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Lakers, minus mainstays, surge past Trail Blazers
Deandre Ayton, Rui Hachimura and Nick Smith Jr. all achieved season-best point totals as the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers notched a 123-115 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.,Ayton had 29 points on 14-of-19 shooting and collected 10 rebounds and three blocked shots agai...

AJ Dybantsa stars in debut as No. 8 BYU tops Villanova
AJ Dybantsa scored 21 points in his college basketball debut -- including 13 in the second half -- to lead No. 8 BYU to a 71-66 victory over Villanova in Las Vegas on Monday night in the teams' season opener., ,Richie Saunders finished with 15 points and seven rebounds and Robert Wright III added 14...

AJ Dybantsa (21) stars in debut as No. 8 BYU tops Villanova
AJ Dybantsa scored 21 points in his college basketball debut -- including 13 in the second half -- to lead No. 8 BYU to a 71-66 victory over Villanova in Las Vegas on Monday night in the teams' season opener., ,Richie Saunders finished with 15 points and seven rebounds and Robert Wright III added 14...

Kuol Atak, Oklahoma speed past Saint Francis in second half
Kuol Atak scored 18 points -- all in the second half -- to lead Oklahoma to a season-opening 102-66 win over Saint Francis on Monday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners trailed early in the second half before starting a 32-3 run to put the game away.,Atak scored 13 of his points during a span of just more ...

No. 7 Michigan scores 69 in first half, crushes Oakland
Morez Johnson scored 24 points on 10-of-12 shooting from the field to help lead No. 7 Michigan to a 121-78 season-opening win over in-state foe Oakland on Monday in Ann Arbor. ,Johnson was one of seven players who scored in double-figures for the Wolverines.,Trey McKenney made 6 of 8 shots from 3-po...

Labaron Philon leads No. 15 Alabama to easy win over North Dakota
Labaron Philon scored a career-high 22 points and added eight assists to lead No. 15 Alabama to an easy 91-62 victory over North Dakota on Monday night in the season opener for both teams in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Houston Mallette added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Crimson Tide. Amari Allen regist...

Florida Atlantic rallies late, takes down Boston College in OT
Kanaan Carlyle scored a team-high 19 points to lead the host Florida Atlantic Owls to an 83-78 overtime win on Monday night in Boca Raton, Fla.,Carlyle was one of five scorers in double figures for the Owls (1-0), who rallied from a nine-point deficit with 5:12 to go in regulation to win their seaso...

Georgia begins season strong with rout of Bellarmine
Blue Cain and Jeremiah Wilkinson each scored 15 points Monday night as Georgia opened its season with a 104-59 rout of visiting Bellarmine in Athens, Ga.,Jake Wilkins came off the bench to add 12 for the Bulldogs, who canned 54.3 percent from the field, including a blistering 58.8 percent in the sec...

Pharrel Payne powers Maryland past Coppin State in Buzz Williams' debut
Pharrel Payne put up 21 points with six rebounds, freshman Darius Adams scored 10 of his 16 points at the foul line and Maryland tipped off its season with an 83-61 win over Coppin State in the Naismith Hall of Fame Series on Monday in Baltimore.,Maryland (1-0) saw its lead whittled down to as few a...

Report: Spurs rookie Dylan Harper out multiple weeks with calf strain
No. 2 overall draft pick Dylan Harper suffered a left calf strain, the San Antonio Spurs said Monday, with ESPN reporting that the rookie will be sidelined for multiple weeks.,Harper, 19, appeared to be injured while trying to defend the Phoenix Suns' Nick Richards on a dunk in the second quarter of...

Red-hot Lightning continue Western swing at snake-bitten Avalanche
The Tampa Bay Lightning got off to a rough start this season, but they've turned things around quickly.,They began a three-game road trip with a 4-2 victory over Utah on Sunday to push their winning streak to five. The Lightning go for their sixth in a row Tuesday night at the Western Conference-lea...

Braves tab bench coach Walt Weiss as new manager
The Atlanta Braves did not have to look far to find their replacement for manager Brian Snitker. They tabbed the man who occupied the seat next to Snitker in the dugout for eight seasons.,The Braves named Walt Weiss as their manager on Monday. He served as the club's bench coach from 2018-25 and ear...

Suddenly surging Bruins and Islanders to clash again
The NHL regular season is not yet 20 percent complete.,But if the early state of the highly competitive Eastern Conference is any indication, even early November games could have postseason implications for the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins.,The Islanders and Bruins will each look to remain h...

Shorthanded Lakers bid to avenge early loss to Blazers
One week after defeating the Lakers, the Portland Trail Blazers will look to do it again when they host Los Angeles on Monday night.,The Trail Blazers recorded a 122-108 road win over the Lakers on Oct. 27. It was their second straight win over Los Angeles after losing their previous six matchups.,P...

Alabama DB Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. suspended after arrest
Alabama defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. was suspended indefinitely, head coach Kalen DeBoer said Monday, after the player's arrest Saturday on charges of reckless endangerment and attempting to elude and speeding.,According to court records, Kirkpatrick was released from a Tuscaloosa County jail ...

Surging Canadiens put win streak on line vs. Flyers
Nick Suzuki has dented the scoresheet in each contest since being held without a point in the Montreal Canadiens' season-opening game.,The Canadiens' captain will carry a career-high 11-game points streak into Tuesday's contest against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.,Entering play on Monday with a...
10 Game-Changing College Basketball Transfers to Watch This Season
Get to know 10 must-watch college basketball transfers set to make major impacts in the 2024-25 season from P.J. Haggerty to Yaxel Lendeborg....
NBA Picks November 3rd: Best Bets and Expert Predictions Today
NBA betting picks and predictions for Monday, Nov. 3. Best bets include Bucks vs. Pacers, Jazz vs. Celtics, and Nuggets vs. Kings....

Rays acquire OF Ryan Vilade from Reds for cash
The Tampa Bay Rays acquired outfielder Ryan Vilade from the Cincinnati Reds for cash considerations on Monday.,Vilade, 26, has batted .141 with one homer and five RBIs in 28 career games with four MLB teams since his 2021 debut.,He only played in one game for the Reds this season after being claimed...

Browns' Kevin Stefanski hands play-calling duties to OC Tommy Rees
For the second straight season, Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski is giving up play-calling duties.,Stefanski announced on Monday that he is turning the playbook over to offensive coordinator Tommy Rees.,The move comes after a 2-6 start for the Browns, who are preparing to visit the New Yo...