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Houston gets a big win in its first meeting with a fellow Western Conference contender.

European basketball often is a hot mess of passionate fandom, heated rivalries and financial problems. Holding some powerful fiefdoms together is the EuroLeague. It’s not thrilled about the NBA’s plans to create a new competition on the continent.

Ryan O’Reilly scored three goals for his seventh career hat trick and added an assist as the Nashville Predators beat Colorado 7-3 on Friday night, handing the Avalanche their first home loss in regulation this season. Filip Forsberg had a goal and two assists for Nashville. Juuse Saros made 39 saves.

In a feature story for ESPN.com, Tim MacMahon details how veteran small forward Dillon Brooks helped reshape the cultures — and drive winning — in Houston and Phoenix after his unceremonious departure from Memphis in the 2023 offseason. “I felt like a lot of people counted me out, thinking I was just going to wash […]

A fitting loss to cap off a terrible Philly sports week The Sixers blew a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter, falling 117-115 at the last second to the Cleveland Cavaliers, completing the sweep of the season series. Joel Embiid had a classic Joel Embiid performance, leading all Sixers with 33 points shooting 10-of-22 from […]

Jordan Kyrou scored the only goal in a shootout and the St. Louis Blues beat Tampa Bay 3-2 on Friday night to snap the Lightning's franchise record-tying 11-game winning streak. Kyrou’s backhand shot beat Andrei Vasilevskiy. Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov had a chance to extend the shootout but was stopped by Joel Hofer, who made 34 saves in regulation and overtime before delivering three more in the tiebreaker.

Can the Utah Jazz get Austin Reaves from the Los Angeles Lakers?

Ohio State has added Penn State transfer Puff Johnson to its roster after he was granted a temporary restraining order for immediate eligibility on Friday morning.

Left groin soreness sidelines 26-year-old Luka Doncic with the Los Angeles Lakers entering a back-to-back The post Luka Doncic is out for first half of Lakers’ back-to-back appeared first on Eurohoops .

Third-seeded Mirra Andreeva trailed 3-0 but came back to win nine games in a row and beat Victoria Mboko 6-3, 6-1 in the Adelaide International final on Saturday. The match featured the only players aged under 20 inside the top 20 on the WTA Tour. The Canadian took a 3-0 lead in the first set before Andreeva evened the match, winning 13 consecutive points and dominating the rest of the set and match.

The Grizzlies' asking price for Ja Morant might surprise you.

Third-seeded Jakub Mensik served 18 aces Saturday on his way to a 6-3, 7-6 (7) win over Sebastien Baez in the final of the ATP 250 tournament in Auckland. The 20-year-old from the Czech Republic, ranked 18th, saved three set points in the second-set tiebreak to claim his second ATP Tour title.

Nikolaj Ehlers had three goals for his sixth career hat trick and first with Carolina, and the Hurricanes scored six times in the third period to cruise past the Florida Panthers 9-1 on Friday night. Ehlers, who signed with Carolina in the offseason after playing 10 years with Winnipeg, also had an assist. Taylor Hall had two goals and Mark Jankowski had a goal and two assists.

Jaylon Tyson is shattering expectations and carried the Cavs tonight.

James Harden had 31 points and 10 assists, Jordan Miller scored 19 points and the Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to five games by beating the Toronto Raptors 121-117 in overtime on Friday night. Ivica Zubac had 16 points and 14 rebounds, Cam Christie scored 16 points and Kris Dunn had 15 as the Clippers won for the 12th time in 14 games since starting the season 6-21.

The Most Valuable Player award for the Play-Ins of Basketball Champions League Season X, powered by Ameresco SUNEL, goes to 34-year-old Brandon Jefferson The post Brandon Jefferson gets the Basketball Champions League Play-Ins MVP nod appeared first on Eurohoops .

Michael Porter Jr. made a go-ahead layup with 5.4 seconds remaining after Brooklyn had blown a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter, and the Nets beat the Chicago Bulls 112-109 on Friday night. Porter scored 26 points and Noah Clowney had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Day'Ron Sharpe scored 14 points and rookie Danny Wolf had 13.

Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson took over in the Jayhawks' win against Baylor.

Against the New York Knicks, Steph Curry finished the game with 27 points, 3 rebounds, and 7 assists on 58.8 percent shooting from the field (4-of-9 on threes) and 73.7 percent true shooting. However, based on how he was reportedly moving after the game, one wouldn’t think he had an efficient offensive night. Per ESPN’s […]

At 45, it's no surprise Venus Williams will be setting an age record at the Australian Open when she lines up Sunday in the first round. The fact she'll be the oldest player ever to compete in the Australian Open women's singles draw wasn't something she realized until after she'd received a wild-card entry to play at the year's first major for the first time in five years. Williams was married in December, a celebration she said was her priority between the first two major tournaments in a c...

Kendall Coyne Schofield scored in overtime off a nice assist by Taylor Heise and the Minnesota Frost beat the New York Sirens 3-2 on Friday night. Heise faked a shot and sent it across the goal on a breakaway for Coyne Schofield's redirection. Coyne Schofield increased her point total to 14 this season and Heise recorded her 10th assist, four coming in the last two games.

Dylan Larkin scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Friday night. Marco Kasper scored his first goal in 37 games and added an assist to help Detroit win for the fifth time in six games. Alex DeBrincat scored his team-high 25th goal and J.T. Compher had the other goal for the Red Wings.

The Cavs fought back from a double-digit fourth quarter deficit to pick up their second straight win in Philadelphia.

Denver Nuggets head coach David Adelman is highly looking forward to the Denver Broncos’ matchup against the Buffalo Bills in the NFL playoffs. The postseason concluded the Wild Card Round last weekend. The Broncos enjoyed a bye to the AFC Divisional Round while the Bills survived the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-24 to advance. Adelman revealed his […] The post Nuggets HC David Adelman reveals why Bills-Broncos is a personal ‘win-win’ appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Sixers faltered in the fourth quarter Friday night and squandered their chance to split a two-game mini-series with the Cavs.

Center Jay Huff had a career-best 29 points and nine rebounds and led five players in double figures as the Indiana Pacers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 127-119 on Friday night. The 7-foot-1 Huff, who entered Friday averaging 8.4 points, shot 13 for 17 from the field and 3 for 6 from 3-point distance. The center's previous high was 22 points, achieved last year while with the Memphis Grizzlies in a win over the Dallas Mavericks.

Jaylon Tyson scored a career-high 39 points for Cleveland and notched the assist on Mobley's game-winning shot.

Don't count on Anthony Davis becoming a Warrior this season.

The NBA's leading scorer has a sore left groin that will sideline him against the Trail Blazers. Centers Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes might also miss the game.

Brooklyn is back home after losing their last three on the road to Memphis, Dallas and New Orleans — extending their skid to five straight. Tankers unite. The Bulls come in winners of two straight and beat the Nets 113‑103 in the first meeting. KEY INFO Chicago Bulls (19-21) @ Brooklyn Nets (11-27) ️ […]