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Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Tennessee pulls out buzzer-beating win vs. Illinois
Jordan Gainey drove the length of the court and scooped in a right-handed layup on the left side of the hoop at the buzzer to lift No. 1 Tennessee to a 66-64 nonconference victory over Illinois before a sellout crowd Saturday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.,Gainey came off the bench to deliver 18 of hi...

NHL roundup: Oilers win fifth straight, double up Knights
Leon Draisaitl scored his league-leading 22nd goal and also had two assists as the host Edmonton Oilers jumped out to a five-goal lead and then held on for a 6-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday afternoon.,Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor Brown each added a goal and an assist for Edmo...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Tennessee overpowers NC Central with record 3-point shooting
Samara Spencer finished with a career-high 33 points and led a record-setting day for No. 19 Tennessee, which humiliated North Carolina Central 139-59 on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.,Spencer added 10 assists and three steals, and five teammates also scored in double figures for the Lady Volunteers, ...

Bucks dispatch Hawks, advance to NBA Cup title game
LAS VEGAS - Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 30 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA Cup final with a 110-102 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. ,Damian Lillard added 25 points for the Bucks, making 8 of 21 attempts from the field and 5 of his 14 attempts fr...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Tennessee overpowers NC Central
Samara Spencer finished with a career-high 33 points and added 10 assists and three steals, and five teammates also scored in double figures as No. 19 Tennessee humiliated North Carolina Central 139-59 on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.,Talaysia Cooper supplied 21 points, seven assists, six rebounds an...

NBA roundup: Spurs rally from 17 down to edge Blazers
Victor Wembanyama made two free throws with 2.4 seconds remaining and the San Antonio Spurs overcame a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to notch a 118-116 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.,Wembanyama made all 10 of his free-throw attempts while recording 28 points, seven r...

West's best meet in NBA Cup semis as Thunder battle Rockets
LAS VEGAS -- Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder may not have been the marquee NBA Cup semifinal the league was hoping for, but it might just be the best window into the future of the Western Conference.,The Thunder are getting used to being the hunted this season after taking the league by st...

Bucks get second crack at NBA Cup semis vs. Trae Young, Hawks
LAS VEGAS -- The Milwaukee Bucks are making a return trip to the NBA Cup semifinals after falling short in Sin City last season. This time around, they'll have the responsibility of stopping one of the game's great entertainers in Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks.,Young rolled a pair of imaginary di...

At 40, Lindsey Vonn returns to World Cup racing
Lindsey Vonn will continue her comeback on the slopes next weekend in her first World Cup ski race in almost six years.,She announced on social media Friday that she plans to race in two super-G events in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Dec. 21 and 22.,"I hear St. Moritz is pretty nice this time of year...

NHL roundup: Flyers' Scott Laughton scores 4 in win vs. Wings
Scott Laughton tied a franchise record with a career-high four goals as the Philadelphia Flyers topped the visiting Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday., ,Aleksei Kolosov (25 saves) came within 3:53 of his first career shutout as Philadelphia won its second straight following a three-game skid. Ben Ch...

NBA roundup: Celtics down Pistons for 12th straight time
Payton Pritchard came off the bench to score a game-high 27 points and deliver 10 assists, leading the Boston Celtics to a 123-99 win over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Thursday., ,Pritchard shot 10 of 20 from the field, including 7 of 15 from 3-point range. ,The Celtics received 23 points from De...

World Cup hosts: Six countries in '30, Saudi Arabia in '34
The 2030 World Cup will take place across six countries on three continents, while Saudi Arabia will host the men's soccer competition in 2034, FIFA announced Wednesday.,Both decisions were overwhelmingly affirmed by applause during a virtual meeting of the 211-member FIFA general congress. The resu...
Awards, Not Cups, Only Motivation for NBA Stars
NBA superstars care about winning awards, such as MVP, much more than they care about winning the Emirates NBA Cup banner for their team....
NBA Best Bets Today: Emirates NBA Cup Quarterfinal December 11, 2024
The NBA Cup quarterfinals are back in action, so these are December 11th's top betting picks and predictions with a bonus college basketball bet....

NHL roundup: Avs' Mikko Rantanen collects hat trick vs. Pens
Mikko Rantanen scored a hat trick and had two assists for the Colorado Avalanche in a 6-2 win against the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.,Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and four assists and Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves for the Avalanche, who have won three straight games and four of their past fi...

Top 25 roundup: Arkansas' rally ends No. 14 Michigan's win streak
Boogie Fland recorded 20 points and seven assists and Arkansas overcame a 15-point first-half deficit to notch an 89-87 victory over No. 14 Michigan on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic in New York.,D.J. Wagner scored 16 points and Trevon Brazile added 15 points, three steals and a key blocked sh...

Rockets hope to have Fred VanVleet vs. Warriors in NBA Cup quarterfinals
The Rockets are well aware of what veteran guard Fred VanVleet provides, particularly his ability to score and distribute the basketball without committing turnovers.,When VanVleet is unavailable, the Rockets remain a work in progress. But Houston took a step forward on Sunday when VanVleet was side...

Union send 8 draft picks to Rapids for GAM cash
The Union and Rapids completed a trade Tuesday that will send all eight of Philadelphia's picks over the next three MLS SuperDrafts to Colorado for up to $600,000 in general allocation money.,Philadelphia is assured only $350,000 in GAM in exchange for its draft picks, however.,Colorado will receive...

NHL roundup: Blackhawks sink Rangers, snap out of cold spell
Taylor Hall scored the tiebreaking goal with 13:44 remaining and added an assist as the visiting Chicago Blackhawks stopped a season-worst five-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the struggling New York Rangers on Monday night.,Outscored 21-10 during their skid, the Blackhawks gave interim c...

Undeterred by injuries, Magic battle Bucks in NBA Cup quarterfinals
NBA Cup quarterfinal play gets underway on Tuesday night, with the Milwaukee Bucks hosting the Orlando Magic.,The Magic enter Milwaukee following a 115-110 win over Phoenix on Sunday to remain the only team undefeated at home this season (10-0).,Jalen Suggs led the way with 26 points, including 14 i...