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Bucks dispatch Hawks, advance to NBA Cup title game
LAS VEGAS - Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 30 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA Cup final with a 110-102 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. ,Damian Lillard added 25 points for the Bucks, making 8 of 21 attempts from the field and 5 of his 14 attempts fr...

Zeke Mayo scores 26 as No. 10 Kansas defeats NC State
Zeke Mayo had a season-high 26 points and Hunter Dickinson had 21 points and 14 rebounds as No. 10 Kansas defeated North Carolina State 75-60 on Saturday afternoon at Lawrence, Kan. ,Kansas (8-2) also got 15 points and six assists from Dajuan Harris. It was the Jayhawks' 13th straight victory over N...

Four-goal third propels Devils past skidding Blackhawks
Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier and Timo Meier scored in a span of about two minutes to cap a four-goal, third-period flurry Saturday afternoon by the host New Jersey Devils, who beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 in Newark, N.J.,Dawson Mercer began the comeback 2:45 into the third for the Devils, who won t...

Iowa upbeat heading into matchup with New Orleans
While Iowa may be smarting from consecutive narrow defeats to conference and in-state rivals, the Hawkeyes have learned to smile at the same time.,As they pause from facing fellow high-majors with Sunday's visit from New Orleans, the Hawkeyes feel encouraged about their progress five weeks into the ...

Skidding No. 10 Kansas hopes to get right vs. NC State
Coming off what was likely a week's worth of intense practices, No. 10 Kansas returns home for a matchup with North Carolina State on Saturday afternoon in Lawrence, Kan.,The Jayhawks (7-2) lost back-to-back games versus unranked opponents, the first time in school history that they have done that w...

Bucks get second crack at NBA Cup semis vs. Trae Young, Hawks
LAS VEGAS -- The Milwaukee Bucks are making a return trip to the NBA Cup semifinals after falling short in Sin City last season. This time around, they'll have the responsibility of stopping one of the game's great entertainers in Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks.,Young rolled a pair of imaginary di...

Blackhawks look to turn fortunes around in encounter vs. Devils
The Chicago Blackhawks played one of their most discouraging third periods of the season on Thursday night. Then again, they also played one of their most encouraging third periods of the season.,The struggling Blackhawks will look to build on the positives Saturday afternoon when they conclude a th...

Ex-champ Stan Wawrinka gets Australian Open wild card
Former Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka has received a wild-card entry into the tournament.,Wawrinka, from Switzerland, is set to make his 19th appearance in Melbourne, where he won his first major title in 2014 by defeating then-World. No 1 Rafael Nadal in the final. He is 43-17 in the tourna...

Colorado's Travis Hunter collects unique double at college football awards
Colorado's Travis Hunter collects unique double at college football awards,Colorado star Travis Hunter cemented his legacy as the best two-way player in recent decades by becoming the first in college football history to win both the annual Chuck Bednarik Award as top defensive player and the Fred B...

Three quick goals help Islanders edge Blackhawks
Noah Dobson, Bo Horvat and Maxim Tsyplakov scored within a span of 2:19 for the New York Islanders, who held off a late rally by the Chicago Blackhawks to earn a 5-4 win on Thursday in Elmont, N.Y.,Dennis Cholowski and Simon Holmstrom scored in the second period for the Islanders, who have won three...

Michael Jordan’s team: NASCAR ‘blaming victims’ in antitrust squabble
The latest twists and turns in an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR now include Michael Jordan accusing NASCAR of victim-blaming.,Jordan, as the co-owner of 23XI Racing, is once again seeking a temporary injunction against NASCAR to let them proceed in the 2025 season as chartered teams despite not s...

49ers activate LB Dre Greenlaw prior to game vs. Rams
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw was activated in time to make his season debut against the visiting Los Angeles Rams on Thursday.,Greenlaw has been sidelined since tearing his Achilles tendon in Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11.,He was injured when he began to run on to the field following a ...

Report: 49ers to activate LB Dre Greenlaw prior to game vs. Rams
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw is expected to be activated in time to make his season debut against the visiting Los Angeles Rams on Thursday, NFL Network reported.,Greenlaw has been sidelined since tearing his Achilles tendon in Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11. ,He was injured when he bega...

Chris Lawson returning as Todd Gilliland's crew chief
Chris Lawson is reuniting with NASCAR Cup Series driver Todd Gilliland as crew chief for Front Row Motorsports' No. 34 Ford, the team announced Thursday.,They previously partnered up in the ARCA Menards Series West, winning consecutive championships from 2016-17. ,Lawson, 39, also worked for Front R...

Seahawks, Packers no strangers to memorable encounters
Expect some drama when the Seattle Seahawks host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night.,Because there always seems to be plenty when these teams meet.,To wit: ,Jan. 4, 2004: In an NFC wild-card game in Green Bay, Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck told the referee after winning the overtime coin t...

Trae Young, Hawks charge past Knicks, into NBA Cup semifinal
Trae Young scored 12 of his 22 points during a decisive third-quarter run as the Atlanta Hawks overcame a double-digit deficit to beat the host New York Knicks 108-100 in an NBA Cup quarterfinal on Wednesday night.,The Hawks trailed throughout the first half but outscored the Knicks 61-46 in the fin...

Blackhawks have lots to prove in first of back-to-back games vs. Islanders
Back-to-back games against one of the few NHL teams already likely out of playoff contention seemingly present the New York Islanders with a valuable opportunity to gain ground in the crowded Eastern Conference wild-card race.,But the Chicago Blackhawks began their three-game road trip by proving th...

No. 3 Iowa State brings balance into rivalry clash vs. Iowa
Iowa State rolled past winless Jackson State on Sunday, four days after posting a double-digit victory against then-No. 5 Marquette.,An opponent's pedigree hardly matters to the No. 3 Cyclones, who will shoot for their fifth straight win when they visit in-state rival Iowa on Thursday in Iowa City.,...

Senators aiming for better win rate, face bulked-up Ducks
The Ottawa Senators realize they can't continue to tread water much longer if they hope to end their seven-year playoff drought.,With a nine-game road trip on the horizon, the Senators will try to take advantage of home ice while they can when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday evening.,"It's ...

Garden enemy Trae Young out to shoot Hawks past Knicks in NBA Cup
No current member of the New York Knicks was with the team in 2021, when the Knicks suffered a five-game loss to the Atlanta Hawks in an Eastern Conference first-round series.,But Trae Young is still with the Hawks, which should be more than enough to ensure Wednesday's NBA Cup quarterfinal clash be...