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Dillon Brooks, Suns put Cavaliers away in blistering third quarter
Dillon Brooks scored 17 of his 27 points in Phoenix's 45-point third quarter, Collin Gillespie added 16 points, and the host Suns handled the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-113 Friday.,Jordan Goodwin scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers, Grayson Allen scored 13 points and Royce O'Neale added 12 for th...
Patchwork Rockets must contend with Mavericks' Cooper Flagg
Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg had already confirmed his extraordinary talent before he produced a historic performance on Thursday that lifted him even higher into the stratosphere.,With the Mavericks poised to honor one of their franchise legends, Flagg scored a team rookie record 49 points ...
Nikola Jokic thrives in return, propelling Nuggets past Clippers
Nikola Jokic returned from a 16-game absence to produce 31 points and 12 rebounds, leading the host Denver Nuggets over the Los Angeles Clippers 122-109 on Friday night.,Jokic, who had been sidelined since sustaining a left knee injury at Miami on Dec. 29, shot 13-for-17 from the foul line to help D...
Charlie Coyle's hat trick boosts Blue Jackets past Blackhawks
Charlie Coyle scored his second career hat trick and added an assist to lead the surging Columbus Blue Jackets to their fourth straight win, 4-2 over the host Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.,Coyle, who added an assist, has five goals and four assists in his past three games.,Mathieu Olivier had a goal...
No. 3 Michigan tops No. 7 Michigan State to grab Big Ten lead
Yaxel Lendeborg recorded 26 points and 12 rebounds and No. 3 Michigan moved into sole possession of first place in the Big Ten with an 83-71 victory over No. 7 Michigan State on Friday night in East Lansing, Mich.,Elliott Cadeau scored 17 points and dished out six assists for the Wolverines (20-1, 1...
NTSB: Greg Biffle wasn't flying plane in fatal clash
National Transportation Safety Board investigators say Greg Biffle was not at the controls of his business jet during last month's fatal crash near Statesville (N.C.) Regional Airport, a finding that reshapes early assumptions while raising new questions about cockpit staffing and a cascade of instr...
Desmond Bane's long-range accuracy powers Magic past Raptors
Desmond Bane scored 16 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter and sank a season-best seven 3-pointers, lifting the host Orlando Magic to a 130-120 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday.,Bane made 11 of 15 shots from the floor and 7 of 10 from 3-point range for Orlando, which trailed by 13 befor...
Trey Green's 3-point display leads No. 21 Saint Louis over Dayton
Trey Green had 23 points and shot 7-for-10 on 3-point attempts, helping No. 21 Saint Louis roll to a 102-71 victory over visiting Dayton in Atlantic 10 play Wednesday.,Ishan Sharma added 18 points on six made 3-pointers off the bench for the Billikens (21-1, 9-0 A-10), who extended their best start ...
Karl-Anthony Towns powers Knicks to easy win over Blazers
Karl-Anthony Towns posted another double-double with 14 points and 20 rebounds Friday night for the New York Knicks, who continued surging with a wire-to-wire 127-97 win over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers.,It was the second straight 20-rebound game for Towns, who leads the NBA in rebounding at...
Payton Pritchard, Celtics steamroll floundering Kings
Payton Pritchard tossed in a game-high 29 points and Neemias Queta had 10 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 112-93 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings on Friday night.,Pritchard made 12 of 16 shots from the field, including 5 of 6 3-point attempts.,Anfernee Simons and Bay...
Pelicans ride Derik Queen, big 3rd quarter to down Grizzlies
Rookie Derik Queen scored 22 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out seven assists as the New Orleans Pelicans turned a dominant third quarter into a 114-106 victory over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Friday.,Saddiq Bey added 22 points with eight rebounds, Zion Williamson scored 21 and Herb...
Syracuse or Notre Dame will end January by breaking out of slump
It's been more than two weeks since Syracuse won a game. Notre Dame hasn't fared much better.,The Orange look to avoid a fifth straight defeat when they host the Fighting Irish, who have one win this month, on Saturday night in ACC play.,After losing to Clemson in its ACC opener, Syracuse (12-9, 3-5...
Luka Doncic posts 37-point triple-double as Lakers crush Wizards
Luka Doncic punctuated his sixth triple-double of the season with 37 points, leading three Los Angeles scorers with at least 20 points as the Lakers rolled past the Washington Wizards, 142-111, on Friday in Washington, D.C.,Doncic showed no ill effects from the injury he sustained when falling off C...
Maple Leafs hope to halt skid at six as they visit Canucks
The free-falling Toronto Maple Leafs will hope to reverse their fortunes when they visit the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.,The Maple Leafs' road trip got off to a bumpy start on Thursday night with a loss to the Seattle Kraken. Shane Wright quashed any hope of a late comeback, netting his sec...
Devin Askew sparks Villanova to top sputtering Providence
Devin Askew scored 20 points and Tyler Perkins supplied 19 as Villanova waltzed to an 87-73 victory over visiting Providence in Big East action on Friday.,Askew went 5 of 8 from 3-point range, while Perkins made 3 of 6 from beyond the arc for Villanova (16-5, 7-3 Big East). Acaden Lewis contributed ...
Pacers aim for continued improvement vs. Hawks
The Indiana Pacers have won just 12 of their first 48 games, but every so often they offer glimpses of the team that reached the NBA finals last season.,The injury-plagued Pacers look to build on an encouraging victory when they face the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday in Indianapolis.,Indiana rallied for...
Justin Rose breaks out to 4-shot Farmers lead; Brooks Koepka makes cut
Justin Rose will carry a four-stroke lead into the weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open after posting a stellar 7-under-par 65 on Friday in San Diego.,After opening with a 62 on Torrey Pines' North Course, Rose recorded the round of the day at the more challenging South Course with an eagle, six bi...
With UCL league phase in rearview, Liverpool, Newcastle square off
Liverpool and Newcastle United have both secured advancement in the UEFA Champions League. But each could use a good result when they meet at Anfield in Saturday's late kickoff if they intend to return to the continental competition next season.,Sixth-place Liverpool (10-7-6, 36 points) qualified di...
Hurricanes, Capitals renew division rivalry after gutsy wins
The Carolina Hurricanes got the better of the Washington Capitals during last year's playoffs, winning the best-of-seven series in five games. Now the Metropolitan Division rivals will meet for the third time this season on Saturday in the nation's capital.,Both teams have won on each other's home i...
Miami vows to keep finding ways to win, faces hot-shooting Cal
Miami is one of the surprises of the season in the Atlantic Coast Conference as it gets set to host Cal on Saturday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla.,The Hurricanes (17-4, 6-2 ACC) have engineered a complete turnaround from last season's disaster that saw them finish 7-24 with just three conference wi...