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Lindsey Vonn finishes second in super-G behind Emma Aicher
Lindsey Vonn placed second in a World Cup super-G event on Sunday in Tarvisio, Italy to earn a podium result for the seventh time in eight races.,Vonn, 41, finished 0.27 seconds behind winner Emma Aicher, a 22-year-old from Germany. Aicher prevailed in 1:14.04.,Vonn lost time in the closeout when co...
Huge first half carries No. 7 Houston over Arizona State
Kingston Flemings scored 20 points and dished out eight assists to lead a balanced offensive attack as No. 7 Houston parlayed a dominant first half and a late statement surge into a 103-73 win over visiting Arizona State on Sunday night.,The Cougars (17-1, 5-0 Big 12 Conference) left little to chanc...
Alex DeBrincat, Red Wings prevail in OT over Senators
Alex DeBrincat scored in overtime to give the host Detroit Red Wings a wild 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday.,Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Lucas Raymond and James van Riemsdyk also scored for the Red Wings, who have won six of seven games. Andrew Copp collected two assists and John Gibson mad...
G2 tops FaZe, Thieves beat OpTic at CDL Stage 1 Major qualifiers
G2 Minnesota halted FaZe Vegas' winning streak and the Los Angeles Thieves took down OpTic Texas to close out Week 4 of Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major Qualifiers on Sunday.,Those results knocked Vegas and Texas down to 4-2, into a three-way tie with the Riyadh Falcons top the qualifying standings...
Warriors look to stay hot on homestand with visit from Heat
The Golden State Warriors look to complete a highly successful homestand when they begin a back-to-back set in San Francisco with a matchup against the Miami Heat on Monday night.,Not sidetracked by a late Jimmy Butler scratch, the Warriors used strength in numbers to win their third in a row and fi...
Former 'Hawks captain, current Jet Jonathan Toews returns to Chicago
Winnipeg Jets center Jonathan Toews checked the box of facing the Chicago Blackhawks for the first time when he earned an assist in a lopsided home win in October.,But skating against his longtime former team at the United Center, as Toews is set to do for the first time when the teams meet in Chica...
Mark Stone seeks to tie scoring mark as Golden Knights welcome Flyers
In the midst of a season-long six-game losing streak, the Philadelphia Flyers head to Las Vegas to start a challenging three-game western road trip with a Monday night game against the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights.,Talk about bad timing. Vegas has won a season-high seven straight ga...
Patriots snag 4 interceptions, top Texans to reach AFC title game
Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, Marcus Jones returned an interception for a score and the New England Patriots qualified for the AFC Championship Game with a 28-16 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday in cold and snowy conditions at Foxborough, Mass.,New England intercepted Houston's C...
Pistons host Celtics in battle of surprise East frontrunners
The Detroit Pistons weren't supposed to be the top team in the Eastern Conference. The Boston Celtics were supposed to be in a transition year after shedding salary last offseason.,Instead, they currently hold the top two spots in the standings. They'll have a showdown in Detroit on Monday night.,Th...
Mateo Pulcini wins Latin America Amateur, books trips to 3 majors
Mateo Pulcini of Argentina defeated Venezuela's Virgilio Paz on the second playoff hole to win the Latin America Amateur Championship on Sunday in Lima, Peru.,The victory earned Pulcini entry into three of golf's four majors this season: the Masters, the U.S. Open and the Open Championship.,Pulcini,...
Maple Leafs, Wild out to build off resilient road wins
The Minnesota Wild visit the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday night in a matchup of teams riding the momentum of comeback overtime wins on the road.,After enduring a 0-2-1 homestand, the Wild opened a three-game road trip on a positive note on Saturday. They tied the game late in the third period and went...
Shootout-shaken Penguins visit Kraken aiming to flip late-game script
One might assume a team featuring future Hall of Famers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin would excel in the shootout.,But that hasn't been the case for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.,The Penguins are just 1-7 when they fail to reach a decision in regulation or overtime entering Monday's game at...
Pacers, 76ers look for rebound after recent stumbles
After recent disappointments, the Philadelphia 76ers and visiting Indiana Pacers aim to pick up the pieces when they square off Monday.,Philadelphia had won six of its last eight games prior to dropping three of four over the past week.,The team had a pair of two-game series -- two road games with t...
Reports: No CFP expansion decision with Friday deadline looming
With the deadline for College Football Playoff expansion next season approaching on Friday, there is still no resolution after a Sunday meeting of CFP's leadership in Miami, according to reports.,Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey hold much of the ...
Lightning run point streak to 13 games with thorough win over Stars
Dominic James and Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist apiece, and the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning stretched their point streak to 13 games with a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Sunday afternoon.,That point streak is tied for the fourth-longest in franchise history. The team record is 18 set in...
Avalanche concerned with rare lull as slumping Capitals visit
Every team experiences lulls throughout an 82-game season, but the Colorado Avalanche seemed immune to that in the first half of the schedule.,Finally, a lull has hit Colorado, which dropped four of its last six games and suffered its first loss in regulation on home ice. The Avalanche will try to b...
Marquette, Providence bid to climb out of Big East basement
Looking to end another three-game losing skid, Marquette welcomes Providence to Milwaukee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a battle of two teams in the bottom four of the Big East standings.,It was a short trip south to Chicago for the Golden Eagles (6-13, 1-7 Big East) on Friday, where after a prom...
Spurs gear up for Jazz after narrowly averting collapse
It says a lot about the San Antonio Spurs' progress this season that recent postgame criticism centered not on winning and losing but on how their latest victory was accomplished.,The Spurs understand there are issues that need to be addressed entering their home game against the Utah Jazz on Monday...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Imari Berry, No. 9 Louisville beat NC State in OT
Imari Berry poured in a career-high 33 points and No. 9 Louisville pulled out an 88-80 comeback victory in overtime against North Carolina State, stretching its winning streak to 11 games on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,Berry's 3-pointer with 41 seconds left in regulation followed by her two free throws ...
Ja Morant dazzles in return, Grizzlies rout Magic in London
Ja Morant returned to the lineup after missing the previous six games with a right calf contusion and had 24 points and a season-high 13 assists to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 126-109 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in London.,Morant, the subject of trade discussions ahead of the Feb. 5...