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Anthony Davis takes over as Lakers top Grizzlies
Anthony Davis shrugged off an injury scare to match season bests of 40 points and 16 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 116-110 on Sunday night.,Austin Reaves had 19 points and eight assists while LeBron James, back after missing two games due to a foot injury...

Jordan Love's 2 TD passes propel Packers past Seahawks
Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes to Romeo Doubs and Josh Jacobs rushed for 94 yards and another score as the Green Bay Packers defeated the host Seattle Seahawks 30-13 Sunday night.,The Packers (10-4) limited Seattle (8-6) to 208 yards of total offense, forced two turnovers and had seven sacks...

Luka Doncic, Mavs get best of Warriors in offensive slugfest
Luka Doncic scored a game-high 45 points as part of a triple-double, Klay Thompson turned back the clock with seven 3-pointers and the Dallas Mavericks avenged an NBA Cup loss to the Golden State Warriors with a 143-133 victory on Sunday night in San Francisco.,Thompson finished with a season-best 2...

Knicks get 20-20 game from Karl-Anthony Towns in win over Magic
Karl-Anthony Towns recorded his first 20-point, 20-rebound game in over five years on Sunday night, when he lifted the visiting New York Knicks to a 100-91 win over the Orlando Magic.,Towns had 22 points and 22 rebounds for his 13th career 20-20 game and his first since March 23, 2019, when he colle...

Balanced scoring pushes No. 12 Oregon past Stephen F. Austin
No. 12 Oregon led from start to finish behind 15 points from Brandon Angel in a 79-61 victory Sunday over Stephen F. Austin in a nonconference game at Eugene, Ore.,The balanced scoring for Oregon (10-1) included Jadrian Tracey and Supreme Cook each scoring 14 points and Nate Bittle netting 13 before...

Aided by new goalie tandem, Avs visit struggling Canucks
Buoyed by goaltending stability, the Colorado Avalanche visit Vancouver on Monday to face a Canucks team looking for some form of stability on home ice.,The Avalanche are 5-2-0 since acquiring Scott Wedgewood from the Nashville Predators on Nov. 30, with Wedgewood delivering a sterling .931 save per...

Canes top Jackets in Dustin Tokarski's first win since '23
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski returned to the NHL a winner, recording 27 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,Tokarski made his Carolina debut, appearing with his sixth NHL team. The 35-year-old hadn't won an NHL game since Jan. 10, 2023, wh...

Quick start carries Northwestern past Georgia Tech
Brooks Barnhizer scored 20 points and Nick Martinelli and Jalen Leach added 16 apiece to lead Northwestern to a 71-60 victory over Georgia Tech in a nonconference game Sunday afternoon in Milwaukee.,Northwestern (8-3) scored the first 11 points of the game and never trailed. The Wildcats led 31-26 a...

Connor Bedard's late goal lifts Blackhawks over Islanders
Connor Bedard scored the go-ahead goal with 54 seconds remaining and Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and two assists as the host Chicago Blackhawks defeated the New York Islanders 5-3 on Sunday.,Bedard added an assist and Alex Vlasic had two assists to help Chicago avenge a 5-4 road loss to the Islander...

Browns coach: RB Nick Chubb breaks foot vs. Chiefs
Cleveland running back Nick Chubb broke his foot during the host Browns' 21-7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said.,Chubb was injured during the third quarter and did not return to the game. He finished with nine carries for 41 yards and one fumble, and no rece...

Dolphins' Grant DuBose (head) in stable condition after scary hit
Miami Dolphins receiver Grant DuBose was stretchered off the field during the third quarter of Sunday's game against the host Houston Texans after taking a hard helmet-to-helmet hit while trying to catch a pass.,DuBose is in stable condition and will be hospitalized overnight at Memorial Hermann Med...

Texas swamps hapless Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Freshman Nic Codie poured in a career-best 20 points off the bench to lead a balanced and lethal Texas attack as the Longhorns romped to a 121-57 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (9-2) have won two straight after a loss on Dec. 8 to two-time defending ...

Patty Tavatanakit, Jake Knapp go wire-to-wire at Grant Thornton
Patty Tavatanakit of Thailand and Jake Knapp completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Grant Thornton Invitational on Sunday at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla.,Tavatanakit holed a long birdie putt at the par-3 16th hole to tie Jennifer Kupcho and Akshay Bhatia for the lead. Knapp followed it with a ...

Former Mississippi State QB Michael Van Buren Jr. transfers to LSU
Former Mississippi State quarterback Michael Van Buren Jr. announced on social media Sunday that he is transferring to LSU.,Van Buren, who has three years of eligibility remaining, made eight starts as a true freshman this season for Mississippi State (2-10). He played in 10 games and completed 140 ...

Dolphins' Grant DuBose carted off field after illegal hit
Miami Dolphins receiver Grant DuBose was stretchered off the field during the third quarter of Sunday's game against the host Houston Texans after taking a hard helmet-to-helmet hit while trying to catch a pass.,DuBose was down on the turf for close to 15 minutes after taking a blow to the head from...

Nyla Hampton lifts No. 17 Michigan State past No. 21 Iowa
Nyla Hampton scored all 13 of her points in the fourth quarter and No. 17 Michigan State hung on to edge No. 21 Iowa 68-66 in East Lansing, Mich., in the Big Ten opener for each team on Sunday afternoon.,Julia Ayrault led the Spartans (10-0, 1-0 Big Ten) with 19 points and Grace VanSlooten added 14 ...

Keshon Gilbert fuels No. 3 Iowa State in rout of Omaha
Keshon Gilbert scored 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting, and No. 3 Iowa State cruised to an 83-51 win over Omaha in a nonconference matchup Sunday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.,Milan Momcilovic and Joshua Jefferson added 13 points apiece for Iowa State (9-1), which won its sixth game in a row. Tamin Lipsey f...

Ben Burnham paces Virginia Tech past Navy
Ben Burnham scored a season-high 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting as host Virginia Tech outshot Navy 80-72 on Sunday in Blacksburg, Va.,Mylyjael Poteat tallied 12 points and Rodney Brown Jr., Ben Hammond and Jaden Schutt added 11 points apiece for the Hokies (5-6), who won their second game in a row.,Th...
How TNT's Inside The NBA Crew Missed the Warriors vs. Rockets Meltdown
TNT's NBA postgame show is a mix of comedy gold and head-scratching analysis. A breakdown of their Warriors-Rockets coverage reveals why fans need more strategy and less humor....
NFL Week 15 Best Betting Picks, Predictions Sunday December 15th
NFL Week 15 rolls onto Sunday December 15th, these are our best sports betting picks and predictions for the NFL This week....