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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40 as Thunder pound Bucks
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points, dished out 11 assists and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a dominant 122-102 road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night., ,Ajay Mitchell and Kenrich Williams each added 18 for the Thunder, who won their second straig...

Novak Djokovic, Lorenzo Musetti head to 3rd round in Melbourne
All seven seeded players advanced in the Thursday afternoon session of the Australian Open in Melbourne, including 10-time tournament champion Novak Djokovic.,The fourth-seeded Serbian eased past Italian qualifier Francesco Maestrelli 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in second-round action. Djokovic had a 10-5 edge in...

Lorenzo Musetti, Ben Shelton head to 3rd round in Melbourne
All six seeded players advanced in the Thursday afternoon session of the Australian Open.,In the most intriguing second-round match, fifth-seeded Lorenzo Musetti ousted Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in a battle of top-40 Italian players and occasional doubles partners.,The top-ranked American, eighth...

Lukas Dostal stands tall vs. Avs as Ducks win in SO
Lukas Dostal made 40 saves through overtime and two more in the shootout, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Mikael Granlund and Cutter Gauthier had shootout goals and Jeffrey Viel scored in regulation for Anaheim in Alex Killorn's 1,000th career game...

No. 7 Nebraska remains perfect, rolling past Washington
Pryce Sandfort scored 23 points and Sam Hoiberg added 14 as seventh-ranked Nebraska stayed unbeaten with a 76-66 victory against Washington on Wednesday in Lincoln, Neb.,Hannes Steinbach registered a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds to pace the Huskies while Zoom Diallo added 18 points, si...

Gambler sentenced to 2 years in prison for NBA betting scandal
Gambler Timothy McCormack became the first person sentenced in the wide-ranging NBA gambling scheme that involves players Jontay Porter and Terry Rozier on Wednesday in New York.,McCormack, who used nonpublic information to place significant wagers on prop bets involving players implicated in the sc...

Bucks G Kevin Porter Jr. (oblique) out indefinitely
Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers did not have a timetable on Wednesday for when guard Kevin Porter Jr., who is battling a strained oblique, will rejoin the lineup.,Porter, 25, sat out Wednesday's matchup against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder after playing through the injury for a few games. He ...

Knicks snap losing streak with historic beatdown of Nets
Jalen Brunson scored 20 points Wednesday night for the New York Knicks, who snapped out of their slump with a historic 120-66 thumping of the visiting Brooklyn Nets.,The win was the most lopsided in franchise history for the Knicks, easily surpassing a trio of 48-point wins, the most recent of which...

Luka Doncic, Lakers out to derail Clippers' hot stretch
One month into their midseason revival, the Los Angeles Clippers will mark the occasion by returning to the matchup where it all began with a visit from the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday at Inglewood, Calif., ,The Clippers were 6-21 on the season when they turned one of their better defensive effor...

Vikings DC Brian Flores signs contract but still head-coaching candidate
The Minnesota Vikings announced a contract extension on Wednesday for defensive coordinator Brian Flores, contingent on him not landing a head-coaching job in the current cycle.,Flores, a former head coach of the Miami Dolphins and regarded as one of the league's top defensive coordinators, is a can...

Kentucky fends off Texas, stretches winning streak to 4
Denzel Aberdeen scored 19 points, including six game-sealing free throws, and Otega Oweh and Collin Chandler each scored 18 as host Kentucky outlasted Texas 85-80 in Lexington on Wednesday night.,The key moment came when Simeon Wilcher was assessed a foul against Oweh with just over 10 minutes to pl...

Stanford F Chisom Okpara (lower extremity) out for the season
Chisom Okpara, Stanford's second-leading scorer with 13.9 points per game, will miss the rest of the season with a lower-extremity injury, the team announced Wednesday.,Okpara, a senior forward and second-year Harvard transfer, sustained the injury in Stanford's Jan. 10 70-55 loss at No. 14 Virginia...

Sam Darnold, Seahawks try to deny Rams 3rd road playoff win
If Sam Darnold has a nemesis, it's the Los Angeles Rams.,Which, along with Darnold's oblique injury, lends another level of intrigue to the NFC Championship game on Sunday in Seattle.,"Just attacking rehab these last couple days," the Seattle Seahawks quarterback said. "Obviously, will be throughout...

Sam Darnold, Seahawks try to deny Rams 3rd road win of playoffs
If Sam Darnold has a nemesis, it's the Los Angeles Rams.,Which, along with Darnold's oblique injury, lends another level of intrigue to the NFC Championship game on Sunday in Seattle.,"Just attacking rehab these last couple days," the Seattle Seahawks quarterback said. "Obviously, will be throughout...

Jonathan Kuminga back in fold as Warriors try to tame Mavs
Golden State coach Steve Kerr hasn't ruled out leaning further on Jonathan Kuminga as the Warriors continue adjusting to life without the injured Jimmy Butler when they visit the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.,Kuminga ended a run of 16 consecutive DNP-CDs (Did Not Play - Coach's Decision) when he sco...

Reports: Falcons hiring Tommy Rees as OC, rejoining new head coach
The Atlanta Falcons are hiring Tommy Rees as offensive coordinator, rejoining new head coach Kevin Stefanski after their time together on the Cleveland Browns' staff, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.,Rees, 33, spent this season as the Browns' offensive coordinator after serving as tight e...

Reed Sheppard hopes for continued spark as Rockets visit Sixers
Reed Sheppard isn't the best player on the Houston Rockets, but right now he just might be their most important.,Sheppard aims to continue his strong play of late when the Rockets visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.,This is the first game of a brief two-game road trip for Houston, which will v...

Defending champ Sepp Straka feeling heat of competition at The American Express
As the defending champion of The American Express, Sepp Straka may be the one the others are all looking to beat, but the Austrian says he feels the intensity of the competition coming out to kick off the 2026 PGA Tour schedule on Thursday in La Quinta, Calif.,"I think the competition, the fact that...
Kenny Lofton’s Hall of Fame Snub Is Becoming Impossible to Defend
With Andruw Jones inducted, Kenny Lofton’s Hall of Fame omission looks more indefensible than ever. The numbers demand a second look....
Potential Landing Spots for Brandon Aiyuk After 49ers Exit
Brandon Aiyuk’s time with the San Francisco 49ers is over. Here are five teams that could pursue the 27-year-old wide receiver next season....