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Three Canes record doubles-doubles, as Miami tops UL Monroe
Miami's Malik Reneau, Ernest Udeh Jr. and Trey Donaldson recorded double-doubles as the surging Hurricanes won their fourth straight game by grounding the visiting UL Monroe Warhawks 104-79 on Saturday afternoon.,Reneau went for 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Donaldson totaled 18 points, 11 assist...
Divine Ugochukwu, No. 9 Michigan State jolt Penn State
Divine Ugochukwu scored a career-high 23 points in his first start of the season and saved No. 9 Michigan State with two late 3-pointers for a 76-72 win over Penn State on Saturday in University Park, Pa.,Ugochukwu made the most of his opportunity, finishing 5 for 5 from 3-point range to set another...
Wolves put Warriors away in Stephen Curry's 39-point return
Donte DiVincenzo buried a pair of late 3-pointers, Julius Randle led the way in the absence of Anthony Edwards with 27 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Stephen Curry's 39-point return by defeating the Golden State Warriors 127-120 in San Francisco on Friday night.,Rudy Gobert had two du...
Falcons, Breach, KOI win to open Week 2 of CDL Stage 1 Major qualifiers
The Riyadh Falcons, Boston Breach and Toronto KOI all clinched victories on the opening day of Week 2 of Call of Duty League 2026: Stage 1 Major qualifiers Friday.,The Falcons got their first win of qualifying by sweeping the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-0, while Boston and Toronto each improved to 2-0 f...
FaZe Clan, Natus Vincere fill out semis at StarLadder Budapest Major
FaZe Clan swept MOUZ and Natus Vincere got past FURIA in the two remaining quarterfinal matches at the StarLadder Budapest Major on Friday in Hungary.,FaZe and NaVi will square off in the semifinals Saturday, with Team Spirit and Team Vitality playing the other semi first. Those four are the last on...
Mammoth tallies 3 in the third to outlast Kraken
Dylan Guenther scored the tiebreaking goal on the power play at 12:55 of the third period as the Utah Mammoth defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 5-3 Friday night in Salt Lake City.,Nick Schmaltz had a goal and two assists, Kailer Yamamoto scored against his former team and JJ Peterka and Lawson Cr...
OG, Spirit, Falcons move to 3-0 at DreamLeague Season 27
OG, Team Spirit and Team Falcons separated themselves from the pack by going 3-0 through three matches at DreamLeague Season 27 on Friday.,Another nine teams sit right behind at 2-1, including BetBoom Team, which entered the day atop the group-stage standings but suffered its first loss, 2-0 to OG.,...
Anthony Davis' all-round effort boosts Mavs over Nets
Anthony Davis recorded 24 points, 14 rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots to help the Dallas Mavericks notch a 119-111 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Friday night.,Cooper Flagg had 22 points and eight assists for the Mavericks, who won for the fifth time in six games. Naji Mars...
Quick-striking Blues hold off rival Blackhawks
Joel Hofer made 27 saves as the St. Louis Blues edged the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 Friday night.,Logan Mailloux and Matt Luff each scored their first goals in a Blues' uniform. Justin Faulk also scored for St. Louis and Robert Thomas recorded two assists.,St. Louis had lost their previous two...
Keyonte George, Jazz beat Grizzlies to spoil Ja Morant's return
Keyonte George scored a career-high 39 points, Lauri Markkanen added 26 and Kevin Love had a season-best 20 to lead the visiting Utah Jazz to a 130-126 victory Friday over the Memphis Grizzlies. ,Santi Aldama led the Grizzlies with 22 points and Ja Morant, returning from a lengthy injury absence, co...
No. 5 UConn holds Texas at bay in 6th straight win
Alex Karaban scored 18 points, including a crucial 3-pointer in the final minutes, as No. 5 UConn defeated Texas 71-63 on Friday in Hartford, Conn., ,The Huskies (10-1), who have won six in a row, led by nine at halftime. The Longhorns (7-4) got to within 61-56 on a pair of free throws by Matas Voki...
Donovan Mitchell (48 points), Cavaliers rally to stun Wizards
Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 48 points on Friday to help the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers rally for a 130-126 victory over the Washington Wizards.,Mitchell hit eight 3-pointers, while Evan Mobley added 23 points and 13 rebounds and Darius Garland chipped in 18 points for the Cavaliers, who ...
Eight Pistons post double figures in rout of Hawks
Isaiah Stewart amassed 17 points, five rebounds and five assists to lead a balanced attack as the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons overwhelmed the visiting Atlanta Hawks, 142-115, on Friday night.,Detroit, which has won five of its last six games, recorded its third victory over the Hawks ...
Breakout games by Joel Embiid, Paul George leads 76ers past Pacers
Joel Embiid scored a season-high 39 points as the Philadelphia 76ers topped the visiting Indiana Pacers 115-105 on Friday night.,Playing in just his 10th game of the season, Embiid surpassed his previous high of 29 points while getting help from Paul George (season-high 23 points) and VJ Edgecombe (...
Bulls charge back to beat Hornets, stop 7-game slide
Josh Giddey scored 26 points, including six in the final 90 seconds, as the Chicago Bulls came back to beat the host Charlotte Hornets 129-126 on Friday night, ending a seven-game losing streak.,Coby White poured in 20 points and reserves Zach Collins and Patrick Williams each scored 16 points for t...
Filip Borovicanin flirts with triple-double as Xavier sinks Missouri State
Filip Borovicanin scored 13 points, hauled in 11 rebounds, dished eight assists and sparked a 17-0 second-half run to help host Xavier pull away from Missouri State for a 75-57 victory Friday night in Cincinnati.,Jovan Milicevic scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while Tre Carr...
Lexi Thompson, Charley Hull help their teams shoot 55s at Grant Thornton
A pair of teams with high-profile LPGA stars took down the scoring record at the Grant Thornton Invitational, as Lexi Thompson and Wyndham Clark, as well as Englishwoman Charley Hull and Michael Brennan, posted a 17-under-par 55 on Friday in Naples, Fla.,The three-day team event at Tiburon Golf Club...
Slumping Jets look to reverse lengthy slide vs. surging Capitals
The Winnipeg Jets are trying to reverse what has been a nearly month-long slide, and that task won't get any easier when they host the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.,Despite absorbing a 3-2 shootout loss to the visiting Hurricanes on Thursday night, the Capitals have earned points in nine st...
Connor McDavid, Oilers coming to town with Leafs in need of rebound
The host Toronto Maple Leafs must deal with a surging Connor McDavid and a new-look Edmonton Oilers team Saturday night.,McDavid had four assists and Zach Hyman scored three goals Thursday when the Oilers defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 to complete a 3-1-1 homestand. Over his past four games, McD...
Mark Shapiro inks 5-year deal to stay as Jays' president, CEO
After the Toronto Blue Jays came within one victory of winning the World Series, the club extended the contract of president and CEO Mark Shapiro for another five seasons, it was announced Friday.,The Blue Jays went 94-68 last season while winning the American League East in a tiebreaker over the Ne...