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DURHAM, N.C. — Somebody was going to pay for Duke’s loss to Michigan State.

Next on the Blue Devils’ schedule was … SIU-Edwardsville.

Poor SIU-Edwardsville, most would agree.

The No. 2 Blue Devils responded as ...Read more

MIAMI — The search for a signature victory is over. And the race for the NBA Cup is on.

Winning on their home court for only the second time this season, the Heat reached .500 for the first time this season with a 133-...Read more

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — For much of Friday night, Maryland appeared ready to deliver the kind of victory its men’s basketball program had been missing.

Then, as quickly as the excitement built inside Xfinity Center, it ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — After failing to find a way to win on their homecourt in their first four tries of the regular season, the Magic knew they couldn’t wait any longer to capture their first home victory under coach Sean ...Read more

STORRS, Conn. —UConn had its depth tested in its first game without Nik Khamenia on Friday night, and it held up to beat a talented Ohio State team.

After a rough shooting night Monday, Braylon Mullins made his way ...Read more

Quenton Jackson came off the Indiana Pacers‘ bench Friday night, buried a third-quarter 3 and put his fingers in Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson’s face.

That was the poke. Jalen Brunson is the bear.

The sequence ...Read more

MUNICH, Germany — An originally loud and rambunctious room at FC Bayern Campus became quiet and focused.

The reason for the silence? Word came through that Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown was on his way, ...Read more

NEW YORK — Malik Nabers, who skipped out on Thursday night’s postgame interviews, was a very late addition to Friday’s mid-afternoon Zoom call with the New York media.

When Nabers showed up on camera, he said the ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — There was likely nothing Kentucky could do in a matchup with winless Northern Arizona to lessen the concerns raised in its blowout loss to Kansas earlier in the week.

But there was certainly a way for ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Quarterback Kirk Cousins will start for the Minnesota Vikings in Sunday’s Week 10 game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, coach Kevin O’Connell announced Friday.

Cousins, 38, practiced ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson underwent surgery on an injury to the right thumb of his throwing hand, the team said Friday morning.

Jackson’s recovery timeline is 6 to 10 weeks, but it is unclear ...Read more

NEW YORK — When Michael Porter Jr. comes around Day’Ron Sharpe for a handoff, the Nets have two ways to attack. A defender caught on Sharpe’s screen can leave Porter room for a 3-pointer. Chasing Porter toward the ...Read more

UFC fighter Tommy McMillen is apparently ready to return to the octagon days after he was found unresponsive in an Arizona nightclub restroom as result of an overdose.

"Ready for a short notice call @ufc," the undefeated ...Read more

CHICAGO — Matas Buzelis has been in need of a reset.

The third-year forward never felt entirely like himself in the first 10 games of the Chicago Bulls season. His statistics are down. So is his confidence. Buzelis ...Read more

BOSTON — The Red Sox made a big splash Friday afternoon, signing first baseman Jake Bauers to a four-year, $58 million contract.

Bauers is coming off a breakout campaign with the Milwaukee Brewers in his seventh year in...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker did not practice Friday, head coach Andy Reid revealed during his final media availability of the week. The Chiefs travel to take on the Atlanta Falcons ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Ravens are due for a winning streak against the Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina Panthers and Houston Texans, who have a combined record of 6-18.

If not now, when?

Los Angeles hasn’t won a game, and ...Read more

DALLAS — A photograph is supposedly worth a thousand words, but the above shot is of well more than a thousand empty seats in the middle of a good game featuring one of the most surprising teams in the NBA that has a ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Greg Olsen is about to have a very big decision to make.

The former Pro Bowl tight end for the Carolina Panthers has dazzled in his second career as an NFL analyst. Olsen is the No. 2 game analyst at ...Read more