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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder rout Grizzlies, run streak to 11
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder run their winning streak to 11 games with a 130-106 home victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.,The loss snapped the Grizzlies' two-game winning streak and was just their fourth in 18 games.,The Thunder had a season-hi...
76ers look for season-best 4th straight win vs. Blazers
The Philadelphia 76ers will continue a Western Conference swing with a meeting with the host Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night as they attempt to keep finding their form. ,After a slow start to the campaign, the Sixers are on a season-best three-game winning streak that includes a 114-111 victo...
Kenny Atkinson's hot-shooting Cavs take on middling Warriors
Former Golden State assistant Kenny Atkinson returns to San Francisco on Monday, leading the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers, owners of the NBA's best record, into a showdown with the host Warriors.,Atkinson, in his first season at the helm for Cleveland, spent three seasons working alongside Golden Sta...
LSU applies latest rout of Mississippi Valley State 110-45
Cam Carter scored LSU's first eight points and finished with a game-high 23 and LSU raced to a 37-8 lead on its way to a 110-45 victory against outmanned Mississippi Valley State on Sunday in Baton Rouge, La.,Vyctorius Miller added 20 points and Jordan Sears and Daimion Collins scored 15 each for th...
Balanced offense, late surge help Pacers slide past Celtics
Tyrese Haliburton had 31 points, six rebounds and seven assists as the visiting Indiana Pacers pulled away late for a 123-114 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday night.,Six players scored in double figures for Indiana, which beat Boston in two of the teams' three regular-season meetings.,Andre...
Colts coach Shane Steichen feeling heat after playoff elimination
Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen seemed to sense the question might arise after his club was eliminated from playoff consideration Sunday with a ghastly 45-33 loss to the host New York Giants in East Rutheford, N.J.,The Giants were 2-13 and had lost a franchise-record 10 straight games enteri...
Kraken riding high after major comeback, take aim at Utah
Trailing by three goals with less than five minutes remaining on Saturday in Vancouver, the Seattle Kraken were about to match a franchise record with their sixth consecutive defeat.,Instead, they crafted one of the best comebacks in NHL history.,The Kraken became just the third team ever to rally f...
Sidney Crosby sets team record as Penguins get revenge on Isles
Sidney Crosby claimed the franchise's all-time record for assists as the host Pittsburgh Penguins claimed a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Sunday.,Michael Bunting and Philip Tomasino both collected one goal and one assist, Anthony Beauvillier also scored and goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic m...
Braden Smith goes off as No. 21 Purdue tops Toledo
Braden Smith set career highs with 34 points and six 3-pointers as No. 21 Purdue pulled away from Toledo 83-64 in a nonconference matchup on Sunday night in West Lafayette, Ind.,Smith went 12 of 22 from the floor and added 12 assists and three steals for the Boilermakers (9-4). Trey Kaufman-Renn add...
Wolves G Anthony Edwards fined again, this time $100K
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was fined a third time this month, this one costing him $100,000 for using profanity during a postgame interview, the NBA announced Sunday.,Edwards' latest fine came in wake of his on-court interview following Minnesota's 113-112 win at Houston on Friday....
After another close loss, No. 14 Gonzaga opens WCC play at Pepperdine
If there was one thing No. 14 Gonzaga failed to do in nonconference play, it was learn how to finish.,And the Bulldogs may not get many chances to play close games in West Coast Conference play, which they'll open Monday against Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif.,Sure, the Bulldogs (9-4) trounced then-No....
Patrick Kane has milestone night as Red Wings beat Capitals
Patrick Kane reached the 1,300-point mark with a goal and an assist as the host Detroit Red Wings snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.,Todd McLellan recorded his first win in two games as Detroit's head coach. McLellan replaced Derek Lalonde, w...
Dolphins defeat Browns to keep playoff hopes alive
Tyler Huntley completed 22 of 26 passes for 225 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions, and ran for another score to lead the Miami Dolphins to a 20-3 victory over the host Cleveland Browns on Sunday in Cleveland, Ohio.,Huntley made his fourth start of the season, and did so in place of Dolphins'...
Ducks charge back to beat Oilers
Ryan Strome scored the go-ahead goal at 17:24 of the third period, and the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 5-3 win against the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.,Strome took the puck from behind the net and stuffed it in on the doorstep. It initially appeared that goalie Calvin ...
After halting skid, Bulls out to extend Hornets' woes
The Chicago Bulls have shown the ability to bounce back following a rough patch. Their opponent on Monday, the host Charlotte Hornets, will try to respond from an even bigger slump.,The Bulls notched a 116-111 home victory against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, with Nikola Vucevic and Josh Giddey ...
Clippers, Pelicans seeing different results despite stars' absence
Kawhi Leonard is close to returning for the Los Angeles Clippers.,Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram are further away from returning to the New Orleans Pelicans.,Both teams will continue without key players when they meet Monday night in New Orleans.,Leonard hasn't played this season because of knee...
Sabres knock off Blues for third straight win
Jason Zucker and Tage Thompson each had a goal and an assist to lead the visiting Buffalo Sabres past the St. Louis 4-2 on Sunday.,Peyton Krebs and Juri Kulich also scored for the Sabres, who won their third straight game following a 13-game winless stretch. Jack Quinn had two assists for Buffalo an...
NFL Insider Links Kirk Cousins, Aaron Rodgers to Cleveland Browns This Offseason
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport has linked Kirk Cousins and Aaron Rodgers as options for the Cleveland Browns as they seek out competition for Deshaun Watson....
Aden Holloway explodes as No. 5 Alabama rolls over South Dakota State
Aden Holloway established career highs of 26 points and eight 3-pointers to help No. 5 Alabama roll to a 105-82 nonconference victory over South Dakota State on Sunday at Tuscaloosa, Ala. ,Freshman Labaron Philon had the best game of his young career with 21 points and six assists for the Crimson Ti...
Rutgers tries to avoid another Ivy loss when Columbia visits
In a season of raised expectations due to the arrivals of Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, Rutgers is experiencing some underwhelming moments.,Off to a mediocre start through 12 games, Rutgers faces a tough test in its final nonconference game Monday night when it hosts Columbia in Piscataway, N.J.,Rutg...