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Surging Suns make it 6 of 7 with easy win over Trail Blazers
Devin Booker recorded 19 points, five assists and three steals in three quarters of action as the Phoenix Suns cruised to a 127-110 road victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.,Reserve Collin Gillespie made four 3-pointers and also scored 19 points as the Suns won for the sixth tim...
No. 5 Duke pulls away from No. 24 Kansas in N.Y. showdown
Freshman Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 5 Duke fended off No. 24 Kansas for a 78-66 victory in a tussle as part of the Champions Classic on Tuesday night in New York.,The Blue Devils pulled away with a late 9-0 run, holding Kansas scoreless for more than four minutes.,Isaiah Evans pumped in...
No. 21 Arkansas ends game on 6-0 run to rally past red-hot Winthrop
Meleek Thomas scored a career-high 26 points, Trevon Brazile had 14 points and eight rebounds, and the No. 21 Arkansas Razorbacks scored the final six points to stave off the hot-shooting Winthrop Eagles 84-83 on Tuesday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Nick Pringle amassed 13 points and seven rebounds and his...
Cade Cunningham, Pistons run past Hawks for 11th straight win
Cade Cunningham returned from a three-game absence and posted a double-double to help the visiting Detroit Pistons to a 120-112 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, extending their NBA-best winning streak to 11 games.,Cunningham, who missed time with a left hip contusion, had 25 points, 10 assists and si...
SMU hits the 100-point mark in rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a season-high 23 points, Boopie Miller posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists, and SMU rolled to a 106-60 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday night in Dallas.,The Mustangs (5-0) are off to their best start since going 6-0 to open the 2020-21 season. Jerm...
Reports: WNBA proposal includes max salaries over $1.1M
The WNBA proposed a maximum player salary of more than $1.1 million in the latest round of collective bargaining negotiations this week, multiple reports said Tuesday.,The league's CBA proposal, which would include revenue sharing, would set the league minimum at more than $220,000 and allow more th...
Bruins, Ducks prepare for battle of division leaders
The Boston Bruins are headed west.,With the top spot in the Atlantic Division in hand, Boston will make a cross-country flight to begin a three-game California swing with Wednesday night's game against the Pacific Division-leading Anaheim Ducks.,The game will be challenging for Boston, which has won...
No. 17 Michigan State cruises past No. 12 Kentucky in NY
Jaxon Kohler scored 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting to help No. 17 Michigan State roll to an 83-66 victory over No. 12 Kentucky on Tuesday night at the Champions Classic in New York City.,Jeremy Fears Jr. recorded a career-best 13 assists to go with eight points, six rebounds and three steals for the ...
Bills praise 'unreal' Josh Allen ahead of game vs. Texans' stout D
Reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen may have reached the point in the campaign where he's decided to single-handedly carry the Buffalo Bills.,Fresh off an epic performance, Allen aims to be in top form during a short week when the Bills visit the Houston Texans on Thursday night.,Allen passed for three touc...
Kansas, Iowa State pursue win after coming off bye week
Kansas and Iowa State both are coming off bye weeks ahead of their Big 12 Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.,With two weeks left in the regular season, the Cyclones (6-4, 3-4) are bowl eligible but the Jayhawks (5-5, 3-4) need one more win to achieve the feat.,In their most recent ...
Home of Browns QB Shedeur Sanders burglarized during debut
The Ohio home of Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders was burglarized and three suspects made off with about $200,000 in stolen property this weekend, local police revealed Tuesday.,The Medina County sheriff's office said in a news release that the trio of suspects entered Sanders' residence...
TCU's early homestand concludes with Kansas City
TCU's last of five home games to start the season will be against Kansas City on Wednesday at Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (2-2) haven't feasted solely on patsies during their homestand. They opened the season with a 4-point loss against New Orleans and suffered another 4-point loss Friday ag...
Pelicans interim coach James Borrego seeks 'players' spirit' vs. Nuggets
Two games into James Borrego's head-coaching stint for New Orleans, the Pelicans are still struggling. ,The team might continue down that path when it hosts the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.,Borrego replaced the fired Willie Green on Saturday after New Orleans started the season 2-10. Borrego's...
Texans' QB C.J. Stroud (concussion) to miss third straight game
Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was ruled out of Thursday night's game against the Buffalo Bills due to his concussion, Houston coach DeMeco Ryans said.,Stroud took part in a light practice Tuesday but has not yet cleared concussion protocol and will miss his third straight game.,Davis Mills will sta...
Maryland to face Mount St. Mary's without star Pharrel Payne
When Maryland takes on visiting Mount St. Mary's Wednesday in College Park, Md., the Terrapins will be without their top threat Pharrel Payne.,The Texas A&M transfer, who is putting up team highs of 18.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, came away with a terrifying injury in Maryland's 89-82 win Sat...
Penn State looks for offensive success against stiff Harvard defense
Scoring hasn't been a problem for Penn State this season, but it might be more of a challenge when the Nittany Lions take on Harvard on Wednesday night in University Park, Pa., ,Harvard (4-1) will enter that matchup leading the Ivy League in points allowed per game (61.6). Three of Harvard's opponen...
Texans' QB C.J. Stroud (concussion) back at practice
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud took part in a light practice Tuesday but has not yet cleared concussion protocol.,The team in on a short week, with the Buffalo Bills coming to Houston for a Thursday night game.,Stroud, 24, missed the past two weeks. Davis Mills started at quarterback and led...
Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson ruled out vs. Duke
Kansas freshman guard Darryn Peterson will be out for a third consecutive game with a hamstring strain when the No. 24 Jayhawks face No. 5 Duke on Tuesday in New York.,Peterson is a Naismith High School Player of the Year winner last season as well as a McDonald's All-American. He scored 21 points i...
Report: Cards RB Emari Demercado (ankle) likely out vs. Jaguars
Arizona Cardinals running back Emari Demercado has been diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain and is unlikely to play against the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Demercado sustained the injury in Arizona's 41-22 loss to the San Francisco 49ers last Sunday.,Fellow running...
No explanation behind Cowboys WRs sitting out first drive vs. Raiders
Dallas Cowboys starting wide receivers CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens didn't take the field to start Monday's game against the host Las Vegas Raiders because of a disciplinary matter all parties are keeping undisclosed.,"It's tough. Made a coach's decision, some things that were missed," Dallas coac...