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NFL Championship Sunday capsules
Four teams are left in the race for the Lombardi. ,Two-time defending champion Kansas City, the top seed in the AFC, welcomes an opponent the Chiefs know all too well -- and not just because of a 30-21 loss at Buffalo on Nov. 17.,This is the fourth postseason meeting in five years between the Bills ...
Alexander Zverev into Aussie Open final, to meet No. 1 Jannik Sinner
Alexander Zverev qualified for his first Australian Open final when Novak Djokovic retired after the first set of their semifinal match in Melbourne on Friday.,Djokovic, 37, clearly was struggling with a left leg injury throughout the first set, which went to a tiebreaker. When the Serbian put a vol...
Predators blow three-goal lead, still edge Sharks 6-5
Fedor Svechkov scored a third-period go-ahead goal in a two-point performance and Filip Forsberg tallied twice as the visiting Nashville Predators earned a 6-5 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Tommy Novak notched a goal and an assist while Gustav Nyquist and Steven Stamkos also scored f...
Led by James Harden, Clippers hand Wizards 12th straight loss
James Harden recorded his second triple-double of the season and the host Los Angeles Clippers sent the Washington Wizards to their 12th consecutive loss in a 110-93 rout on Thursday.,On his way to an 83rd career triple-double, Harden grabbed 12 rebounds, dished 13 assists and posted 17 points as on...
Mason McTavish, Alex Killorn drive Ducks past Penguins
Mason McTavish and Alex Killorn each scored two goals and John Gibson made 31 saves as the host Anaheim Ducks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night., ,Frank Vatrano also scored and Troy Terry and Jacob Trouba each added two assists for An...
Anthony Davis leads surging Lakers past Celtics
Anthony Davis recorded 24 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots to help the Los Angeles Lakers roll to an easy 117-96 victory over the visiting Boston Celtics on Thursday night.,Austin Reaves had 23 points and six assists and LeBron James added 20 points, 14 rebounds and six assists for Los...
Alex Ovechkin scores as Caps shut out Kraken
Alex Ovechkin scored his 875th career goal, an empty-netter with 3:28 remaining, as the streaking Washington Capitals defeated the host Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday.,Ovechkin logged his 22nd goal in 32 games this season -- he missed 16 games with a broken leg -- as he chases Wayne Gretzky's NHL re...
Warriors' bench dominates in easy win over Bulls
Stephen Curry led the way with 21 points, Quinten Post and Gui Santos recorded career highs off the bench and the Golden State Warriors endured a 64-point explosion in the first half by the visiting Chicago Bulls for a 131-106 victory Thursday night in San Francisco.,Playing the second night of a ba...
Alexander Zverev into Aussie Open final as Novak Djokovic retires
Alexander Zverev qualified for his first Australian Open final when Novak Djokovic retired after the first set of their semifinal match in Melbourne on Friday.,Djokovic, 37, was clearly struggling with a left leg injury throughout the first set, which went to a tiebreaker. When the Serbian put a vol...
Zach Hyman's 3-point night leads Oilers past Canucks
Zach Hyman scored two goals and had an assist and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers rolled over the visiting Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday.,Emotions were high but the Oilers played a disciplined game without superstar Connor McDavid, scoring five straight goals in ...
Flames score 3 in third to sink Sabres
Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri each had a goal and two assists for the Calgary Flames, who used three third-period goals to cruise past the visiting Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday.,Jakob Pelletier had a goal and an assist, and Dustin Wolf made 32 saves for the Flames.,Mattias Samuelsson had a go...
Nikola Jokic's 5th straight triple-double propels Nuggets past Kings
Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 22 rebounds and a season-high 17 assists for his fifth straight triple-double, and the host Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Sacramento Kings 132-123 on Thursday night.,Jokic, who was voted an All-Star starter Thursday, has secured each triple-double during his current ...
Maryland mauls No. 17 Illinois for first road win
Senior center Julian Reese delivered a career-high 27 points and 17 rebounds as Maryland capitalized on No. 17 Illinois' short-handed frontcourt to earn a 91-70 Big Ten win Thursday night in Champaign, Ill., ,Freshman Derik Queen produced 25 points and six rebounds and Ja'Kobi Gillespie notched 15 p...
Mavericks issue Thunder rare home loss
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 28 points and Kyrie Irving added 24 points as the visiting Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-115 on Thursday.,P.J. Washington added 22 points and 19 rebounds as Dallas shot 52.7 percent from the floor. Daniel Gafford tallied 12 points and Olivier-Maxence Pr...
Bucks blast Heat for fifth win in a row
Damian Lillard came up one rebound short of a triple-double, scoring 29 points and dishing 11 assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 125-96 win over the visiting Miami Heat on Thursday night.,Milwaukee was able to make it home in time after not being able to leave New Orleans until 3 p.m. Central ...
Golden Knights score after 19 seconds, roll past Blues
Mark Stone scored a goal and added an assist for the Vegas Golden Knights, who snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 win against the host St. Louis Blues on Thursday.,The Golden Knights captain helped his team avoid matching its worst skid since a five-gamer in March 2022. He also broke a fiv...
Barrett Hayton scores twice in Utah's shutout win over Wild
Barrett Hayton scored two goals, and the Utah Hockey Club pulled away for a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Clayton Keller and Lawson Crouse also scored for Utah, which won its third game in a row. Nick DeSimone finished with a pair of assists.,Mats Zuccarello ...
Late surge leads Raptors to victory over Hawks
RJ Barrett sank a tiebreaking 3-pointer to put Toronto ahead for good with 2:51 remaining, and the visiting Raptors defeated the Atlanta Hawks 122-119 on Thursday.,Scottie Barnes scored a team-high 25 points, Bruce Brown had 18 points off the bench and Chris Boucher and Jakob Poeltl contributed 17 a...
Five-goal second period carries Hurricanes past Jackets
Seth Jarvis had two goals and sparked the Carolina Hurricanes' big second period in a 7-4 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Sebastian Aho and Jarvis both had a goal and two assists in the five-goal second. The Hurricanes, who've won four consecutive games, ...
Rangers flatten Flyers, run points streak to 10 games
Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves and six different players scored for the surging New York Rangers, who erased an early deficit and pulled away for a 6-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.,Braden Schneider and Adam Edstrom scored 84 seconds apart in the opening period as t...