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Levante scored in the last minute of stoppage time to beat Elche 3-2 in La Liga on Friday and notch a first home win that boosted its chances of avoiding a quick return to Spain’s second tier. Levante came into the match as the only club which had not won at home this season and that record did not look like ending after it went behind to an Alvaro Rodríguez goal after 11 minutes. Adrián de la Fuente put Levante ahead midway through the second period only for Adam Boayar to equalize for Elche...

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Bantamweight fighter Cameron Smotherman collapsed Friday afternoon immediately after weighing in and his bout with Ricky Turcios at UFC 324 was canceled. Smotherman made his way to the stage seemingly without any complications. Smotherman hit his head and chin on the stage.

Boston Celtics (27-16, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (12-30, 13th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn enters the matchup against Boston as losers of three games in a row. The Nets are 9-18 against Eastern Conference opponents. Brooklyn gives up 114.5 points to opponents and has been outscored by 6.6 points per game. The Celtics are 6-4 in division games. Boston is 12-10 against opponents over .500. The Nets' 14.2 made 3-pointe...

John Brodie, who won an MVP award and was one of the NFL's most prolific passers during a 17-year career with the San Francisco 49ers, has died. The 49ers said Brodie's family said he died Friday. Brodie had a stroke on Oct. 24, 2000.

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Houston Rockets (26-16, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (32-10, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pistons -4.5; over/under is 217 BOTTOM LINE: Houston will try to break its five-game road skid when the Rockets take on Detroit. The Pistons are 18-4 on their home court. Detroit leads the Eastern Conference in rebounding, averaging 46.3 boards. Jalen Duren paces the Pistons with 10.9 rebounds. The Rockets are 11-13 on the r...

Not another loss.

LOS ANGELES – The struggles continued for the Los Angeles Lakers as they fell to the Charlotte Hornets, 135-117 on Thursday. With the loss, the Lakers have now dropped eight of their last 13 games. And the Lakers’ schedule does not get any easier with nine of their next 10 games on the road. Their […] The post Marcus Smart affirms unwavering belief in Lakers amid grueling schedule appeared first on ClutchPoints .