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Cooper Flagg (33), Mavs halt Nuggets' road win streak
Cooper Flagg finished with a game-high 33 points along with nine rebounds and nine assists and Anthony Davis added 31 points and nine rebounds to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 126-121 win over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Tuesday.,Naji Marshall scored 15 points, Ryan Nembhard chipped in 11 points...

Sam Reinhart directs Panthers attack in comeback win vs. Hurricanes
Sam Reinhart had three assists as the Florida Panthers scored five unanswered goals for a 5-2 road win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.,The Panthers are 8-2-0 over their last 10 games, including two third-period comebacks against the Hurricanes in the last five days. Florida'...

Mavericks face tall task vs. Nikola Jokic, Nuggets
A couple weeks ago, it looked as if the Dallas Mavericks were starting to turn their season around after a tumultuous start. ,The Mavericks won five of six games, including victories against contenders such as the Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets. ,Since then, however, the Mavericks have lost thre...

Pelicans surge in 4th quarter, dump Mavs for 5th straight win
Zion Williamson compiled 24 points and nine rebounds off the bench, helping the streaking New Orleans Pelicans rally for a 119-113 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Monday.,Derik Queen added 19 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for the Pelicans, who won their fifth straight game -- the...

Thijs De Ridder's big night lifts No. 21 Virginia over American
A season-best 27 points from Thijs De Ridder drove No. 21 Virginia to a dominant 95-51 win over American University in Charlottesville, Va., on Monday in both teams' final game before conference play.,A game after De Ridder tied a career low with five points on just 1-for-8 shooting in Virginia's pr...

Panthers, Hurricanes tangle for second time in four days
Four days after the Florida Panthers launched a memorable third-period comeback to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes, the two clubs square off again on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes had built a 3-0 lead midway through the third period in last Friday's game, but Florida equalized with three go...

Hurricanes’ Seth Jarvis, Jaccob Slavin out week-to-week
The Carolina Hurricanes announced Monday that forward Seth Jarvis and defenseman Jaccob Slavin are considered week-to-week, both with upper-body injuries.,Jarvis was hurt Friday when Carolina faced the Florida Panthers. Florida's Evan Rodrigues took out Jarvis' skates, causing him to crash full spee...

Suddenly solid Pelicans try to take down Mavericks
Escaping from the Western Conference basement, the New Orleans Pelicans look to extend their winning streak to five games on Monday when they host the Dallas Mavericks.,After dropping 22 of 25 games to begin the season, New Orleans has won four straight with a chance to post its longest winning stre...

Miami preps for ACC slate with blowout of North Florida
Tre Donaldson posted 21 points, a game-high nine assists and three steals as host Miami defeated North Florida 105-67 on Sunday afternoon.,Also for Miami, Shelton Henderson scored 20 points on 7-for-9 shooting; Malik Reneau had 19 points on 8-for-9 shooting; and Ernest Udeh Jr. added a game-high 14 ...

No. 23 Virginia faces American in final tune-up for ACC play
Riding a five-game winning streak after a hot-shooting second-half performance against Maryland, No. 23 Virginia will host American University on Monday to finish its nonconference schedule.,Virginia (10-1) comes off an 80-72 win on Saturday over former conference foe Maryland. After a 24-19 first h...
Miami Defense Carries Hurricanes Past Texas A&M in CFP Debut
Miami’s revamped defense delivered a statement performance, shutting down Texas A&M in a gritty 10-3 College Football Playoff win....

Freshman Shelton Henderson leads Miami into battle with North Florida
Five-star freshman Shelton Henderson appears to be coming of age, and that's great news for the Miami Hurricanes.,Miami (10-2) will be looking for its sixth straight win on Sunday afternoon when the Hurricanes play host to the North Florida Ospreys (2-9) in Coral Gables.,Henderson is coming off a ca...

Jake Guentzel's two late goals lock up Lightning's home win over Hurricanes
Jake Guentzel scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a four-game home losing streak by rallying for a 6-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.,After answering Carolina's three-goal first period with three goals of their own in the second, t...

76ers stay hot, top Mavericks without Joel Embiid, Paul George
Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe combined for 64 points, including all 11 in a fourth-quarter burst that propelled the Philadelphia 76ers to a 121-114 home win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.,Maxey finished with a game-high 38 points, Edgecombe added 26 and Dominick Barlow had 21 for the 7...
How Cooper Flagg Is Giving Mavericks Fans Hope After Luka Doncic Trade
Cooper Flagg’s rapid growth has helped Texas move past the Luka Doncic trade, giving Dallas Mavericks fans a new reason to believe....

Streaky Lightning eager to end skid in clash vs. Hurricanes
The Tampa Bay Lightning have been one of the Eastern Conference's streakiest teams this season.,Dragging around a three-game losing skid (0-2-1) and a home record that is now on the south side of .500 (8-9-0), the Lightning will host the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night in the first meeting bet...

Mavs' Cooper Flagg coming of age with 76ers up next
The Dallas Mavericks have had one of their most tumultuous calendar years in franchise history, but they appear intent on closing out 2025 on a high note.,Winners of six of their past eight games, the Mavericks will look to continue their hot streak when they face the host Philadelphia 76ers on Satu...

Panthers rally with 3 3rd-period goals to edge Hurricanes in shootout
Sam Reinhart and Evan Rodrigues scored in the shootout and Sergei Bobrovsky made three stops on four attempts, as the host Florida Panthers rallied to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Friday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Florida trailed 3-0 with less than 10 minutes left and was down 3-1 with under th...

Panthers rally with 3 late third-period goals to edge Hurricanes in shootout
Sam Reinhart and Evan Rodrigues scored in the shootout, and Sergei Bobrovsky made three stops on four attempts as the host Florida Panthers rallied to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Friday night in Sunrise.,Florida trailed 3-0 with less than 10 minutes left, and the Panthers were down 3-1 wit...

Angels settle wrongful death lawsuit with Tyler Skaggs’ family
More than six years after the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, the Los Angeles Angels reached a settlement Friday of the wrongful death lawsuit brought against them by his family.,The Angels' ex-communication director, Eric Kay, began serving a 22-year sentence in federal prison in 2022 for t...