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Coby White fuels fourth-quarter push as Bulls beat 76ers
Coby White scored nine of his 13 points in the fourth quarter and Zach Collins and Tre Jones had 15 points apiece to lift the streaking Chicago Bulls to a 109-102 victory against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.,Chicago won for the fifth straight time behind a 13-2 run to finish the game.,...

Jalen Smith catches game-winner for Minnesota vs. UNM in Rate Bowl
Jalen Smith made two touchdown catches, including a diving grab in overtime to win the game, to lead Minnesota to a 20-17 win over New Mexico in the Rate Bowl on Friday in Phoenix.,Smith finished with six catches for 64 yards and the two scores for Minnesota (8-5). Drake Lindsey completed 18 of 28 p...

Wizards' late spree against Raptors nets rare win
Kyshawn George scored 23 points to help lead the Washington Wizards to a 138-117 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Friday.,CJ McCollum and Bilal Coulibaly added 21 points apiece for the Wizards, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Washington entered play with the league's worst record (...

Hornets lose Kon Knueppel to injury but defeat Magic in Orlando
Charlotte shot 19 for 39 from three-point range and earned a significant win over Orlando 120-105 Friday night, but also might have suffered a significant injury to its prized rookie.,Charlotte rookie Kon Knueppel left the game late in the first half and did not return after twisting his right ankle...

Jaylen Brown, Celtics extend hot streaks, beat Pacers again
Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 30 points as the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to four games by beating the Indiana Pacers 140-122 on Friday in Indianapolis.,Brown scored at least 30 points for the eighth straight game. Larry Bird holds the franchise record for consecutive games with ...

Norman Powell, Pelle Larsson push Heat past Hawks
Norman Powell scored 25 points and Pelle Larsson added a career-high 21 points to help the visiting Miami Heat roll to a 126-111 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday to end their three-game losing streak.,It was the first of four meetings between the two teams. Miami has won three straight against A...

Wizards' late spree against Raptors merits rare win
Kyshawn George scored 23 points to help lead the Washington Wizards to a 138-117 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Friday.,CJ McCollum and Bilal Coulibaly added 21 points apiece for the Wizards, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Washington entered play with the league's worst record (...

Jalen Smith catches game-winner for Minnesota vs. New Mexico in Rate Bowl
Jalen Smith made two touchdown catches, including a diving grab in overtime to win the game, to lead Minnesota to a 20-17 win over New Mexico in the Rate Bowl on Friday in Phoenix.,Smith finished with six catches for 64 yards and the two scores for Minnesota (8-5). Drake Lindsey completed 18 of 28 p...

Jack Draper, No. 1 Brit, to miss Aussie Open with arm injury
Jack Draper of Great Britain announced Friday that he will miss the season-opening Australian swing, including next month's Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year.,The highest-ranked Brit in men's tennis (No. 10 in the world) has been recovering from an arm injury. He hasn't appeared sinc...

Knights try to find way to cool off NHL-best Avalanche
With 61 points and just two regulation losses in 36 games, the Colorado Avalanche put together the best start of a season heading into the holiday break since the Christmas break started in the 1972-73 season., ,But captain Gabriel Landeskog says his team, which resumes play in Las Vegas against the...

Ebuka Okorie, Stanford aim to stay hot vs. Cal State Northridge
Stanford looks to take a winning streak into the start of Atlantic Coast Conference play when it wraps up the nonconference portion of its schedule against another team on a nice run, Cal State Northridge, on the Cardinal's home court Saturday night.,With home matchups with Notre Dame and No. 16 Lou...

Caps, Devils resume playoff push amid tough stretches
With the NHL's holiday break over, the Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils start the second half with a key Metropolitan Division clash Saturday in Newark, N.J.,Both teams entered the three-day hiatus on losing streaks. Still, they remain in the thick of the divisional and Eastern Conference p...

Anthony Davis ailing as Mavericks visit Kings
Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd hopes his team will be better equipped to deal with playing without Anthony Davis when the standout center misses Saturday afternoon's road game against the Sacramento Kings.,Davis experienced right groin spasms early in the second quarter of Thursday's 126-116 loss...

Starting QBs out, playoff positioning in play as Packers host Ravens
The Packers tied up a playoff spot on Christmas night thanks to the rival Lions' loss, but coach Matt LaFleur's club can try to improve their NFC North hopes and extinguish the Ravens' shot at crashing the AFC field when Baltimore visits Green Bay in prime time Saturday night.,The Ravens (7-8) fumbl...

Northwestern dominates Central Michigan in GameAbove Sports Bowl
Preston Stone completed 19 of 31 passes for 226 yards and three scores, and Northwestern turned four takeaways into touchdowns during a 34-7 blowout of Central Michigan to win the GameAbove Sports Bowl on Friday in Detroit.,Braden Turner grabbed an interception before returning a fumble for a touchd...

Islanders ready to continue progress against Rangers
The New York Rangers haven't hit the road to face the New York Islanders since Apr. 10, when Rangers fans filled UBS Arena and roared as their team rolled to a lopsided win that called into question the Islanders' short- and long-term future.,The Islanders are hoping to show their rivals how far the...

Canucks host Sharks on unexpected win streak
With the season's first half nearly behind them, the San Jose Sharks are teasing with notions of playoff hockey in northern California.,The Sharks will start the unofficial second half with a two-game road trip beginning Saturday night against the Vancouver Canucks.,The Western Conference, as they s...

TGL Season 2 primer: Schedule, what’s new, what to watch for
Atlanta Drive GC swept New York Golf Club 2-0 in the finals of the inaugural season of TGL. Season 2 begins Sunday afternoon with a rematch between Atlanta and New York.,Six teams of four PGA Tour stars apiece are back in the saddle for the second season of the indoor golf league co-founded by Tiger...

John Daly expresses interest in Ryder Cup role
Two-time major winner John Daly has an idea to correct the biggest regret of his golf career: United States captain for the 2027 Ryder Cup.,Daly said he would like to be a part of the U.S. team in any capacity, up to and including a captain role. ,"I'd love to see it, put my input in, and hopefully ...

Flames need more intensity to salvage split of home-and-home with Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers will look to remain hot against the Flames when they visit Calgary for the second half of a home-and-home on Saturday.,Leon Draisaitl recorded a hat trick, and Connor McDavid added five assists as the Oilers cruised to a 5-1 victory over Calgary in Edmonton on Tuesday night.,The ...