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Ryan Leonard's 4-point outing fuels Capitals' blowout of Sharks
Rookie Ryan Leonard scored two goals and had two assists and Alex Ovechkin added two goals as the visiting Washington Capitals earned their sixth straight victory, a 7-1 rout of the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday.,It was the 181st multi-goal game of Ovechkin's career, second only to Wayne Gretzky's 18...
Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) undergoes MRI
Giannis Antetokounmpo likely didn't tear his Achilles tendon when he exited Milwaukee's home game against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, Bucks coach Doc Rivers said postgame.,According to Rivers, the star big man underwent an MRI exam following the Bucks' 113-109 win.,Antetokounmpo left the game ...
Kraken eager to improve special teams in rematch with Oilers
One might suspect the Seattle Kraken spent most of the time off since their Saturday afternoon 4-0 loss to the visiting Edmonton Oilers working on their offense -- and more specifically, their power play.,Whether that proves true should be evident Thursday night, when the Kraken return to the ice in...
Mavericks earn season-best third straight win by downing Heat
Cooper Flagg recorded 22 points and six rebounds and Anthony Davis had 17 points, a season-high 17 rebounds and three blocked shots to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 118-108 victory over the visiting Miami Heat on Wednesday night.,Naji Marshall scored 18 points and Klay Thompson made five 3-pointers...
Bucks ride Kevin Porter Jr., Ryan Rollins to win vs. Pistons
Kevin Porter Jr. scored 26 and Ryan Rollins added 22 to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a comeback 113-109 victory over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night,The Bucks were down by as much as 18 and played most of the night without Giannis Antetokounmpo, who exited with a right calf strain jus...
Yuki Tsunoda out to 'prove I deserve a place' in F1 after Red Bull axe
F1 hasn't seen the last of Yuki Tsunoda.,At least that's the mindset for the Japanese driver, who lost his race seat to Isack Hadjar after Red Bull confirmed the move on Tuesday. That'll put Tsunoda on the sidelines for 2026 with all F1 seats taken for next season.,"Finding out I won't have a race s...
Ravens TE Mark Andrews gets three-year extension
The Baltimore Ravens reached a three-year contract extension with tight end Mark Andrews, general manager Eric DeCosta announced Wednesday.,According to sources, the deal is worth $39.3 million with $26 million guaranteed.,Last week, Andrews, 30, joined the Kansas City Chiefs standout Travis Kelce a...
Alperen Sengun helps Rockets rally past Kings
Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson recorded double-doubles, and the Houston Rockets shook off a sluggish first half and beat the visiting Sacramento Kings 121-95 on Wednesday.,Sengun paired 28 points with 10 rebounds while Thompson added 20 points and 12 rebounds plus seven assists. Kevin Durant poste...
Karl-Anthony Towns continues dominant play as Knicks sting Hornets
Karl-Anthony Towns posted another double-double by finishing with 35 points and 18 rebounds Wednesday night for the host New York Knicks, who never trailed in a 119-104 win over the Charlotte Hornets.,The double-double was the 16th in 21 games this season for Towns.,Jalen Brunson scored 26 points, M...
James Harden, Kawhi Leonard help Clippers beat Hawks to end skid
James Harden and Kawhi Leonard combined to score 58 points to help the visiting Los Angeles Clippers end their five-game losing streak with a 115-92 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.,It is the fourth straight win for the Clippers in Atlanta and gave Los Angeles a split of their two-game s...
No. 25 Arkansas sends No. 6 Louisville to first defeat
Trevon Brazile scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half as No. 25 Arkansas topped No. 6 Louisville 89-80 in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Wednesday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Freshman Darius Acuff Jr. had his first double-double with 17 points and a season-high 10 assists for the Razorbacks (6-2).,Meleek ...
Blackhawks, Kings to face off twice in three nights in LA
The Los Angeles Kings and visiting Chicago Blackhawks will get to know each other even better when they play the first of back-to-back games on Thursday night.,The Kings will host the Blackhawks again on Saturday night before Chicago closes its four-game road trip on Sunday at the Anaheim Ducks.,The...
Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo out for game with right calf strain
Giannis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out for the rest of the Milwaukee Bucks' home game with the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.,After tiptoeing along the baseline and dishing a pass to AJ Green for a layup, Antetokounmpo started to run back on defense when he fell to the ground in the paint. He...
Raptors eager to extend one streak, snap another with Lakers in town
The Toronto Raptors go for their ninth straight home victory Thursday night while also trying to snap their run of five consecutive losses to the Los Angeles Lakers.,The Raptors last defeated the Lakers when they earned a 126-113 home verdict on Dec. 7, 2022.,Toronto is on a five-game homestand that...
Red Wings open six-game excursion against Blue Jackets
The Detroit Red Wings are starting a lengthy road trip and coach Todd McLellan looks forward to the journey.,Detroit begins a six-game road swing on Thursday night in Ohio against the Columbus Blue Jackets.,The Red Wings snapped a four-game losing streak on Tuesday by holding off Boston, 5-4. Detroi...
Tom Brady, Shaquille O'Neal to assist World Cup draw
Sports legends from outside of soccer, including football's Tom Brady, basketball's Shaquille O'Neal, hockey's Wayne Gretzky and current All-Star baseball player Aaron Judge, will assist with the World Cup draw on Friday in Washington, D.C.,FIFA announced on Wednesday the lineup of current and forme...
Suns' Devin Booker (groin) will miss at least 1 week
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker will be sidelined for a week with a right groin sprain that forced him out of Monday's win over the Los Angeles Lakers.,The team confirmed Booker was out and would be reevaluated before returning. ,The injury occurred late in the first quarter of the 125-108 win, whic...
Report: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks discussing future
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks opened discussions focused on his future and specifically whether he prefers to move on from Milwaukee, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,The talks are being held to determined if Antetokounmpo will be on the trade block for contending teams ahead of the Feb. 1 trade de...
No. 17 Virginia and Duke chasing rare ACC championship
Whichever team comes out on top, we'll have a first-time Atlantic Coast Conference championship game winner this weekend.,No. 17 Virginia (10-2) has never won an outright ACC football title, last winning a share in 1995, a decade before the first ACC title game.,Unranked Duke (7-5) has won seven ACC...
Penn State's signing day haul down to 2 players after decommitments
And then there were two.,A flurry of decommitments this week, including two Wednesday morning, left Penn State with just a single member of its Class of 2026 until a second one entered the fold Wednesday afternoon. ,The two members of the Nittany Lions' 2026 class are Jackson Ford, a 6-foot-4, 240-p...