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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists as the Milwaukee Bucks remained unbeaten with a 119-108 victory over the New York Knicks. Antetokounmpo scored eight points during an 18-0 run that gave the Bucks a 24-point lead in the third quarter. The Knicks

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Donovan Mitchell and Caris LeVert each scored 41 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Boston Celtics 132-123 in overtime. Cleveland trailed by as many as 15 in the first half and overcame a 75-point first half by the Celtics to earn its fourth

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 25 points and 12 assists and Myles Turner added 27 points to lift the Indiana Pacers to a 127-117 victory over the Washington Wizards. Assistant Lloyd Pierce was coaching the Pacers because Rick Carlisle had a previously scheduled event recognizing his daughter as

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson scored 33 points, spoiling a milestone evening for former teammate DeMar DeRozan and leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 129-124 victory over the Chicago Bulls. DeRozan scored 33 points, becoming just the 50th player in NBA history to reach 20,000. The victory came

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Even with a 5-0 lead, Justin Verlander couldn’t get his first World Series win. Perfect through three innings, he was utterly fallable in the fourth and fifth. Nick Castellanos started Verlander’s downfall with a run-scoring single, and Alec Bohm and J.T. Realmuto each hit a two-run

NEW YORK (AP) — Nolan Grooms threw four touchdown passes and Yale beat Columbia 41-16. Yale (5-2, 3-1 Ivy League) bounced back from a 20-13 loss at Pennsylvania and has won five of its last six games. Ryan Lindley had two touchdown catches and finished with six receptions for 100 yards for Yale. Chase Nenad

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored on a power play early in the third period and Vitek Vanecek made 24 saves for his first shutout with New Jersey in the Devils’ 1-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night. The Devils won for the fifth time in six

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Pablo Banchero had 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, and the Orlando Magic beat the Charlotte Hornets 113-93 for their first victory of the season. Mo Bamba had 19 points and six rebounds, Wendell Carter Jr. added 15 points and five rebounds, and Bol Bol

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 30 saves for his fifth career shutout, Charlie Coyle scored short-handed and the NHL-leading Boston Bruins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Friday for their fifth straight victory. Matt Grzelcyk, Jake DeBrusk and David Pastrnak also scored to help Boston improve to

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Trae Young had 36 points and 12 assists in just three quarters and the Atlanta Hawks overcame Cade Cunningham’s career-high 35 points to beat the Detroit Pistons for the second time in three nights, 136-112. Young scored 35 points when the Hawks won the first matchup 118-113

HOUSTON (AP) — Major League Baseball has canceled its postseason tour of South Korea. Announced in August, the tour was to have been MLB’s first trip to Korea since 1922. There were to have been games between an MLB team and players from the South Korean league at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium on Nov. 11-12

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — William Karlsson had a goal and an assist, Logan Thompson made 29 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-0 in a Friday matinee commemorating Nevada Day. Thompson had his second shutout of the season and third overall to help Vegas improve to

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Grammy-nominated singer Eric Burton lost track of the lyrics during “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Friday night’s World Series opener between Houston and Philadelphia. With players and staff lined up on the field for the traditional pre-game ceremony, and a giant American flag unfurled across the outfield,

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Players’ union head Tony Clark says years of inattention by Major League Baseball has contributed to the World Series being played without any U.S.-born Black players for the first time since 1950. Clark says the lack of Black players “is disappointing and disheartening.” Houston’s Dusty Baker

By EDDIE PELLS and JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writers The head of the organization that runs Olympic curling in the United States has resigned in the wake of an investigation that revealed he failed to act on allegations of sexual abuse and other harassment when he was commissioner of a women’s soccer league. USA Curling

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs have waived Josh Primo, and the second-year guard tells ESPN he has been dealing with unspecified trauma. The 6-foot-6 Primo was selected by San Antonio with the No. 12 pick in the 2021 NBA draft. He had averaged 7.0 points in four games this season while battling

TORONTO (AP) — Philadelphia center Joel Embiid sat out the 76ers’ game at Toronto because of a sore right knee. A five-time All Star and the reigning NBA scoring champion, Embiid is averaging 27.6 points and 10 rebounds in five games. The 76ers are 1-4, putting pressure on coach Doc Rivers to turn things around.

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Cameron Smith beat Phil Mickelson and knocked out Lefty’s team in the LIV Golf finale. The LIV Golf Team Championship-Miami is match play. Smith made a 7-foot putt on the final hole to beat Mickelson in singles. Smith’s team is called “Punch.” It picked up another point when Marc Leishman won

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Davis won’t play for the Los Angeles Lakers in Minnesota due to low back tightness. Los Angeles coach Darvin Ham said Davis felt the tightness when he woke up Friday morning and the team decided to take the cautious approach. Ham hoped having Davis sit out Friday would lead to him

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) — Lewis Hamilton has just three races remaining to avoid the first winless season of his illustrious Formula One career. That mark might force other drivers to question if its time to get out of the car. Not the seven-time champion. He has struggled all