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Sixers C Joel Embiid (illness) doubtful Monday at Miami
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was downgraded to doubtful for Monday night's game at Miami due to illness.,The former league MVP has only played two games this season for the struggling Sixers (2-10).,He missed the first 10 games due to "knee management" and a three-game suspension for shovin...
Week 11 MNF: Cowboys-Texans Preview, Props & Prediction
The battle of the Lone Star State plays out in primetime Monday night when the Texans visit the Cowboys, who are winless at home and trotting out backup Cooper Rush at quarterback with Dak Prescott done for the season.,Losing streaks usher each team into "Monday Night Football." Houston coughed up a...
A Toast to the Imperfect Kansas City Chiefs
The Buffalo Bills defeated the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, putting an end to their perfect season dreams. Here's a toast to the imperfect 2024 Chiefs....
Historic Season-Opening Winning Streak Could Hurt Cleveland Cavaliers in Long Run
The Cleveland Cavaliers are 15-0, but they should make sure that they aren't trying too hard in the regular season to avoid an early NBA Playoffs exit....
Knicks look to hand Wizards their ninth straight setback
The New York Knicks haven't gotten off to the start they would have liked.,But with consecutive wins over the rival Brooklyn Nets, the Knicks are close to passing a key test -- just as another one awaits.,The Knicks will look to close out their homestand Monday night with a win against the Washingto...
NHL roundup: Caps’ Alex Ovechkin closes in on history with hat trick
Alex Ovechkin notched his 31st career hat trick and Logan Thompson made 40 saves to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night in Las Vegas.,Ovechkin is 29 goals shy of passing Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL scoring record of 894 goals after tallying th...
Top 25 roundup: No. 11 Tennessee rolls over Austin Peay 103-68
Igor Milicic Jr. scored a season-high 23 points and recorded nine rebounds, helping lead No. 11 Tennessee to a 103-68 win over visiting Austin Peay on Sunday in Knoxville, Tenn.,Zakai Zeigler added 19 points and eight assists for Tennessee (4-0), becoming the fifth player in program history to recor...
NBA roundup: Cavs top Hornets, improve to 15-0
Darius Garland's 25 points and Ty Jerome's 24 helped carry the Cleveland Cavaliers as they maintained their unbeaten record by beating the visiting Charlotte Hornets 128-114 on Sunday night., ,Four Cleveland players had more than 20 points as the Cavaliers extended their franchise-best winning strea...
Predators peak late to take down Canucks
Steven Stamkos scored twice and Zachary L'Heureux scored his first career goal as the visiting Nashville Predators earned a 5-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night. ,Roman Josi collected one goal and one assist, Gustav Nyquist scored once and Filip Forsberg posted two assists for the ...
Alex Ovechkin's hat trick fuels Capitals past Golden Knights
Alex Ovechkin notched his 31st career hat trick and Logan Thompson made 40 saves to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night in Las Vegas., ,Ovechkin is 29 goals shy of passing Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL scoring record of 894 goals with the 864th,...
NFL roundup: Bills send once-perfect Chiefs to loss column
Josh Allen's 26-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-2 with just over two minutes left sealed the Bills' 30-21 win in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Sunday as Buffalo dealt the Kansas City Chiefs their first loss of the season.,Facing the choice of attempting a short field goal or handing the two-time defending...
P.J. Washington shines, Mavericks stave off Thunder
P.J. Washington had a season-high 27 points and a career-high 17 rebounds to lead the visiting Dallas Mavericks to a 121-119 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.,Kyrie Irving added 23 points as the Mavericks led for much of the game despite playing without Luka Doncic, who was out with a br...
Clippers G James Harden now 2nd on all-time 3-point list
Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden moved into sole possession of second place on the NBA's all-time made 3-pointers list in the first quarter of Sunday's home game against the Utah Jazz at Inglewood, Calif., ,Harden's first 3-pointer of the game, with 6:09 remaining in the quarter, gave him 2,9...
Grizzlies rookie C Zach Edey (ankle) exits game vs. Nuggets
Memphis Grizzlies rookie center Zach Edey exited during the second half of Sunday's win over the visiting Denver Nuggets with a left ankle injury.,Edey, the ninth overall pick of June's NBA draft, initially injured his ankle during the first half before re-aggravating it after halftime. He left with...
Pistons send Wizards to 8th straight loss
Jaden Ivey scored a season-high 28 points and Malik Beasley matched his season-best with 26 points, lifting the visiting Detroit Pistons to a 124-104 victory over the reeling Washington Wizards on Sunday.,Ivey sank four 3-pointers and Beasley drained six from beyond the arc to send Detroit to its si...
Wisconsin fires offensive coordinator Phil Longo
Wisconsin fired offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Phil Longo on Sunday, one day after a 16-13 home loss to top-ranked Oregon.,The Badgers are tied for 97th nationally in scoring offense at 23.9 points per game and 91st in total offense (363.1 yards per game).,"This morning, I informed Phi...
JT Toppin, Texas Tech roll into tilt vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Texas Tech has another chance to light up the scoreboard when it hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Monday night in Lubbock, Texas.,In the early portion of its schedule, Texas Tech (3-0) has been dominant. The Red Raiders have coasted through their nonconference slate with a 33.7-point average margin of v...
Slumping Red Wings plan to treat Sharks as 'very, very big game'
The Detroit Red Wings are in dire need of turning the corner when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Monday.,The Red Wings arrive in San Jose with only one victory in their last five outings and having dropped the first two clashes in their set against the trio of California teams. Detroit opened a f...
Mississippi State chases down Utah to win 78-73
Josh Hubbard scored 23 points and Mississippi State outscored Utah by 16 points at the foul line to win 78-73 in the Mid-South Showdown on Sunday afternoon in Southaven, Miss.,KeShawn Murphy added 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Bulldogs (4-0). Cameron Matthews scored 12 points, including five fre...
Six-man core sharing spotlight as No. 7 Iowa State faces IU Indy
Most teams rely upon a starting five to lead the way.,No. 7 Iowa State is following a different approach at the start of this season. The Cyclones boast a starting five -- plus one.,"For us, I look at it like we pretty much have six starters," Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger said.,Iowa State (2-0)...