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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 50 again as Thunder slam Suns
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 50 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 140-109 home win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.,It was the third 50-plus-point game of Gilgeous-Alexander's career, all of them coming over the past seven games.,Phoenix led by 12 late in the second quarter but was ...

Avs aim to halt inconsistent stretch in clash with Flames
The Colorado Avalanche will once again look to rebound amidst a middling month-long stretch when they visit the Calgary Flames on Thursday.,The Avalanche entered Wednesday holding the Western Conference's first wild-card spot and sat only two points behind the injury-ravaged Minnesota Wild for third...

Anthony Edwards pours in 49 as Wolves wallop Bulls
Anthony Edwards scored 49 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 127-108 win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in Minneapolis.,Naz Reid recorded 22 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota, which snapped a two-game skid. Rudy Gobert racked up 10 points and 15 ...

Ex-Tulsa guard PJ Haggerty leads No. 17 Memphis to win
PJ Haggerty scored a game-high 23 points Wednesday night and No. 17 Memphis stayed atop the American Athletic Conference with an 83-71 win over visiting Tulsa. ,Dain Dainja stuffed the stat sheet for the Tigers (19-4, 9-1) with 21 points, six rebounds, four assists, four blocked shots and three stea...

Reports: Warriors land Jimmy Butler, send players, pick to Heat
The Golden State Warriors are finalizing a trade for the Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler in exchange for Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson and a protected first-round pick in a multi-team deal, according to multiple reports on Wednesday night.,The trade, ahead of the NBA's deadline on Thursday, also includes ...

Colorado's Deion Sanders: Zero interest in coaching 'pro ball,' Cowboys
Deion Sanders stayed at Colorado after interest from the Dallas Cowboys in hiring the Hall of Fame cornerback to return the NFL as Mike McCarthy's replacement. ,But the pro game is, well, too "Primetime" for even Sanders these days, he said on "We Got Time Today" on Tubi in a discussion about contac...

Donald Trump signs executive order to protect women's sports
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to protect women's sports and keep biological men out of them.,The "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" order was announced at the White House on National Girls and Women in Sports Day.,The order bans transgender athletes from participating i...

St. Pete mayor to Rays: City is prepared to move on
St. Petersburg, Fla., mayor Ken Welch said Tuesday that the city will move ahead with its plan to redevelop the Gas Plant District, even if the Rays opt out of a deal to build a $1.3 billion stadium in the area by 2028.,At his State of the City address, Welch said the city has other avenues it will ...

Andy Reid: Chiefs practice like 'normal' Wednesday in regular season
NEW ORLEANS -- Under a mostly sunny sky at Tulane's Yulman Stadium, the Kansas City Chiefs went through a nearly 90-minute practice session Wednesday afternoon ahead of their matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles for Super Bowl LIX. ,It was a light but spirited session for the Chiefs, who had perfect...

Chiefs notebook: Patrick Mahomes digests formations, not tortillas
NEW ORLEANS -- Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was asked Wednesday about his college playing days, specifically about the tradition at Texas Tech of fans throwing tortillas onto the field to celebrate good plays.,Wisely, Mahomes suggested it would be a mistake to try to eat one of tho...

Report: Kings acquire Wizards C Jonas Valanciunas
The Sacramento Kings obtained veteran center Jonas Valanciunas from the Washington Wizards for forward Sidy Cissoko and two second-round picks, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,The transaction was the second on Wednesday for the Wizards ahead of Thursday's NBA trade deadline. They also dealt forward Kyle...

Back to school: Ron Rivera joins staff at alma mater Cal
Ron Rivera, who took the Carolina Panthers to the Super Bowl a decade ago, said Wednesday he's headed to the football staff at Cal, his alma mater.,The former coach of the Panthers and Washington Commanders, Rivera interviewed for head coaching jobs with the Chicago Bears and New York Jets this offs...

Waiting for Gold: Class of '25 finalists anxious to hear Hall of Fame fate
Fifteen former players will take a deep breath and hope to hear their name called when the Pro Football Hall of Fame announces its newest slate of modern-era selections on Thursday night ahead of Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.,The Hall of Fame Selection Committee can elect up to five players from th...

Wolves' Julius Randle (adductor) to be out at least 2 weeks
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle will be out at least two more weeks.,The team said Wednesday that an MRI taken at the Mayo Clinic showed a right adductor strain, which was confirmed when Dr. Benjamin Domb of the American Hip Institute gave his second opinion. Randle will be re-evaluated...

Report: Bucks deal Khris Middleton to Wizards for Kyle Kuzma
The Milwaukee Bucks are trading three-time All-Star forward Khris Middleton to the Washington Wizards, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,The Bucks will receive forward Kyle Kuzma in exchange for Middleton, who won an NBA championship with Milwaukee in 2020-21 and a gold medal with the United Stat...

One LIV golfer to receive U.S. Open exemption
The 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont this June will become the first major championship to offer a direct exemption to a competitor from LIV Golf.,The United States Golf Association released its 24 exemption categories for the tournament Wednesday, including a spot for one player ranked in the top three o...

Every shot counts: LIV announces big scoring change
LIV Golf announced a major scoring change Wednesday on the eve of its season-opening tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,For the first time in the circuit's history, every player's score in every round will count toward his team's total score.,Last season, the best three scores were taken in the fir...

Jon Rahm excited for Saudi night golf: 'Very, very cool'
Even though he'll be up past his bedtime, Legion XIII captain Jon Rahm is thrilled about playing this week's LIV Golf season opener in Saudi Arabia after dark.,"From the moment I found out we were going to play under the lights, I've been really excited," the 30-year-old Spaniard told reporters Wedn...

Joaquin Niemann looks to build on Saudi success
Torque GC captain Joaquin Niemann will look to follow up on last year's success in Saudi Arabia when LIV Golf opens the season under the lights at Riyadh Golf Club on Thursday.,The 26-year-old Chilean captured the LIV Golf Jeddah individual championship last March before winning the Asian Tour's sea...
How Philadelphia Eagles Can Upset Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX
By dominating the time of possession and standing tall against Patrick Mahomes defensively, this is how the Eagles can defeat the Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Sunday....