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Joel Kiviranta's hat trick carries Avs over Kraken
Joel Kiviranta notched his first hat trick, Cale Makar had a goal and two assists and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 in Denver on Sunday night.,Valeri Nichushkin also scored, Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen had two assists each and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 17 shots for Col...
Down 14 early, Rockets roar past slumping Raptors
Dillon Brooks scored 27 points, Jalen Green added 22 and the visiting Houston Rockets rallied past the Raptors 114-110 on Sunday night, sending Toronto to its seventh straight loss.,Alperen Sengun contributed 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Rockets, who have won two straight. Jabari ...
Lakers looking forward to home-heavy schedule, face Pistons next
Confident that their worst days are behind them, the Los Angeles Lakers will kick off a favorable part of the schedule when they play host to the Detroit Pistons on Monday.,The Lakers have been rejuvenated while on a three-game winning streak, with consecutive road victories over the Sacramento King...
Luka Doncic questionable as Mavs face skidding Blazers
Two teams trending in opposite directions meet in Dallas on Monday, when the Mavericks host the lowly Portland Trail Blazers.,Dallas, winners of 13 of its last 16 games, will look to extend Portland's road woes, as the Blazers are just 3-12 away from home.,The Mavericks have adjusted well without su...
Ducks rally to beat Utah in shootout
Robby Fabbri scored two goals to help the visiting Anaheim Ducks rally for a 5-4 shootout victory against the Utah Hockey Club on Sunday in Salt Lake City.,Isac Lundestrom and Brett Leason also scored in regulation, Mason McTavish scored the lone goal in the shootout and Lukas Dostal made 21 saves f...
Canucks seek end of 'annoying' slide when Sharks visit
The Vancouver Canucks will try to snap a three-game winless skid when they play host to the San Jose Sharks on Monday night.,Vancouver dropped a 5-4 overtime decision to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday to open a three-game homestand.,Brock Boeser scored twice, Quinn Hughes scored a goal and two assi...
G Alex Caruso lands contract extension from Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to a contract extension with veteran guard Alex Caruso on Sunday, with ESPN reporting the deal at four years and $81 million.,A standout on defense, Caruso has averaged 5.7 points with 2.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and a career-best 1.9 steals in 19 games this season, hi...
Vikings outlast Seahawks, stay tied atop NFC North
Sam Darnold threw a 39-yard touchdown pass down the left sideline to Justin Jefferson with 3:51 remaining as the Minnesota Vikings rallied for a 27-24 victory against the host Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.,The pass capped a four-play, 70-yard drive that took just 30 seconds after Seattle's Geno Smith ...
Wild face improved Blackhawks looking to end 4-game skid
The Minnesota Wild have one more chance to stop their slide before they take a break for the holidays.,Minnesota will look to snap a four-game losing streak when it faces off against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Wild are dealing with injuries to several key players...
Khris Middleton, Bucks ready for Bulls' uptempo plan
The Milwaukee Bucks recently raised a banner at home commemorating their NBA Cup tournament title.,Adding a similar adornment to salute Khris Middleton for playing in his first set of back-to-back games this season would be a bit much, but the Bucks are giddy just the same.,Middleton enters Monday's...
Canadiens ride 3-game win streak into matchup with Blue Jackets
Patrik Laine has helped rejuvenate the Montreal Canadiens, who are putting their three-game win streak on the line when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.,Laine has five goals throughout the winning streak and has eight in his nine games this season after returning from a preseason knee...
Washington, Seattle shoot for state bragging rights
Washington wants bragging rights as the No. 2 team in the state when it plays host to Seattle on Monday night.,The Huskies (8-3) are completing three straight games at home against in-state foes that includes an 87-69 victory against Eastern Washington and an 89-73 win over Washington State.,It's sa...
NC State has little trouble dispatching Rider 89-63
Jayden Taylor scored 16 points to lead North Carolina State to a convincing 89-63 victory against visiting Rider on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,The Wolfpack found high-quality shots throughout the game on the way to shooting 55.8 percent from the field. They had 21 assists on 29 field goals.,Ben Middleb...
Hawks hope to reduce turnovers when Wolves come to town
The Atlanta Hawks will try to get off the turnover train on Monday when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second leg of their four-game homestand.,The Hawks have committed the third-most turnovers in the NBA at 16.5 per game, but the last two contests they have easily surpassed that number...
Oklahoma State shoots past local rival Oral Roberts
Abou Ousmane scored a season-best 19 points and Bryce Thompson added 14 as Oklahoma State topped visiting Oral Roberts 86-74 on Sunday in Stillwater, Okla.,Oklahoma State (8-3) led by as many as 20 points in the second half while winning for the fourth time in five games. Khalil Brantley and Jamyron...
Zeke Mayo has 25 as No. 8 Kansas takes down Brown
Zeke Mayo scored 25 points as No. 8 Kansas defeated Brown 87-53 on Sunday afternoon at Lawrence, Kan.,Mayo was 5-of-8 from 3-point range to deliver his 25 points, one game after he scored 26 against North Carolina State., ,The Jayhawks outscored the Bears 45-22 in the second half while winning 21 st...
Rangers F Matt Rempe suspended 8 games for elbowing, boarding
The NHL suspended New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe eight games Sunday for elbowing and boarding Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen.,The longest suspension of the 2024-25 regular season was handed down after Rempe had an in-person hearing via video conference call with the NHL Department of Pl...
West Virginia ends nonconference sked by routing Mercyhurst
Jevon Small poured in 19 points and helped key a decisive run in the second half as West Virginia defeated struggling Mercyhurst 67-46 on Sunday afternoon in Morgantown, W.Va.,West Virginia (9-2) was up by 13 points at the break, but the Lakers trimmed their deficit to eight about five minutes into ...
South Carolina blows by Radford in second half
South Carolina shook off a sluggish start and rallied from a halftime deficit to overwhelm visiting Radford in the second half of a 74-48 rout on Sunday in Columbia, S.C.,A 23-2 run spanning the game's final 10:06 powered the Gamecocks (9-3) to their sixth consecutive win. South Carolina held Radfor...
Duke Miles posts 29 as No. 14 Oklahoma cruises past Central Arkansas
Duke Miles scored 29 points on 11 of 17 shooting from the field to lead the host Oklahoma Sooners to an 89-66 victory over Central Arkansas on Sunday afternoon in Norman, Okla.,The 14th-ranked Sooners (12-0) matched their best start to a season since the 2015-16 season when they last advanced to the...