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Rockets eye stronger finishing effort, take on Jazz
The Houston Rockets appeared to have righted the ship concerning their early-season struggles in late-game situations, but that issue reappeared against the New York Knicks on Saturday.,Houston blew an 18-point fourth-quarter lead in its 108-106 loss. After posting a combined 70 points in the middle...

No. 3 Duke has quick turnaround off huge win to face Notre Dame
Coming off its most impressive win of the season, No. 3 Duke will travel to South Bend, Indiana to take on Notre Dame on Tuesday night.,Saturday's neutral-site win for the Blue Devils (25-2, 13-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) over No. 1 Michigan was the first time they defeated the top-ranked team in t...

Hawks come from behind for win as Nets stall out in fourth
Jalen Johnson scored 14 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to help the Atlanta Hawks overcome an 11-point deficit and beat the visiting Brookly Nets 115-104 on Sunday.,Atlanta has won two of its last three and has won both games so far against the Nets. Brooklyn has lost four straight games and ...

Immanuel Quickley (32 points) powers Raptors past Bucks
Immanuel Quickly scored 32 points and dished nine assists to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 122-94 victory over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday afternoon.,Brandon Ingram added 22 with six assists for Toronto, which won its fourth contest in its last five tries. Sandro Mamukelashvili also scored 15...

No. 2 Houston, No. 8 Kansas each seek bounce backs in marquee matchup
Houston has dropped consecutive games but coach Kelvin Sampson isn't the least bit worried.,The No. 2 Cougars - who will drop in the rankings Monday afternoon - look to end their short slide when they face No. 8 Kansas in Big 12 play at Lawrence, Kan. on Monday evening. ,Houston (23-4, 11-3 Big 12) ...

Heartbreak for Canada, Sidney Crosby in Olympic hockey final
MILAN -- For a nation that measures itself in hockey gold, Sunday's heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to the United States in overtime was more than a lost final. It was a symbolic shift in a rivalry Canada has long considered its own to win.,Canada, owners of nine Olympic men's hockey titles to the American...

US rejoices as NHL's return helps hockey basks in glow of Games' cauldron
MILAN, Italy -- With a wrist shot and a chipped grin, Jack Hughes wrote a Hollywood ending for the U.S. - and NHL - at the Olympics, with a 2-1 overtime win over Canada that served as a fitting finale to a men's ice hockey tournament that lived up to the hype.,The NHL could scarcely have written a b...

Connor Hellebuyck praised for 'unbelievable' play in gold medal win
MILAN -- Jack Hughes will be remembered for decades to come after scoring the overtime winner which earned the United States their first men's Olympic ice hockey gold medal since 1980.,The Americans also have goaltender Connor Hellebuyck to thank for keeping Canada at bay.,Hellebuyck made 40 saves o...
Arizona’s No. 1 Seed Hopes Face Major Test After Koa Peat Injury
Arizona is eyeing a No. 1 or No. 2 seed, but a tough Big 12 stretch and Koa Peat’s injury could shape its NCAA tournament fate....

Report: Guardians signing 1B Rhys Hoskins to minor league deal
The Cleveland Guardians are signing free-agent first baseman Rhys Hoskins to a minor league contract, The Athletic reported Sunday.,He will earn a $1.5 million base salary should he make the major league roster, per the report. He still must pass a physical but was in the Guardians clubhouse at spri...

Team USA defeats Canada, wins first hockey gold since 1980
Jack Hughes scored at 1:41 of overtime to lift the United States to a 2-1 victory against Canada in the gold medal game on Sunday at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.,Hughes scored with a one-timer from the inside edge of the left circle off a feed from defenseman Zach Werenski. The goal gave the A...

World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul wins home-country LPGA Thailand
World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul thrilled her home crowd -- and her mother -- when she shot a 68 to win the Honda LPGA Thailand by one stroke on Sunday.,Playing on a humid day in which the temperature reached the low 90s, Thitikul kept her cool and birdied the par-4 17th hole to take the lead over Chizzy ...

Knicks upbeat, Bulls on season-worst skid heading into matchup
One night after erasing an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat visiting Houston, the New York Knicks will look to keep rolling Sunday as they face the slumping Chicago Bulls to begin a three-game road trip.,New York outscored the Rockets 33-15 in the fourth quarter Saturday to win 108-106 and ...

Daniel Munie's 2-goal effort powers Earthquakes past Sporting Kansas City
Defender Daniel Munie scored a brace as the host San Jose Earthquakes spoiled Rapha Wicky's head coaching debut for Sporting Kansas City with a 3-0 victory on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.,Preston Judd also scored a goal and Daniel made one save for his 13th career shutout (reg...

Sean Strickland snaps Anthony Hernandez's win streak with TKO victory
Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland delivered a knee to the body followed by punches to finish Anthony Hernandez with a TKO victory at 2:23 of the third round in the main event of Saturday's UFC Fight Night event in Houston.,After a slow-paced start, Strickland picked up the pace at the...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 19 West Virginia crushes Oklahoma State
Gia Cooke scored a game-high 21 points and Kierra Wheeler posted an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double as No. 19 West Virginia cruised to a 72-40 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va.,The Mountaineers (22-6, 12-4 Big 12), who have won five of their last six games, jumped out t...

Knicks rally from 18-point 4th-quarter deficit to beat Rockets
Jalen Brunson hit the tiebreaking jumper with 29.5 seconds left Saturday night for the host New York Knicks, who mounted a furious fourth-quarter comeback from an 18-point deficit to stun the Houston Rockets, 108-106.,The Rockets trailed by as many as 13 points in the second quarter before outscorin...

Auburn edges Kentucky on Elyjah Freeman's last-second tip-in
Auburn rallied from a nine-point deficit early in the second half to claim a pivotal 75-74 win over Kentucky at home and boost its NCAA Tournament hopes. KeyShawn Murphy scored 17 of his career-high 25 points after halftime and Auburn got a tip-in from Elyjah Freeman with 1.2 seconds to play to clai...

Texas A&M emerges with win over Oklahoma as offenses struggle
Rashaun Agee scored 18 points to lead Texas A&M to a 75-71 win over Oklahoma on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference game in Norman, Okla.,The Aggies won despite missing nine of their last 10 shots.,The Sooners trailed by nine, their largest deficit of the game, with just more than six minutes rema...

Ilia Malinin highlights dangers of social media in gala performance
MILAN, Italy -- Ilia Malinin delivered a powerful message about the dangers of social media and the unforgiving glare of the spotlight with an emotional gala performance on Saturday to close the figure skating program at the Milan Cortina Games.,Barely a week on from his shock eighth-place finish in...