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Steph Curry, Warriors prevail over Klay Thompson, Mavs
Stephen Curry spoiled Klay Thompson's return to San Francisco with a game-high 37 points, including 12 straight in a late flurry that lifted the Golden State Warriors to a 120-117 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks in an NBA Cup opener Tuesday night.,Thompson turned back the clock with 22 po...
Blazers heat up from long range, shoot down Timberwolves
Jerami Grant scored 21 points and Robert Williams III added 19 as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves 122-108 in the NBA Cup opener for both teams on Tuesday night.,Seven players scored in double figures for Portland, which made a season-high 18 3-pointers and snapped...
Knights hitting road to face Ducks, with dads watching
The Vegas Golden Knights are looking for just their second road win this season when they open a two-game trip Wednesday in Anaheim.,The early road futility is tied with Nashville and Columbus for fewest in the NHL. But if history is any indication, Vegas' fortunes could change significantly this we...
Southern California eyes 3-0 start with UT Arlington in town
Southern California continues a six-game homestand to open its season on Wednesday when the Trojans welcome UT Arlington to Los Angeles.,USC (2-0) needed a late-game surge to hold off Idaho State 75-69 last Thursday. Josh Cohen scored 19 points to lead three Trojans scorers in double figures, a trio...
Darcy Kuemper, Cup winner with Avs, returns with Kings
The Los Angeles Kings sit atop the Pacific Division early in the season but have been consistently inconsistent for the past month.,Los Angeles started the campaign by dropping three of four games, but since then, it has not won or lost more than two in a row. If the up-and-down play continues, the ...
Late rally powers No. 19 Kentucky past No. 6 Duke
ATLANTA -- Otega Oweh made a pair of go-ahead free throws with 10.3 seconds left as No. 19 Kentucky upset No. 6 Duke 77-72 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday.,Andrew Carr led Kentucky (3-0) with 17 points, while Oweh chipped in 15. Amari Williams added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats,...
Banged-up Grizzlies seek more success vs. Lakers
One week after the Memphis Grizzlies delivered a convincing victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, the teams will clash again on Wednesday.,The Grizzlies face the Lakers in Los Angeles this time, and the game will have a decidedly different feel from the one last week, when Memphis was a runaway 131-1...
Hot-shooting Xavier breezes past Jackson State
CINCINNATI - Zach Freemantle scored a team-high 21 points and Dailyn Swain paired 10 points with 10 rebounds to lead Xavier to a 94-57 rout of visiting Jackson State on Tuesday night. ,Freemantle led a scorching performance from the field for Xavier, which shot 54.1 percent from the floor and hit 16...
Jack Hughes, Devils halt Panthers' win streak at 7
Timo Meier scored the go-ahead goal and Jacob Markstrom made 34 saves, fueling the New Jersey Devils to a 4-1 victory and snapping the Florida Panthers' seven-game winning streak on Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla.,New Jersey's Jack Hughes became the fastest player in franchise history to record 300 career ...
Jake Paul has sights set on Canelo Alvarez after Mike Tyson
Before Jake Paul opposes aging boxing legend Mike Tyson on Friday, he called out another icon of the sport, angling to set up a fight that in his mind would determine the face of boxing.,Paul wants a fight with Canelo Alvarez should he take care of business against the 58-year-old Tyson in Arlington...
Colorado puts perfect record on the line vs. Cal State Fullerton
Colorado aims to remain undefeated when the Buffaloes host Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday night in Boulder, Colo.,The Buffaloes (2-0), Pac-12 Tournament runners-up last season before joining the Big 12 this summer, come off a 90-88 double-overtime win over Northern Colorado on Friday. Elijah Malon...
Providence rallies in 2nd half, denies Hampton upset win
Jayden Pierre and Bensley Joseph each scored 13 points to help Providence topple visiting Hampton 60-51 in Tuesday nonconference action in Rhode Island's capital.,The Friars (3-0) erased a 30-22 halftime deficit with the help of 8-2, 7-0 and 5-0 runs to take a 42-36 lead halfway through the latter p...
Hurricanes make first trip to Utah on a 9-1-0 roll
The red-hot Carolina Hurricanes make their first-ever visit to Salt Lake City when they face the struggling Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday.,Carolina is 9-1-0 in its last 10 games. The only blip in that stretch was a 6-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday in the first game of the Hurricanes' t...
Several reunions in store for unbeaten Vanderbilt, Cal
Both Vanderbilt (2-0) and Cal (2-0) hope to remain unbeaten as the two meet Wednesday night in Nashville, Tenn.,Vanderbilt comes off Sunday's 85-76 win over Southeast Missouri State, while the Bears (making their first road trip) beat Cal Poly 91-73 last Thursday.,As expected under new coach Mark By...
Seton Hall tries to avoid being 'outscrapped' again vs. Hofstra
The first two games for a new-look team have gone about as well as Hofstra could have hoped.,Seton Hall's first two games with an overhauled roster have not been as fruitful.,Seton Hall will look to bounce back from a stunning defeat and Hofstra will aim to remain perfect Wednesday night, when the t...
Texas Tech assistant Jeff Linder set to face his old program, Wyoming
Wyoming got the game -- three, to be exact -- and the money. Texas Tech got coach Jeff Linder.,Now an assistant for the Red Raiders, Linder will reconvene with his former team on Wednesday when the Cowboys visit Lubbock, Texas.,Linder was Wyoming's head coach for four seasons before suddenly departi...
Minnesota hopes to have Dawson Garcia against North Texas
Dawson Garcia has begun the season with back-to-back stellar performances, but he might have to wait a while before notching a third.,The Minnesota star is considered a game-time decision with a groin injury when the Golden Gophers battle North Texas in nonconference play on Wednesday night in Minne...
Jose Altuve, Mookie Betts win seventh Silver Sluggers
Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and Los Angeles Dodgers utilityman Mookie Betts led the field of Silver Slugger honorees by picking up the award for the seventh time in their careers on Tuesday.,Major League Baseball revealed the 2024 Silver Sluggers as voted on by major league managers an...
Saint Joseph's outlasts Big 5 foe Villanova
Rasheer Fleming scored 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting as Saint Joseph's topped visiting Villanova, 83-76, in a Big 5 matchup Tuesday in Philadelphia., ,Xzayvier Brown shot just 4-of-18 for the Hawks (2-1) but finished with 18 points and 13 assists. Derek Simpson chipped in 16 points for St. Joe's, whi...
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs host struggling Wizards
The San Antonio Spurs will look to win consecutive games for just the second time this season and get to the .500 mark when they host the struggling Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.,The Spurs will play the fourth game of a five-game homestand after a dominant 116-96 win over Sacramento on Mond...