NBA NewsWednesday, Jan 21, 2026

Jalen Brunson said a whole lot with just a few words.

Arseny Gritsyuk and Cody Glass each had a goal and an assist and the New Jersey Devils held on to beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Tuesday night. The Devils, who improved to 17-0-0 when leading after two periods, have won four of their last five outings, including a 2-1 overtime victory on Monday against the host Calgary Flames. Matthew Savoie scored for the Oilers, who had a two-game winning streak halted — the ninth time this season they have failed to extend a winning streak to three games.

Melvin Council Jr. scored 10 of his 18 points over the final 5:07 and No. 19 Kansas held off Colorado 75-69 on Tuesday night with assistant coach Jacque Vaughn leading the Jayhawks as Bill Self recovers from a precautionary trip to the hospital. The Jayhawks (14-5, 4-2 Big 12) led 60-59 with 5:50 to play, but clamped down on defense. Council was the offensive catalyst, putting an exclamation point on the game with an emphatic dunk.

Portland Trail Blazers (21-22, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (12-30, 14th in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -2; over/under is 228.5 BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento will try to keep its four-game home win streak alive when the Kings face Portland. The Kings are 8-24 in conference games. Sacramento has a 5-20 record in games decided by 10 or more points. The Trail Blazers are 17-14 in Western Conference play. Port...

Toronto Raptors (25-18, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (24-16, sixth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Sunday, 9:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lakers -1.5; over/under is 226.5 BOTTOM LINE: LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers host Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors in a non-conference matchup. The Lakers have gone 11-8 in home games. Los Angeles is 11-15 in games decided by 10 or more points. The Raptors are 12-8 on the road. Toronto is eighth in t...

Los Angeles Clippers (18-23, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (10-31, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Monday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles seeks to keep its five-game win streak alive when the Clippers take on Washington. The Wizards are 6-13 on their home court. Washington has a 2-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points. The Clippers are 7-14 in road games. Los Angeles has a 2-6 record in one-possession games. The Wizards' 12.6 made 3-pointers...

Minnesota Timberwolves (27-15, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (28-13, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spurs -6.5; over/under is 228.5 BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio hosts Minnesota in a matchup of Western Conference teams. The Spurs are 15-11 in conference games. San Antonio ranks eighth in the Western Conference with 49.9 points per game in the paint led by Victor Wembanyama averaging 10.4. The Timberwolves are 14...

Lakers center Deandre Ayton suffered an injury to his left eye against the Nuggets and was unable to finish the game.

Liverpool and Barcelona are leaving it late to secure automatic qualification to the Champions League round of 16. With just two rounds remaining, the defending champions of England and Spain currently sit outside of the top eight spots that will advance automatically. Teams placed from nine to 24 enter a two-legged playoff to go through to the round of 16.

The Wolves drop their third straight game, this time to the tanking Jazz in Utah.

Carlos Alcaraz says he got together with Roger Federer for a round of golf before the Australian Open, and it went just as the 22-year-old Spaniard expected. Federer's swing, he said, is “as beautiful as the tennis.” “Everything he does, he does in style,” Alcaraz said.

Rory McIlroy believes the PGA Tour and LIV Golf have grown “too far apart” to form an alliance and bring a splintered sport back together. “I just don’t see a world where it can happen at this point,” McIlroy said Wednesday at the Dubai Desert Classic on the European tour. Brooks Koepka’s return to the PGA Tour from LIV has brought into sharper focus the fading hopes of any form of deal being struck by top officials on the two circuits.