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Lakers coach JJ Redick and defensive ace Walker Kessler applauded Luka Doncic for his standout defensive performance in the Lakers’ 131-125 victory over the Toronto Raptors at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday.

And Doncic’s ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green and Dillon Brooks. The unstoppable force and the immovable object. Should they share enough minutes on the hardwood, these two titans of the technical are bound to clash. And clash, they ...Read more

DENVER — Home-court disadvantage remains a trend in the early stages of the Nuggets’ season.

They led for three quarters Monday, but the visiting Trail Blazers slowly whittled down a 14-point deficit until it was a ...Read more

CHICAGO — Nazem Kadri and Jaden Schwartz each scored a pair of goals and the Colorado Avalanche snapped a three-game losing streak away from Ball Arena with a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks Monday night at ...Read more

Playing with heavy legs and a short-handed roster, the Boston Celtics fell to the Houston Rockets 109-93 on Monday.

Boston rested veteran wing Paul George on the second night of a back-to-back and struggled to replicate ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. – The UConn men’s basketball team rolled to a 86-46 win over Gardner-Webb in its season-opener at PeoplesBank Arena Monday night behind a combined 34 points from Braylon Mullins and Nik Khamenia.

It ...Read more

SEATTLE — The final nail in the coffin was an interception by Chicago Bears defensive tackle James Lynch. Defensive end Austin Booker swatted a pass by Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold, and Lynch came down with ...Read more

CHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong displayed his all-around talents daily for the Chicago Cubs. And on the South Side, manager Will Venable guided the White Sox through a remarkable turnaround.

Both were announced as ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Facing the Wizards in the second game of a back-to-back after falling to the Celtics at home 24 hours earlier, the Magic believed they would be able to correct their mistakes from Sunday’s contest ...Read more

NEW YORK — Josh Hart grabbed the rebound and took off.

Moritz Wagner had just missed an open layup that could have helped Brooklyn protect its fourth-quarter lead. Hart saw something better, an opportunity to run. He ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cade Cunningham hit his second 3-pointer at 5:43 in the first quarter. The basket brought Cunningham to 11 points in the period, during which he helped lead the Detroit Pistons to their first 15 points....Read more

After sitting out Kansas men’s basketball’s exhibition games against Duke and Louisville as he rounded into shape, newcomer Trey Kaufman-Renn was available for duty Monday in the Kansas Jayhawks’ season opener versus...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves improved to 5-3 on the NBA season with a 112-100 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

LaMelo Ball, who was questionable to even play in this game, started out firing on all cylinders, ...Read more

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Michigan Wolverines opened the Mike Boynton Jr. era and began their national title defense on a winning note.

In the season opener against Oakland that wasn’t exactly a work of art and was ...Read more

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Quinnipiac University is known more for its political polls than its basketball teams in November, but the Bobcats came to East Lansing on election eve to open Michigan State’s basketball season ...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — There was no way Duke’s Deron Rippey Jr., was going to get to the ball on the break.

The pass was too high, too long. The ball was going to sail out of bounds under the Duke basket … until Rippey, ...Read more

Thomas Haugh put up a 19-point, 10-rebound double-double to lead the top-ranked Florida Gators to a 77-67 win over the No. 14 Miami Hurricanes on Monday at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Fla.

The Hurricanes, ...Read more

SUNRISE, Fla. — A startling flurry did the Detroit Red Wings in the other day, but not this time.

Goals from Justin Faulk (power play) and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard 45 seconds apart early in the third period Monday sent ...Read more

The Vegas Golden Knights rallied to earn a point, but lost 3-2 in a shootout to the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Monday.

Boston captain David Pastrnak scored the lone goal in the shootout in the third round.

Captain ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Rams edge rusher Myles Garrett, who has been on injured reserve since undergoing knee surgery after the season opener, will practice this week, coach Sean McVay said Monday.

The Rams will open the 21-day ...Read more