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Clippers tackle Nuggets, Nikola Jokic
James Harden had 39 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 126-122 win over the Denver Nuggets in Inglewood, Calif., on Sunday night.,Harden hit six 3-pointers for the game and played all 24 minutes of the second half while Norman Powell flourished in his first ga...

Luka Doncic scores 36 in return as Mavericks defeat Blazers
Luka Doncic excelled in his return from injury with 36 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 137-131 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.,Doncic was 15 of 24 from the floor after missing the previous five games with a wrist injury. He guided...

Josh Allen makes TD history as Bills stomp on 49ers
Josh Allen became the first quarterback since 1970 to score a rushing touchdown, pass for a touchdown and have a scoring reception in the same game and the Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC East for the fifth consecutive season with a convincing 35-10 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday nigh...

Utah looking for second straight win as it hosts Stars
The Utah Hockey Club will be aiming to win two straight for the first time since winning the first three games of the season when it hosts the Dallas Stars on Monday evening.,Utah is coming off its best performance of its inaugural season, pounding the Vegas Golden Knights 6-0 on Saturday in Las Veg...

Bulls, Nets look to stop skids when they meet in Chicago
The Nets and Bulls are each looking to prevent a third straight loss as they meet for the second time this season Monday in Chicago.,Brooklyn took a 120-112 victory in the Nov. 1 meeting, led by 32 points and four assists from Cam Thomas. Nikola Vucevic had a double-double for the Bulls that night, ...

49ers star RB Christian McCaffrey leaves game with knee injury
San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey departed Sunday night's snow game against the Buffalo Bills early in the second quarter due to a knee injury.,The 49ers originally listed McCaffrey as questionable to return shortly after he left the playing surface for further examination. H...

Galaxy M Riqui Puig (ACL) to miss MLS Cup final
The LA Galaxy will go for their record sixth MLS Cup title next weekend without midfielder Riqui Puig, who tore his left ACL during the team's 1-0 win over the Seattle Sounders in the Western Conference final on Saturday.,The Galaxy confirmed the injury Sunday. A date for surgery has not been determ...

Donovan Mitchell's late surge propels Cavs past Celtics
Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 35 points, including 11 straight for Cleveland late in the fourth quarter, to propel the Cavaliers to a 115-111 comeback win over the visiting Boston Celtics on Sunday.,Cleveland stared at a potential third straight loss when it fell behind by 14 points late in th...

Mikal Bridges, Knicks hammer woeful Pelicans 118-85
Mikal Bridges tied a career-high with seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 31 points Sunday night for the New York Knicks, who led nearly wire-to-wire in a 118-85 win over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans.,Bridges sank seven 3-pointers in a game twice previously, most recently for the Brooklyn...

Eagles battle back, defeat Ravens for 8th straight win
Saquon Barkley ran for 107 yards and a touchdown and the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the host Baltimore Ravens 24-19 on Sunday for their eighth consecutive victory., ,The Eagles (10-2) have not lost since Sept. 29. They improved to 6-1 in road games and maintained their NFC East lead over the Washi...

QB Brock Purdy active for 49ers against Bills
San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy, after missing one game because of an ailing right shoulder, will start for the 49ers on Sunday night against the host Buffalo Bills.,Purdy was listed as questionable after being limited at practice Wednesday and Thursday but was a full participant on Friday and...

No. 22 Xavier slides past South Carolina State
Dayvion McKnight hit a big 3-pointer late, Zach Freemantle had game-highs of 17 points and seven rebounds, and No. 22 Xavier held off a pesky South Carolina State team to win 71-68 on Sunday in Cincinnati, Ohio.,McKnight's shot with 57 seconds left put Xavier up 64-59. He scored 14 points and added ...

Temple tabs K.C. Keeler to rebuild program
Temple hired K.C. Keeler as its new coach on Sunday.,Keeler led Sam Houston State to a 9-3 overall mark and 6-2 in Conference USA play this season in the school's second campaign at the FBS level.,"Coach Keeler has a track record of evaluating, recruiting and developing student-athletes into champio...

Jags' Trevor Lawrence (concussion) carted off; ejections follow
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence suffered a concussion and was carted from the field in the second quarter of Sunday's 23-20 home loss to the Texans after a brutal hit by Houston linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair.,With 4:15 left in the first half, Lawrence was carrying the ball and went int...

FIU coach Mike MacIntyre fired after going 12-24 in three seasons
Florida International dismissed head coach Mike MacIntyre on Sunday after three seasons at the helm.,MacIntyre went 12-24 with the Golden Panthers, compiling 4-8 records in all three seasons.,"I want to thank Mike for pouring three years of his heart and soul into the program and for solidifying the...

BetBoom takes down Tundra to win BLAST Slam I
BetBoom Team pulled away from Tundra Esports for a 3-1 victory in grand final of the BLAST Slam I on Sunday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,BetBoom Team won the $400,000 grand prize at the inaugural event, while Tundra had to settle for $200,000 as runners-up.,The grand final was tied 1-1 after BetBoom Team...

UCF clamps down in 2nd half to pull away from Cal Baptist
Darius Johnson had 11 points and seven steals, Keyshawn Hall scored 15 points and UCF held visiting California Baptist without a point over a five-minute span in the second half to pull away with a 74-59 win Sunday afternoon in Orlando, Fla.,Moustapha Thiam finished with 11 points and Jordan Ivy-Cur...

Grizzlies rebound from awful first quarter, beat Pacers by 15
The Memphis Grizzlies recovered from a disastrous opening quarter to defeat the visiting Indiana Pacers 136-121 on Sunday for their sixth straight victory.,The Grizzlies placed seven players in double figures, led by Jaren Jackson Jr., who had 25 points and eight rebounds. Ja Morant added 19 points ...

Nebraska hits century mark in easy win over North Florida
Connor Essegian scored 22 points and Nebraska had a second straight big offensive performance in a 103-72 home win over North Florida in a nonconference game on Sunday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb.,Essegian, who was back in the starting lineup after dropping a career-high 29 last time out, was 8 of 10 ...

Blue Jackets keep rolling with 6-3 win over Blackhawks
Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who extended their point streak to six games with a 6-3 win against the host Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.,Damon Severson tallied three assists while Cole Sillinger and Zach Werenski each had two for the Blue Jackets, who are 5-0-1...