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Chargers survive turnover festival to down Eagles in OT
Cameron Dicker matched his career high of five field goals, including the tiebreaking 54-yarder in overtime, to give the Los Angeles Chargers a 22-19 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night at Inglewood, Calif.,Tony Jefferson made the game-sealing interception with 2:29 left in the extr...

Joel Armia's 2-goal effort guides Kings past Mammoth
Joel Armia scored two goals for the Los Angeles Kings in a 4-2 win against the Utah Mammoth on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist, Anze Kopitar also scored, Kevin Fiala had two assists and Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves for the Kings, who have won two in a row followi...

Dylan Harper's late jumper lifts Spurs past Derik Queen, Pelicans
Dylan Harper canned the decisive jumper with 9.1 seconds to play as part of his career-high 22 points and the visiting San Antonio Spurs outlasted the reeling New Orleans Pelicans 135-132 on Monday.,The Spurs were up by 20 points at halftime, but New Orleans rallied to take a 102-100 edge to the fin...

Bombs away for No. 24 Nebraska, Wisconsin as Huskers seek 14th straight
No. 23 Nebraska can match the longest winning streak in school history when it hosts Wisconsin in a Big Ten game on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.,The Cornhuskers (9-0) moved into the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday for the first time since 2018 after crushing in-state rival Creighton on Sunday....

Dennis Hildeby's first shutout steers Leafs past Lightning
Dennis Hildeby stopped 29 shots to earn his first career shutout Monday night and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Lighting 2-0.,Morgan Rielly scored in the first period for the Maple Leafs, who have won four of five. Auston Matthews added an empty-net goal with one second rem...

Matas Vokietaitis sets career high as Texas handles Southern
Matas Vokietaitis poured in a career-high 28 points to lead a balanced offensive attack as Texas bounced back from its worst loss of the season with a dominating 95-69 victory over Southern University on Monday in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (7-3) led by 19 points at halftime and by 30 after a Jord...

Mark Williams leads Suns past Timberwolves despite Anthony Edwards' 40
Mark Williams scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns held on for a 108-105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Collin Gillespie scored 19 points for the Suns, who beat the Timberwolves by single digits for the second time this season. Dillio...

P.J. Haggerty, Kansas State overwhelm Mississippi Valley State
P.J. Haggerty scored 28 points on 11-of-14 shooting as Kansas State demolished Mississippi Valley State 108-49 in a nonconference game on Monday in Manhattan, Kan.,The Wildcats (6-4) needed a shot of confidence after a four-game losing streak had threatened to derail their season. They received it q...

Report: F1 legend Helmut Marko leaving Red Bull
Helmut Marko, a longtime Formula 1 executive who has been with Red Bull Racing since its inception in 2005, is leaving the company, Sky Sports reported Monday.,Marko's future had been an increasingly popular topic of conversation as the season progressed. The 82-year-old Red Bull advisor said over t...

Andrew Nembhard's late surge rescues Pacers against Kings
Andrew Nembhard posted 28 points and a season-high 12 assists as the Indiana Pacers overcame a Russell Westbrook triple-double to defeat the Sacramento Kings 116-105 on Monday in Indianapolis.,Bennedict Mathurin scored 25 points and Pascal Siakam had 23 for Indiana, which earned its fourth win in si...

Economist testifies that NASCAR underpaid teams $1.06B over 4 years
A high-profile economist testified Monday that NASCAR should pay $215.8 million in damages to 23XI Racing and $148.9 million to Front Row Motorsports to account for its monopolistic behavior.,Dr. Edward A. Snyder, who served as the dean of Yale's business school from 2011-19 and for 10 years before ...

Washington TE Zach Ertz diagnosed with torn ACL
Zach Ertz's season is officially over. Could his career be over as well?,The Washington Commanders on Monday confirmed the veteran tight end sustained a torn ACL in his right knee on Sunday when Minnesota safety Jay Ward hit a leaping Ertz while he was trying to catch a pass.,The 35-year-old Ertz wa...

John Harbaugh: NFL admits officiating error in Ravens' loss to Steelers
Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh thought game officials got two out of three crucial calls correct in Sunday's 27-22 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Unfortunately for the Ravens, the NFL felt differently in all three cases.,Two calls late in the game were reversed after initially being called i...

Knicks own nine straight over Raps entering NBA Cup quarterfinal
The visiting New York Knicks can advance to the East semifinals of the NBA Cup Tuesday night by maintaining their mastery of the Toronto Raptors.,The Knicks have defeated the Raptors nine consecutive times entering their NBA Cup quarterfinal in Canada. That includes the only meeting between the team...

Best meets worst as Avs wrap up trip vs. Predators
The cellar-dwelling Nashville Predators scuffled through a forgettable first quarter of the season while the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche have thrived through 29 games.,The two teams on opposite trajectories meet in Nashville on Tuesday night for the first of two games in five days. They also play...

Arizona State rolling, jelling as it welcomes Northern Arizona
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley mentioned he will continue to develop team cohesiveness when the Sun Devils host Northern Arizona on Tuesday night in Tempe, Ariz.,The Sun Devils (7-2) are off to a strong start despite having only two returners from last year's team. They are coming off perhaps thei...

Providence coach touts young roster ahead of Brown game
Providence aims to enter Big East play on a three-game win streak and beat a second straight in-state opponent when it hosts Brown on Tuesday night in the continuation of an all-time series that dates back to 1921.,The Friars (6-4) are coming off a 90-71 win Saturday over Rhode Island, beating their...

Blue Jackets, Hurricanes aim to snap recent funks
The Columbus Blue Jackets are coming off a game in which they produced a high shot total. That's much like how the Carolina Hurricanes operate.,Both teams will be looking for their high-volume opportunities to translate into more production when they meet Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Despite launc...

After big win, Ducks hope to stay consistent on trip starting at Pens
On the heels of their best performance of the season, the Anaheim Ducks will try to keep surging when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins in the opener of a five-game road trip on Tuesday night.,The Ducks beat the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 7-1 on Sunday evening to wrap up a three-game homestand tha...

All options on table as West Virginia faces Little Rock's potent scorers
West Virginia coach Ross Hodge will take a deep look at his team's lineup before hosting Little Rock on Tuesday in Morgantown, W. Va.,The Mountaineers (7-3) lost to Wake Forest 75-66 on Saturday in the Holiday Hoopfest in Charleston. Honor Huff led West Virginia with 24 points. Chance Moore scored 1...