LOS ANGELES – The Lakers were in a tough situation against the Raptors in the second quarter on Sunday. Toronto was up by seven points on the roadas the Lakers were staring down the barrel of a third straight loss. That’s when head coach JJ Redick turned to an unusual player to help flip the script: […]
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The San Antonio Spurs are starting to exercise some of the demons that haunted them during their post-Christmas hangover. They have won two straight games at home, and despite nearly collapsing late against the Minnesota Timberwolves, have shown real signs of improvement. How fitting that they’ll have a chance to end the home stand that
AP Lakers The Lakers finally looked like themselves again. Luka Doncic dropped 25 points and seven assists, LeBron James added 24 and seven, and the Lakers handled the visiting Raptors 110-93 on Sunday night. The real boost came from Deandre Ayton, who returned from a knee injury and went a perfect 10-of-10 from the field,
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Helping her opponent Marina Stakusic leave court in a wheelchair wasn’t how Priscilla Hon envisioned the scene when she finally returned to the second round of the Australian Open for the first time since 2020. Hon was leading 1-6, 6-4, 5-3 when her Canadian rival needed treatment for severe leg cramps
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Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (6-11, 3-1 SWAC) at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (6-12, 3-2 SWAC) Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Monday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bethune-Cookman visits UAPB after Jakobi Heady scored 23 points in Bethune-Cookman’s 79-63 victory against the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils. The Golden Lions are 4-1 on their home court. UAPB is third in
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Zeynep Sönmez rushed to the aid of an ailing ballkid in an interruption to play during her first-round upset win over No. 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova on Sunday at the Australian Open. The 23-year-old Turkish qualifier was receiving serve in the ninth game of the second set when a ballkid wobbled, lost
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Anthony Edwards became the ninth player to pass the 50-point mark this season [Getty Images] Anthony Edwards scored a career-high 55 points for the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Timberwolves but was unable to prevent a 126-123 defeat by the San Antonio Spurs. Victor Wembanyama scored 39 points for the Spurs, completing a vital rebound in the final
INDORE, India (AP) — India captain Shubman Gill won the coin toss and opted to bowl against New Zealand in the third and final one-day cricket international on Sunday. India won the first ODI in Vadodara by four wickets before New Zealand leveled the three-match series with a seven-wicket victory at Rajkot on Wednesday. India
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Brooklyn Nets (12-27, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (19-22, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn hits the road against Chicago looking to break its four-game road slide. The Bulls have gone 13-15 against Eastern Conference teams. Chicago ranks second in the league with 35.0 defensive
