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Blazers escape 22-point hole, hand Thunder first loss
Deni Avdija recorded 26 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the Portland Trail Blazers recorded a 121-119 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night to hand the defending NBA champions their first setback of the season.,Jrue Holiday scored 22 points and Jerami Grant adde...
NBA roundup: Nets beat Pacers for first win of season
Michael Porter Jr. collected 32 points and 11 rebounds to propel the Brooklyn Nets to their first win of the season, a 112-103 decision over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday in Indianapolis.,Porter made four 3-pointers in his return from a one-game absence due to personal reasons.,Nic Claxton recorde...
Panthers RB Rico Dowdle fined for pelvic-thrust celebration
Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle was fined Wednesday for doing two pelvic thrusts after scoring a touchdown last weekend, disproving a supposed NFL rule demonstrated years ago in a sketch on the "Key & Peele" comedy show.,Dowdle confirmed on social media that he was fined. The amount wasn'...
Darian DeVries has rousing debut as Indiana blasts Alabama A&M
Reed Bailey scored 21 points and Tucker DeVries added 18 points and 11 rebounds as Indiana opened the Darian DeVries era with a 98-51 rout of Alabama A&M Wednesday night in Bloomington, Ind.,DeVries, who lured 10 transfers and three freshmen after taking over the Indiana job in March, watched his sq...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Hannah Hidalgo, No. 15 Irish rout FDU
All-American Hannah Hidalgo poured in 27 points as No. 15 Notre Dame cruised to a 98-52 season-opening win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday in South Bend, Ind.,Hidalgo sank half of her 22 field-goal attempts but went just 1-for-7 from 3-point range. She added six rebounds.,Notre Dame also got 2...
Jaylen Brown puts up 35 as Celtics extend hex over Wizards
Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 35 points to help the Boston Celtics end a two-game losing streak with a 136-107 win over the visiting Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.,Brown shot 13 of 21 from the floor and made 7 of 9 free-throw attempts. He also had five rebounds and five assists.,Josh Minot...
Paige Bueckers joins Unrivaled’s expansion Breeze for 2026
Celebrated basketball star Paige Bueckers, the top choice in the 2025 WNBA Draft, made it a two-fer on Wednesday, becoming the first selection of the expansion Breeze in Unrivaled's own draft.,Unrivaled, the professional 3×3 basketball league for women, announced in September that it is adding two t...
Michael Ajayi's 24-point, 12-rebound effort leads Butler past Southern Indiana
Michael Ajayi had 24 points with 12 rebounds, and Butler used a strong first half to roll toward an 88-58 victory over visiting Southern Indiana on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.,Jamie Kaiser Jr. also posted a double-double, recording 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs. They opened this se...
Freshman QBs face off as West Virginia hosts Colorado
West Virginia is riding high as it enters a Big 12 tilt against a reeling Colorado squad on Saturday in Morgantown, W. Va.,While the Mountaineers and Buffaloes share identical records at 3-6 overall and 1-5 in conference, it's West Virginia, in the first year of Rich Rodriguez's second stint atop th...
Georgia drills UMES for second consecutive blowout win
Blue Cain and Jake Wilkins scored 16 points apiece, leading Georgia to a 94-29 rout of Maryland-Eastern Shore on Wednesday in Athens, Ga.,The Bulldogs (2-0) improved to 11-0 against teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and has won 29 straight home games against nonconference opponents. Geo...
Jimmie Johnson announces he'll race at 2026 hometown event in San Diego
Racing legend and San Diego native Jimmie Johnson will make one of his rare appearances back on the NASCAR circuit when it visits his hometown for a historic race next season.,Johnson confirmed via press release that he intends to race in NASCAR's new road-course event at Naval Base Coronado in San ...
ATP roundup: No. 3 seeds falter in Greece and France
Two of the top four seeds at the ATP 250 Vanda Pharmaceuticals Hellenic Championship suffered second-round defeats Wednesday in Athens, Greece.,Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic piled up 14 aces with no double faults to knock out Italy's Luciano Darderi, the No. 3 seed, by a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 count. Marcos Gir...
Double-digit runs help Rutgers rout Rider
Tariq Francis poured in 20 points, Dylan Grant added 17 points and seven rebounds and host Rutgers pulled away to beat in-state opponent Rider 81-53 on Wednesday in Piscataway, N.J.,The Scarlet Knights also got 15 points and six boards from Jamichael Davis and 11 points from Darren Buchanan Jr. in t...
Phillies pick up option for reliever Jose Alvarado
Even though he missed nearly half of this past season due to an 80-game suspension for a positive performance-enhancing substance test, the Philadelphia Phillies exercised their option to retain reliever Jose Alvarado for the 2026 season Wednesday.,He's set to receive $9 million next year and become...
After first opening loss since 2013, TCU welcomes Saint Francis
After a stunning season-opening loss to New Orleans on Monday, TCU gets a chance to regroup when it takes on Saint Francis on Thursday night in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (0-1) lost their opener for the first time in Jamie Dixon's 10 seasons. They got off to a slow start against New Orleans...
Improved defense the key for SMU vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Entering their second game of the season, the SMU Mustangs are looking for defense. ,Offense hasn't been a problem. Three Mustang guards combined for 61 points and the team shot 56% in Monday's 96-76 win over Tarleton State. But coach Andy Enfield wants to see improved defense in Thursday's matchup ...
Miami wary of upset-hungry Bethune-Cookman
It's unlikely the host Miami Hurricanes will look past Bethune-Cookman on Thursday night.,That's because the Wildcats (0-1) put a scare into the No. 20 Auburn Tigers on Monday night. Auburn won that game 95-90 in overtime in the season opener for both teams.,"We took them all the way to the end," sa...
100 Thieves parts with Zander from Valorant roster
100 Thieves announced the organization has parted ways with Alexander "Zander" Dituri ahead of the 2026 Valorant Champions Tour.,Zander joined 100 Thieves for the 2025 VCT season following stints with SoaR Gaming, Version1 and M80. However, the team failed to qualify for a single global VCT tourname...
Lightning out to get back on track vs. Golden Knights
The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to complete a two-game regular-season series sweep of the Vegas Golden Knights in the final game of their three-game Western Conference road trip on Thursday night in Las Vegas., ,The Lightning, who started the trip with a 4-2 victory over the Utah Mammoth in Salt La...
Boston College hosts The Citadel, eyes bounce back from opening loss
Defending the 3-point line will likely be a priority for Boston College when it plays its home opener Thursday against The Citadel., ,The Bulldogs (1-0) attempted 59 3-point shots and made 21 during a season-opening 105-61 victory over Division-II Erskine on Monday. Ten players made at least one 3-p...