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Nuggets get two triple-doubles, thrash Nets
Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds, Russell Westbrook added 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-105 on Friday.,Jokic recorded his league-leading 15th triple-double of the season and the 145th of his career after missing th...
Defensive TD seals Ohio State's semifinal win over Texas
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jack Sawyer returned a fumble 83 yards for a scoop-and-score touchdown, ending a potential game-tying drive by Texas and sending Ohio State to a 28-14 victory in a College Football Playoff semifinal on Friday night.,No. 8 seed Ohio State (13-2) advances to face No. 7 seed Notre D...
Kings edge Jets in OT, run win streak to 5 games
Adrian Kempe scored at 1:14 of overtime to lift the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night in the opener of a five-game road trip.,Kempe brought the puck down the left side and scored with a wrist shot from the left circle for the seventh regular-season ove...
Ja’Kobi Gillespie scores 27 as Maryland whips No. 22 UCLA
Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 16 of his career-high 27 points in the first half to put Maryland in charge on its way to a 79-61 victory over No. 22 UCLA in Big Ten play on Friday night in College Park, Md.,Julian Reese produced 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Terrapins (12-4, 2-3 Big Ten) ended a two-ga...
Zach LaVine goes off again as Bulls blast Wizards
Zach LaVine scored 33 points and Nikola Vucevic added 23 points with 13 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls extended their home winning streak to four games with a 138-105 victory Friday over the Washington Wizards., ,Coby White and Jalen Smith each scored 15 points and Josh Giddey added 12 points with 13...
Canadiens slide past Caps in OT for 3rd straight win
Nick Suzuki scored with 3:45 left in overtime to lift the visiting Montreal Canadiens over the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night., ,Cole Caufield scored in his fifth consecutive game for Montreal and assisted on Suzuki's fifth game-winning goal of the season. Josh Anderson added a short-hande...
Thunder bounce back with blowout of Knicks
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points and Isaiah Joe had a season-high 31 points off the bench Friday night for the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder, who routed the New York Knicks 126-101.,The Western Conference-leading Thunder, whose franchise-record 15-game winning streak was snapped in a 129-12...
Domantas Sabonis (23 points, 28 rebounds) leads Kings over Celtics
Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and a career-high 28 rebounds to help the visiting Sacramento Kings extend their winning streak to six games by beating the Boston Celtics 114-97 Friday night.,Sabonis became the first player to grab more than 24 rebounds in a game at TD Garden. Sacramento had a 56-43 ...
Bucks hold off Magic in Paolo Banchero's return
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 41 points and 14 rebounds, helping lead the visiting Milwaukee Bucks to a 109-106 win over the Orlando Magic.,Damian Lillard added 29 points, while Bobby Portis and Khris Middleton added 11 apiece off the bench, as the Bucks won their third straight.,In his first appearance...
Red Wings roll past Blackhawks for sixth straight win
Alex DeBrincat, Lucas Raymond and Marco Kasper had a goal and an assist apiece as the host Detroit Red Wings extended their winning streak to six games by topping the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Friday.,Detroit's Patrick Kane registered three assists and Albert Johansson netted his first career goal. ...
Jordan Staal, Andrei Svechnikov power Hurricanes past Canucks
Jordan Staal scored again and Dustin Tokarski needed only 14 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vancouver Canucks 2-0 on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Andrei Svechnikov also posted a goal for the Hurricanes, who won on back-to-back nights.,Staal's goal pushed his season total to nine just...
Pacers outlast short-handed Warriors for 5th straight win
Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam combined for 50 points while missing just six shots and the Indiana Pacers held off the short-handed Golden State Warriors for a 108-96 victory Friday night in Indianapolis.,Haliburton and Siakam shared game-high scoring honors with 25 points apiece for the Pacers...
Caps G Charlie Lindgren exits with upper-body injury
Washington goalie Charlie Lindgren took a hit to the head and left the Capitals' home game against the Montreal Canadiens on Friday.,In the first minute of the second period, Lindgren was struck in the side of the head by Montreal's Nick Suzuki, who was checked into the goalie by Brandon Duhaime.,Li...
CJ McCollum, bench lead Pelicans past 76ers
CJ McCollum scored 38 points as the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans opened a three-game road trip with a 123-115 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.,Five other Pelicans scored in double figures, including Jordan Hawkins (21 points) and Dejounte Murray (17 points, 10 rebounds). Jose Alva...
Steven Crowl helps Wisconsin rout Minnesota
Steven Crowl matched his season-high with 18 points and John Tonje added 16 as Wisconsin rolled past Minnesota 80-59 for its fifth consecutive victory Friday night in Madison, Wis.,The Badgers (13-3, 3-2 Big Ten) were without starting guard Max Klesmit, who injured his ankle in Monday's 75-63 road w...
Pistons aim to start new streak as Raptors see some improvement
The schedule caught up to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday. With a day to rest up, they will try to start a new winning streak on Saturday against the visiting Toronto Raptors.,Detroit had its five-game streak snapped by Golden State, 107-104. The Pistons recorded a road win at Brooklyn on Wednesday ...
NFL Wild-Card Playoff Capsules
NFL Wild-Card Playoff Capsules,Saturday, January 11,AFC,No. 5 L.A. Chargers (11-6) at No. 4 Houston Texans (10-7),4:30 p.m. ET,CBS, Paramount+,The Chargers are in the playoffs in Jim Harbaugh's first season as head coach and seeking their first postseason win since the 2018 season. The Texans won th...
Ilya Sorokin posts 20th career shutout as Isles blank Knights
Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves for his 20th career shutout and Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,Anders Lee, Bo Horvat and Casey Cizikas also scored goals and Alexander Romanov had two assis...
Ilya Sorokin posts 20th career shutout as Islanders blank Knights
Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves for his 20th career shutout and Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights Thursday night in Las Vegas.,Anders Lee, Bo Horvat and Casey Cizikas also scored goals and Alexander Romanov had two assists ...
Six players share first-round lead at Sony Open in Hawaii
Tom Hoge and England's Harry Hall are off to hot starts again in Hawaii, as they are among six players tied for the first-round lead at the Sony Open in Hawaii.,Hoge and Hall tied for eighth last week at The Sentry, the PGA Tour's season-opening event in Kapalua, Hawaii. They sit level with Adam Sch...