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No Luka Doncic, no problem as Mavs sink Jazz
Kyrie Irving scored 30 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a wire-to-wire 106-94 win over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Saturday night.,The Mavericks improved to 5-1 without injured star Luka Doncic, who traveled with the team but didn't play because of a wrist injury.,Quentin Grimes scored ...
No. 6 Miami loses out on ACC title berth, falls at Syracuse
Kyle McCord passed for 380 yards and three touchdowns as the host Syracuse Orange rallied to upset the sixth-ranked Miami Hurricanes 42-38 in an ACC game on Saturday.,Syracuse trailed 21-0 but took its first lead, 35-28, in the third quarter on a 56-yard fumble recovery by Devin Grant. The Orange ne...
Panthers shut out Hurricanes to complete home-and-home sweep
Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight stopped all 20 shots he faced as the Panthers demolished the Hurricanes 6-0 in Sunrise, Fla., to complete the home-and-home sweep.,After taking down the Hurricanes 6-3 in Raleigh on Friday, the Panthers returned home and their offense continued to dominate.,Aaron E...
Charleston Southern grabs late lead, stuns host Miami
RJ Thompson scored 23 points -- including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 56 seconds left -- as Charleston Southern shocked host Miami 83-79 on Saturday afternoon.,Miami entered the game as a 23.5-point favorite.,Charleston (2-7) won its first game of the season away from home after losing its previous ...
Lynx add Eric Thibault, Lindsay Whalen to coaching staff
The Minnesota Lynx bolstered their coaching staff on Saturday by adding former Washington Mystics bench boss Eric Thibault as associate head coach and franchise legend Lindsay Whalen as an assistant coach.,"I am excited to add both Eric and Lindsay to our coaching staff," Lynx head coach and preside...
Hurricanes seek immediate bounce-back against Panthers
The Carolina Hurricanes eye revenge as they travel to Sunrise, Fla., to face the Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon.,The Panthers defeated the Hurricanes 6-3 on Friday in Raleigh, N.C., ending Carolina's nine-game home winning streak in the first half of a home-and-home set.,Sergei Bobrovsky got...
Panthers' big third ends Hurricanes' home win streak
A.J. Greer put Florida ahead with a tiebreaking goal in the third period as the Panthers withstood a Carolina Hurricanes comeback to win 6-3 on Friday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,Sam Reinhart scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and Jesper Boqvist, Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Lundell and Sam Bennett also sco...
Mavs may get Luka Doncic back against host Jazz
Injured star Luka Doncic will join the Dallas Mavericks on their upcoming road trip and could play as soon as Saturday in Salt Lake City against the Utah Jazz.,After missing the past five games due to an injured wrist, Doncic returned to practice with his teammates on Friday. It's uncertain whether ...
Panthers score 3 times in 3rd to end Hurricanes' home win streak
A.J. Greer put Florida ahead with a tiebreaking goal in the third period as the Panthers withstood a Carolina Hurricanes comeback to win 6-3 on Friday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,Sam Reinhart scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and Jesper Boqvist, Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Lundell and Sam Bennett also sco...
Coroner confirms death of Alabama A&M player
A coroner has officially confirmed the death of Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr., four weeks after he sustained a head injury in a game.,The Jefferson County Coroner's Office pronounced Burnett, 20, dead on Wednesday. His passing was prematurely announced earlier in the week while Burnett ...
Miami looks to halt slide in home clash vs. Charleston Southern
The Miami Hurricanes need a win in the worst way.,The Hurricanes (3-3) were embarrassed last week when they lost three games in four days at the Charleston Classic in South Carolina.,On Saturday afternoon, the Hurricanes will look for a bounce-back game against visiting Charleston Southern (1-7).,Th...
Panthers take aim at Hurricanes' home-ice streak
The Carolina Hurricanes are having quite a week with a pair of scintillating comeback victories.,They'll look for more thrills when the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers pay a visit on Friday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,"Right back to work, looking forward to it," Hurricanes rookie Jacks...
Spencer Dinwiddie's 21 points carry Mavericks past Knicks
Spencer Dinwiddie had 21 points off the bench, Naji Marshall had a game-high 24 and the Dallas Mavericks led almost the entire way in a dominating 129-114 win over the visiting New York Knicks Wednesday night.,Dallas played without All-Star Luka Doncic for the fourth straight game while he recovers ...
Hurricanes stay hot at home, extend Rangers' skid
Rookie Jackson Blake scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 7:59 remaining in the third period and the Carolina Hurricanes pushed their home winning streak to nine, rallying for a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Blake scored 2:07 apart...
Quarterbacks in spotlight when No. 6 Miami visits Syracuse
It didn't take Syracuse first-year coach Fran Brown long to figure out the key matchup for Saturday afternoon's Atlantic Coast Conference game visiting Miami.,"Syracuse has a really good quarterback," Brown said of Kyle McCord, "and Miami has a really good quarterback (Cam Ward).",With a win on Satu...
Mavericks tangle with Knicks as others step up in Doncic's absence
The Dallas Mavericks aim for another win without Luka Doncic Wednesday night when they host the New York Knicks.,Doncic has missed the last three games with a sprained wrist and is expected to be reevaluated later this week. The Mavericks, ninth overall in the Western Conference, have won five of th...
Hurricanes, Rangers on different paths entering rematch of playoff bout
While the Carolina Hurricanes are putting themselves in strong position to eventually secure home-ice advantage in the postseason, the New York Rangers appear to be a shell of the squad that won the teams' second-round playoff series last season in six games.,The Hurricanes will attempt to extend th...
Dolphins waive veteran S Marcus Maye
The Miami Dolphins waived veteran Marcus Maye and activated fellow safety Patrick McMorris off injured reserve on Tuesday.,NFL Network reported the Dolphins hope to re-sign Maye, 31, to the practice squad. He has recorded 30 tackles in 11 games (three starts) this season, his first with Miami.,Maye ...
Hurricanes stun Stars with 5-goal 3rd period
Martin Necas scored the go-ahead goal on the power play with 2:07 remaining and Sebastian Aho had a goal and three assists as the Carolina Hurricanes scored five times in the third period to rally for a 6-4 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night in Raleigh, N.C., ,Necas fired a crossing pass ...
Closing surge from Kyrie Irving, Mavericks topples Hawks
Kyrie Irving scored 16 of his game-high 32 points in the fourth quarter, helping lead the visiting Dallas Mavericks to a 129-119 win over the Atlanta Hawks.,Jalen Hardy added 23 points while Naji Marshall and Spencer Dinwiddie each scored 22 as the Mavericks won their fifth game in six tries. PJ Was...