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Steelers CB Darius Slay sustains concussion in loss to Chargers
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay made an early exit due to a concussion during Sunday night's 25-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers at Inglewood, Calif.,Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said after the game that Slay is in concussion protocol and added, "We'll see where that leads us this week."...

Magic searches for winning process, welcomes Blazers
With each team looking to flush disappointing losses, the Orlando Magic host the Portland Trail Blazers in interconference play on Monday.,After Franz Wagner powered Orlando to a 13-point victory over Boston on Friday, the Magic fell 111-107 to the Celtics on Sunday. Orlando has dropped six of nine ...

Gavin Brindley's OT goal lifts Avalanche past Canucks
Gavin Brindley scored 1:08 into overtime and the visiting Colorado Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Sunday night.,Brindley carried the puck into the Vancouver end and put a shot on Kevin Lankinen, who couldn't corral the rebound. Brindley tapped it between the goaltender's leg to give Col...

Chargers' defense dominates in win over Steelers
Kimani Vidal rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown and the Los Angeles Chargers held Pittsburgh to 221 total yards while notching a 25-10 victory over the Steelers on Sunday night at Inglewood, Calif.,Justin Herbert completed 20 of 33 passes for 220 yards and one touchdown and Cameron Dicker kicked th...

Keenan Allen sets franchise receiving mark in Chargers' win over Steelers
Kimani Vidal rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown and the Los Angeles Chargers held Pittsburgh to 221 total yards while notching a 25-10 victory over the Steelers on Sunday night at Inglewood, Calif.,Justin Herbert completed 20 of 33 passes for 220 yards and one touchdown and Cameron Dicker kicked th...

Streaking Timberwolves get little resistance in dispatching Kings
Anthony Edwards scored a team-high 26 points on Sunday to help the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves coast to a 144-117 victory over the Sacramento Kings.,Jaden McDaniels added 21 points, while Rudy Gobert finished with 19 points and 12 boards, as Minnesota won its fourth game in five outings. ,Julius...

San Diego FC rout Timbers, advance to Western Conference semifinals
Amahl Pellegrino and Anders Dreyer each scored twice and San Diego FC eased into their first-ever Western Conference semifinal appearance with a 4-0 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers to clinch their first-round series on Sunday night.,Dreyer also picked up an assist on Pellegrino's second g...

Balanced attack carries Baylor past Washington
Sophomore Cameron Carr scored 16 points and freshman Tounde Yessoufou had 13 to lead a balanced offensive attack as undefeated Baylor downed Washington 78-69 on Sunday night in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (2-0) led by six points at halftime and quickly built their advantage to double digits in the first ...

Jesper Wallstedt stops all 36 shots as Wild blank Flames
Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist, Jesper Wallstedt stopped all 36 shots he faced, and the Minnesota Wild posted a 2-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Sunday night in St. Paul, Minn.,Wallstedt stopped 11 shots in the first period, 12 in the second period and 13 in the third period for Minnesota, wh...

Rams WR Davante Adams injures oblique in win over 49ers
Los Angeles wide receiver Davante Adams has an oblique injury that led to his exit in the fourth quarter of the 42-26 win over the host San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Rams coach Sean McVay said after the game.,Adams had six receptions on eight targets for 77 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown catch...

North Carolina G Seth Trimble to undergo surgery after practice injury
North Carolina team captain Seth Trimble, who just played a key role in the Tar Heels' win over No. 19 Kansas on Friday, will be sidelined after breaking a bone in his left forearm during a practice session on Sunday.,Trimble, a four-year senior guard, will undergo surgery this week, according to th...

Steelers CB Darius Slay (concussion) ruled out vs. Chargers
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay exited Sunday night's game against the host Los Angeles Chargers due to a concussion.,Slay was injured when he banged heads with teammate Kyle Dugger while making a tackle on Chargers running back Kimani Vidal in the second quarter. Slay was walked off the ...

Logan Stankoven nets game-winner as Hurricanes rally past Leafs
Logan Stankoven scored the go-ahead goal at the 12:13 mark of the third period and added an assist Sunday night as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4.,Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis, Sean Walker and Taylor Hall also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won four in a row...

New contributors lifting Hawks while Clippers falter without Kawhi Leonard
With four victories in their past six games, the Atlanta Hawks have a chance to move above .500 for the first time this season with a visit to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday at Inglewood, Calif.,The short-handed Hawks pulled off a convincing 122-102 home victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sa...

Road-weary Panthers look to sweep series from Golden Knights
The two teams that have combined to win the last three Stanley Cups stumble into a meeting on Monday night in Las Vegas when the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers take on the 2023 champion Vegas Golden Knights.,It's the final game of a four-game Western road trip for the Panthers, who san...

Meechie Johnson’s 33 points lift South Carolina past Southern Miss in OT
Meechie Johnson scored 33 points and South Carolina defeated Southern Miss 83-79 in overtime Sunday night in Columbia, S.C.,Eli Ellis added 20 points and Mike Sharavjamts scored 17 for the Gamecocks (2-0), who squandered a 16-point first-half lead before rallying behind Johnson to reach overtime.,Is...

Amid Jalen Green's setback, Suns prepare to meet Pelicans
The Phoenix Suns' best run of the young season will continue Monday, after their first road victory but a more significant loss.,The Suns finished a home-and-home sweep of the Los Angeles Clippers with a 114-103 victory on the road Saturday, their fourth victory in five games.,But they will host the...

Cal eyes first 3-0 start under Mark Madsen, faces Fullerton
Cal will attempt to do something it has failed to complete in the Mark Madsen coaching era when the Golden Bears go for a third straight season-opening victory in a nonconference matchup with Cal State Fullerton on Monday night in Berkeley, Calif.,After going 0-12 to begin Mark Fox's final season at...

Legendary Hall of Fame player, coach Lenny Wilkens dies at 88
Legendary Lenny Wilkens, one of the few inductees into the Hall of Fame as both a player and coach, died on Sunday. He was 88.,Wilkens' family announced the news but did not divulge a cause of death.,Wilkens, a nine-time All-Star point guard from 1960-75, was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Ha...

Celtics rally in fourth quarter to split two-game set in Orlando
A fourth-quarter run and late flurry of 3-pointers helped the Boston Celtics take the second leg in a pair of road games with the Orlando Magic, 111-107 on Sunday.,Orlando took the first game in two straight matchups with Boston, a 123-110 decision on Friday in NBA Cup group-stage competition. The C...