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Thunder bounce back from first loss, thrash Rockets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren scored 29 points each to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 126-107 win over the visiting Houston Rockets on Friday.,The win was the seventh in eight games for the Thunder, who were coming off their first loss of the season Wednesday in Denver.,The Rockets ...
Mark Sears helps No. 2 Alabama hold off upset-minded Arkansas State
Mark Sears scored 19 points and No. 2 Alabama held off a strong upset bid by Arkansas State to record an 88-79 nonconference victory on Friday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Clifford Omoruyi had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Crimson Tide (2-0). Labaron Philon and Grant Nelson also had 12 points and...
Last-second free throw lifts Suns past Mavs for 7th straight win
Jusuf Nurkic hit the go-ahead free throw with 0.8 seconds remaining as the Phoenix Suns slipped past the host Dallas Mavericks 114-113 on Friday.,Nurkic was fouled by Daniel Gafford with the score tied at 113 and made the second free throw after missing the first. The Phoenix big man finished with 1...
Karl-Anthony Towns leads way as Knicks dump Bucks
Karl-Anthony Towns piled up 32 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, and the New York Knicks returned home from a four-game road trip to rout the Milwaukee Bucks 116-94 on Friday.,The Knicks wasted little time pouncing on Milwaukee, which was completing a home-road back-to-back. The Bucks ended a si...
Cade Cunningham's late basket lifts Pistons past Hawks
Cade Cunningham made a running hook shot with nine seconds left and the host Detroit Pistons pulled out a 122-121 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.,Cunningham recorded his third straight triple-double with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists. His clutch basket bailed out the Pistons afte...
No. 1 Kansas squanders lead, still tops No. 9 North Carolina
Hunter Dickinson made a tiebreaking layup with 1:17 left and No. 1 Kansas beat No. 9 North Carolina 92-89 in Lawrence, Kan., on Friday despite blowing a 20-point lead.,After Dickinson split a pair of free throws with 12.1 seconds left, the Tar Heels' Elliot Cadeau had his 3-point attempt from the ri...
Gamecocks easily handle Bulldogs
Jacobi Wright scored 20 points and Collin Murray-Boyles added 19 to go along with 16 rebounds, lifting host South Carolina to an 86-64 victory over South Carolina State on Friday in Columbia, S.C.,Wright sank four 3-pointers to highlight his performance and help the Gamecocks (1-1) improve to 23-0 a...
Virginia Tech escapes 14-point hole, gets past USC Upstate
Senior Mylyjael Poteat powered inside for a career-high 19 points to propel slow-starting Virginia Tech to a 93-74 victory over South Carolina Upstate on Friday in Blacksburg, Va.,Brandon Rechsteiner, a sophomore, also notched his career high with 19 points while Tyler Johnson contributed 16 points ...
Hot-shooting NC State powers past Presbyterian
Jayden Taylor scored 19 points and Ben Middlebrooks added 16 as North Carolina State shook off Presbyterian in the second half and finished off an 81-72 nonconference victory Friday at Raleigh, N.C.,Brandon Huntley-Hatfield and Michael O'Connell each scored 11 points as the Wolfpack (2-0) shot 55.4 ...
No. 14 Purdue leaves Northern Kentucky in dust, 72-50
Fletcher Loyer scored a game-high 16 points Friday night and No. 14 Purdue put the clamps on Northern Kentucky in a 72-50 nonconference win in West Lafayette, Ind.,Trey Kaufman-Renn added 14 for the Boilermakers (2-0), while Braden Smith chipped in 11 points and seven assists, going 3 of 7 from the ...
Canucks return home to face Oilers without top goal scorer Boeser
The Vancouver Canucks kick off a lengthy homestand Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers, riding a three-game winning streak, but also mindful they may have to overcome the temporary loss of their leading goal scorer.,The Canucks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 Thursday to complete their first eve...
Top 10 Player Props for NFL Week 10
Fans and bettors have probably already seen the most exciting game of the Week 10 slate in Thursday night's Bengals-Ravens game, but that does not mean we take the week off. It just means we find something else to bet on, like the hundred or so player props offered for each game.,We have a lot to ge...
Bernhard Langer beats his age, Stewart Cink still leads in Phoenix
Stewart Cink remains on top at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, but Friday's second round at Phoenix (Ariz.) Country Club brought with it a few notable shifts on the leaderboard.,Cink followed his opening 64 with a 5-under-par 66 to move to 12-under 130 at the halfway mark of the season finale. ...
No. 7 Duke uses balanced attack to roll past Army
Kon Knueppel's 15 points led six Duke players in double-figure scoring as the No. 7 Blue Devils blew out visiting Army 100-58 on Friday night at Durham, N.C., ,Tyrese Proctor, who matched Knueppel's four 3-point field goals, had 14 points, Cooper Flagg tallied 13 points, reserve Sion James added 12 ...
Xavier's torrid second half enough to beat IU Indianapolis
Dayvion McKnight was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field, including 4-for-4 from 3-point range, and finished with 17 points to rally Xavier past visiting IU Indianapolis 94-80 on Friday night in Cincinnati.,Indiana State transfer Ryan Conwell scored a game-high 19 points and Zach Freemantle added 17 fo...
Utah bids to regain early-season form vs. slumping Predators
Perhaps a game against the reeling Nashville Predators will help the Utah Hockey Club win back-to-back games for the first time in nearly a month. ,Aiming to end a four-game trip on a high note, Utah tries to hand the host Predators a fourth consecutive loss on Saturday night.,Utah was the early sur...
Kings' Tanner Jeannot suspended 3 games for hit to head
Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot was assessed a three-game suspension Friday after an illegal check to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser on Thursday night.,The NHL's discipline was handed down hours after Jeannot had a hearing with the league's Department of Player Safety.,J...
Kansas State seeks tighter defense when facing Cleveland State
Kansas State will look to get off to a fast start when it hosts Cleveland State on Saturday afternoon in Manhattan, Kan.,The Wildcats beat New Orleans 89-65 in their home opener on Tuesday. David N'Guessan had a double-double with game highs of 21 points and 15 rebounds. The senior wing had 11 point...
FC Cincinnati trying to awaken offense in Game 3 vs. NYCFC
FC Cincinnati hope to continue the series trend of home team victories when they welcome New York City FC for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Saturday afternoon.,Last Saturday, Cincinnati traveled to the Bronx and couldn't stop a New York City attack that put three goals past t...
Falcons WR Drake London (hip) questionable vs. Saints
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London is questionable to play against the host New Orleans Saints on Sunday.,London injured his hip while making an acrobatic touchdown reception in Atlanta's 27-21 victory over the Dallas Cowboys last Sunday. He was a limited participant in practice throughout t...