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James Harden pours in 41 as Clippers clobber Jazz
James Harden scored 24 of his 41 points in the first quarter, Norman Powell added 29 points and the Los Angeles Clippers ended a three-game losing streak with an easy 144-107 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday in Inglewood, Calif.,Harden outscored the Jazz 24-20 in the first quarter by shooting 6 ...
Jamal Murray's late basket gives Nuggets wild win over Kings
Jamal Murray scored a team-high 28 points and hit the go-ahead hoop with 8.6 seconds remaining as the Denver Nuggets outlasted the Sacramento Kings 130-129 for a dramatic road win Monday night.,Nikola Jokic recorded his 140th career triple-double (20 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists) to help Denver e...
Janiah Barker's double-double helps No. 1 UCLA blitz Cal Poly
Janiah Barker produced 12 points and a season-high 13 rebounds as No. 1 UCLA powered to a 69-37 blowout of Cal Poly on Monday in Los Angeles.,The Bruins (11-0) scored the game's first nine points, starting with a Barker layup, and never trailed.,Angela Dugalic and Londynn Jones each added 12 points ...
Kirk Cousins-led Falcons defeat Raiders to halt 4-game skid
Kirk Cousins threw his first touchdown pass since Nov. 3 and Bijan Robinson rushed for 125 yards on 22 carries to help the Atlanta Falcons notch a 15-9 victory over the host Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night.,KhaDarel Hodge got his hand on two Las Vegas punts and Drake London had a scoring reception...
Carter Verhaeghe, Panthers pull out 6-5 win over Oilers
Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and had an assist for the Florida Panthers, who recovered for a 6-5 win in a back-and-forth affair against the host Edmonton Oilers on Monday.,Sam Reinhart and Niko Mikkola also had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who had been shut...
Vikings extend winning streak, pile on to Bears' skid
Sam Darnold completed 24 of 40 passes for 231 yards, one touchdown and one interception as the Minnesota Vikings pulled away for a 30-12 win over the Chicago Bears on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Justin Jefferson had seven catches for 73 yards and a touchdown for Minnesota (12-2), which won its seve...
Roope Hintz, Stars stop Caps' 10-game road win streak
Roope Hintz scored two goals and the Dallas Stars beat the visiting Capitals 3-1 on Monday night, ending Washington's franchise record 10-game road winning streak.,Lian Bichsel also scored for the Stars, who have won three of four during their six-game homestand and improved to 13-3-0 at home on the...
Texas Tech rolls over visiting Oral Roberts
There was no sign of a hangover for Texas Tech on Monday.,Six days after struggling offensively in a loss to Texas A&M, the Red Raiders rattled and hummed against Oral Roberts on the way to an 86-50, wire-to-wire rout in Lubbock.,Ignited by Federiko Federiko and Chance McMillian, Texas Tech bolted t...
Bulls win by one, send Raptors to fifth straight defeat
Nikola Vucevic scored 24 points and the visiting Chicago Bulls held on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 122-121 on Monday night.,Chicago led by 16 before seeing their lead melt to one point in the fourth quarter.,Coby White added 19 points for the Bulls, who have won two straight. Josh Giddey had 11 po...
TCU shakes off injury absences, dumps South Alabama
Ernest Udeh Jr. posted a double-double, Vasean Allette finished with a team-leading 14 points and short-handed TCU pulled away for a 58-49 victory over South Alabama on Monday night in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (6-4) were playing their first game since losing leading scorer Frankie Collins...
NBA-best Cavaliers jump out to huge lead, crush Nets
Evan Mobley scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half, Caris LeVert scored all 19 of his points in the first half and the Cleveland Cavaliers seized control early and cruised to a 130-101 rout of the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.,Cleveland led by as many as 37, improved to 23-4 for the best sta...
Pistons blow lede, still eke out OT win over Heat
Malik Beasley had a season-high 28 points, Cade Cunningham supplied a triple-double and the host Detroit Pistons topped the Miami Heat 125-124 in overtime on Monday night.,Cunningham had 20 points, 18 assists and 11 rebounds for Detroit, which squandered a 19-point, fourth-quarter lead. Ausar Thomps...
76ers' long-range success ruins return of Hornets' LaMelo Ball
Tyrese Maxey pumped in 40 points and Paul George racked up 33 points as both sank six 3-pointers, leading the injury-ravaged Philadelphia 76ers past the host Charlotte Hornets 121-108 on Monday night.,Kelly Oubre Jr., a former Hornet, scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and grabbed ni...
Royal Ravens stay perfect at CDL Stage 1 Major qualifiers
The Carolina Royal Ravens rallied from the brink of defeat on Sunday, edging Cloud9 New York 3-2 in qualifying action for the Call of Duty League's Stage 1 Major.,Carolina faced a 2-0 deficit but prevailed on Vault Control (3-1), Protocol Hardpoint (250-105) and Vault Search & Destroy (6-3) to stun ...
Anthony Davis takes over as Lakers top Grizzlies
Anthony Davis shrugged off an injury scare to match season bests of 40 points and 16 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 116-110 on Sunday night.,Austin Reaves had 19 points and eight assists while LeBron James, back after missing two games due to a foot injury...
Jordan Love's 2 TD passes propel Packers past Seahawks
Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes to Romeo Doubs and Josh Jacobs rushed for 94 yards and another score as the Green Bay Packers defeated the host Seattle Seahawks 30-13 Sunday night.,The Packers (10-4) limited Seattle (8-6) to 208 yards of total offense, forced two turnovers and had seven sacks...
Luka Doncic, Mavs get best of Warriors in offensive slugfest
Luka Doncic scored a game-high 45 points as part of a triple-double, Klay Thompson turned back the clock with seven 3-pointers and the Dallas Mavericks avenged an NBA Cup loss to the Golden State Warriors with a 143-133 victory on Sunday night in San Francisco.,Thompson finished with a season-best 2...
Devin Booker pours in 28 to carry Suns past Trail Blazers
Devin Booker had a game-high 28 points and Phoenix rode a big fourth quarter to take down the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 116-109 Sunday night.,Despite shooting 1-for-9 from 3-point range, Kevin Durant added 20 for the Suns, who were without Bradley Beal for a second straight game with a sore kn...
USC opens game on fire, never looks back to club Montana St.
Desmond Claude scored a game-high 19 points as Southern California rolled to an 89-63 win against Montana State on Sunday night in Los Angeles.,Saint Thomas stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals for the Trojans (7-4), who have won two straig...
Anthony Edwards leads rising Timberwolves over Spurs
Anthony Edwards scored 26 points in 28 minutes of court time to help lift the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 106-92 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday in a Western Conference game created by the results of the NBA Cup.,The Timberwolves led by 15 points at halftime but by just six heading...