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Kevin Durant scores 32 as Rockets end Pistons' streak
Kevin Durant poured in 32 points and the visiting Houston Rockets cooled off the Detroit Pistons, 111-104, on Friday night.,Alperen Sengun had 19 points and five assists, while Reed Sheppard supplied 18 points off the bench. Amen Thompson had 15 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while Jabari S...

Report: WNBA yet to respond to union’s December CBA proposal
The WNBA has yet to respond to the WNBA players union's collective bargaining proposal it provided nearly a month ago, Front Office Sports reported on Friday.,That lack of movement may put the start of the WNBA season, scheduled for May, in jeopardy, according to multiple sources who spoke with the ...

Lightning's point streak reaches 15 with shootout win over Blackhawks
Dominic James scored the deciding goal in the fifth round of a shootout and Nikita Kucherov scored in the shootout and regulation as the Tampa Bay Lightning remained hot with a 2-1 win against the host Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.,Tampa Bay has earned a point in 15 straight games, the third-longest...
UFC 324 Preview and Best Bets: Sean O’Malley, and More
UFC 324 launches the Paramount+ era with a stacked card. Best bets for O’Malley vs. Yadong, Nurmagomedov vs. Figueiredo, and more....
Hedging Happiness in the Era of Inevitable Champions
The Thunder and Dodgers feel inevitable, but their individual futures offer no value. Pairing them together might be the only bet that makes sense....

Kurt Busch, Harry Gant, Ray Hendrick inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- From blue collar to blue jacket.,That's a turn of phrase coined by Kurt Busch, but it could apply equally to the three newest inductees to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.,Drivers Busch, Harry Gant and the late Ray Hendrick, all of whom emerged from relative obscurity to reach the pinnacl...

Golden Knights get better of Leafs in Mitch Marner's return to Toronto
Mark Stone had two goals and an assist Friday night as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3.,Jack Eichel recorded a goal and an assist. Keegan Kolesar, Pavel Dorofeyev and Braeden Bowman also scored for the Golden Knights, who rebounded from a 4-3 road loss to the B...

No. 19 Kansas gets Bill Self back for Kansas State rivalry showdown
No. 19 Kansas will have veteran coach Bill Self back when it puts its three-game winning streak on the line against host Kansas State for a Big 12 Conference showdown on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.,The Jayhawks (14-5, 4-2 Big 12) were without Self for their 75-69 road win at Colorado on Tuesday. The...

Luka Doncic, Lakers set to face improving Mavericks
Luka Doncic returns to Dallas for the second time since being traded to Los Angeles when the Lakers face the surging Mavericks on Saturday.,While Dallas has won a season-best four straight games, the Lakers have lost six of their last nine and 10 of their last 17.,The Lakers rallied in the fourth qu...

No. 8 Gonzaga aims to beat San Francisco for 34th straight time
Some teams might flounder after losing their top two leading scorers to injury in the midst of conference play, but No. 8 Gonzaga has only heightened its play with back-to-back 21- and 24-point wins.,The Bulldogs can increase their 13-game winning streak with another short-handed win when they face ...

Hurricanes, Senators hope to move past recent disappointments
Just as a glimmer of hope seemingly returned to Canada's capital, the Ottawa Senators once again collapsed.,Carrying a 3-0 lead late in the second period over the Nashville Predators, the Senators saw the home squad bury five consecutive goals to put an end to Ottawa's five-game point streak (3-0-2)...

Blades Brown's course record has him tied atop American Express leaderboard
Eighteen-year-old Blades Brown shot 12-under-par 60 Friday to surge into a tie for the lead with World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler through two rounds of The American Express in La Quinta, Calif.,Brown, whose first PGA Tour event as a pro was last January at The American Express when he was 17, raced out...

Nick Dorn, Indiana pace easy win over Rutgers with 3-point display
Nick Dorn made the most of his first start for Indiana, posting season highs of 23 points and six 3-pointers in a skid-busting 82-59 win over Rutgers on Friday in Piscataway, N.J., ,Lamar Wilkerson led the Hoosiers (13-7, 4-5 Big Ten) with 27 points, and Tucker DeVries tallied 22 points, 10 rebounds...

No. 24 Saint Louis thumps St. Bonaventure to match best start in program history
Ishan Sharma scored 29 points and made 9 of 12 3-point attempts off the bench as No. 24 Saint Louis cruised to a 97-62 win over St. Bonaventure in an Atlantic 10 contest on Friday in Allegany, NY.,Trey Green racked up 15 points and Amari McCottry chipped in 12 points for Saint Louis (19-1, 7-0 A-10)...

Course record at AmEx is kids' stuff for teenager Blades Brown
Teenager Blades Brown was sharper than anybody during the second round of The American Express on Friday at La Quinta, Calif., although his missed 8-foot putt on the final hole prevented history.,Needing one birdie over his final three holes to set himself up for an elusive round of 59, the 18-year-...

Opposing styles on display as No. 6 Houston faces No. 12 Texas Tech
Contrasting styles and mirror-image expectations clash Saturday in another high-profile showdown of ranked Big 12 Conference teams, and this time it's a rematch of a close game that remains fresh in both teams' minds.,With the game time moved to 1 p.m. CT due to the winter storm sweeping across the ...

NFC Championship Game Capsule
NFC Championship Game Preview Capsule,Los Angeles Rams (14-5) at Seattle Seahawks (15-3),Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET,Seattle, Lumen Field,NFC Championship Game appearances: Seahawks 4 (3-0), Rams 12 (5-6),Series History: The Rams are 2-0 against the Seahawks in playoff games. They won in Seattle, 27-20, in...

AFC Championship Game Capsule
AFC Championship Game Preview Capsule,New England Patriots (16-3) at Denver Broncos (15-3),Sunday, 2 p.m. ET,Denver, Colorado, Empower Field at Mile High,AFC Championship Game appearances: Patriots 16 (11-4), Broncos 11 (8-2) ,Series History: Broncos are 4-1 against the Patriots in the playoffs. Den...

Syracuse looks to end frustration with visit from Hurricanes
Frustration has become an ongoing theme amid Syracuse's mini slump of late, something they'll try to move past when they host Miami on Saturday. ,As the Orange's late first half double-digit lead evaporated and became a two-point home loss against Virginia Tech on Wednesday, a smattering of boos cou...

Ed Cooley's Georgetown squad out to take down his former Providence team
Ed Cooley will be coaching against his former team when Georgetown visits Providence in a Big East tilt Saturday., ,Cooley, who is in his third season as Georgetown's head coach, served as Providence's head coach from 2011-23 and went 242-153 with seven NCAA Tournament appearances.,The Hoyas (9-10, ...