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Saquon Barkley, Eagles carry momentum into matchup with Bengals
Saquon Barkley leads a resurgent Philadelphia offense into Cincinnati on Sunday as the Eagles visit the Bengals in a matchup of two teams on the rise.,Barkley earned NFC offensive player of the week honors with 176 yards rushing on 17 carries with a touchdown in a 28-3 rout of his former team, the N...
Report: Pelicans' Dejounte Murray broke hand in opener
Dejounte Murray broke his left hand during his New Orleans Pelicans debut on Wednesday, ESPN reported.,The 28-year-old guard produced 14 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds as the Pelicans beat the visiting Chicago Bulls 123-111. The injury apparently occurred with 2:21 to play in the fourth quart...
Kevin Durant's 25 points help Suns edge Clippers in OT
Kevin Durant scored 25 points, including a game-tying jumper with 21.2 seconds remaining in regulation, as the visiting Phoenix Suns pulled off a 116-113 overtime victory in the regular-season debut of the Los Angeles Clippers' $2 billion arena at Inglewood, Calif.,Bradley Beal scored 24 points and ...
Buddy Hield, Warriors blow out Blazers in season opener
Buddy Hield made five 3-pointers and scored 22 points off the bench in his Golden State debut to help the Warriors notch a convincing 139-104 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers in the season opener for both teams.,Andrew Wiggins dropped in 20 points and Stephen Curry added 17 points, 10 as...
Capitals take down Flyers again for 5th straight win
Connor McMichael scored twice to help the host Washington Capitals record a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday and complete a sweep of the home-and-home series.,Washington's Nic Dowd scored for the second time in as many games after tallying in Washington's 4-1 win at Philadelphia...
Grizzlies let big lead get away, beat Jazz down stretch
Three Memphis players scored at least 22 points and the Grizzlies withstood a big rally from the Utah Jazz for a 126-124 victory in each team's season on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.,Santi Aldama had team highs with 27 points and five 3-pointers, Desmond Bane scored 24 points and Ja Morant tal...
Capitals take down Flyers for 5th straight win
Connor McMichael scored twice to help the host Washington Capitals record a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday and complete a sweep of the home-and-home series.,Washington's Nic Dowd scored for the second time in as many games after tallying in Washington's 4-1 win in Philadelphia...
Brandon Ingram pours in 33 as Pelicans dump Bulls
Brandon Ingram scored 33 points and CJ McCollum added 23 as the host New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Chicago Bulls 123-111 in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday night.,Dejounte Murray had 14 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, Jordan Hawkins scored 13 points and rookie No. 1 draft ch...
Timberwolves look to bounce back as Kings open slate
The Minnesota Timberwolves take their new look from Southern California to Northern California when they help the Sacramento Kings open their 2024-25 season on Thursday.,Newcomers Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo combined for 26 points in their Timberwolves debut Tuesday, but the defending Western...
NC State QB Grayson McCall (concussions) retires from football
North Carolina State quarterback Grayson McCall said Wednesday night that he is retiring from football after his latest head injury.,McCall sustained two concussions this season and hasn't played since being carted off the field against Wake Forest on Oct. 5. His helmet flew off from the hit and he ...
Evan Mobley, Donovan Mitchell guide Cavs past Raptors
Evan Mobley scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 136-106 on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams.,Donovan Mitchell added 21 points for the Cavaliers, who took command of the game in the second quarter and led by 26 ente...
Thunder, Nuggets tip off in battle of title contenders
Oklahoma City and Denver were on a collision course to meet in the Western Conference finals last spring, but neither team made it out of the second round.,It was a disappointing end for teams with championship aspirations, but that's in the past. Both squads are now focused on their respective 2024...
Ascending Avs aim to hand Utah second straight home loss
The Utah Hockey Club will try to bounce back from their first home loss in Salt Lake City when they host the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night., ,Utah, which moved north from Tempe, Ariz., in the spring, had won each of its first two games at the Delta Center, defeating the Chicago Blackhawks in ...
Pelicans star F Zion Williamson (illness) scratched from opener
New Orleans Pelicans star forward Zion Williamson missed Wednesday night's season opener against the visiting Chicago Bulls due to illness.,Williamson was scratched prior to the game when his illness didn't display improvement.,New Orleans coach Willie Green told reporters that Williamson was not at...
Hurricanes, Flames have proven resilient in early season
Fans had best be prepared to remain in their seats until the final buzzer when the Calgary Flames play host to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.,Both clubs are coming off comeback overtime victories in which they erased late deficits. That is only part of the tale. The Hurricanes have won a...
Minnesota seeks to continue Wild start, faces Lightning
Minnesota Wild coach John Hynes would probably like to expound on how resilient his club is and how it battles back from a goal or two down.,Problem is, he can't so far.,Hynes and the Wild will complete the two-game Florida portion of their seven-game road trip with a chance to equal NHL history Thu...
Rangers' goal-scoring run gets tested against Panthers
Five months ago, the New York Rangers scored 12 goals against the Florida Panthers and lost the Eastern Conference finals in six games.,In the early portion of another season with high expectations, the goals that could not be consistently produced are occurring frequently. The Rangers attempt to ma...
Blues set to battle Maple Leafs, former coach Craig Berube
Craig Berube coached the St. Louis Blues to a Stanley Cup championship in 2019, but on Thursday night he aims to guide the host Toronto Maple Leafs to a win over his former team.,Berube was fired by St. Louis on Dec. 12, 2023, and became Toronto's coach this past May. He suggested no hard feelings t...
Devils dismayed by their defense, take on surging Red Wings
A leaky defense has led to consecutive losses for the New Jersey Devils, wasting some solid offensive work in the process. They'll strive to play a more complete game when they visit the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.,The Devils dropped a 6-5 overtime decision to Washington on Saturday, then a...
Bruins seek better 'discipline' and result against Stars
The Boston Bruins return home from a three-game Western Conference road trip to take on an early-season frontrunner from that side in the Dallas Stars on Thursday.,Coach Jim Montgomery's team went 1-1-1 on the trip and fell to 3-3-1 overall after taking a 4-0 loss on Tuesday at Nashville, where the ...