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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) — Boden Kapke scored 19 points and his 3-pointer with 22 seconds left was the game-winning basket as Boston College left Pittsburgh in the ACC cellar with a 65-62 win on Wednesday night. Fred Payne also scored 19 points and Donald Hand Jr. added 18 points as the Eagles (9-10, 2-4) shot 45% (25 of 55) …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 32 points and 15 rebounds and a key basket in the closing minute as the Atlanta Hawks used a fourth-quarter burst and held on to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 124-122 on Wednesday night. Luke Kennard and Onyeka Okongwu added 18 each for the Hawks, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Advertisement Ja Morant …

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 30 points and 10 rebounds and the Boston Celtics opened a 23-point first-half lead before coasting to a 119-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. Sam Hauser hit five 3-pointers, scoring 17 points for Boston, and Neemias Queta had 17 points and nine rebounds. The Celtics bounced back from Monday night’s one-point …

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers says Kevin Porter Jr. is “not going to play anytime soon” from an oblique strain that made him unavailable for a Wednesday night game with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Rivers didn’t specify a potential return date for Porter. Advertisement “He’s not going to play anytime soon, I can tell you that, but …

The freshman class during the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season has been one of the best in years, headlined by projected NBA lottery picks who are making enormous impacts for NCAA Tournament-bound teams. BYU’s AJ Dybantsa and Duke’s Cameron Boozer are two of the top five leading scorers in the sport this season, and are among the small handful of …

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is set to begin its season on May 8, assuming the league and the players’ union can come to an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. Teams will play 44 games over a five-month period with a 17-day break for the FIBA World Cup in early September. The league said last year that …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mystery spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman grabbed a hat trick as Afghanistan warmed up for next month’s T20 World Cup with a series-clinching 39-run win over the West Indies on Wednesday. West Indies, which lost the first game by 38 runs, got bowled out for 150 in 18.5 overs. Mujeeb claimed 4-21 and became only …

Austin Reaves’ career season will ultimately go unrewarded. As a result of his calf strain, which has had him out since Christmas Day and cost him three games before that, Reaves can now not meet the 65-game minimum, making him ineligible for any awards or All-NBA consideration. Advertisement The NBA’s 65-game minimum for award eligibility is certainly a controversial rule. …

For anyone who loves drama, particularly family drama — think “Succession’ meets hoops — needs to take the time and read Baxter Holmes’ brilliant and meticulously reported story at ESPN on the Buss family infighting and the sale of a controlling interest of the team to Mark Walters. One interesting part of that story: It wasn’t just Lakers fans who …

The New York Knicks will try to break out of their four-game slide tonight as they host the Brooklyn Nets at Madison Square Garden. New York may well finally get a win tonight, but my Nets vs. Knicks predictions still like Brooklyn to cover the spread. Advertisement Keep reading to see the full analysis of tonight’s matchup in my free …

As we reach the midpoint of the 2025-26 NBA season, it’s time to hand out some hardware to the players who’ve delivered massive value to fantasy basketball managers. Whether they were early-round investments who paid off in spades or late-round fliers who turned into league-winners, these are the guys who’ve exceeded expectations and transformed fantasy rosters into championship contenders. Fantasy …

After getting hammered in the first two of a five-game road set, it doesn’t get easier for the Indiana Pacers, who square off with the Boston Celtics at TD Garden tonight. My Pacers vs. Celtics predictions and NBA picks don’t expect Indiana to keep up its end of the scoring bargain, ultimately dragging down the total, on Wednesday, January 21. …

The next several weeks will be busy for the NBA calendar. First, the trading deadline is a little more than two weeks away, and any blockbuster deals could alter the balance of power within the league. Then, All-Star Game weekend is set for Feb. 15, and starters were already announced. Advertisement Yet, as several teams that started the season hot …

For the Denver Broncos, irrepressible optimism was replaced by exorbitant doubt in a matter of moments. The Broncos will have to continue their journey through the AFC Championship Game, and potentially beyond, without starting quarterback Bo Nix. It was announced shortly after Denver’s 33-30 AFC divisional-round win over the Buffalo Bills that Nix had broken his ankle on one of …

A college football national champion has been crowned, which means it’s time to turn the spotlight on college basketball. The men’s season is in full swing as conference play is underway, and there has been plenty to discuss — from sensational freshmen, national title favorites and disappointments. The season is more than halfway done, and Selection Sunday is just 54 …

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — 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.” Advertisement “Everything he does, he does in style,” Alcaraz said. “He’s been playing for two years now and his …

Three-point shooting has been a major need for the Toronto Raptors this season, who are shooting the worst percentage in the league. But that was not nearly the case tonight. The Raptors’s offense erupted in Chase Center Tuesday night, fuelled by a red-hot 21/34 shooting night from beyond the arc and crisp ball movement that resulted in a season-high 42 …

The Texas back-to-back was fun, but in both matchups, a shorthanded Minnesota Timberwolves team was edged in the last few minutes of each game. Minnesota looked to get back on track in a slightly later than usual 8 PM CT tipoff against the Utah Jazz in the place that Rudy Gobert, Mike Conley, Joe Ingles, and Johnny Juzang called home. …

The San Antonio Spurs left Toyota Center Tuesday night with a familiar and frustrating feeling, undone once again by a late-game collapse in a 111–106 loss to the Houston Rockets that spoiled an otherwise encouraging road performance. For much of the evening, the Spurs were the sharper, more composed team. They opened the game with one of their best offensive …

This might be the best Rockets win of the season. It’s certainly my favorite win. There’s been a lot of negativity around here (looks at self) regarding aspects of this year’s Rockets team, a good bit of it deserved. This is all positivity, though. That’s because this victory carried two great signs that we can all hope continue. The first …

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — 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. Advertisement Teams placed from nine to 24 enter a two-legged playoff to go through …

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — 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 …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Keyonte George scored a career-high 43 points, Jusuf Nurkic recorded his second career triple-double, and the Utah Jazz rallied to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-122 on Tuesday night. Nurkic finished with 16 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists in his first triple-double since Jan. 16, 2019, with Portland in a 129-112 win over Cleveland. Advertisement …

MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield scored the winner with 15 seconds remaining to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. Caufield took a pass from Nick Suzuki and fired a shot from the top of the right circle for his 25th of the season. Advertisement Phillip Danault — with his first of …

NEW YORK (AP) — Dillon Mitchell had 17 points and 11 rebounds as St. John’s rallied from 15 down in the second half to beat Seton Hall 65-60 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, giving Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino his 899th career win. Pitino can reach 900 on Saturday at Xavier with a win over his son, …