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Clutch plays late carry Rockets past Thunder
Fred VanVleet scored a game-high 38 points and Dillon Brooks nailed a midrange jumper to beat the shot clock and give Houston the lead for good as the host Rockets eked out a 119-116 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday in a matchup between the top two seeds in the Western Conference.,VanVle...
Donovan Mitchell's late surge propels Cavs past Celtics
Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 35 points, including 11 straight for Cleveland late in the fourth quarter, to propel the Cavaliers to a 115-111 comeback win over the visiting Boston Celtics on Sunday.,Cleveland stared at a potential third straight loss when it fell behind by 14 points late in th...
RJ Barrett (37 points), Raptors fend off Heat
RJ Barrett scored 37 points and the Toronto Raptors held on to defeat the visiting Miami Heat 119-116 on Sunday night.,The Raptors led by as many as 14 points in the fourth quarter but had to stave off Miami's late charge.,Scottie Barnes added 23 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for the Raptors,...
Mikal Bridges, Knicks hammer woeful Pelicans 118-85
Mikal Bridges tied a career-high with seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 31 points Sunday night for the New York Knicks, who led nearly wire-to-wire in a 118-85 win over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans.,Bridges sank seven 3-pointers in a game twice previously, most recently for the Brooklyn...
Buccaneers force OT on late kick, beat Panthers on field goal
Chase McLaughlin had a second chance in overtime and kicked a 30-yard field goal with 2:50 left in the session as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers escaped with a 26-23 victory against the host Carolina Panthers on Sunday in Charlotte.,McLaughlin forced overtime with a 51-yarder on the last play of regulatio...
Eagles battle back, defeat Ravens for 8th straight win
Saquon Barkley ran for 107 yards and a touchdown and the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the host Baltimore Ravens 24-19 on Sunday for their eighth consecutive victory., ,The Eagles (10-2) have not lost since Sept. 29. They improved to 6-1 in road games and maintained their NFC East lead over the Washi...
Stars break through in third period, top Jets 3-1
Mason Marchment scored the go-ahead goal just past the midpoint of the third period and the Dallas Stars went on to defeat the visiting Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Sunday afternoon.,Wyatt Johnston and Roope Hintz also scored for Dallas, while Thomas Harley notched two assists. Goaltender Jake Oettinger mad...
No. 22 Xavier slides past South Carolina State
Dayvion McKnight hit a big 3-pointer late, Zach Freemantle had game-highs of 17 points and seven rebounds, and No. 22 Xavier held off a pesky South Carolina State team to win 71-68 on Sunday in Cincinnati, Ohio.,McKnight's shot with 57 seconds left put Xavier up 64-59. He scored 14 points and added ...
Rams shake off slow start, slide past Saints
Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes, Kyren Williams ran for a score and the visiting Los Angeles Rams held off the New Orleans Saints 21-14 on Sunday., ,Stafford passed for 183 yards and Williams rushed for 104 yards on 15 carries for the Rams (6-6), who reached .500 for the third time this ...
Bruins mark centennial with win over Canadiens
Charlie McAvoy and Charlie Coyle each scored twice as the Boston Bruins celebrated their centennial anniversary with a 6-3 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Sunday afternoon.,McAvoy's goals bookended Boston's 4-0 run to start the game, which included a span of three goals in 1:10 during th...
Franz Wagner, Magic continue to rule over Nets
Franz Wagner totaled 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists while enduring a rough shooting performance Sunday as the Orlando Magic ran their winning streak to six games with a choppy 100-92 victory over the host Brooklyn Nets.,Orlando won for the 12th time in 13 games and beat the Nets for the ...
BetBoom takes down Tundra to win BLAST Slam I
BetBoom Team pulled away from Tundra Esports for a 3-1 victory in grand final of the BLAST Slam I on Sunday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,BetBoom Team won the $400,000 grand prize at the inaugural event, while Tundra had to settle for $200,000 as runners-up.,The grand final was tied 1-1 after BetBoom Team...
UCF clamps down in 2nd half to pull away from Cal Baptist
Darius Johnson had 11 points and seven steals, Keyshawn Hall scored 15 points and UCF held visiting California Baptist without a point over a five-minute span in the second half to pull away with a 74-59 win Sunday afternoon in Orlando, Fla.,Moustapha Thiam finished with 11 points and Jordan Ivy-Cur...
Grizzlies rebound from awful first quarter, beat Pacers by 15
The Memphis Grizzlies recovered from a disastrous opening quarter to defeat the visiting Indiana Pacers 136-121 on Sunday for their sixth straight victory.,The Grizzlies placed seven players in double figures, led by Jaren Jackson Jr., who had 25 points and eight rebounds. Ja Morant added 19 points ...
Nebraska hits century mark in easy win over North Florida
Connor Essegian scored 22 points and Nebraska had a second straight big offensive performance in a 103-72 home win over North Florida in a nonconference game on Sunday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb.,Essegian, who was back in the starting lineup after dropping a career-high 29 last time out, was 8 of 10 ...
Blue Jackets keep rolling with 6-3 win over Blackhawks
Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who extended their point streak to six games with a 6-3 win against the host Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.,Damon Severson tallied three assists while Cole Sillinger and Zach Werenski each had two for the Blue Jackets, who are 5-0-1...
Dawson Garcia gets going again, Minnesota tops Bethune-Cookman
Dawson Garcia emerged from a two-game slump with a game-high 23 points Sunday as Minnesota cruised to a 79-62 nonconference win over Bethune-Cookman in Minneapolis.,After making only 4 of 19 shots in close losses to Wichita State and Wake Forest at the ESPN Events Invitational earlier this week, Gar...
Jaguars lose Trevor Lawrence to injury, fall to Texans
Joe Mixon rushed for 101 yards and the decisive touchdown as Houston held on to beat Jacksonville 23-20 on Sunday in a game marred by an illegal hit that knocked Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence out with a concussion.,The AFC South-leading Texans improved to 8-5 entering their bye, but were hardl...
Commanders dominate Titans early, end 3-game losing skid
The Washington Commanders jumped out to a 28-0 lead and cruised to a 42-19 win against the visiting Tennessee Titans on Sunday in Landover, Md., snapping a three-game losing streak.,Brian Robinson, Jr. ran for 103 yards and a touchdown as the Commanders (8-5) ran for a season-high 267 yards on 45 at...
Russell Wilson, Steelers outshoot Bengals 44-38
CINCINNATI -- Russell Wilson completed 29 of 38 passes for 414 yards and three touchdowns to lead the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers to a 44-38 shootout win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.,The 414 passing yards were the second-most in Wilson's career. Wilson completed passes to 10 different rec...