HOUSTON -- The stultifying sequel to the Houston Texans' postseason anxiety dream was playing out in excruciating fashion, causing most of the 71,699 fans at NRG Stadium on Saturday to start coming to terms with what promised to be a brutal offseason of ...
CLEVELAND -- Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' defenseless 121-106 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. 1. What's the point? That's what I've started to ask myself about Kevin Love and the Cavs. What is the point in playing Love?
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell carrying Utah late in a game was no surprise, but having Georges Niang shoulder some of the load certainly was as the Jazz duo combined to take down the Orlando Magic 109-96 on Saturday night. Mitchell scored ...
BOX SCORE. SAN FRANCISCO -- The Warriors have, for the most part, played much better defense in recent weeks, digging out of the NBA basement in that area. They reverted to those leaky times Saturday night at Chase Center and were victimized, ...
SACRAMENTO -- It's the little things. A turnover here. A missed assignment there. At the NBA level, you have to play as close to 48 minutes as possible and even then, sometimes it comes down to a little bit of luck. The Sacramento Kings have lost nine of their ...
The Bulls fell to the Boston Celtics 111-104 in a tough battle at the United Center. Here are some takeaways: A rousing game. The Celtics were on the second night of a back-to-back, and it showed early. In the game's first six minutes, the Bulls sprinted out to ...
WASHINGTON — Unhappy might be an understatement to describe Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone in his postgame press conference. "We didn't show up," Malone said after the Nuggets, a contender in the Western Conference, lost to the ...
Few things are as automatic in college basketball as Kansas winning its first conference matchup. For the 17th consecutive season -- all of them in coach Bill Self's tenure -- the Kansas Jayhawks emerged victorious in their first Big 12 test. The third-ranked ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — M.J. Walker could have spent this weekend preparing for college football's national championship game. Instead, he helped Florida State's basketball team make a statement Saturday on the road. Walker, a five-star hoops recruit who ...
Chandler Stephenson buried the game-winning goal on a breakaway in overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights (24-15-6) defeated the St. Louis Blues (26-10-7), 5-4, on Saturday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena. HOW IT WENT DOWN St. Louis took control of the ...
SPOKANE, Wash. — Top-ranked Gonzaga went undefeated through the West Coast Conference last season, but the road looks a little tougher this year. For the second league game in a row, Gonzaga needed to come back to beat a WCC rival nestled near ...
The Texas Longhorns (10-3 overall, 0-1 Big 12) opened up conference play with one of the toughest matchups in the Big 12: A road contest against No. 6 Baylor (11-1 overall, 1-0 Big 12). As Texas found out Saturday night in a frustrating 59-44 loss, the ...
Ilya Samsonov stood on his head early and late in the game on Friday to help the Capitals earn the 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, their first win over the Hurricanes this season. Check out a recap of the game here. Observations from the win ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Cameron Krutwig scored 23 points with seven rebounds and Loyola Chicago beat Missouri State 62-58 on Saturday. Marquise Kennedy made a pair of free throws with 4:20 remaining to give the Ramblers a 48-47 advantage and they led ...
TCU sophomore guard RJ Nembhard entered the Big 12 opener shooting just 25 percent from 3-point range. He went through a five-game stretch during nonconference play in which he made just 2 of 22 from long range. But his coaches and teammates kept ...
About two-thirds of the way through the second half of Minnehaha Academy's convincing 78-58 victory over Sierra Canyon (Calif.) at a packed Target Center, Redhawks athletic director Josh Thurow leaned down press row. "This is the best team in state ...
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) -- Xander Schauffele finished stronger than everyone around him Saturday, and it was good enough to keep a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Schauffele closed with three pars for a ...
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Yoeli Childs scored 19 points and grabbed a dozen rebounds as BYU opened West Coast Conference play by walloping Loyola Marymount, 63-38 on Saturday night. The Cougars recorded their sixth straight win by limiting the Lions to ...
HAMPTON, Va. — Benjamin Stanley scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Hampton won its Big South Conference opener 92-85 over Charleston Southern on Saturday night. The Buccaneers closed to 83-81 on Phlandrous Fleming Jr.'s layup with ...
STARKVILLE -- At a bar top in the middle of StaggerIn Grill off Maxwell Street, Marilyn Johnson and Brian and Regina Bishop all sat with a few beers in front of them. As the varying televisions behind them brought official news of Mississippi State football ...
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — AJ Green had a career-high 35 points as Northern Iowa extended its home winning streak to eight games, edging past Bradley 69-64 on Saturday night. Austin Phyfe had 10 points for Northern Iowa (12-2, 1-1 Missouri Valley ...
HOUSTON — Justin Hopkins scored 15 points and Tyrik Armstrong and Eden Ewing each added 14 as Texas Southern snapped a four-game losing streak by beating Southern, 77-68 in the Southwestern Conference opener for both schools Saturday night.
These might not be the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers, but they sure are a fun team to watch with the superstar duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis. It is one thing to watch a Los Angeles Lakers game on television and it is another thing to watch the game ...
UNO overcame an eight-point halftime deficit and extended its home winning streak to 14 straight games in a 74-67 victory over Oral Roberts Saturday night. Sophomore Wanjang Tut scored 17 points and sophomore Marlon Ruffin added 15 to lead the way ...
The lottery is still over five months away and the 2020 NBA Draft is more than six months away, yet it is increasingly clear the Wizards are likely to hold a top draft pick with their current state in the standings and the unlikelihood of a major turnaround.
Milwaukee Bucks (32-5, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (14-20, ninth in the Western Conference). San Antonio; Monday, 8 p.m. EST. BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee is looking to build upon its five-game win streak with a victory against San ...
Qualifying for the Anaheim 1 Supercross, opening round of the 2020 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, is in the books and two riders certainly set the bar in their respective classes—Adam Cianciarulo (Monster Energy/Pro ...
Hutchinson made 33 saves Saturday in the Maple Leafs' 3-0 win over the Islanders. It's his third straight win. Hutch has finally started to show some promise as a backup. The start was notable because it was the first time this season that the Leafs rolled their ...
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