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Pistons to test their 'standard' against Cavaliers
Detroit's home game against Cleveland on Monday night will provide an early measuring stick for the Pistons.,The Pistons are striving to reach the level of the Cavaliers, who had the Eastern Conference's top record last season and reside in the same division, the Central.,For the first time in many ...
Anthony Davis leads Mavs past Raptors for first win this season
Anthony Davis had 25 points and 10 rebounds on Sunday to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 139-129 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors.,D'Angelo Russell had 24 points off the bench, while starter Cooper Flagg added 22 points for the Mavericks, who earned their first win of the season following co...
Stars dig out of early hole, score last to beat Predators
Mikko Rantanen scored the go-ahead goal on a power play midway through the third period as visiting Dallas Stars rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Sunday night.,Oskar Back and Wyatt Johnston also scored goals and Jason Robertson added two assists for Dallas, which c...
LaMelo Ball goes off as Hornets dismiss Wizards
LaMelo Ball scored 38 points as part of a triple-double and the Charlotte Hornets road a huge second half to a 139-113 road victory against the Washington Wizards on Sunday night.,Miles Bridges posted 22 points and Collin Sexton and Kon Knueppel each racked up 20 points for the Hornets, who overcame...
Rockets trying to unleash Kevin Durant; Nets loving their "fight"
There was little reason to expect the Houston Rockets' offseason addition of Kevin Durant to their lineup would yield a seamless transition, even given Durant's reputation as one of the premier scorers in NBA history and the Rockets' standing as one of the top teams in the Western Conference.,Relate...
Pistons overcome 17-point deficit, beat Celtics in home opener
Cade Cunningham had 25 points and eight assists as Detroit won its home opener, downing the Boston Celtics 119-113 on Sunday afternoon.,Jalen Duren supplied 24 points and 17 rebounds for the Pistons (2-1). Duren had been ejected from Detroit's previous game at Houston for throwing a flagrant elbow. ...
After snapping skid, Bruins out to build momentum vs. Senators
Two weeks of losing ways are over for the Boston Bruins.,After snapping a six-game skid, the Bruins look to stay on the right track when they travel to Ottawa to take on the Atlantic Division rival Senators for the first time this season.,"We still have work to do. Nothing will change (after a win)....
Derrick Henry passes Walter Payton for 5th in NFL rushing TDs
Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry recorded his 111th career rushing touchdown on Sunday, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Walter Payton for fifth place all-time in NFL history.,Henry ran in from 2 yards out with 8:15 remaining in the second quarter against Payton's former team, the Chicag...
Bills rookie CB Maxwell Hairston to make debut vs. Panthers
The Buffalo Bills are coming out of their bye week healthier, with rookie cornerback Maxwell Hairston active and tight end Dalton Kincaid back in action for Sunday's game against the host Carolina Panthers.,Hairston was Buffalo's first-round pick (30th overall) in this year's draft. However, he bega...
Dodgers’ $375 Million Ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto Shines in World Series Game 2 Win
Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto proves worth every dollar of his $375M deal with a dominant Game 2 performance vs. the Blue Jays....
Predators picking up momentum entering encounter vs. Stars
The Nashville Predators will try to make it three wins in a row on Sunday night when they host the Dallas Stars in the second half of a back-to-back for both Central Division teams.,Nashville snapped a four-game losing streak (0-3-1) by grinding out a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursd...
No. 19 Louisville runs over Boston College with 317 on ground
Louisville ran for a season-high 317 yards and the No. 19 Cardinals used their big-play capabilities to hold off upset-minded Boston College 38-24 at home on Saturday.,Isaac Brown needed just 14 carries to amass a career-high 205 yards, and Keyjuan Brown added 95 on 10 rushes. Both scored on big pla...
Houston rides QB Conner Weigman to road upset of No. 24 Arizona State
Conner Weigman completed 14 consecutive passes at one point and rushed for a career-high 111 yards and two touchdowns to lead Houston to a 24-16 victory Saturday over No. 24 Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz.,The Cougars (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) and Sun Devils (5-3, 3-2) met for the first time as conference opp...
No. 19 Louisville runs over Boston College with 317 on the ground
Louisville ran for a season-high 317 yards and the No. 19 Cardinals used their big-play capabilities to hold off upset-minded Boston College 38-24 at home on Saturday.,Isaac Brown needed just 14 carries to amass a career-high 205 yards, and Keyjuan Brown added 95 on 10 rushes. Both scored on big pla...
Ryan O'Reilly (3 points), Predators topple Kings in shootout
Ryan O'Reilly had two goals and an assist and scored in the nine-round shootout to help the Nashville Predators to a 5-4 victory against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.,Filip Forsberg and Cole Smith also scored and Juuse Saros made 36 saves for the Predators, who have won two strai...
Dodgers knot World Series on Yoshinobu Yamamoto's gem vs. Jays
TORONTO -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered a complete-game gem, Will Smith and Max Muncy homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Saturday night to knot the World Series at a game apiece. ,Game 3 of the best-of-seven series will be played Monday at Los Angeles.,Yamamoto...
Dylan Cozens, Drake Batherson lead Senators in demolition of Capitals
Dylan Cozens and Drake Batherson both tallied a pair of goals and an assist to help the visiting Ottawa Senators spoil Alex Ovechkin's 1500th career game in a dominant 7-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday.,Shane Pinto, Nick Cousins, and Thomas Chabot all joined Cozens and Batherson on th...
Washington rolls over No. 23 Illinois behind Demond Williams’ 4 TDs
Demond Williams passed for four touchdowns, Denzel Boston caught a score and passed for another, and the Washington Huskies rolled to a 42-25 win over No. 23 Illinois on Saturday in Seattle.,The Huskies (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten Conference) jumped ahead with a pair of time-consuming touchdown drives in the ...
Sam Hunt Racing expanding to two cars with Harrison Burton signing
Harrison Burton has inked with Sam Hunt Racing, giving that organization two full-time drivers on the grid going forward.,Burton will drive the No. 24 Toyota next season following his departure from AM Racing, joining Dean Thompson for Sam Hunt. ,That marks a return to Toyota for Burton, which is no...
New-look Washington opens season against road-warrior Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Arkansas-Pine Bluff will experience the first of 11 consecutive road games when it plays at Washington on Nov. 3 in the season opener for both teams.,The Huskies, in their second season under coach Danny Sprinkle, are also one of four Power 4 programs Pine Bluff will face in the 11-game stretch on t...