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Hawks get 29 points from Jalen Johnson, top Pelicans
Jalen Johnson matched a career high by scoring 29 points, Trae Young had a double-double and the visiting Atlanta Hawks defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 126-111 on Sunday night.,Young finished with 23 points and 12 assists, former Pelicans Dyson Daniels and Larry Nance Jr. scored 16 points and 14 p...
Washington set to open Danny Sprinkle era vs. UC Davis
The University of Washington men's basketball team has a new look this season.,The Huskies will officially debut the Big Ten Conference logo on their home court Tuesday night when they meet UC Davis in the regular-season debut for coach Danny Sprinkle.,Sprinkle, who came to Washington from Utah Stat...
BYU enters Kevin Young era, faces Central Arkansas first
BYU enters its second Big 12 season with a new head coach and increased expectations for success.,Kevin Young will debut at the helm for the Cougars when they host Central Arkansas on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.,Young was the associate head coach for the Phoenix Suns before being hired to fill a vacancy...
Texas Tech gets started against Bethune-Cookman
After falling to North Carolina State in the opening round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, Texas Tech will open the 2024-25 season against Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday armed with ample motivation.,The Red Raiders, ranked No. 22 under first-year coach Grant McCasland entering the NCAA Tournament last seas...
Demarcus Robinson hauls in TD to send Rams past Seahawks in OT
Demarcus Robinson made a one-handed 39-yard touchdown catch with 4:57 left in overtime to give the Los Angeles Rams a 26-20 victory against the host Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. ,The Seahawks (4-5) got the ball first in the extra session, but Kenneth Walker III, who rushed for a game-high 83 yards, w...
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott injures hamstring in loss to Falcons
Along with dropping their third game in a row on Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys lost quarterback Dak Prescott, who injured his right hamstring in a 27-21 road defeat to the Atlanta Falcons.,Prescott is slated to undergo an MRI exam on Monday.,With Dallas (3-5) down 27-13 near the end of the third quarte...
Jeremy Swayman helps Bruins top Kraken in second straight shutout
Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves and two first-period goals were all the Boston Bruins needed as they pitched their second shutout in as many days, defeating the visiting Seattle Kraken 2-0 on Sunday.,Justin Brazeau and Charlie Coyle tallied in the first half of the opening period for Boston, which has ...
Lions out-execute Packers for win at rainy Lambeau
Jared Goff completed 18 of 22 passes for 145 yards, connecting with eight different receivers, with a touchdown and no interceptions in Sunday's rain-soaked 24-14 victory over host Green Bay.,The Lions (7-1) have won three straight games at Lambeau Field and are 5-2 against the Packers under coach D...
Report: Brewers decline club option for RHP Devin Williams
The Milwaukee Brewers declined Devin Williams' $10.5 million club option for 2025 and instead gave the All-Star closer a $250,000 buyout, multiple sources reported Sunday.,Williams, who had signed a one-year, $7.25 million deal with Milwukee before the 2024 season, will remain with the team as he en...
Knicks feeling their way entering clash with inconsistent Rockets
The acquisition of Karl-Anthony Towns during training camp allowed the New York Knicks to pair a second exceptional scorer with Jalen Brunson, whose emergence as a standout offensive performer last season thrust the Knicks into the upper echelon in the Eastern Conference.,And while the merger of the...
Dak Prescott injures hamstring, may also have hurt hand
Along with dropping their third game in a row, the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday lost quarterback Dak Prescott, who injured his right hamstring in a 27-21 road defeat to the Atlanta Falcons.,Replays showed Prescott also nursing a swollen right throwing hand, but there was no immediate word from the Cowbo...
The MongolZ win Thunderpick World Championship title
The MongolZ broke away from HEROIC for a 3-1 victory on Sunday in the grand final of the Thunderpick World Championship in Berlin.,The MongolZ won the final two maps after a 1-1 tie to clinch first place and the $500,000 grand prize. HEROIC settled for second place and a $150,000 prize.,The MongolZ ...
Falcons WR Drake London (hip) ruled out vs. Cowboys
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London made an acrobatic touchdown catch in the first quarter on Sunday against the visiting Dallas Cowboys, but injured his hip on the play and was ruled out at halftime.,On the touchdown grab from Kirk Cousins with 5:23 left in the opening quarter, London went u...
Top 25 poll: Oregon strengthens hold on No. 1 ranking
Oregon held on to its No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, released Sunday, and this time it was a unanimous choice for the top spot.,This is the third consecutive week at No. 1 for Oregon (9-0), which posted a 38-17 win at Michigan, and the last poll before the College Football Playof...
Oklahoma State faces Green Bay in battle of new coaches
Oklahoma State and Green Bay enter the 2024-25 season with new head coaches hoping to make an impact, and on Monday night the two sides will meet in Stillwater, Okla., to tip off the season.,The Cowboys are turning to Steve Lutz, who's only been a head coach for three seasons but took Texas A&M-Corp...
Facing Bucks, Cavs out to match franchise's best start
The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to match their best start in franchise history when they host the struggling Milwaukee Bucks on Monday in the second game of a home-and-home set.,At 7-0, the Cavs -- the only unbeaten team in the Eastern Conference -- pulled off a dramatic 114-113 road win over the B...
Avalanche activate F Artturi Lehkonen from injured reserve
The Colorado Avalanche activated forward Artturi Lehkonen from injured reserve on Sunday.,Lehkonen had been sidelined since undergoing shoulder surgery in the summer.,Lehkonen, 29, recorded 11 points (six goals, five assists) in 11 playoff games in the spring after recording 34 points (16 goals, 18 ...
Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs active vs. Falcons
Dallas Cowboys All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs is active for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons.,Diggs, who was listed as questionable, did not participate in practice this week while dealing with a calf injury sustained in Dallas' 30-24 setback to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. ,Signed t...
Rio Takeda wins 6-hole playoff to secure first LPGA Tour victory
Rio Takeda went the extra mile to record her first victory on the LPGA Tour, defeating Marina Alex in a playoff that lasted six sudden-death holes to capture the Toto Japan Classic in front of her home-country crowd in Shiga, Japan.,Takeda, 21, finished with a birdie on the par-5 18th hole to card a...
Oklahoma, set on tournament berth, opens season vs. Lindenwood
After falling short of the NCAA Tournament last spring, Oklahoma jumps into the 2024-25 basketball season Monday night when it hosts Lindenwood in Norman, Okla.,Sooners coach Porter Moser has yet to take his team to the NCAA Tournament in his three years at the helm, but last year was the toughest b...