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Top 25 roundup: No. 13 Purdue takes down No. 2 Alabama
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a career-best 26 points and collected eight rebounds to lead No. 13 Purdue to an 87-78 triumph over No. 2 Alabama in a Friday night nonconference showdown at West Lafayette, Ind.,Braden Smith produced 17 points, 10 assists and six rebounds and Fletcher Loyer also scored 17 p...
NHL roundup: Knights rally as William Karlsson nets winner
William Karlsson scored two goals, including the game-winner with 1:18 remaining, as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a two-goal deficit by scoring four consecutive goals to hand the Utah Hockey Club a 4-2 loss on Friday night in Salt Lake City.,Karlsson redirected Kaeden Korczak's shot from th...
NBA roundup: Kings' De'Aaron Fox scores 60 in OT loss
Anthony Edwards scored seven of his 36 points in overtime and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves overcame De'Aaron Fox's 60-point performance to beat the Sacramento Kings 130-126 in an NBA Cup game Friday night.,Fox shot 22-for-35 from the field and 6-for-10 from 3-point range for Sacramento, which...
Poland, Great Britain advance to Billie Jean King Cup quarters
Iga Swiatek and Magda Linette won singles matches to lead Poland to a 2-0 victory over host Spain on Friday to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals of the Billie Jean King Cup.,Great Britain also advanced with a 2-0 victory over Germany at Malaga, Spain. Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter won singles mat...
Chase Elliott 'really proud' of strong close to '24 season
Chase Elliott finished seventh in the Cup Series standings and fell a round short of NASCAR's Championship 4 in 2024, an effort he scored as "probably a B, B-plus.","I'm trying to grade that really honestly," the former Cup Series champion recently told NASCAR.com when asked to assess his performanc...
Nine Reasons Why the San Francisco 49ers Won’t Be Going Back to the Super Bowl
At 5-4, the San Francisco 49ers don't have to worry about going back to the Super Bowl in New Orleans this February. Here are nine reasons why....
NHL roundup: Connor McDavid becomes 4th fastest to 1,000 points
Connor McDavid accomplished what the home fans wanted to see on Thursday, and then he allowed them to go home happy as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 in overtime.,After collecting his 1,000th career NHL point in the second period, McDavid fed Darnell Nurse in the three-on-three...
Judge rules DSG can emerge from bankruptcy
Regional sports network giant Diamond Sports Group is ready to exit bankruptcy after getting judicial approval on Thursday.,Judge Christopher Lopez, representing the Southern District of Texas in Houston, gave the OK to the company's Chapter 11 reorganization.,DSG stated in a press release that its ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 South Carolina cruises past Coppin St.
MiLaysia Fulwiley put up 23 points and Chloe Kitts scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina routed Coppin State 92-60 on Thursday in Columbia, S.C.,Te-Hina Paopao added 13 points and five assists for the Gamecocks (3-0). Joyce Edwards and Maryam Dauda each contributed 10 poin...
Kings gaining confidence ahead of battle vs. middling Wolves
Two teams eager to shed their early-season struggles meet when the Sacramento Kings host the Minnesota Timberwolves in an NBA Cup group stage game on Friday night.,Minnesota lost its third straight game and second in a row to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. The Wolves shot 7-for-39 (17.9 pe...
Devin Booker, Suns hope to heat up vs. stingy Thunder
Playing the Thunder typically isn't a way for struggling shooters to regain their rhythm, but Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns will try to defy that Friday when they visit Oklahoma City in NBA Cup action.,Booker comes into the game shooting just 43.4 percent overall and 34 percent from 3-point rang...
Billie Jean King Cup: Slovakia knocks out U.S.
The United States bowed out of the Billie Jean King Cup finals in the first round with a 2-1 loss to Slovakia on Thursday in Malaga, Spain.,After the teams split two singles matches, Viktoria Hruncakova and Tereza Mihalikova of Slovakia got past Ashlyn Krueger and Taylor Townsend 6-3, 3-6, 10-8 in d...
Rockets' reserves leading the way entering rematch vs. Clippers
It is rare when a team can feature two defensive-minded wings capable of dismantling an opponent's game plan. That the Houston Rockets have two such players coming off their bench makes for an even more unique set of circumstances.,Tari Eason and Amen Thompson provided strong two-way play in the Roc...
Superstars set to collide when Lakers battle Spurs
Superstars LeBron James and Victor Wembanyama will battle for the first time this season when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the San Antonio Spurs on Friday in an NBA Cup Western Conference Group B game.,It will be the first of four group-stage games for both Los Angeles and San Antonio. Each squad wi...
Rory McIlroy: Europe opposed to 'changing dynamic' with pay for Ryder Cup
Along with national pride, it appears members of the United States' 2025 Ryder Cup team will have another incentive when teeing off against their European counterparts at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.,Lots of zeros.,A vote by the PGA of America will ultimately determine whether, and how much, ...
NHL roundup: Karel Vejmelka makes 49 saves in Utah's win
Karel Vejmelka made a career-high 49 saves and the Utah Hockey Club scored three goals within a 2:19 span in the third period for a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.,Nick Bjugstad had two goals for Utah, and Michael Kesselring had two assists. Jack McBain and Mikha...
NBA roundup: Giannis Antetokounmpo nets 59 in Bucks' OT win
Giannis Antetokounmpo amassed an NBA season-high 59 points as the Milwaukee Bucks overturned an 18-point deficit to defeat the visiting Detroit Pistons 127-120 in overtime on Wednesday night.,It was Antetokounmpo's ninth 50-plus outing and the second best of his career, after his 64-point effort aga...
Top 25 roundup: No. 22 St. John's, back in poll, routs Wagner
Aaron Scott scored seven of his 11 points over the final seven minutes of the second half as No. 22 St. John's survived several choppy stretches before pulling away for a 66-45 victory over visiting Wagner Wednesday night in Queens, N.Y.,Ranked for the first time since January 2019, St. John's (3-0)...
Report: U.S. players to get paid to compete at Ryder Cup
Along with national pride, it appears members of the United States' 2025 Ryder Cup team will have another incentive when teeing off against their European counterparts at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.,Lots of zeros.,According to a report in The Telegraph of London on Wednesday, U.S. players co...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 9 Oklahoma cruises to school scoring record
No. 9 Oklahoma broke the school scoring record and tied another with a 122-56 romp against Western Carolina on Wednesday afternoon in Norman, Okla.,A steal and a layup by Caya Smith with 1:46 remaining provided the final points for the Sooners (3-0) and surpassed the OU single-game record of 121 poi...