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Rockets pull out victory over undermanned Suns
Tari Eason scored 25 points, Jalen Green added 22 and Dillon Brooks drilled a pair of late 3-pointers to help the host Houston Rockets claim a hard-earned 119-111 victory over the short-handed Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.,Eason finished 11 of 16 from the floor and added nine rebounds while Green recor...
Dante Maddox Jr. (26 points), Xavier power past Providence
Fifth-year guard Dante Maddox Jr. tied a career-high with 26 points off the bench to lead visiting Xavier to a 91-82 win over Providence on Wednesday night.,Maddox was 7-of-11 from the field and also tied his career-high with six made 3-pointers, while Zach Freemantle added 23 points and nine reboun...
Missing two stars, Bucks edge Wolves on late FTs
Brook Lopez sank a pair of free throws with 10.9 seconds to go, and the Milwaukee Bucks held on for a 103-101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night in Minneapolis., ,Gary Trent Jr. finished with 21 points off the bench for Milwaukee, which bounced back from a home loss against the G...
TCU grabs victory over Oklahoma State on 3-pointer at buzzer
Vasean Allette hauled in a three-quarters-court inbounds pass and hit a game-winning 3-pointer as time ran out to vault TCU to a 73-72 win against Oklahoma State on Wednesday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Allette led the Horned Frogs with 16 points and added seven assists and six rebounds. Noah Reynolds and...
Florida State rallies from 16 down to clip Wake Forest
Taylor Bol Bowen drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer and Justin Thomas added an insurance dunk to help Florida State complete its 72-70 comeback win at Wake Forest on Wednesday night at Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Seminoles, who trailed 35-21 at halftime, went up 70-69 on Bol Bowen's triple with 15 seconds lef...
Josh Dix, Payton Sandfort lead Iowa over Rutgers
Josh Dix scored 16 of his game-high 26 points in the second half Wednesday night and visiting Iowa rallied from a 10-point deficit to defeat Rutgers 84-73 in a Big Ten Conference game in Piscataway, N.J.,Dix made 11 of 17 shots from the field for the Hawkeyes (14-10, 5-8 Big Ten), while Payton Sandf...
World Cup of Hockey set to return in 2028
As hockey fans prepared to watch their favorite NHL players take part in the 4 Nations Face-Off, the first best-on-best tournament since 2016, they received more good news ahead of puck drop.,The World Cup of Hockey will return in 2028, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced at the Bell Centre in a...
New York Jets to Aaron Rodgers: Ditch Pat McAfee or Hit the Road
The New York Jets tried to get Aaron Rodgers to stay off of The Pat McAfee Show, but as they head towards a breakup, nothing about the entire story makes any sense....
Hawks lose F Larry Nance Jr. (knee), Vit Krejci (back) for several weeks
The Atlanta Hawks will be without forwards Vit Krejci and Larry Nance Jr. for several weeks due to injuries sustained on back-to-back possessions in the fourth quarter of Monday's victory over the host Orlando Magic.,Nance, 32, exited due to a right knee injury with 8:01 remaining in the game. He wa...
Iga Swiatek rallies to advance to quarterfinals at Doha
Second-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland needed three sets and 2½ hours to defeat Linda Noskova on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2025 in Doha. ,Swiatek rallied for 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-4 victory over the 20-year-old Czech, setting up a rematch against No. 5 Elena Ry...
Luka Doncic's Lakers debut scores ESPN huge ratings
Luka Doncic's debut with the Los Angeles Lakers scored massive ratings for ESPN despite coming in a game that started at 10:30 p.m. ET and whose result was never in doubt. ,The network's audience for Monday night's game -- a 132-113 Lakers victory over the Utah Jazz -- peaked at 2.55 million viewers...
Mets bring back All-Star 1B Pete Alonso on 2-year contract
The New York Mets re-signed All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso on Wednesday to a two-year contract with a player option for 2026.,Terms were not disclosed in the team's announcement, but multiple media reports on Feb. 5 had Alonso agreeing to a two-year, $54 million deal. Alonso, 30, is set to make ...
UNLV OL Ben Christman dies at age 21
UNLV senior offensive lineman Ben Christman, a recent transfer who played at Ohio State and Kentucky, has died. He was 21.,UNLV said Christman was found dead in an off-campus apartment on Tuesday morning. The university said it had no further details, and that the Clark County Coroner's Office would...
Lakers G Luka Doncic (calf) questionable to play against Jazz
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic is questionable to play in a road game against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night due to a left calf strain.,Doncic, 25, made his debut for the Lakers on Monday, collecting 14 points and four assists in 24 minutes of a 132-113 home victory over the Jazz. ,Acquired ...
Report: Mets agree to 1-year deal with RHP Drew Smith
The New York Mets are bringing back reliever Drew Smith on a one-year deal, MLB.com reported Wednesday.,The agreement includes a club option for 2026 for the 31-year-old right-hander.,Smith was 1-1 with a 3.06 ERA and two saves in 19 appearances out of the Mets' bullpen last season.,He is 12-13 with...
Report: Ohio State to tap Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator
Ohio State is turning to former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia to be its next defensive coordinator, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,Patricia would replace Jim Knowles, who helped the Buckeyes to the national title this past season. Knowles, a Pennsylvania native, left Ohio State to assume the s...
Travis Kelce’s Ex Girlfriend Celebrates Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Win on the Field
Travis Kelce's ex girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, shared images on social media celebrating on the field with the Philadelphia Eagles after Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans....
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: NBA Gambling Predictions for February 12th
Every single NBA team is in action on Wednesday, so these are Deadspin's expert sports betting picks and predictions for February 12th's slate of games....
Brice Williams, Nebraska look to stay hot vs. No. 25 Maryland
Nebraska's NCAA Tournament hopes were dim after a six-game skid in January.,Since then, Brice Williams has taken over to help propel the Cornhuskers back into contention.,The fifth-year guard will try to lead Nebraska to a fifth straight win Thursday night when No. 25 Maryland visits Lincoln, Neb.,W...
Rockets pursue defensive improvement vs. Suns
For a bulk of the first half of the season, the Rockets were second only to the Oklahoma City Thunder in defensive rating, which helped propel Houston up the Western Conference standings.,However, Houston has experienced slippage of late, sliding to fourth in defensive rating while dropping six cons...