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Celtics win by 54, hand Raptors 11th straight loss
Jayson Tatum had 23 points and eight rebounds Tuesday as the Boston Celtics crushed the visiting Toronto Raptors 125-71 for their 10th straight win in the all-time series., ,The loss extended Toronto's losing streak to 11. The Raptors, who committed 21 turnovers, have lost their last five road games...

No. 20 Illinois holds off No. 15 South Carolina for rare 10th win
Josh McCray rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 7:29 left, to lead No. 20 Illinois to a 21-17 Citrus Bowl victory over No. 15 South Carolina Tuesday afternoon in Orlando, Fla., ,Luke Altmyer completed 13 of 22 passes for 174 yards with one score and one interce...

Celtics win by 54, hand Raptors 10th straight loss
Jayson Tatum had 23 points and eight rebounds Tuesday as the Boston Celtics crushed the Toronto Raptors 125-71 for their 10th straight win in the all-time series., ,The loss extended Toronto's losing streak to 11. The Raptors, who committed 21 turnovers, have lost their last five road games and have...

Duncan Powell, Javian McCollum help Georgia Tech top Notre Dame
Duncan Powell and Javian McCollum both scored 21 points to help Georgia Tech to an 86-75 win over Notre Dame on Tuesday in Atlanta.,Powell came off the bench to shoot 6-for-13, including three 3-pointers, and scored his career high. McCollum was 7-for-13 from the field to net his season high.,Powell...

Chiefs TE Travis Kelce tops Pro Bowl fan voting
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce narrowly beat out Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs as the fans' top vote-getter for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games on Feb. 2 in Orlando.,Amid another strong season for the AFC's No. 1 seed, Kelce totaled 252,200 votes when balloting ended on Dec. 23, just ah...

Fiesta Bowl: Penn State-Boise State Preview, Props, Prediction
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The College Football Playoff quarterfinals kick off with a lone game on Tuesday, with No. 6 seed Penn State taking on No. 3 seed Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Eve.,Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at State Farm Stadium.,ODDS AND TRENDS,Despite being the higher ...

WTA roundup: Top-seeded Madison Keys moves on at ASB Classic
Top-seeded Madison Keys recorded four aces in a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Lucia Bronzetti of Italy to advance to the second round of the ASB Classic on Tuesday in Auckland, New Zealand.,Third-seeded Amanda Anisimova was not as fortunate. Alycia Parks fired nine aces and overcame 11 double faults to rall...

Kansas State holds off No. 16 Cincinnati behind Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Kansas State knocked off No. 16 Cincinnati 70-67 on Monday night in Manhattan, Kan. ,The Wildcats (7-5, 1-0 Big 12) also got 17 points from Dug McDaniel and 13 from David N'Guessan.,Dan Skillings Jr., who was 3-for-15 from 3-point range entering Monda...

Reports: Nats RHP Trevor Williams agrees to 2-year, $14M deal
The Washington Nationals are bringing back right-hander Trevor Williams on a two-year, $14 million deal, multiple outlets reported Monday.,The agreement is pending a physical exam for the 32-year-old veteran, who has spent the past two seasons in the nation's capital.,Williams spent more than three ...

Raheem Morris on Falcons' timeout debacle: Not as simple as it seems
The biggest game for the Atlanta Falcons since their last playoff appearance in 2017 had it all.,A rookie quarterback making his first career road start in Michael Penix Jr. A 10-point Atlanta halftime lead. A late rally to force overtime. Eventually, it added up to a costly 30-24 road loss to the W...

Quakes acquire GK Earl Edwards Jr. from Revolution
The San Jose Earthquakes acquired goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. from the New England Revolution on Monday.,In exchange, the Revs received $150,000 in general allocation money for the 2025 season, both teams announced.,Edwards, 32, has been in the league for a decade and joins his fourth MLS franchise....

Celtics seek better defensive effort vs. reeling Raptors
The Toronto Raptors will attempt to end a 10-game losing streak when they visit the Boston Celtics on Tuesday afternoon.,Among Eastern Conference teams only Washington has a worse record than Toronto, which is 1-14 in road games this season. The Raptors committed a season-high 31 turnovers in Sunday...

UConn's Jim Mora accuses coaches of tampering
UConn football coach Jim Mora accused his counterparts at other programs of tampering with his players in a strongly worded social media post on Monday.,"A simple note to the schools and coaches that have blatantly broken @NCAAFootball rules by tampering with our players in the last 24 hours," Mora,...

Leafs F Auston Matthews returns to practice; out Tuesday
Auston Matthews took part in Toronto Maple Leafs practice for the first time since a Dec. 20 injury but won't play Tuesday at home against the New York Islanders.,Coach Craig Berube was pleased with Matthews' participation on Monday but said his captain will miss a fifth consecutive game. According ...

ATP roundup: Poland ousts Norway in United Cup
Iga Swiatek led Poland to a 2-1 victory in its United Cup opening match on Monday in Sydney, Australia, eliminating Norway from the mixed-team event.,Casper Ruud got the 15th-seeded Norwegians off to a good start against Poland, the second seed, with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Hubert Hurkacz. Swiatek, in a...
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RJ Davis sets 3-point record as North Carolina beats Campbell
Freshman Ian Jackson scored a season-high 26 points and RJ Davis poured in 23 points as part of a record-setting outing as North Carolina finished nonconference play by defeating visiting Campbell 97-81 on Sunday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Drake Powell and Elliot Cadeau both scored 12 points and Jal...

Balanced offense, late surge help Pacers slide past Celtics
Tyrese Haliburton had 31 points, six rebounds and seven assists as the visiting Indiana Pacers pulled away late for a 123-114 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday night.,Six players scored in double figures for Indiana, which beat Boston in two of the teams' three regular-season meetings.,Andre...

Raiders TE Brock Bowers sets two rookie records, one team mark
Brock Bowers of the Las Vegas Raiders moved past Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka on Sunday to set the NFL record for most receiving yards by a tight end in his rookie season and also set the record for most receptions by a rookie, regardless of position.,Bowers has 108 receptions to top the ma...

No. 24 Illinois trounces winless Chicago State 117-64
Tomislav Ivisic scored a career-high 23 points to lead six players in double figures as No. 24 Illinois raced past visiting Chicago State 117-64 on Sunday in Champaign, Ill.,Kylan Boswell also starred for the Fighting Illini (9-3) with an 18-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist triple-double. Dra Gibbs-Lawh...