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Karl Anthony-Towns leads Knicks to 12th straight win over Nets
Karl Anthony-Towns collected 37 points and 12 rebounds as the New York Knicks pulled away in the third quarter for a 113-100 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Monday night.,The Knicks improved to 2-5 on the road and bounced back from Saturday's 12-point loss in Orlando. New York also beat the Nets for ...

Capitals' defensemen score 4 goals in convincing win over Blue Jackets
Jakob Chychrun scored twice, while Tom Wilson and John Carlson each had a goal with an assist, as the Washington Capitals rolled to a 5-1 home victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night.,Justin Sourdif added two assists and Logan Thompson stopped 22 of 23 shots for the Capitals, who brok...

Clippers look to James Harden to rain down points on Lakers
James Harden will attempt to resume his potent scoring spree when the Los Angeles Clippers square off against the host Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.,Harden is averaging 33.6 points over the past eight games, including a franchise-record 55 on Saturday the Clippers' 131-116 road victory over t...

Big 12, Players Era announce $50 million multi-year deal
The Big 12 Conference and Players Era -- a college basketball brand built around a fledgling tournament in Las Vegas -- announced a multi-year, $50 million equity partnership on Monday centered around league teams' participation in the 2026 team event.,Eight Big 12 teams will gain automatic entry in...

Iowa, Ole Miss put undefeated marks on the line at Acrisure Classic
Iowa and Ole Miss are both 5-0, but neither has played away from home.,Both teams will get a better idea of the challenges that will greet them down the road in conference play when they meet Tuesday night in the first round of the Acrisure Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.,The Hawkeyes have won all t...

Iowa, Mississippi St. put undefeated marks on the line at Acrisure Classic
Iowa and Ole Miss are both 5-0, but neither has played away from home.,Both teams will get a better idea of the challenges that will greet them down the road in conference play when they meet Tuesday night in the first round of the Acrisure Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.,The Hawkeyes have won all t...

Nation's longest winning streak on the line as Nebraska hosts Winthrop
Nebraska will try to extend the nation's longest active win streak when it hosts Winthrop on Tuesday night in a nonconference game in Lincoln, Neb.,The Cornhuskers (6-0) have won 10 in a row dating back to last season. Most recently, they swept through the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City by beat...
New Orleans Saints Turn to Justin Tucker in Tone Deaf Move
The New Orleans Saints are giving ex-Ravens kicker Justin Tucker a tryout despite recent sexual misconduct allegations and a 10-game suspension.d...

Reports: Bucs QB Baker Mayfield has low-grade shoulder sprain
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield underwent an MRI that revealed a low-grade AC joint sprain in his non-throwing shoulder, several reports said Monday.,The MRI found no additional damage in the shoulder, which Mayfield injured in the second quarter of the Buccaneers' 34-7 loss to the L...

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner hints at lower payroll in ‘26
The New York Yankees last won the World Series 16 years ago, and while owner Hal Steinbrenner maintains his club is still "championship or bust," he would not mind spending a little less money on payroll next season.,Steinbrenner fielded questions from reporters during a video conference call Monday...

Boston to host first RLCS Major of 2026
The first Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Major of 2026 will take place in Boston from Feb. 19-22, with the final two days of competition taking place in front of a live audience at the Agganis Arena on the Boston University campus.,The event put on by BLAST features a $345,000 prize pool, ...

Flory Bidunga, Kansas stave off Notre Dame at Players Era
Flory Bidunga led Kansas with 18 points in a 71-61 win over Notre Dame in the opening round of the Players Era men's tournament on Monday afternoon in Las Vegas.,Bidunga stuffed the stat sheet with nine rebounds, five assists and five blocks for Kansas (4-2).,Bryson Tiller tallied 17 points and nine...

Hawks surging as Wizards near record losing streak
The visiting Atlanta Hawks will look to make life worse for the hapless Washington Wizards on Tuesday night in NBA Cup action.,Atlanta has won seven of its last nine games and is 9-4 since star point guard Trae Young went down with a sprained MCL on Oct. 29. As Young nears the re-evaluation point of...

Fresh off 'great team win,' Wake Forest takes on Campbell
Coming off a 1-1 performance at the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas, last week, Wake Forest will return home to face Campbell on Tuesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Demon Deacons (4-2) dropped an 84-83 heartbreaker to then-No. 15 Texas Tech in their tournament opener on Thursday. Myles...

Florida State pursues more history in matchup vs. Cal State Bakersfield
In the first five games of Luke Loucks' tenure as head coach at Florida State, the Seminoles already have made quite a bit of history.,After Robert McCray V dished a program-record 17 assists in the season opener vs. Alcorn State, Lajae Jones tied the program mark with 10 made 3-pointers in Friday's...

Seton Hall turns defense into offense to upset No. 23 NC State in Maui
AJ Staton-McCray poured in 22 points and Seton Hall used a huge run early in the second half on the way to beating No. 23 North Carolina State 85-74 on the first day of the Maui Invitational on Monday in Lahaina, Hawaii.,Both teams entered the tournament with undefeated records, but the Pirates' off...

Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin deflects questions about coaching future
With multiple fan bases and athletic departments hanging on every word he says, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin is focusing publicly on this week's rivalry game against Mississippi State instead of the decision that looms after.,Kiffin said during his opening statement of Monday's press conference t...

Raiders' Pete Carroll confesses to run-game disconnect with Chip Kelly
Raiders head coach Pete Carroll made what he views as an unprecedented move firing offensive coordinator Chip Kelly to avoid further disconnection among offensive personnel. ,"We gave our guys a lot of leeway because of the respect we have for the coaches. But it just hasn't quite gotten right," Car...

No. 17 Tennessee routs Rutgers in Player's Era opener
Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Nate Ament combined for 52 points and 10 3-pointers as No. 17 Tennessee walloped Rutgers 85-60 to tip off the Players Era men's tournament on Monday in Las Vegas., ,A Maryland transfer, Gillespie had a career day with personal bests of 32 points and six 3-pointers on 10 attempt...

Vikings place QB J.J. McCarthy in concussion protocol
The Minnesota Vikings have placed quarterback J.J. McCarthy in the concussion protocol after he reported symptoms on the team flight home on Sunday night, coach Kevin O'Connell told reporters Monday.,"(He) reported some kind of symptoms in regards to his head, and we wanted to get back here once we ...