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Pistons bounce back from loss to win 9th in 10
Jalen Duren powered for 18 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high six blocks and the host Detroit Pistons won for the ninth time in 10 games, downing the Brooklyn Nets 115-94 on Saturday night.,Detroit bounced back from a 15-point loss to Denver on Friday as Tobias Harris had 18 points and nine rebou...
Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace sweep front row for 23XI Racing
AUSTIN, Texas --Tyler Reddick led 23XI Racing to a front row lockout for Sunday's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Chased by teammate Bubba Wallace during the Group 2 session of time trials, Reddick turned a lap in 98.076...
Cameron Hildreth helps Wake Forest keep hope alive against Notre Dame
Cameron Hildreth scored 28 points and Hunter Sallis added 13 of his 17 in the second half as Wake Forest eked out a 74-71 victory over Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Notre Dame in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Saturday.,The Demon Deacons trailed for most of the second half, but Sallis' jumper put them...
Jessica Pegula, McCartney Kessler to meet in All-American final at Austin
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula recorded 31 winners while posting a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic on Saturday to advance to the championship match of the ATX Open at Austin, Texas.,Pegula took advantage of the serving issues of Tomljanovic (11 double faults) and controlled the th...
L.J. Cryer helps No. 4 Houston sail past Cincinnati
L.J. Cryer scored 20 points to lead a balanced attack as No. 4 Houston topped visiting Cincinnati, 73-64, to capture its second straight Big 12 outright regular-season title.,Terrance Arceneaux contributed 10 points off the bench for the Cougars (25-4, 17-1) who beat the Bearcats for the 12th straig...
Wild acquire F Gustav Nyquist from Predators
The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Gustav Nyquist from the Nashville Predators on Saturday in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2026.,The Predators also will retain 50 percent of Nyquist's contract.,Indications of a pending deal came when Nyquist was held out of the Predators' game against ...
Predators hold out Gustav Nyquist (trade-related) vs. Islanders
The Nashville Predators held forward Gustav Nyquist out of their game against the host New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon due to "trade-related reasons.",The Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings reportedly are potential landing spots for Nyquist, who is playing in the final season of a two-yea...
Kelvin Sampson Turns Houston Basketball Into a Powerhouse Again
Head coach Kelvin Sampson has Houston basketball as a real powerhouse now that the calendar flips to March, they'll be a real contender in the 2025 NCAA tournament....
Rafael Devers and Alex Bregman Highlight Boston Red Sox Defensive Dilemma
The Boston Red Sox face a defensive dilemma as Rafael Devers struggles at third base while Gold Glove winner Alex Bregman is set to play out of position....
Pistons look to start new win streak vs. Nets
The Detroit Pistons saw their longest winning streak in 17 years end on Friday night. They will attempt to start a new run in the second game of a back-to-back.,The Pistons had won eight straight before the Denver Nuggets handed them a 134-119 loss. Detroit will close out a four-game homestand again...
Out to build on opening win, Austin FC battle Timbers
The Portland Timbers were at full strength for just 10 full minutes of their season opener, and the result reflected that.,Portland will look to bounce back from a 4-1 road loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps when it hosts Austin FC on Saturday night.,An 11th-minute red card to Kamal Miller left the Tim...
Northwestern shuts down Iowa for 3rd straight win
K.J. Windham matched a career high with 20 points and Nick Martinelli added 16 points and nine rebounds to help Northwestern defeat Iowa 68-57 on Friday in Evanston, Ill.,Northwestern won its third straight game, shooting 42.3 percent while limiting Iowa to a 36.2 percent effort from the floor. Drew...
Lakers G Austin Reaves injures calf, ruled out vs. Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves was ruled out of Friday's game against the visiting Los Angeles Clippers with right calf soreness after playing nine minutes in the first quarter., ,Per an ESPN report, Reaves will undergo an MRI on his calf on Saturday.,Reaves scored six points on a pair of 3-...
Jamal Murray, Nuggets snap Pistons' eight-game win streak
Jamal Murray poured in 31 points as the visiting Denver Nuggets snapped Detroit's eight-game winning streak with a 134-119 victory over the Pistons on Friday night.,Michael Porter Jr. supplied 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while Nikola Jokic amassed 23 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists -- hi...
ACC tournament berth on the line for Boston College, Cal
Boston College hasn't won a road game all year. Cal hasn't won any games since Feb. 5. ,The chance to erase one of these painful factoids is what's on the line in Saturday night's Atlantic Coast Conference action in Berkeley, Calif.,There's also this key detail: Cal (12-16, 5-12) ranks 15th in the A...
No. 25 BYU pits balanced attack vs. Javon Small, WVU
No. 25 BYU is all but certain of an NCAA Tournament berth. West Virginia needs every win it can get down the stretch to join the Cougars and probably six other Big 12 Conference schools on the March dance floor.,The Mountaineers search for one of those wins Saturday night when they visit Provo, Utah...
Wake Forest desperate for victory vs. Notre Dame as March nears
Now that it's March, there are a lot of teams across America that need a win this weekend to boost their NCAA Tournament hopes.,Wake Forest is certainly among the most needy.,With losses to second-tier Atlantic Coast Conference teams Florida State, North Carolina State and Virginia staining their Fe...
SMU's Boopie Miller likely out again as Stanford hosts home finale
SMU is likely to play its fifth consecutive game without leading scorer Boopie Miller when the Mustangs travel Saturday to play host Stanford in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,The Mustangs (21-7, 12-5 ACC) are 2-2 since Miller has been out with a bruised foot. SMU had won five straight before Mille...
Auburn coach Hugh Freeze battling early stage prostate cancer
Auburn coach Hugh Freeze was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer, the university said Friday.,Auburn said Freeze's cancer is in the early stages and is "very treatable and curable.",Freeze, 55, will continue with his coaching duties while undergoing treatment.,"Recently, Coach Freeze was diagnos...
New surface, new layout and new driver await field in Austin
NASCAR's former two-race road course schedule is all grown up and has reached six.,Sunday's Cup Series race at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA) will be the first of a half-dozen twisting layouts, a demanding, complex track in the wonderfully weird Texas capital of Austin.,A new racing surface, Goo...