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Victor Wembanyama, Spurs down Warriors for 10th straight win
Victor Wembanyama matched his season-high with 41 points and had a game-high 18 rebounds in a record-setting performance, propelling the San Antonio Spurs to a 127-113 romp over the short-handed Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night in San Francisco.,Stephon Castle and Julian Champagnie chipped i...

Kings top Blues in OT, take West's 2nd wild-card spot
Trevor Moore scored in overtime as the Los Angeles Kings edged the visiting St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Wednesday night.,Moore started the rush from his own end, skated around Blues forward Jonatan Berggren and put his shot blocker side past goalie Jordan Binnington at 1:56 of the extra period for his 11...

Kings top Blues in OT, hold West's 2nd wild-card spot
Trevor Moore scored in overtime as the Los Angeles Kings edged the visiting St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Wednesday night.,Moore started the rush from his own end, skated around Jonatan Berggren and put his shot blocker side past Jordan Binnington at 1:56 of the extra period for his 11th of the season and ...

Sharks stun Ducks with 2 goals late in third period
Macklin Celebrini and Alexander Wennberg scored in the final two minutes to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 come-from-behind win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.,The Sharks pulled goalie Yaroslav Askarov for the extra skater, and Celebrini scored with a wrist shot from just abov...

Caps must continue late surge vs. Devils to stay in playoff hunt
The Washington Capitals look to continue to gain ground in their pursuit of a playoff berth on Thursday when they visit the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,The Capitals (38-28-9, 85 points) have won three in a row and are 6-1-2 in their last nine games to move within three points of the Columbus B...

Jamal Murray hits 10 3-pointers as Nuggets handle Jazz
Jamal Murray matched his career high of 10 3-pointers and scored 37 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 130-117 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.,Cameron Johnson had 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists and Christian Braun scored 18 points for the Nuggets (49-28...

NHL-worst Canucks stun league-best Avalanche 8-6
Brock Boeser produced his seventh career regular-season hat trick and added an assist as the Vancouver Canucks recovered from blowing a four-goal lead to beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-6 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Teddy Blueger scored twice for the Canucks (22-44-8, 52 points), who set a season hi...

Jonathan India belts slam as Royals outslug Twins
Jonathan India belted his fifth career grand slam and Kyle Isbel also went deep among his four hits, lifting the host Kansas City Royals to a 13-9 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.,Maikel Garcia drove in three runs as the Royals benefited from their Nos. 6-9 hitters -- India, Jac Caglia...

Gavin Williams strikes out 10 in Guardians' victory over Dodgers
Right-hander Gavin Williams had 10 strikeouts, Gabriel Arias and Jose Ramirez hit home runs and the Cleveland Guardians finished off a challenging season-opening road trip with a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.,Williams (1-1) gave up two hits over seven scoreless innings with ...

Oklahoma goes OT to edge Colorado in College Basketball Crown quarterfinals
Nijel Pack scored 20 points, hitting a pair of 3-pointers in overtime, to help lift Oklahoma to a 90-86 win over Colorado in the opening round of the College Basketball Crown on Wednesday in Las Vegas.,The Sooners (20-15) will play the Baylor-Minnesota winner in Saturday's semifinals.,Oklahoma's las...

Former Raptors guide Kings to victory at Toronto
DeMar DeRozan and Precious Achiuwa each scored 28 points Wednesday night as the visiting Sacramento Kings stunned their former team, the Toronto Raptors, 123-115.,DeRozan scored 26 of his points in the second half to give him 26,688 for his career. That vaulted him past Dominique Wilkins into 17th o...

On fire in 1st half, Knicks halt skid in win vs. Grizzlies
The New York Knicks shot a blistering 70.7% from the floor in the first half -- including 81% in the opening quarter -- to post a 130-119 wire-to-wire victory over the host Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night and snap a three-game losing streak.,OG Anunoby scored 17 of his game-high 25 points in th...

Rockets produce just enough to hold off short-handed Bucks
Reed Sheppard scored 27 points, Alperen Sengun added 25 and the Houston Rockets fended off the injury-depleted Milwaukee Bucks 119-113 on Wednesday to extend their winning streak to four games.,Sheppard hit a career-high nine 3-pointers while Sengun shot 9-for-13 from the floor and grabbed eight reb...

Pacers ride offense to season-series sweep of Bulls
Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and Ethan Thompson chipped in 24 to lead six players in double figures as the visiting Indiana Pacers rolled past the slumping Chicago Bulls 145-126 on Wednesday.,Indiana (18-58), which posted a season-high point total, swept the four-game season series with Chicago wh...

Celtics' stars shine in high-scoring win over fading Heat
Jaylen Brown tossed in a game-high 43 points and Jayson Tatum had a triple-double of 25 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists as the visiting Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 147-129 on Wednesday night., ,It marked the seventh time Brown has scored at least 40 points this season. Sam Hauser made 5 of...

Nickeil Alexander-Walker, surging Hawks race past Magic
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 32 points and Jalen Johnson flirted with a triple-double as the Atlanta Hawks crushed the host Orlando Magic 130-101 on Wednesday.,Alexander-Walker hit 11 of 16 from the floor and 5 of 9 from 3-point range as Atlanta (44-33) won its third straight and 18th of 21 since...

Paul George (39), Sixers shoot lights out vs. Wizards
Paul George set a career high in a Sixers uniform with 39 points and visiting Philadelphia, playing without Joel Embiid, had an offensive outburst in a 153-131 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.,George was 15 of 22 from the floor and made six threes while playing 30 minutes. Tyrese Maxey ...

Cam Schlittler excels as Yankees defeat Mariners
Cam Schlittler pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings as the New York Yankees defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Wednesday afternoon.,The Yankees won five of six games on their season-opening trip to San Francisco and Seattle, outscoring their opponents 24-6.,Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer a...

Nick Pivetta bounces back and pitches Padres past Giants
Ramon Laureano blasted a two-run homer while Nick Pivetta yielded only one hit in five shutout innings Wednesday as the San Diego Padres avoided a series sweep by the visiting San Francisco Giants' with a 7-1 win.,Bouncing back from a frightful outing in an 8-2 Opening Day loss to Detroit on Thursda...

Corbin Carroll's HR only run needed as D-backs blank Tigers
Corbin Carroll became the sixth left-handed hitter to homer off Tarik Skubal, and Zac Gallen and three Arizona relievers made that stand up for a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Phoenix on Wednesday.,Carroll drove a 97 mph fastball over the fence in left-center for his second homer of the sea...