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Thunder put home mastery vs. Magic on the line
In his eighth NBA season and after earning his first Most Valuable Player award, Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's game continues to evolve.,Heading into Tuesday's home game against the Orlando Magic, Gilgeous-Alexander is shooting a career-high 55.8% from the field and averaging ...
Trade deadline looms as large as matchup for Bulls, Bucks
Riding a five-game losing streak after an unsuccessful road trip, the Milwaukee Bucks start a three-game homestand where fans in Milwaukee are likely more focused on what might happen off the court than on it.,With the trade deadline looming on Thursday and the rumors surrounding currently injured s...
Pelle Larsson sparks shorthanded Heat with Hawks in town
After posting at least 20 points in two consecutive games, Swedish-born guard Pelle Larsson has become a surprising standout for the Miami Heat.,Larsson aims to extend his streak on Tuesday night when Miami hosts the Atlanta Hawks.,Larsson averages just 10.3 points for the year, which ranks seventh ...
Mavs flagging despite Cooper Flagg; Celtics rolling with Jaylen Brown
The Dallas Mavericks hope Cooper Flagg's recent individual brilliance finally translates to team success when they host the Boston Celtics on Tuesday.,Flagg backed up his record-breaking 49-point haul on Thursday against the Charlotte Hornets -- the most by a teenager in an NBA game -- by pouring in...
Lakers wrap up 8-game trek against woeful Nets
The Los Angeles Lakers marked the one-year anniversary of acquiring Luka Doncic by fading in the fourth quarter on Sunday.,The Lakers conclude their eight-game road trip Tuesday night and hope to do enough to earn a win when they face the struggling Brooklyn Nets in New York.,Los Angeles is 4-3 on t...
Season-long winning streak in reach for Knicks against Wizards
Landry Shamet has made six 3-pointers in a game on three occasions this season, including twice during the New York Knicks' current six-game winning streak.,Shamet will look to find his range again as the Knicks bid to set a season-high winning streak on Tuesday night against the host Washington Wiz...
Blue Jackets aim to win sixth straight, exploit Devils’ inconsistency
The Columbus Blue Jackets look to stretch their season-best winning streak to six games when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday in Newark, N.J.,The Jackets are 9-1-0 in the last 10 games and 8-1-0 since Rick Bowness replaced Dean Evason as head coach. Since the change behind the bench, the ...
No. 4 Duke continues pursuit of top seed against Boston College
Riding a nine-game win streak, the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils will aim to add to their pile of victories on Tuesday night when they host Boston College in Durham, N.C.,Powered by freshman phenom Cameron Boozer, Duke (20-1, 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) looks like one of the top teams in college basketb...
Jon Rahm wishes Patrick Reed 'nothing but the best' after LIV departure
As the league's two-time defending individual champion, Jon Rahm has quickly become the face of LIV Golf.,That makes the Spaniard's opinion on the uncertain state of LIV amidst a valuable one as the tour kicks off its 2026 season this week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Brooks Koepka sent shockwaves when ...
Healthy Braylon Mullins, No. 3 UConn go for 18th straight in Xavier visit
Braylon Mullins didn't look the worse for wear in his return from concussion protocol, scoring 16 points to pace No. 3 UConn to yet another victory.,Mullins will look to fuel the high-octane Huskies (21-1, 11-0 Big East) to their 18th straight victory on Tuesday night when they face Xavier (12-10, 4...
Mavs coach Jason Kidd fined $35K for ripping refs
The NBA fined Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd $35,000 on Monday for public criticism of the officials and using profane language during a media interview.,Kidd's remarks came after the Mavericks' 111-107 road loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday.,Kidd was upset at the referees for not call...
Packers officially name Jonathan Gannon as DC
The Green Bay Packers on Monday officially named former Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon as their defensive coordinator.,Gannon replaces Jeff Hafley, who was hired as head coach of the Miami Dolphins last week.,"We are thrilled to add Jonathan Gannon to our coaching staff," Packers head ...
Earthquakes loan F Cristian Arango to Colombian club
The San Jose Earthquakes loaned forward Cristian "Chicho" Arango to Colombia's Atletico Nacional on Monday.,The deal is for the 2026 season and includes a purchase option for Arango, who is returning to his home country for personal reasons.,Arango, 30, had 13 goals and seven assists over 30 matches...
UConn still consensus No. 1 as top four unchanged
As the nation's lone undefeated team, UConn remained the consensus No. 1 in Monday's Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll.,The defending national champion Huskies (23-0) received all 31 first-place votes after running their winning streak to 39 games with a 96-66 rout of then-No. ...
NASCAR's Clash postponed again due to N.C. snowstorm
NASCAR postponed the Cook Out Clash at historic Bowman Gray Stadium to Wednesday night due to the effects of a winter storm in Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Clash had been scheduled to run Sunday night before initially being postponed to Monday due to the snowfall in the area.,The National Weather Service...
FlyQuest wins high match, improves to 2-0 at LCS Lock-In
FlyQuest defeated Disguised in a Round 2 high match on Sunday to advance to a third-round high match against Cloud9 that determines the top playoff seed at the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In in Los Angeles.,In Sunday's other contest, Team Liquid swept Shopify Rebellion in a Round 2 low matc...
NFL disputes report of $5M fine of Seahawks for ownership rules violation
The NFL said Sunday that the Seattle Seahawks were not fined for failing to comply with league ownership requirements to sell the team, contrary to a report of a $5 million penalty in the Wall Street Journal.,"As we told the WSJ yesterday on the record, the team was not fined," NFL spokesman Brian M...
Chris Kreider, Ducks go up early, hold off Golden Knights
Chris Kreider scored two goals, Cutter Gauthier and Ryan Poehling each scored one and the Anaheim Ducks got back to their winning ways with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.,Troy Terry had two assists in his return from an 11-game absence because of an upper body injury...
Thunder go wire-to-wire to fend off Nuggets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander collected 34 points and a season-high 13 assists, Cason Wallace scored a career-high 27 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the host Denver Nuggets 121-111 on Sunday night.,Gilgeous-Alexander has now scored 20 or more points in 120 straight games and got the better of N...
G2, Spirit move into upper-bracket final at IEM Krakow
G2 Esports and Team Spirit advanced to the upper-bracket final of Group A on Sunday at the Intel Extreme Masters Krakow tournament in Poland.,G2 fought past FUT Esports 2-1, and Team Spirit beat Natus Vincere 2-0.,The lower bracket of Group A kicked off with FURIA and Astralis advancing by 2-1 decis...