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Bucks G Kevin Porter Jr. out 4 weeks with knee injury
Milwaukee Bucks guard Kevin Porter Jr. will be sidelined for approximately four weeks with a meniscus injury in his right knee.,He sustained the injury while working out on the court Thursday and will require a minor orthopedic procedure, the team announced Friday night.,Porter, 25, hasn't played si...
Top 10 NFL Player Props for Week 9: Best Bets and Predictions
Check out our top 10 NFL player props for Week 9, featuring the best Over/Under bets, odds, and expert analysis for every matchup....
Hye-Jin Choi in control in Malaysia, seeks first LPGA Tour win
Hye-Jin Choi is closing in on her first LPGA Tour victory after recording a 5-under-par 67 on Saturday to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,Choi collected six birdies against one bogey on Saturday to reside at 19-under 197 at the Kual...
Celtics' set to pit 3-point attack vs. Rockets' inside power
There will be a contrast in styles at the offensive end of the court when the Houston Rockets visit the Boston Celtics on Saturday night.,Boston, coming home from a 109-108 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, lead the league in 3-point attempts with an average of 47.8 per game. The Rocket...
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin tries again for No. 900 at Buffalo
The Alex Ovechkin milestone watch moves on to a fourth game when the Washington Capitals visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.,One team's three-game losing streak will end in the contest, during which the Capitals captain will try again to become the first NHL player to score 900 career goals....
Avs' Mackenzie Blackwood expected to make season debut vs. Sharks
Mackenzie Blackwood likely will make his season debut for the Avalanche on Saturday when Colorado visits his former team, the San Jose Sharks.,The 28-year-old goaltender, returning from a lower-body injury, spent parts of two seasons with the Sharks before being dealt to the Avalanche on Dec. 9, 202...
Led by Troy Terry, Ducks halt Red Wings' win streak
Troy Terry scored twice and added an assist while Leo Carlsson scored once in a career-best four-point game to pace the host Anaheim Ducks to a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.,Mason McTavish and Chris Kreider added singles for the Ducks, who have won four of five games.,Goaltender ...
Luka Doncic returns to carry Lakers past Grizzlies in NBA Cup
Luka Doncic returned after a three-game injury absence to lead the visiting Los Angeles Lakers to a 117-112 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies Friday during the first night of NBA Cup play. ,Doncic finished with 44 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in 39 minutes. Austin Reaves added 21 for the Lak...
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...
Josh Giddey's career night keeps Bulls unbeaten vs. Knicks
Josh Giddey scored a career-high 32 points and Nikola Vucevic added 26 as the Chicago Bulls remained unbeaten with a 135-125 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Friday in the NBA Cup opener for both squads.,At 5-0, the Bulls are off to their best start since the 1996-97 campaign. Chicago is one...
Hawks' balanced effort leads to NBA Cup win over Pacers
Jalen Johnson posted 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Indiana Pacers 128-108 in their NBA Cup East Group A opener on Friday in Indianapolis.,Atlanta's victory was underpinned by a commanding 34-17 third quarter and an even spread of contributors in the absence o...
DP World Tour allows Sepp Straka to keep card in wake of family emergency
The DP World Tour made an exception to its rules to allow Austria's Sepp Straka to keep his tour card for next season in the wake of a family emergency.,Straka's wife Paige gave birth to their son, Thomas, prematurely in August, and the baby has remained in the hospital for the first two months of h...
Mavs' Anthony Davis ruled out for Pistons clash in Mexico City
Anthony Davis is delighted to be in Mexico City as the Dallas Mavericks make their record fourth regular-season appearance in Mexico's capital, but he's not happy that he won't get to play in Saturday night's game against the Detroit Pistons.,Davis injured his lower left leg during Wednesday's victo...
Mavs star Anthony Davis (calf) to miss at least 2 games
Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis was diagnosed with a low-grade left calf strain and will sit out the next two games before he is reevaluated.,The Mavericks delivered the update Friday as the team prepared to face the Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets in Mexico City. Dallas coach Jason Kidd ...
Desperate for a win, slumping Wild host surging Canucks
Mired in a five-game winless drought, the Minnesota Wild are desperate for a victory.,The Wild will get a chance to snap their skid when they take on the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday evening in Saint Paul, Minn.,A sense of desperation is increasing in Minnesota, where the Wild are coming off a one-...
Stellar Packers defense to grapple with dangerous Panthers rushing attack
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Despite three consecutive victories, the Green Bay Packers will be looking for even better consistency to keep them atop the NFC North when they host the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.,Green Bay (5-1-1) is coming off a 35-25 victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers, winning its third...
Rangers ride road streak into tilt with Kraken
The New York Rangers have been road warriors thus far this season.,The Rangers, who wrap up a four-game trip Saturday night at the Seattle Kraken, are one of only two NHL teams winless at home but are 5-1-1 away from Madison Square Garden.,New York is 2-1-0 on its current excursion, having won 2-0 T...
Finding groove, Blackhawks face mistake-prone Oilers
With so much parity in the NHL this season, finding soft spots in the schedule is becoming increasingly difficult.,The Edmonton Oilers could usually get by without their "A" game against the Chicago Blackhawks the past few seasons, but not anymore.,The Oilers will need to be on their toes from the d...
Jackets ride hot stretch into matchup vs. floundering Blues
The Columbus Blue Jackets are bracing for a challenging five-game November road trip that will span the width of North America.,Before heading to the airport, the streaking Blue Jackets will host the slumping St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.,Columbus has won three straight and five of its last six...
Ryan Rollins thriving of late as Bucks face skidding Kings
Riding the recently red-hot scoring of Ryan Rollins, the Milwaukee Bucks seek a third consecutive win when they host the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. ,Rollins, who scored a career-high 25 points in Milwaukee's 121-111 win over New York on Tuesday, followed it up with 32 points in a 120-110 defeat o...