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Red-hot first half carries Pacers past Pistons
Pascal Siakam had a season high 37 points, Tyrese Haliburton added 30 and the host Indiana Pacers fought off a strong challenge to defeat the Detroit Pistons 133-119 Wednesday night in Indianapolis.,The game saw a total of six technical fouls called, four on Detroit, and Pistons backup center Isaiah...

Scottie Barnes, Raptors rout woeful Wizards
Scottie Barnes scored 24 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to their fifth straight win, a 106-82 blowout over the Wizards on Wednesday in Washington.,Barnes eclipsed the 20-point mark for the fourth consecutive game, making 10 of 19 attempts from the field while grabbing four rebounds and dishing o...

No. 6 Houston holds off West Virginia to win again
L.J. Cryer scored a game-high 17 points and helped the sixth-ranked Houston Cougars stave off a second-half rally by the host West Virginia Mountaineers for a 63-49 victory in Morgantown, W. Va., on Wednesday.,The Cougars (17-3, 9-0 Big 12) extended their winning streak to 13 games despite blowing m...

Viktor Hovland aims to rediscover his game at Pebble Beach
Viktor Hovland said his toe is fine after breaking it late last year, but said his game entering this week's Pebble Beach Pro-Am could use some fixing.,"It's not very good," said Hovland, who won the U.S. Amateur title at Pebble Beach in 2018. "Yeah, it's been frustrating. I do feel like I'm making ...

East-leading Capitals set to face contending Senators
The resurgent Ottawa Senators go for a third straight win when they host the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.,The Senators completed a successful weekend back-to-back set with a 3-1 win against the Utah Hockey Club on Sunday.,Washington enters the finale of a five-city road trip at 3-1-0 after...

Rockets F Dillon Brooks fined $25K for foul language
Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks has to put $25,000 in the NBA's swear jar.,The league fined Brooks on Wednesday for using profane language during a live television interview.,His remarks came during an on-court interview at the conclusion of the Rockets' 114-112 victory over the host Boston Ce...

Lewis Hamilton OK after crash in Ferrari test
Lewis Hamilton was not injured on Wednesday when he crashed his Ferrari during a team test in Barcelona, Spain.,A seven-time Formula 1 world champion, Hamilton is preparing for his first season with the Ferrari team after 12 years with Mercedes.,The crash occurred on the second test day at the Circu...

Report: Senators' Nick Cousins (knee) out 6-8 weeks
Senators forward Nick Cousins is expected to be sidelined six-to-eight weeks with a knee injury, the Ottawa Sun reported on Wednesday.,Per the report, Cousins is receiving different opinions on the severity of the injury. ,Cousins was injured following a knee-on-knee collision with Toronto Maple Lea...

Canucks aim to pick up steam while Predators seek breakthrough
Finally back on a winning streak, the Vancouver Canucks will try to keep building momentum when they visit the Nashville Predators on Wednesday.,After a 2-1 home victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday, the Canucks began a three-game road trip in fine form with a 5-2 win over the St. Louis ...

Providence hangs on for victory over Seton Hall
Jayden Pierre scored 16 points and Providence withstood a late comeback by Seton Hall to prevail 69-67 in a Big East battle on Tuesday in Newark, N.J.,The Friars (11-10, 5-5 Big East) improved to 2-4 in true road games this season.,The Pirates (6-15, 1-9) took their sixth straight loss and fell for ...

Georgetown proves no match for No. 15 St. John's
Kadary Richmond scored 11 of his 13 points during St. John's explosive first half as the 15th-ranked Red Storm cruised past host Georgetown 66-41 on Tuesday in Washington.,Zuby Ejiofor paired 13 points with nine rebounds for St. John's (18-3, 9-1 Big East), which led 47-21 at halftime en route to it...

Ryan Kalkbrenner-led Creighton out to down Xavier
On a five-game winning streak, Creighton will try to stay within reach of the Big East Conference leaders when it plays host to Xavier on Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.,The Bluejays (14-6, 7-2 Big East) have revived their season with a winning streak that includes a road victory over two-time defending na...

Reeling Wizards host suddenly rising Raptors
Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors are looking for their fifth win in a row on Wednesday as they travel to the nation's capital for a date with the struggling Washington Wizards.,Barnes has been the driving force behind Toronto's recent rise, averaging a team-high 21.7 points during its current ...

Wild hope for a return to road success in visit to Leafs
The Minnesota Wild have been better on the road this season and they have another chance to show why on Wednesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Wild opened a five-game trip Sunday night with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks to improve to 18-5-3 on the road.,The trip could be co...

Report: Kings open up trade talks for G De'Aaron Fox
The Sacramento Kings will listen to offers for star point guard De'Aaron Fox before the Feb. 6 trade deadline, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The 27-year-old former All-Star will likely have multiple suitors, however the report claimed that he "has a target destination in mind ahead of 2026 free agency.",Fo...

Pacers look to keep hot streak going at home vs. Pistons
After a split of two games in Paris, the Indiana Pacers return home for the first time in 11 days to host the Detroit Pistons Wednesday.,The Pacers are 9-2 in 2025, the best record of any team in the NBA since the year started. They closed their trip to Paris with a 38-point win over the Spurs, thei...

Chasing 13th straight win, No. 6 Houston wary of West Virginia
A white-knuckle, double-overtime victory at Kansas on Saturday nudged Houston up the national rankings and extended its winning streak to 12 games.,The sixth-ranked Cougars (16-3, 8-0 Big 12) will look for another conference road win Wednesday at West Virginia (13-6, 4-4), which has dropped back-to-...

Reports: Lions name John Morton as offensive coordinator
The Detroit Lions tabbed former Denver Broncos pass game coordinator John Morton as the team's offensive coordinator, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday.,Morton, 55, will fill the vacancy left open after Ben Johnson became head coach of the Chicago Bears.,Under Johnson, the Lions boasted the NF...
2025 NCAA Tournament Predictions: Bracketology Predicting the Final Four
These are Deadspin's early bracketology predictions where we break down our expert picks to make the Final Four in the 2025 NCAA Tournament....

Raptors outlast Pelicans for fourth straight win
Jakob Poeltl had 21 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 113-104 on Monday night to stretch their winning streak to four games. ,Scottie Barnes added 21 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and three steals for the Raptors, who have won...