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Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves start fast, blow out Jazz
Anthony Edwards scored 37 points on 12-for-21 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves sprinted to a 137-97 win over the Utah Jazz in an NBA Cup matchup on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Julius Randle notched a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists for Minnesota, which posted its mo...

Raptors ride big fourth quarter to down Hawks
R.J. Barrett scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half to help the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 109-97 come-from-behind win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday and extend their winning streak to four games.,Barrett, who scored 25 against the Hawks in their first meeting on Oct 22, had only two poi...

Rangers remain hot on road, take down Red Wings 4-1
Artemi Panarin notched a goal and two assists, leading the New York Rangers to a 4-1 win over the host Detroit Red Wings on Friday.,Alexis Lafreniere supplied a goal and an assist, Will Cuylle and Noah Laba also scored, while Mika Zibanejad added two assists. Jonathan Quick made 32 saves for the Ran...

Tarris Reed Jr. returns, No. 4 UConn humiliates UMass Lowell 110-47
Tarris Reed Jr. made quite an impression in his return from a hamstring injury, pouring in 20 points and grabbing 12 rebounds as No. 4 UConn cruised to a 110-47 victory over UMass Lowell Friday night in Hartford, Conn.,Reed shot 9-of-12 from the floor for the Huskies (2-0) as he recorded the sixth 2...

Kirill Kaprizov's 2-point game guides Wild past Islanders
Kirill Kaprizov produced a goal and an assist Friday night as the Minnesota Wild defeated the New York Islanders 5-2 in Elmont, N.Y.,Vincent Hinostroza, Danila Yurov, Brock Faber and Marco Rossi also scored for the Wild. Jesper Wallstedt made 25 saves to improve to 2-0-2 on the season.,The Wild lost...

Nicolas Fernandez tallies twice as NYCFC knock out Charlotte FC
New York City FC scored a pair of breakaway goals just before and shortly after halftime, then held off a late rally from host Charlotte FC to advance in the MLS Cup playoffs with a 3-1 decision on Friday.,Nicolas Fernandez scored twice for New York City in the decisive third game of a best-of-three...

Longwood puts up a fight before Pitt pulls away
Damarco Minor scored 23 points, including 16 in the second half, to lead host Pittsburgh to a 78-60 win over Longwood on Friday.,The Oregon State transfer hit 4 of 7 3-point shots as the Panthers (2-0) were able to hold off the scrappy Lancers (1-1) from the Big South Conference.,Brandin Cummings al...

No. 25 North Carolina takes down No. 19 Kansas in blue-blood battle
Superstar freshman Caleb Wilson led four North Carolina players in double figures with 24 points as the No. 25 Tar Heels defeated No. 19 Kansas 87-74 in an early-season battle of college basketball titans on Friday night.,It was the first-ever matchup between the two schools in Chapel Hill, N.C. Nor...

Bennett Stirtz carries Iowa past Western Illinois 77-58
Bennett Stirtz scored a game-high 24 points with seven assists as Iowa earned a 77-58 victory over Western Illinois on Friday night in Iowa City.,Alvaro Folgueiras scored 13 points with five rebounds and five assists off the bench, while Stirtz went 4 of 7 from 3-point range. Iowa held a 29-6 edge i...

San Diego FC put season on line in clincher vs. Timbers
San Diego FC face their first potential elimination match in club history when they host the Portland Timbers in Game 3 of their first-round MLS Cup playoff series on Sunday night.,San Diego FC were minutes away from sweeping the best-of-three set in two matches last weekend, before Portland's Gage ...

Georgetown smothers Maryland with defense in renewed rivalry
Malik Mack scored 19 points and Georgetown overwhelmed Maryland with defense in a 70-60 win in the rekindling of an old Washington-area rivalry, Friday in College Park, Md.,In the first meeting of the teams since 2016, KJ Lewis tallied 16 points and nine rebounds, while Caleb Williams added 14 point...

Fire acquire midfielders Anton Saletros, Andre Franco
The Chicago Fire acquired veteran midfielder Anton Saletros from Swedish top-flight side AIK on Friday.,Later Friday, the club announced another midfielder acquisition, after it landed Andre Franco on a permanent transfer from FC Porto.,Saletros, a 29-year-old Swede, tallied 19 goals and 23 assists ...

Near-healthy Suns face injury-riddled Clippers for 2nd time in 3 days
All set to run it back again for a second matchup in three nights, the Phoenix Suns are close to becoming whole again, while the Los Angeles Clippers have availability issues.,Both statuses were on display Thursday when the Suns earned a 115-102 home victory over the Clippers. Now the scene shifts t...

Golden Knights in search of rebound vs. Ducks after home-ice collapse
After allowing four third-period goals in a 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights will try to rebound against the top-scoring team in the NHL.,The Anaheim Ducks are averaging a league-best 4.15 goals per game and come into Saturday night's game in Las Vegas after ...

Quinn Hughes takes on Zach Werenski as Canucks host Blue Jackets
A pair of Norris Trophy finalists go head-to-head when Quinn Hughes' Vancouver Canucks host Zach Werenski and the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.,The only defensemen to lead their teams in scoring last season, the Hughes-Werenski matchup is shaping up to be one of the NHL's newest individua...

Nick Martinelli, Northwestern ease past Boston U.
Nick Martinelli scored 20 points to go with nine rebounds and Jayden Reid added 17 points and eight assists to help host Northwestern to a 76-52 victory against Boston University on Friday in Evanston, Ill.,Northwestern (2-0) capitalized on savvy defense and speed in a game in which it never trailed...

Oilers face league-best Avalanche while in search of finishing kick
The Edmonton Oilers will focus on protecting leads as they return home to open a two-game homestand, starting with a visit from the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.,Edmonton dropped back-to-back contests in St. Louis and Dallas on Monday and Tuesday, relinquishing 2-0 advantages in both losses....

Aaron Judge, Cal Raleigh headline AL Silver Slugger winners
Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh headlined the American League's 2025 Silver Slugger Award winners on Friday, with Judge adding a fifth honor to his resume and Raleigh earning his first.,The recipients, as voted on by managers and coaches, are recognized as the top hitters at each position, including thr...

Dodgers LHP Alex Vesia announces death of infant daughter
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia and his wife Kayla announced on social media Friday that the couple's infant daughter died Oct. 26.,Vesia, a key member of the Dodgers' bullpen, was not included on the team's World Series roster because of what the club described as a "deeply personal family m...

Capitals' not-so-special teams up against red-hot Lightning
The Washington Capitals' even-strength play has been good enough to win games, but the special teams play has been poor.,The Metropolitan Division club, just treading water to start the season, will have to be better on the power-play and penalty-kill units when it plays at the Tampa Bay Lightning o...