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NBA Cup Breakdown: How Each Team Can Still Advance
NBA Cup 2025 preview and predictions: early storylines, dream matchups, and how teams like the Raptors, Bulls, and Thunder can reach Vegas....

NHL roundup: High-flying Ducks win fifth straight
Chris Kreider scored two goals and the visiting Anaheim Ducks beat the Dallas Stars 7-5 on Thursday night for their fifth win in a row.,Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier each had a goal and an assist to extend their point streaks to eight games each and Lukas Dostal made 21 saves for the Ducks, who b...

Top 25 roundup: No. 11 Louisville eclipses century mark in romp
Ryan Conwell scored 19 points as No. 11 Louisville cruised to a 106-70 victory over visiting Jackson State on Thursday.,The Cardinals (2-0) were without starter J'Vonne Hadley, who is in the concussion protocol, but they welcomed back Kasean Pryor, a 6-foot-10 senior who played seven games last seas...

Top 25 roundup: Despite being banged up, No. 11 Louisville rolls
Ryan Conwell scored 19 points as No. 11 Louisville cruised to a 106-70 victory over visiting Jackson State on Thursday.,The Cardinals (2-0) were without starter J'Vonne Hadley, who is in the concussion protocol, but they welcomed back Kasean Pryor, a 6-foot-10 senior who played seven games last seas...

Heat, Hornets play early-season rematch in NBA Cup opener
The Miami Heat, who have played a road-heavy schedule so far, return home to face the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night in an NBA Cup matchup.,Miami is 2-0 at home but just 2-4 on the road, having just concluded a 1-3 trek out west.,However, the Heat finished the trip ranked fourth in the NBA in sco...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 3 UCLA shares its offense in rout of UC Santa Barbara
Three players, none of them named Lauren Betts, scored at least 20 points for No. 3 UCLA in an 87-50 victory over visiting UC Santa Barbara on Thursday in Los Angeles.,Gabriela Jaquez dropped 21 points, Kiki Rice had 20 points with eight rebounds and newcomer Gianna Kneepkens also hit for 20 for the...

No. 3 UCLA shares its offense in rout of UC Santa Barbara
Three players, none of them named Lauren Betts, scored at least 20 points for No. 3 UCLA in an 87-50 victory over visiting UC Santa Barbara on Thursday in Los Angeles.,Gabriela Jaquez dropped 21 points, Kiki Rice had 20 points with eight rebounds and newcomer Gianna Kneepkens also hit for 20 for the...

ATP roundup: Novak Djokovic, Lorenzo Musetti on Athens collision course
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia and No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy advanced to the semifinals of the Hellenic Championship on Thursday in Athens.,Djokovic hit nine aces and saved both break points he faced in a 7-6 (1), 6-4 victory over Portuguese sixth seed Nuno Borges. Musetti, who must w...

Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz headline Nitto ATP Finals groups
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz are the top seeds in their respective groups for the upcoming Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, Italy.,Italy's Sinner is the defending champion, but Spaniard Alcaraz is the overall No. 1 seed for the season-ending championship that begins on Sunday.,The dr...

LeBron James cleared to resume basketball activities
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has progressed to contact basketball activity and will be re-evaluated by team physicians in approximately one to two weeks, the team announced Thursday.,James was diagnosed with sciatica on his right side last month. Sciatica is pain in the sciatic nerve th...

Gary Player: Ryder Cup remarks 'intended to be a warning'
Gary Player clarified his comments about the future of the Ryder Cup in a lengthy post on social media.,Player, 90, initially was critical of the biennial tournament to the Palm Beach Post, labeling it the "worst event in the world." He then told Golf Digest that he "would like to see them abolish i...

NBA roundup: Blazers hand Thunder first loss of season
Deni Avdija recorded 26 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the Portland Trail Blazers recorded a 121-119 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night to hand the defending NBA champions their first setback of the season.,Jrue Holiday scored 22 points and Jerami Grant adde...

NHL roundup: Alex Ovechkin scores 900th career goal in Caps' win
Alex Ovechkin scored his 900th career goal as the Washington Capitals defeated the visiting St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Wednesday.,Anthony Beauvillier and Tom Wilson each scored two goals and Jakob Chychrun recorded three assists as the Capitals snapped a four-game winless streak.,Alexey Toropchenko scor...

NBA roundup: Nets beat Pacers for first win of season
Michael Porter Jr. collected 32 points and 11 rebounds to propel the Brooklyn Nets to their first win of the season, a 112-103 decision over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday in Indianapolis.,Porter made four 3-pointers in his return from a one-game absence due to personal reasons.,Nic Claxton recorde...

Women's Top 25 roundup: Hannah Hidalgo, No. 15 Irish rout FDU
All-American Hannah Hidalgo poured in 27 points as No. 15 Notre Dame cruised to a 98-52 season-opening win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday in South Bend, Ind.,Hidalgo sank half of her 22 field-goal attempts but went just 1-for-7 from 3-point range. She added six rebounds.,Notre Dame also got 2...

Report: Congressional committee, NBA meet in D.C. over gambling probe
NBA officials discussed the federal investigation that led to 34 arrests and imminent indictment hearings for Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones with members of a Congressional committee in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, ESPN reported. ,Billups, head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers,...

NBA roundup: Nikola Vucevic, Bulls pull off stunning rally vs. 76ers
Nikola Vucevic drilled a go-ahead corner 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds left and Josh Giddey recorded his second straight triple-double as the host Chicago Bulls rallied for a 113-111 win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.,Vucevic's trey gave the Bulls their lone lead of the night and capped a c...

NHL roundup: Mikko Rantanen tops 300 goals in Stars' shootout win
Wyatt Johnston got the shootout winner and had three assists to give the host Dallas Stars a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.,Mikko Rantanen scored twice to eclipse 300 career goals and had an assist, and Miro Heiskanen also scored for the Stars, who stretched thei...

Top 25 roundup: Isaiah Evans, No. 6 Duke surge past Texas
Isaiah Evans scored a career-high 23 points and got some offensive help as No. 6 Duke defeated Texas 75-60 in the season opener for both teams Tuesday night in Charlotte.,Highly touted freshman Cameron Boozer, son of former Duke and NBA star Carlos Boozer, scored all 15 of his points in the second h...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 9 NC State edges No. 8 Tennessee in top-10 battle
Khamil Pierre scored 21 points and her final basket put No. 9 North Carolina State into the lead with 46 seconds left in an 80-77 neutral-site victory against No. 8 Tennessee in Tuesday's season opener in Greensboro, N.C.,After four lead changes in a two-and-a-half-minute span, Pierre scored in tran...