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Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns meets up again with Timberwolves
With a few more wins in their respective conference finals series last spring, the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves would have advanced to the NBA Finals and figured out the ultimate way to determine the winner of their blockbuster October 2024 trade.,But the evidence continues to mount th...
College Football Playoff returns with Friday night lights before Saturday tripleheader
The second year of the 12-team College Football Playoff begins with a standalone Friday night game before a tripleheader of first-round matchups on Saturday, Dec. 20. ,All first-round games are played on the campus of the team receiving the better seed. The CFP, which releases rankings weekly starti...
Maryland defeats Coppin State in Buzz Williams' debut
Pharrel Payne put up 21 points with six rebounds, freshman Darius Adams scored 10 of his 16 points at the foul line and Maryland tipped off its season with an 83-61 win over Coppin State in the Naismith Hall of Fame Series on Monday in Baltimore.,Maryland saw its lead whittled down to as few as seve...
Labaron Philon leads No. 15 Alabama to easy win over North Dakota
Labaron Philon scored a career-high 22 points and added eight assists to lead No. 15 Alabama to an easy 91-62 victory over North Dakota on Monday night in the season opener for both teams in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Houston Mallette added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Crimson Tide. Amari Allen regist...
Fourth-quarter surge propels Wolves past winless Nets
Donte DiVincenzo scored 25 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 125-109 victory over the winless Brooklyn Nets on Monday night in New York.,DiVincenzo hit two 3-pointers in the fourth when the Timberwolves outscored the Nets 34-21. The guard shot 8 of 17 overa...
Pharrel Payne powers Maryland past Coppin State in Buzz Williams' debut
Pharrel Payne put up 21 points with six rebounds, freshman Darius Adams scored 10 of his 16 points at the foul line and Maryland tipped off its season with an 83-61 win over Coppin State in the Naismith Hall of Fame Series on Monday in Baltimore.,Maryland (1-0) saw its lead whittled down to as few a...
Chargers OT Joe Alt to undergo season-ending surgery
It has been a rough year to line up at left tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers.,After losing two-time Pro Bowl starter Rashawn Slater to a season-ending patellar tendon tear in August, his replacement, Joe Alt, is set to undergo right ankle surgery that will put an end to his 2025 campaign, the tea...
Alabama DB Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. suspended after arrest
Alabama defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. was suspended indefinitely, head coach Kalen DeBoer said Monday, after the player's arrest Saturday on charges of reckless endangerment and attempting to elude and speeding.,According to court records, Kirkpatrick was released from a Tuscaloosa County jail ...
Elena Rybakina storms past Iga Swiatek at WTA Finals
No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina stormed to a 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory against No. 2 Iga Swiatek on Monday to move into first place in her group at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Rybakina's stunning rally, coupled with Amanda Anisimova's victory against Madison Keys, guaranteed the Kazakh's spot in t...
Reports: Chiefs rookie OT Josh Simmons returns to team
Kansas City Chiefs rookie offensive tackle Josh Simmons returned to the team Monday after missing the past four games for personal reasons, multiple outlets reported.,Simmons, 22, had been dealing with a family matter, according to head coach Andy Reid, and missed games against the Detroit Lions, La...
Felix Auger-Aliassime WDs from Metz; ATP Finals in jeopardy
Felix Auger-Aliassime withdrew from this week's Moselle Open in Metz, France, on Monday, citing a left knee injury.,The 25-year-old Canadian lost to World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in Sunday's final at the Rolex Paris Masters, 6-4, 7-6 (4).,With that performance, he moved into the eighth and final spot fo...
Hapless Nets hope to find elusive first win vs. Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves struggled in their first two games without Anthony Edwards and excelled on both ends in the third contest.,As they continue to wait for Edwards to fully heal from his hamstring injury, the Timberwolves attempt to put it together again on both ends Monday night when they vi...
ATP roundup: Jannik Sinner wins Paris Masters, reclaims No. 1 ranking
Jannik Sinner captured his first Rolex Paris Masters title on Sunday, edging fast-rising Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-6 (4) and regaining his No. 1 position in the ATP rankings.,The Italian slipped to No. 2 after falling to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz at the U.S. Open, but will head into the Nitto ATP Fi...
Gage Guerra plays hero as Timbers level series with San Diego FC on penalties
Gage Guerra scored a dramatic stoppage-time leveler to help the Portland Timbers prolong their MLS Cup Playoff campaign, with the hosts prevailing 3-2 on penalties following a 2-2 draw with San Diego FC on Saturday night.,Guerra's goal -- on a header of Ariel Lassiter's cross -- was his first in nin...
Julius Randle drops 30 as Timberwolves dominate 2nd half to beat Hornets
Julius Randle pumped in 30 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves rode a big second half to a 122-105 road victory against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.,Reserve Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo each posted 18 points for Minnesota, while Rudy Gobert's 14 points and 15 rebounds were critical. J...
Jannik Sinner cruises to Paris Masters final
Italy's Jannik Sinner, the world's No. 2 player, played like it on Saturday in France, coasting past Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-0, 6-1 to advance to the final of the Rolex Paris Masters.,Sinner racked up eight aces and was 90% (19 of 21) on first serve points. He added 6 of 9 break point conversio...
Corey Heim shakes off pressure to win NASCAR Truck Series title
AVONDALE, Ariz. -- The best man won on Friday night, but it was far from a foregone conclusion.,The statistics might suggest otherwise. In winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway, Corey Heim swept the first and second stages, led a race-high 100 of 161 laps and...
Jannik Sinner bests Ben Shelton to reach Paris Masters semis
No. 2 seed Jannik Sinner celebrated his 400th tour-level match by ousting No. 5 seed Ben Shelton 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Rolex Paris Masters on Friday.,The Italian moved one step closer to regaining the No. 1 world ranking from Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. Due to Alcaraz's first-round upset...
Timberwolves, Hornets meet, both look to end two-game skids
It hasn't been a great week so far for the Minnesota Timberwolves or the Charlotte Hornets.,So while there have been glitches, there are enough slivers of hope shining through for both teams in advance of Saturday night's meeting in Charlotte.,The Hornets have lost their past two games, thanks to so...
Chucky Lozano might return as SDFC seek clincher vs. Timbers
With or without Hirving "Chucky" Lozano, San Diego FC will look to seal victory in their first-ever MLS Cup playoff series when they visit the Portland Timbers in Game 2 of their opening-round matchup on Saturday night.,After securing the top seed in the Western Conference in its expansion season, S...