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Well-rested Raptors, Heat ready to shed losing streaks
The Toronto Raptors and host Miami Heat have plenty in common ahead of their clash on Monday.,Both are well rested on the back of NBA Cup quarterfinal exits on Tuesday. Both are weighed down by four-game losing streaks.,The five-day break appears to have come at the perfect time for both teams that,...

Lauren Coughlin, Andrew Novak team up to win Grant Thornton title
Lauren Coughlin and Andrew Novak birdied five of their final six holes to break away from the pack and win the Grant Thornton Invitational on Sunday in Naples, Fla.,The tournament that pairs players from the PGA and LPGA tours, although unofficial, is the second team event Novak has won this year. H...

Iowa runs away with 40-point win over Western Michigan
Five players scored in double figures as Iowa bounced back from a tough loss at No. 4 Iowa State with a 91-51 rout of Western Michigan on Sunday in Iowa City.,Bennett Stirtz and reserves Alvaro Folgueiras and Brendan Hausen each provided 13 points for the Hawkeyes (9-2), while Cam Manyawu and anothe...

Commanders hold off Giants to snap 8-game losing streak
Jaylin Lane returned a punt 63 yards for a score, Terry McLaurin had a 51-yard touchdown catch and the visiting Washington Commanders held on to beat the New York Giants 29-21 on Sunday, ending their eight-game losing streak.,Jacory Croskey-Merritt ran for 96 yards and a touchdown for Washington (4-...

Chargers eliminate Chiefs from playoff race; Patrick Mahomes injured late
Justin Herbert threw for 210 yards and a touchdown as the Los Angeles Chargers eliminated the Kansas City Chiefs from playoff contention with a 16-13 road victory on Sunday.,The Chiefs (6-8) will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2014, as quarterback Patrick Mahomes departed with just under...

Missouri eases past Bethune-Cookman behind 20 from Jacob Crews
Jacob Crews scored a game-high 20 points Sunday and Missouri eased past visiting Bethune-Cookman 82-60 in Columbia, Mo.,Mark Mitchell added 19 for the Tigers (10-2), while Anthony Robinson II contributed 15 points and seven assists. Missouri canned 34 of 59 shots from the field and carved out a 50-1...

Texans grab early lead, coast to win over Cardinals
C.J. Stroud passed for 260 yards and three touchdowns, two to Nico Collins, and the host Houston Texans beat the Arizona Cardinals 40-20 on Sunday for their sixth straight victory.,Stroud completed 22 of 29 passes and hit Dalton Schultz with another score, while Jawhar Jordan rushed for 101 yards in...

Trevor Lawrence totals six touchdowns in Jaguars' rout of Jets
Trevor Lawrence threw for 330 yards and five touchdowns while adding a sixth score on the ground Sunday as the Jacksonville Jaguars stayed atop the AFC South with a 48-20 walloping of the visiting New York Jets.,Lawrence completed 20 of 32 passes while adding a team-high 51 yards rushing despite suf...

Bears batter Shedeur Sanders, Browns for first 10-win season since 2018
D'Andre Swift rushed for two touchdowns, D.J. Moore hauled in two touchdown passes and the Chicago Bears cruised to a 31-3 win over the visiting Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon.,Caleb Williams completed 17 of 28 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns for Chicago (10-4), which reached double-di...

Bills erase three-TD deficit to squash Patriots' winning streak at 10
Josh Allen passed for three touchdowns, James Cook accounted for three scores and the Buffalo Bills recovered from a 21-point deficit to post a 35-31 victory over the New England Patriots on a snowy Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass.,Dawson Knox caught two touchdown passes as the Bills (10-4) sna...

Ravens freeze out Bengals for first shutout since 2018
Lamar Jackson tossed two touchdown passes as the Baltimore Ravens earned a 24-0 victory over the host Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon to claim their first shutout in seven seasons.,On an 11-degree Ohio day, Jackson completed 8 of 12 passes for 150 yards with touchdown passes to Rasheen Ali an...

Eagles dominate Raiders for first shutout since 2018
Jalen Hurts threw two of his three touchdown passes to Dallas Goedert and the Philadelphia Eagles halted a three-game skid with a 31-0 victory over the visiting Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.,The NFC East-leading Eagles (9-5) recorded their first shutout since the 2018 season and handed the Raiders (2...

Zeev Buium authors two-point debut, Canucks edge Devils
Zeev Buium had a goal and an assist in the first period of his debut for the Vancouver Canucks, who defeated the host New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Sunday.,He was the first defenseman in Canucks history to record a multi-point opening period with the team.,Vancouver acquired Buium and forwards Marco Ross...

No. 4 Iowa State takes down Eastern Illinois, improves to 11-0
Milan Momcilovic scored a game-high 18 points to lead No. 4 Iowa State to a 78-53 win against Eastern Illinois on Sunday in Ames, Iowa. ,Blake Buchanan contributed 14 and six rebounds, Joshua Jefferson added 11 points with nine rebounds and Killyan Toure chipped in 10 points for the Cyclones, who re...

Cade Tyson's 38 points power Minnesota over Texas Southern
Cade Tyson scored 38 points on 11-for-19 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Minnesota cruised to an 89-53 win over Texas Southern on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Jaylen Crocker-Johnson added 14 points and seven boards for Minnesota (6-5), which bounced back from a loss on the road against No....

Defense carries Virginia Tech past Maryland Eastern Shore
Neoklis Avdalas poured in 16 points with seven assists and Virginia Tech's second-half defense was in control as the Hokies defeated Maryland Eastern Shore 82-53 on Sunday at Blacksburg, Va.,Christian Gurdak racked up 13 points and eight rebounds off the Virginia Tech bench, Tyler Johnson and Amani ...

Ohio State nips West Virginia in 2OT on late basket
Bruce Thornton hit a lean-in jumper with 3.6 seconds left in double overtime to give Ohio State an 89-88 win over West Virginia at the Cleveland Hoops Showdown on Saturday.,Thornton led the Buckeyes (8-2) with 21 points, John Mobley Jr. and Amare Bynum each scored 17 points and Cristoph Tilly scored...

Down 19, Arizona State stuns Santa Clara in miraculous comeback
Arizona State's Anthony Johnson scored 14 of his 15 points in the second half to help fuel an 82-79 comeback victory over Santa Clara on Saturday night at Henderson, Nev.,Arizona State rallied from a 19-point deficit two minutes into the second half with head coach Bobby Hurley in the locker room af...

Duke Brennan helps Villanova cruise past Pitt
Duke Brennan scored 24 points on 8-of-8 shooting to guide Villanova to a 79-61 home victory over Pitt on Saturday. ,Brennan also grabbed nine rebounds and dished out four assists to help the Wildcats (8-2) bounce back nicely from an 89-61 pounding against No. 2 Michigan. Bryce Lindsay also contribut...

Team Vitality, FaZe Clan reach grand final at StarLadder Budapest Major
Team Vitality and FaZe Clan won their respective semifinal matches on Saturday to advance to Sunday's grand final at the StarLadder Budapest Major in Hungary.,Team Vitality swept Team Spirit 2-0, while FaZe Clan went the distance to beat Natus Vincere 2-1 to advance and compete for a $500,000 grand ...