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Top offenses collide as Cavaliers face Nuggets
The Cleveland Cavaliers seek their first three-game winning streak since starting the season 15-0 when they host the Denver Nuggets on Thursday.,Cleveland improved the league's best record (19-3) on Tuesday with a 118-87 blowout of the Washington Wizards in NBA Cup group play. Seven Cavaliers scored...
Thriving under new coach, Blues to face Flames next
The new-coach bump has the St. Louis Blues in the mix of the playoff fight. The Blues will look to continue their winning ways when they visit the Calgary Flames on Thursday.,The Blues are 3-0-1 since Jim Montgomery was hired, with the latest success an impressive 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets ...
No. 24 Army looks to win first AAC title vs. Tulane
Army and Tulane were both on the College Football Playoff radar recently.,The Black Knights were as high as No. 19 in the CFP rankings before a 49-14 loss to Notre Dame on Nov. 23 in New York.,The Green Wave were No. 17 before losing at home to Memphis 34-24 on Thanksgiving night.,No. 24 Army (10-1,...
No. 12 Oregon rallies past USC in Big Ten opener
Jackson Shelstad scored 21 of his 24 points in the second half and Keeshawn Barthelemy provided pivotal plays down the stretch as No. 12 Oregon rallied to top Southern California 68-60 in Los Angeles on Wednesday in the Big Ten opener for both teams.,The Ducks (9-0, 1-0 Big Ten) went on a 14-2 run l...
Timberwolves bury Clippers early, stroll to victory
Julius Randle scored 16 of his 20 points in the first quarter as the Minnesota Timberwolves extended their winning streak to three games with an easy 108-80 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif.,Anthony Edwards added 16 points, Josh Minott had 13 and Jaden McDaniels...
NFL denies Azeez Al-Shaair's appeal of suspension
Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair will serve a three-game suspension after his appeal of the punishment was denied by the NFL on Wednesday.,Al-Shaair was sanctioned for his hit on a sliding Trevor Lawerence on Sunday, a blow to the head that left the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback with a c...
Shea Theodore, Golden Knights beat Ducks for 3rd straight time
Shea Theodore scored twice against his former team to lead the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.,William Karlsson, who also started his NHL career with the Ducks, and Alexander Holtz also scored. Victor Olofsson, Jack Eichel and Tomas Hertl all colle...
Suns, Pelicans enter matchup trying to work around injuries
The Phoenix Suns were getting back on track when Kevin Durant got hurt again.,The New Orleans Pelicans are starting to get injured players back, though star Zion Williamson had a setback, but they still aren't on track.,Both teams keep trying to work around injuries as they prepare to meet Thursday ...
Kraken building momentum as Islanders struggle to finish strong
The Seattle Kraken finally played their most complete game of the season Tuesday night, while the New York Islanders once again failed to finish strong.,The Kraken will attempt to build a winning streak as the Islanders aim to solve their late-game woes Thursday night when Seattle visits Elmont, N.Y...
Texas Tech stalls DePaul early en route to 76-62 win
Starting each half was a problem for DePaul on Wednesday, it created a hole that finally proved to be too deep against host Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas.,The Red Raiders (7-1) uncorked runs of 14-0 and 13-2, respectively, on the way to a 76-62 home victory in the Big 12-Big East Battle, handing the ...
Texas slips past NC State in SEC/ACC Challenge
Tre Johnson scored 18 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:43 to play, as Texas pulled out a 63-59 victory against North Carolina State in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Wednesday night at Raleigh, N.C.,Jordan Pope's 13 points and Tramon Mark's 10 points also helped the Longhorns (7-1), who won t...
Jason Edwards helps Vanderbilt pull away from Virginia Tech
Jason Edwards scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half to help propel Vanderbilt to an 80-64 victory over Virginia Tech in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Wednesday night in Blacksburg, Va.,MJ Collins Jr. scored 15 points against his former team and Grant Huffman added nine points and four steals for ...
WNBA won't publicly announce players available to Valkyries
The Golden State Valkyries will hold their expansion draft on Friday night, but fans will not know which players the WNBA's newest franchise ultimately passes on.,The pool of players available for Golden State to choose from will not be revealed on ESPN's broadcast of the draft, multiple media outle...
Seton Hall slides past NJIT
Prince Aligbe and Dylan Addae-Wusu set respective season highs of 19 and 12 points and host Seton Hall pulled away for a much-needed 67-56 win over NJIT on Wednesday night in Newark, N.J., ,Garwey Dual's 11 points also marked a season best and Isaiah Coleman netted all nine of his points in the seco...
Oklahoma State's defense too much for Tulsa
Bryce Thompson had 15 points and four assists to help Oklahoma State beat host Tulsa 76-55 on Wednesday., ,Abou Ousmane added 13 points and seven rebounds in the win. Marchelus Avery and Brandon Newman each scored 11 points off the bench for Oklahoma State (5-2), which had lost two of its past three...
Streaking Maple Leafs slide past slumping Predators
Auston Matthews scored twice early in the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs went on to defeat the visiting Nashville Predators 3-2 on Wednesday night.,William Nylander also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won three in a row and 10 of 12. Mitchell Marner added three assists.,Joseph Woll m...
Brad Marchand, Morgan Geekie help Bruins double up Blackhawks
Brad Marchand scored two second-period goals 2:05 apart, Morgan Geekie also scored twice and Jeremy Swayman made 20 saves to lift the visiting Boston Bruins to a 4-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.,Boston won for the sixth time in eight games until interim coach Joe Sacco, recoverin...
Jaylen Brown powers short-handed Celtics past Pistons
Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 28 points and dished out nine assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 130-120 victory over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.,Boston's Kristaps Porzingis added 26 points and nine rebounds, and Sam Hauser made 5 of 10 3-point attempts while logging 20 poi...
Take 5: Contenders flex, Tennessee State makes mark, is Florida ... back?
College football's ecosystem has undergone radical transformations since returning from the COVID-19 pandemic, not the least of which are the changes to recruiting.,The February National Signing Day already lost some of its significance as a major tentpole of the college football calendar. The intro...
Spurs, eliminated from NBA Cup, look to bounce back vs. Bulls
The San Antonio Spurs will look to regain their shooting touch when they host the Chicago Bulls on Thursday in an interconference clash.,It's the only time the teams will square off this year in the Alamo City, where the Spurs have dropped two straight to Chicago.,The Spurs head home after a 107-93 ...