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No. 13 Michigan State holds on late for upset win over No. 8 Purdue
Carson Cooper scored 15 points to lead No. 13 Michigan State to a 76-74 win at No. 8 Purdue in a Big Ten contest on Thursday in West Lafayette, Ind.,Kur Teng scored 13 points and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 12 points for Michigan State (23-5, 13-4), which won in West Lafayette for the first time since 20...
Kevin Durant powers for 40 as Rockets earn comeback win at Magic
Kevin Durant scored 40 points on Thursday night to help the visiting Houston Rockets rally for a 113-108 victory over the Orlando Magic.,Reed Sheppard added 20 points and made five 3-pointers for Houston, which trailed by 19 points in the third quarter before going on a 21-0 run to help spur the com...
Julian Champagnie enjoys homecoming as Spurs' streak hits 11
Julian Champagnie scored 26 points in a successful homecoming and the San Antonio Spurs extended their longest winning streak since the 2015-16 season to 11 with a 126-110 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night in New York.,A Brooklyn native who played at nearby Bishop Loughlin High School...
Islanders tie game late, send Canadiens to OT loss
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the game-winner at 1:46 of overtime as the visiting New York Islanders rallied for a 4-3 victory against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.,Pageau carried the puck up the left side for a partial breakaway and cut to the front of the net before slipping a backhand under Sa...
Corey Kispert, CJ McCollum carry Hawks past their ex-team, Wizards
Corey Kispert and CJ McCollum took it to their old team on Thursday, combining for 58 points to help the Atlanta Hawks roll to a 126-96 win over the visiting Washington Wizards.,The duo, obtained in the trade that sent Trae Young to the Wizards last month, sparked Atlanta to its second wire-to-wire ...
Penguins stay hot, take down free-falling Devils
Connor Clifton and Egor Chinakhov scored 50 seconds apart during a three-goal third period to help the Pittsburgh Penguins, minus superstar Sidney Crosby, break open a tight contest and beat the visiting New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Thursday night.,Tommy Novak opened the scoring, Evgeni Malkin recorded ...
Sebastian Aho goal helps Hurricanes edge Lightning
Carolina's Sebastian Aho broke a third-period tie with a power-play goal after the Hurricanes had a three-goal lead vanish in Thursday night's 5-4 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning in a matchup of the Eastern Conference's top two teams in Raleigh, N.C.,Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall both had ...
Wings' Dylan Larkin ties it, then wins it in OT vs. Sens
Dylan Larkin scored his second goal of the game at 1:50 of overtime and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Senators 2-1 in Ottawa.,Larkin, an Olympic gold medalist for Team USA, started the winning rush with a pass to Lucas Raymond at center ice. Larkin then got behind Ottawa's Shane Pinto, took the ret...
Brad Marchand tallies twice as Panthers return with win over Leafs
Brad Marchand scored two goals Thursday night as the Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 at Sunrise, Fla.,Evan Rodrigues added a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who were playing their first game after the Olympic break. Carter Verhaeghe and Matthew Tkachuk also scored. Anton L...
Bruins earn crucial victory, snap Jackets' win streak at 7
The Boston Bruins erased an early one-goal deficit with three straight goals and held on to defeat the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 in the teams' first meeting of the season on Thursday night.,Viktor Arvidsson bookended the night with two goals, scoring Boston's opener in the first period and ...
Kon Knueppel sets rookie 3-point record as Hornets roll Pacers
Kon Knueppel set the NBA single-season rookie record for 3-pointers and Brandon Miller matched a season high with 33 points, fueling the Charlotte Hornets to a 133-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday in Indianapolis.,Knueppel highlighted his 28-point performance by matching his own franc...
Tyrese Maxeys's strong effort powers Sixers over Heat
Tyrese Maxey registered 28 points, 11 assists and five steals to guide the host Philadelphia 76ers to a 124-117 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday., ,Joel Embiid (26 points, 11 rebounds) also had a double-double for Philadelphia, which finished the game on an 8-0 run to capture its third straig...
Liquid remain unbeaten in DreamLeague Season 28's Group Stage 2
Team Liquid came from behind to beat MOUZ 2-1 on Thursday, keeping their perfect record intact in Group Stage 2 of DreamLeague Season 28.,Team Liquid (6-0) are atop the standings, just ahead of Tundra Esports, who moved to 5-1 with a 2-1 victory over BetBoom Team.,In the day's other matches, Xtreme ...
No. 25 Vanderbilt opens season-ending road swing vs. Kentucky
No. 25 Vanderbilt begins a season-ending three-game road swing with a Southeastern Conference game against Kentucky on Saturday afternoon in Lexington.,The Commodores (22-6, 9-6 SEC) are coming off an 88-80 win over Georgia on Wednesday, snapping a two-game losing streak.,They now prepare for the fi...
Austin Smotherman fires bogey-free 62 for 1-shot Cognizant Classic lead
Austin Smotherman fired a bogey-free 9-under 62, including six straight birdies in the middle of his round, to take the first-round lead at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches on Thursday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Nico Echavarria of Colombia sits one back after a 63, while a six-man group fe...
Magic G Desmond Bane fined $25K for hurling ball into stands
Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane was fined $25,000 on Thursday for forcefully throwing the game ball into the stands at the end of his team's 110-109 road win against the Los Angeles Lakers.,After LeBron James missed a turnaround three-point attempt at the buzzer on Tuesday, Bane hurled the ball to ...
Report: Texas QB Arch Manning out of boot, will be limited this spring
Texas quarterback Arch Manning is no longer wearing a boot and is expected to be available for spring practice in a limited capacity after undergoing minor foot surgery in January, according to an ESPN report.,"He had a lingering thing that he'd been dealing with over a couple of years that we just ...
Indomitable at home, Ducks continue playoff chase against Jets
The red-hot Anaheim Ducks look to extend their home winning streak to seven games when the Winnipeg Jets visit on Friday.,The Ducks have won three straight overall and 10 of the last 12. That sterling streak includes six consecutive wins in their own rink, which bodes well for the remainder of a sea...
Cavaliers look to keep up with East-leading Pistons
The Cleveland Cavaliers hold the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference, but according to oddsmakers and bettors, they're the current favorite to represent the conference in the NBA Finals.,That's mainly due to the trade-deadline acquisition of veteran guard James Harden from the Los Angeles Clippers...
Knicks keen to push tempo against resilient Bucks
With both teams battling for position in different spots of the Eastern Conference standings, the visiting New York Knicks take on the suddenly hot Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.,New York finishes a three-game Central Division road trip following a six-point victory over the Chicago Bulls and a 15...