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Lakers' Luka Doncic to have MRI on strained hamstring
Lakers superstar Luka Doncic strained his left hamstring in Thursday's loss at the Oklahoma City Thunder and will have an MRI on Friday to determine the extent of his strained injury, Los Angeles coach JJ Redick told reporters after the game.,Doncic, 27, who leads the NBA in scoring at 33.5 points p...
Thunder crush Lakers; Luka Doncic strains hamstring
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, Luguentz Dort started hot on both ends of the floor and Jalen Williams came up big all around as the Oklahoma City Thunder blew out the Los Angeles Lakers 139-96 at home Thursday.,The Thunder have won four consecutive games and 16 of their last 17.,Not only ...
Predators give up big lead, then edge Kings in shootout
Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist and Luke Evangelista scored the lone goal in the eight-round shootout to lift the visiting Nashville Predators to a 5-4 victory against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.,Filip Forsberg, Zachary L'Heureux and Steven Stamkos also scored, and Juuse ...
Mitch Marner tallies 3 goals, 2 assists as Knights rally past Flames
Mitch Marner scored a hat trick and also had two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied for a 6-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,It was the sixth five-point game of Marner's career and his fourth career hat trick.,Ivan Barbashev had a goal and two assists and Pa...
Braves belt 4 homers in 17-2 rout of Diamondbacks
Matt Olson, Dominic Smith and Mauricio Dubon all hit solo homers and the Atlanta Braves hit four overall while cruising to a 17-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night in Phoenix.,None of the homers came in an eight-run fifth inning that allowed Atlanta to turn its first road game ...
Nik Graves, Creighton surge past Rutgers, reach Vegas semis
Nik Graves scored 25 of his season-high 28 points in the second half and Creighton kept Greg McDermott's coaching career going with an 82-69 victory over Rutgers in the College Basketball Crown Tournament in Las Vegas on Thursday night.,Creighton (16-17) advanced to a semifinal matchup with West Vir...
Max Strus scores 24 to lead Cavaliers past Warriors
Max Strus capped a 24-point performance with two late 3-pointers, James Harden drove for a clinching hoop in the final seconds and the Cleveland Cavaliers outlasted the Golden State Warriors 118-111 in San Francisco on Thursday night.,Harden finished with 19 points and Donovan Mitchell had a game-hi...
No Victor Wembanyama, but Spurs beat Clippers for 11th straight win
De'Aaron Fox scored 22 points with eight rebounds, Stephon Castle added 20 points and the San Antonio Spurs increased their winning streak to 11 with a 118-99 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at Inglewood, Calif., while playing without Victor Wembanyama., ,Dylan Harper scored 19 points and Devi...
Mammoth score 6 unanswered goals in rout of Kraken
Logan Cooley scored twice and had an assist and Dylan Guenther had a goal and two assists as the Utah Mammoth rallied from an early two-goal deficit to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 6-2 Thursday night.,Nick Schmaltz added a goal and an assist, JJ Peterka and Michael Carcone also tallied and Kailer ...
Blazers boost playoff positioning, extend Pelicans' skid
Jrue Holiday and Toumani Camara combined to knock down 13 of Portland's 20 made 3-pointers and the Blazers rallied in the second half to hold off the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 118-106 on Thursday. ,Holiday led Portland (40-38) with 27 points, connecting on seven of his 15 3-point attempts -- the...
Braves belt 4 homers in rout of Diamondbacks
Matt Olson, Dominic Smith and Mauricio Dubon all hit solo homers and the Atlanta Braves hit four overall while cruising to a 17-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night in Phoenix.,None of the homers came in the eight-run, fifth inning that allowed Atlanta to turn its first road gam...
Sharks handle Leafs, remain in thick of wild-card race
The San Jose Sharks ran their winning streak to four games and continued their push for a playoff spot with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.,Zack Ostapchuk, Collin Graf, William Eklund and Adam Gaudette all scored for the Sharks (36-31-7, 79 points), who moved into th...
Bats back Robbie Ray's solid start as Giants top Mets
Six players had an RBI apiece Thursday night for the host San Francisco Giants, who rolled to a 7-2 win over the New York Mets in the opener of a four-game series.,Luis Arraez delivered a game-tying RBI triple in the first and Matt Chapman followed two pitches later with the go-ahead run-scoring dou...
Lakers fall to Thunder as Luka Doncic leaves with hamstring injury
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, Luguentz Dort started hot on both ends of the floor and Jalen Williams came up big all around as the Oklahoma City Thunder blew out the Los Angeles Lakers 139-96 at home Thursday.,The Thunder have won four consecutive games and 16 of their last 17.,Not only ...
Auburn drubs Illinois State, will face Tulsa in NIT final
Keyshawn Hall was nearly unstoppable in a 24-point outing for overall No. 1 seed Auburn, and the sharp-shooting Tigers walloped Illinois State 88-66 in Thursday night's second NIT semifinal in Indianapolis.,The smooth left-hander, who averages 19.4 points per game, stroked 10 of 16 shots from the fi...
Auburn drubs Illinois State, advances to NIT title game
Keyshawn Hall was nearly unstoppable in a 24-point outing for overall No. 1 seed Auburn, and the sharp-shooting Tigers walloped Illinois State 88-66 in Thursday night's second NIT semifinal in Indianapolis.,The smooth left-hander, who averages 19.4 points per game, stroked 10 of 16 shots from the fi...
Oilers run win streak to 5 with defeat of Blackhawks
The streaking Edmonton Oilers pulled into a tie in points for the top spot in the Pacific Division after earning a 3-1 home victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.,Adam Henrique scored for the first time in 51 games, while Matt Savoie and Vasily Podkolzin also tallied for the Oilers (39-28-...
UNC target Tommy Lloyd: 'Full focus' on Arizona, Final Four
INDIANAPOLIS -- North Carolina needs a head coach and Arizona's Tommy Lloyd continues to come up as a candidate. ,As the Wildcats readied to hit the court at Lucas Oil Stadium ahead of the Final Four, Lloyd is facing questions about his commitment to Arizona. ,"Listen, I've got my full focus on this...
Athletics' Shea Langeliers riding historic start into Astros series
Shea Langeliers is putting on a power display not seen by a catcher in 101 years.,The Athletics slugger will look to build on a start that includes five homers in six games when the club faces the Houston Astros on Friday night in the home opener at West Sacramento, Calif.,Hall of Famer Gabby Hartne...
West Virginia edges Stanford in OT to advance to semifinals in Vegas
Honor Huff saved the game with three clutch free throws in the final seconds of regulation, then ran off seven consecutive points in overtime as West Virginia, given a second life, overtook Stanford 82-77 in the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Crown Tournament in Las Vegas on Thursday night....