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No. 3 Iowa State pulls away late in win vs. Houston Christian
Joshua Jefferson poured in 23 points with eight rebounds and five assists, Blake Buchanan added 16 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, and No. 3 Iowa State pulled away for an 89-61 victory over Houston Christian on Monday night in Ames, Iowa.,Milan Momcilovic finished ...
Timberwolves ride huge second half to blowout of Bulls
Naz Reid scored a season-high 33 points and Anthony Edwards added 23 to lift the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 136-101 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Monday.,Minnesota outscored Chicago 81-51 after halftime and had six players in double figures to stop a two-game losing streak. The Bull...
Clippers hope to stay hot with scuffling Kings in town
The resurgent Los Angeles Clippers take a shot at a fifth consecutive lopsided win when they host the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.,The Clippers, who won just six games in the first nine weeks of the season, have rolled off four victories in the past 10 days, all by at least 13 points.,The clos...
Nuggets' Nikola Jokic (knee) to undergo MRI after exiting vs. Heat
Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic is set to undergo an MRI on his left knee after exiting the Denver Nuggets' 147-123 road defeat against the Miami Heat on Monday.,Jokic limped off the court in discomfort after injuring his knee in the closing seconds of the first half. The Nuggets initially announced...
Pistons visit Lakers trying to avoid season-worst losing skid
Intent on avoiding a season-high losing streak, the Detroit Pistons will visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday as they close out a five-game road trip.,The Pistons have lost back-to-back games for only the second time this season after falling 112-99 to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.,While Ca...
Gunner Stockton, No. 3 Georgia return to playoff in rematch with No. 6 Ole Miss
Ole Miss did just fine in its first rematch of a regular-season game in the College Football Playoff.,But the No. 6 Rebels find themselves in a much different situation in their CFP quarterfinal matchup with No. 3 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night in New Orleans.,Ole Miss (12-1), which def...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drops 39 as Thunder hand Hawks 7th straight loss
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 140-129 home victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.,The Thunder outscored the Hawks 70-36 in the paint.,Gilgeous-Alexander was 15 of 24 from the field and had six assists, five rebounds and a pair of steals.,Oklahoma ...
Timberwolves ride huge second half to thump Bulls
Naz Reid scored a season-high 33 points and Anthony Edwards added 23 to lift the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 136-101 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Monday.,Minnesota outscored Chicago 81-51 after halftime and had six players in double figures to stop a two-game losing streak. The Bull...
High-scoring Texas A&M races to win over Prairie View A&M
Rashaun Agee scored 19 points and Marcus Hill added 16 to lead Texas A&M to a 111-82 nonconference win over Prairie View A&M on Monday in College Station, Texas.,The Aggies (10-3) went on an 8-0 run to start the second half, putting away the Panthers (5-8) with a 68-39 lead.,Texas A&M hit 54.3% of i...
No. 3 Iowa State pulls away late in win over Houston Christian
Joshua Jefferson poured in 23 points with eight rebounds and five assists, Blake Buchanan added 16 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, and No. 3 Iowa State pulled away for an 89-61 home victory over Houston Christian on Monday night in Ames, Iowa.,Milan Momcilovic fini...
Denny Hamlin's father dies after fire at NASCAR star's home
NASCAR driver/owner Denny Hamlin's father, Dennis, died from injuries suffered in a fire at his son's house, Gaston County Office of Emergency Management and Fire Services announced Monday.,The fire in Stanley, N.C., which was reported at 6:19 p.m. ET on Sunday, led to Dennis Hamlin, 75, and his wif...
Dylan Grant double-double helps Rutgers put away Delaware State
Dylan Grant scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds to help Rutgers pull away in the second half to defeat visiting Delaware State 65-50 Monday night.,The Scarlet Knights (7-6, 0-2 Big Ten) shot 30% percent from the floor (17 of 57), but made 24 of their 29 attempts from the free throw line. Rutgers,...
No. 11 Vanderbilt stays undefeated with easy win over New Haven
Tyler Tanner scored 23 points, and Jalen Washington added a career-high 21 for No. 11 Vanderbilt, which finished its nonconference slate undefeated by overpowering New Haven 96-53 on Monday.,The Commodores (13-0) were without their full arsenal on Monday. Reserve guard Frankie Collins was already ou...
Nuggets star Nikola Jokic (knee) questionable to return vs. Heat
Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic limped off the court in discomfort after injuring his left knee in the closing seconds of the first half of the Denver Nuggets' clash with the host Miami Heat on Monday.,The Nuggets announced at the start of the half that Jokic was questionable to return.,Teammate Spe...
Leaning on Ebuka Okorie, Stanford opens ACC play vs. Notre Dame
Ebuka Okorie and Stanford hope to kick off ACC play on a high note as they host Notre Dame on Tuesday.,The Cardinal (11-2) are 7-2 at home this season and currently riding a four-game winning streak. Okorie posted 32 points in a 77-68 win against Colorado on Dec. 20 and had 30 points in an 88-80 vic...
Josh Dix, Creighton eye 3-0 Big East start against Butler
While a challenging nonconference schedule did not go exactly to plan, Creighton will have a chance to extend a perfect start to Big East play when Butler visits Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday.,Creighton (8-5, 2-0 Big East) enters on a three-game winning streak, collecting the first two of those victories ...
Texas A&M F Mackenzie Mgbako (foot) out for season
Starting forward Mackenzie Mgbako will not return this season for Texas A&M after re-injuring his foot, the team confirmed Monday.,Mgbako, a former five-star prospect, transferred to Texas A&M after two productive years at Indiana. He missed the first five games of the season due to a Jones fracture...
Report: Denver Summit FC adding Ayo Oke for NWSL record fee
Ayo Oke, a defender for Mexico's Pachuca, is joining Denver Summit FC for what would be an NWSL record transfer fee for an American player, according to an ESPN report Monday.,Denver, a 2026 expansion squad, will pay Liga MX Femenil's Pachuca nearly $450,000 for Oke, per the report. By comparison, i...
No. 7 Gonzaga out to extend win streak vs. San Diego to 20
No. 7 Gonzaga looks to defeat San Diego for the 20th consecutive time when the teams square off Tuesday night in West Coast Conference play.,The Bulldogs (13-1, 1-0 WCC) enter with six straight victories as they play on the Toreros' home floor for the last time before leaving the WCC for the Pac-12....
Lincoln Riley shreds Notre Dame for end of series with USC
Southern California coach Lincoln Riley said Notre Dame is to blame for the longtime rivalry between the two schools coming to at least a temporary pause.,The schools, which first faced off in 1926, have met every season since 1947 with the exception of the 2020 season that was disrupted by COVID-19...