Harrison Barnes leads Kings to easy win at Utah
Harrison Barnes scored 33 points and boosted the Sacramento Kings to a 130-114 win over the Utah Jazz in the season opener for both teams Wednesday night in Salt Lake City. Domantas Sabonis added 22 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, while De’Aaron Fox contributed 18 points, five rebounds and six assists in the Kings’ […]
Caps squander 3-goal lead, come back to beat Devils
Dylan Strome scored twice for the Washington Capitals, who surrendered a three-goal lead before rallying for a 6-4 win against the New Jersey Devils in a seesaw contest on Wednesday at Newark, N.J. Alex Ovechkin and Anthony Mantha each had a goal and an assist for the Capitals, who had scored a total of six […]
Pelicans get offense going in win over Grizzlies
CJ McCollum scored 24 points and all five New Orleans starters scored in double figures as the visiting Pelicans defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 111-104 in the season opener for both teams Wednesday night. McCollum made 8 of 16 field-goal attempts, including 6 of 11 3-point tries. Zion Williamson added 23 points, Brandon Ingram had 19, […]
Dennis Schroder scores 22, Raptors top Timberwolves
Dennis Schroder scored 22 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves 97-94 Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams. Schroder, who was making his Raptors debut, added seven assists to help give new coach Darko Rajakovic a victory. OG Anunoby added 20 points for the Raptors, while Scottie Barns had […]
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 as Thunder take down Bulls
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 31 points and 10 assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 124-104 victory over the host Chicago Bulls in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday night. Josh Giddey registered 16 points, six rebounds and six assists for Oklahoma City, which outscored Chicago 45-26 over the final 15-plus minutes. […]
Heat just barely hold on for win over Pistons
Bam Adebayo blocked a Cade Cunningham runner in the lane with 1:04 to go and the host Miami Heat, after nearly blowing a 19-point lead, had to sweat out three subsequent Detroit Pistons misses to escape with a 103-102 triumph in each team’s season opener Wednesday night. Adebayo put up a team-high 22 points while […]
D-backs’ Zac Gallen, Rangers’ Nathan Eovaldi to start Game 1
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen and Texas Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi will start Game 1 of the World Series on Friday in Arlington, Texas. Eovaldi is 4-0 with a 2.42 ERA in four starts during the 2023 postseason. He won Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday by throwing 6 1/3 innings […]
Cole Anthony, Gary Harris’ strong bench play push Magic over Rockets
Cole Anthony and Gary Harris combined for 31 points off the bench as the Orlando Magic christened the start of their 35th anniversary season with a 116-86 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Wednesday. Anthony paired 20 points with eight rebounds, while Harris chipped in 11 points and five rebounds. That duo shot 13 […]
Michigan St. probe finds Mel Tucker sexually harassed activist
Michigan State concluded its investigation into the interactions of Mel Tucker with a female contractor, ruling that the former football coach violated the school’s sexual misconduct policy. Brenda Tracy, a rape survivor and sexual assault prevention activist who was hired by Tucker to speak with his players and then alleged that the coach harassed her, […]
Cavaliers squeeze past Nets
Donovan Mitchell hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 12.1 seconds left as the Cleveland Cavaliers earned a 114-113 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams. Two free throws by Mikal Bridges gave the Nets a 113-111 lead with 19 seconds left, and Cleveland used its final timeout. Max Strus […]
