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No. 2 Iowa State tries to regain footing against UCF after 2 losses
After winning 16 games to open to the season in spectacular fashion, No. 2 Iowa State has hit a bit of a snag and will look to break a two-game losing streak Tuesday night when it hosts UCF in Ames, Iowa.,Following an 84-63 blowout loss at Kansas on Jan. 13, the Cyclones (16-2, 3-2 Big 12) lost agai...

Patriots, Seahawks rate as favorites to reach Super Bowl
The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks are the favorites to reach Super Bowl LX at Santa Clara, Calif.,The Patriots are 5.5-point road favorites over the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday. Denver's chances took a big hit when standout quarterback Bo Nix broke his ankle in ...

Kevin Durant passes Dirk Nowitzki, moves into sixth on scoring list
Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant scored 18 points on Sunday night to pass Dirk Nowitzki and move into sixth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list.,Durant made two free throws with 15.2 seconds left in Houston's 119-110 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans. That increased his career point total...

Hornets dominate from start, beat Nuggets for first time in nine tries
Brandon Miller scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets went wire-to-wire, leading by as many as 33 points in beating the host Denver Nuggets 110-87 on Sunday night.,Hornets rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner tied a career high with 17 points, while teammates Collin Sexton and Kon Knueppel finished with 14 p...

Lakers clamp down on defense in win over Raptors
Deandre Ayton scored 25 points with 13 rebounds and Luka Doncic also had 25 points as the Los Angeles Lakers turned improved defense into a much-needed 110-93 victory Sunday over the visiting Toronto Raptors., ,LeBron James scored 24 points as the Lakers won for just the second time in their past se...

Alex de Minaur advances, Felix Auger-Aliassime retires in Australia
Next to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the top two players in the world, Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was the hottest player on the ATP Tour in the closing months of 2025.,After winning only two matches in the first three majors of the year, the 25-year-old seemingly out of nowhere reached the...

Deni Avdija sharp in return, sparks Trail Blazers in victory over Kings
Deni Avdija returned from a three-game absence to score a game-high 30 points, Toumani Camara shoehorned nine of his 17 points into a key second-quarter run and the Portland Trail Blazers held the host Sacramento Kings at arm's length through the second half for a 117-110 victory Sunday night.,Shaed...

Coco Gauff earns 75th major victory, advances to Australian Open 2nd round
It's hard to believe that 21-year old Coco Gauff is competing in her seventh Australian Open.,But the third-seeded player in the world is doing just that and, despite some serving issues early, dispatched of Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova, 6-2, 6-3 in one hour, 39 minutes in warm Melbourne condition...

Zach Hyman, Connor Ingram lead Oilers to shutout of Blues
Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist and Connor Ingram earned a 27-save shutout to lead the Edmonton Oilers past the visiting St. Louis Blues 5-0 on Sunday night.,Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a goal in his 1,000th career NHL game for the Oilers, who have gone 5-1-2 in their last eight games.,Vasily ...

Hornets dominate from the start, beat Nuggets for first time in nine tries
Brandon Miller scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets went wire-to-wire, leading by as many as 33 points in beating the host Denver Nuggets 110-87 on Sunday night.,Hornets rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner tied a career high with 17 points, while teammates Collin Sexton and Kon Knueppel finished with 14 p...

Bears luck runs out as Harrison Mevis' OT kick puts Rams in NFC title game
Harrison Mevis kicked a game-ending 42-yard field goal with 3:19 left in overtime and Kyren Williams rushed for two touchdowns to lift the visiting Los Angeles Rams to a 20-17 victory against the Chicago Bears in an NFC divisional playoff Sunday., ,The Rams advanced to face the host Seattle Seahawks...

Chris Gotterup wins season-opening Sony Open by two shots
Chris Gotterup shot 6-under-par 64 in the final round to capture the season-opening Sony Open on Sunday at Honolulu.,His 16-under 264 score was good for a two-stroke victory at Waialae Country Club.,Ryan Gerard shot 65 to finish as runner-up, while Patrick Rodgers' bogey-free 65 helped him to third ...

Hot-shooting Coby White helps Bulls defeat Nets
Coby White scored 24 points Sunday night and canned a season-best seven of the Chicago Bulls' 20 3-pointers as they earned a split of a weekend home-and-home series with the visiting Brooklyn Nets via a 124-102 rout.,Five other players made it into double figures for Chicago, which connected on 52.1...

Jabari Smith Jr., Kevin Durant power Rockets past Pelicans
Jabari Smith Jr. scored a season-high 32 points, Kevin Durant moved into sixth place on the career scoring list and Amen Thompson provided support with an all-around display as the Houston Rockets claimed a 119-110 victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.,Smith hit seven 3-pointers ...

Lindsey Vonn finishes second in super-G behind Emma Aicher
Lindsey Vonn placed second in a World Cup super-G event on Sunday in Tarvisio, Italy to earn a podium result for the seventh time in eight races.,Vonn, 41, finished 0.27 seconds behind winner Emma Aicher, a 22-year-old from Germany. Aicher prevailed in 1:14.04.,Vonn lost time in the closeout when co...

Huge first half carries No. 7 Houston over Arizona State
Kingston Flemings scored 20 points and dished out eight assists to lead a balanced offensive attack as No. 7 Houston parlayed a dominant first half and a late statement surge into a 103-73 win over visiting Arizona State on Sunday night.,The Cougars (17-1, 5-0 Big 12 Conference) left little to chanc...

Islanders hope for turnaround to start against lowly Canucks
The New York Islanders will look to clean up defensive mistakes as they continue a seven-game road trip in Vancouver against the Canucks on Monday night., ,New York was doubled up 4-2 at the hands of the Flames in Calgary on Saturday, dropping to 2-2-1 on the trip., ,Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anders L...

Famed knuckleball king Wilbur Wood dies at age 84
Wilbur Wood, who pitched 376 2/3 innings in 1972, died Saturday in Burlington, Mass. He was 84 years old.,No cause of death has been reported as of Sunday evening.,Wood is widely regarded as the best knuckleball pitcher of all-time.,He played for 17 years in the major leagues, pitching for his homet...

Alex DeBrincat, Red Wings prevail in OT over Senators
Alex DeBrincat scored in overtime to give the host Detroit Red Wings a wild 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday.,Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Lucas Raymond and James van Riemsdyk also scored for the Red Wings, who have won six of seven games. Andrew Copp collected two assists and John Gibson mad...

G2 tops FaZe, Thieves beat OpTic at CDL Stage 1 Major qualifiers
G2 Minnesota halted FaZe Vegas' winning streak and the Los Angeles Thieves took down OpTic Texas to close out Week 4 of Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major Qualifiers on Sunday.,Those results knocked Vegas and Texas down to 4-2, into a three-way tie with the Riyadh Falcons top the qualifying standings...