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Report: Lakers signing former first-round pick Kobe Bufkin to 2-year deal
The Los Angeles Lakers are signing guard Kobe Bufkin, a former first-round pick, to a two-year contract with a team option for the 2026-27, ESPN reported on Saturday night.,Buffkin, 22, has appeared in four games as a reserve this season for the Lakers and averaged 3.0 points, 1.3 rebounds and 11.3 ...
Sentinels, Disguised win Round 3 mid matches at LCS Lock-In
Sentinels and Disguised each won their Round 3 mid matches on Saturday at the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In in Los Angeles.,Sentinels rallied from an early deficit to defeat Team Liquid 2-1 and remain in third place at 2-1, then Disguised broke a 1-1 tie to take down LYON and remained in f...
ATP roundup: Felix Auger-Aliassime spoils Montpellier all-French final
Defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime delivered 20 aces while posting a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 victory over French qualifier Titouan Droguet on Saturday to return to the finale of the Open Occitanie in Montpellier, France.,The top-seeded Auger-Aliassime of Canada had 47 winners against 29 unforced err...
James Harden delivers in Cavs debut as Kings lose 12th straight
Donovan Mitchell and James Harden combined to score Cleveland's final 16 points, and the Cavaliers sent the host Sacramento Kings to their 12th consecutive loss with a 132-126 decision on Saturday. ,Harden endured a slow offensive start in his debut with Cleveland, having been traded on Tuesday from...
Lindsey Vonn says she's already won whatever happens in Sunday's downhill
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Lindsey Vonn has declared herself a winner come what may in the last Olympic downhill of her stellar career.,The 41-year-old U.S. great will try and beat the odds of age and injury on her favourite Olimpia della Tofane piste on Sunday, hoping to become the oldest Alpine s...
Trail Blazers dominate 4th, sweep back-to-back with Grizzlies
Jerami Grant drained six 3-pointers en route to 29 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers rally and notch a 122-115 victory over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night to complete a sweep of a back-to-back set.,Jrue Holiday scored 21 points and Donovan Clingan added 20 points and 19 reb...
UCLA clamps down late on Washington in tight victory
UCLA held Washington without a point for more than four minutes down the stretch and weathered a furious comeback effort in a 77-73 Big Ten Conference win on Saturday in Los Angeles. ,Closely contested throughout, the Bruins (17-7, 9-4 Big Ten) gave themselves a late cushion with a stingy defensive ...
Colorado holds off Arizona State behind Barrington Hargress' 23 points
Barrington Hargress scored 23 points and Sebastian Rancik had 17 as Colorado defeated Arizona State 78-70 in a Big 12 game Saturday in Boulder, Col.,The Buffaloes (14-10, 4-7 Big 12) shot 50.8% from the field (31 of 61) as they outscored the Sun Devils (12-12, 3-8) 42-26 in the paint.,Isaiah Johnson...
Mario Bautista secures submission victory in main-event debut
Bantamweight Mario Bautista passed his first UFC main-event test with flying colors, securing a second-round rear-naked-choke submission against Vinicius Oliveira of Brazil to cap a six-fight UFC Vegas 113 main card on Saturday., ,Bautista (17-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) earned his first submission win since M...
With Luka Doncic sidelined, Lakers top Stephen Curry-less Warriors
LeBron James scored 20 points with 10 assists and Rui Hachimura added 18 points as the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence of Luka Doncic to earn a 105-99 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Saturday.,Austin Reaves scored 16 points with eight assists off the bench, Marcus Smart ha...
Thomas Haugh, No. 17 Florida wrest control of SEC from Texas A&M
Behind its defense and Thomas Haugh's 22 points, No. 17 Florida cruised to an 86-67 victory over Texas A&M on Saturday night at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.,The Gators (17-6, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) are now in sole possession of first place in the SEC. Haugh scored 21 of his 22 points ...
Nuggets surge past Bulls with strong 4th quarter
Jamal Murray scored 28 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 23 and Nikola Jokic posted his second consecutive triple-double to lift the visiting Denver Nuggets to a 136-120 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.,Denver opened the fourth quarter on a 12-0 run and outscored Chicago 39-16 over the fi...
No. 10 Michigan State outlasts No. 5 Illinois in OT
Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 26 points, including 11 in overtime, and dished out 15 assists as No. 10 Michigan State snapped No.5 Illinois' 12-game winning streak with an 85-82 victory in East Lansing, Mich. on Saturday.,Jaxon Kohler had 11 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for Michigan State (20-4, 10-3 Bi...
Falcons LB James Pearce Jr. arrested on battery charges
Atlanta Falcons outside linebacker James Pearce Jr. was arrested on two counts of aggravated battery, among other charges, in Florida on Saturday, according to an online court posting.,Pearce, 22, was arrested in Miami-Dade County, Doral police chief Edwin Lopez confirmed to Local 10 News. Pearce al...
Caleb Wilson and Cameron Boozer Shine in a Historic UNC vs Duke Meeting
UNC shocked Duke with a buzzer-beater, but the real intrigue came from NBA prospects Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson....
No. 20 Clemson's 23-1 first-half surge dooms Cal
RJ Godfrey and Ace Buckner each had 13 points to lead No. 20 Clemson to a 77-55 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Cal on Saturday night at Berkeley, Cal.,The Tigers (20-4, 10-1 ACC) tied Duke at the top of the conference standings, won their fourth in a row and their 13th in their past 14 games...
Nets score 80 in 1st half, outclass short-handed Wizards
Michael Porter Jr. scored 20 of his 23 points before halftime as the Brooklyn Nets produced their biggest first half in a little over three years and beat the Washington Wizards 127-113 Saturday afternoon in New York.,Brooklyn scored 46 points in the opening quarter, its most since a 47-point first ...
Rockets C Alperen Sengun apologizes for sexist remark
Houston Rockets star center Alperen Sengun was remorseful on Saturday for making a sexist remark to a female referee during a game on Wednesday.,Sengun made his first public comments following the Rockets' 112-106 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. The 23-year-old had been ejected f...
Defending champ Alex Hall 1 of 3 US skiers through to slopestyle final
LIVIGNO, Italy -- Olympic medalists Alex Hall of the United States and Jesper Tjader of Sweden made it through the freeskiing slopestyle qualifying round at the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Saturday to set up a showdown in next week's final in the Italian Alps.,Hall, the defending champion, was one...
FURIA, Team Vitality advance to grand final at IEM Krakow
FURIA and Team Vitality posted semifinal victories Saturday to advance to Sunday's grand final at the Intel Extreme Masters Krakow tournament in Poland.,In the first semifinal, FURIA handled Team Spirit 2-1, then Team Vitality swept MOUZ 2-0 to move on to the grand final.,The $1 million Counter-Stri...