

No rest, no problem for Victor Wembanyama, Spurs in win over Magic
Victor Wembanyama filled up the stat sheet with 25 points, eight rebounds, four steals and five blocks to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 112-103 win over the visiting Orlando Magic on Sunday.,The game was originally scheduled to begin at 3:12 p.m. CST but was delayed twice, first to 6 p.m. and fina...

Kawhi Leonard, Clippers hotter than the Suns
Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points, Ivica Zubac had 14 points and a season-high 20 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers continued their torrid run with a 117-93 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Sunday.,John Collins scored 16 points and had nine rebounds and reserve Jordan Miller scored 16 of his ...

Lightning pull off historic comeback in Stadium Series game vs. Bruins
Jake Guentzel scored the lone shootout goal and the host Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 6-5 Sunday night in a Stadium Series game played at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' football stadium.,Guentzel, who had two assists, beat goaltender Jeremy Swayman (41 sa...

Bennett Stirtz drops 32 points, Iowa hands Oregon 8th straight loss
Bennett Stirtz set a career high with 32 points, leading Iowa to an 84-66 win over Oregon on Sunday night in Eugene, Ore.,The Hawkeyes (16-5, 6-4 Big Ten) won their fourth straight game, making 58.9% of their shots for the game, including 18 for 26 (69.2%) in the second to turn a somewhat close game...

Maple Leafs, Flames out for more after brushing off skids
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames each snapped pronounced losing streaks on Saturday.,On Monday, one of those teams will look to pick up a second consecutive victory at the other's expense when they meet in Calgary.,William Nylander made his presence felt in his return from injury on Saturd...