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Top-ranked Louisville beaten by Texas Tech 70-57 (12/11 2:51 am)NEW YORK (AP) -- Louisville became the fourth No. 1 team to lose this season, falling to Texas Tech 70-57 Tuesday night as Davide Moretti scored 18 points and hit successive 3-pointers at Madison Square Garden. The Cardinals joined Michigan State, Kentucky and Duke as top-ranked squads to lose, three of them to unranked teams... -
Toffoli, Kings stop losing streak with 3-1 win over Rangers (12/11 2:34 am)LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kings forward Tyler Toffoli has heard the chatter about his lackluster play in a contract season. A change of position helped get Toffoli on the scoresheet, which pushed his struggling team back into the win column. Toffoli had a goal and an assist, and Los Angeles ended a four-game losing streak by beating the New York Rangers 3-1 on Tuesday night... -
AP source: Gregorius, Phillies agree to $14M, 1-year deal (12/11 2:22 am)SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Free-agent shortstop Didi Gregorius is reuniting with manager Joe Girardi in Philadelphia, agreeing with the Phillies on a $14 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the agreement, first reported by the New York Post, had not been announced...
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Johnson hopeful of quick return at Presidents Cup (12/11 2:03 am)MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- The No. 1 player in the world early in the year, Dustin Johnson didn't show up on the leaderboard the last three months of the PGA Tour and hasn't been seen at all since then. Both can be attributed to an ailing knee. It shouldn't take long to find out how quickly he recovers...
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Scott optimistic about ending years of Presidents Cup losses (12/11 2:01 am)MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- No one at Royal Melbourne has more playing experience in the Presidents Cup than Adam Scott. Not much of it is positive. He was a rookie in 2003 and one of the strongest voices arguing for Ernie Els and Tiger Woods to keep playing in gathering darkness in South Africa until the matches were declared a tie. Looking back, that would be a small victory for Scott and the International team. It has experience nothing but losing since then...
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Contraction chatter not slowing minor league job seekers (12/11 1:59 am)SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Jack Wang came all the way from Taiwan, well aware of the hurdles and long odds to pursuing a career in baseball. All this talk of minor league contraction isn't shaking him off his dream. "It's just not in my mind," he said. Wang is among over 400 young professionals submitting resumes and networking with executives during the annual minor league job fair at this week's baseball winter meetings in San Diego. ...
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Tavares has 3-point game, Toronto beats Vancouver 4-1 (12/11 1:53 am)VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- John Tavares provided the bulk of the offense, yet it was goaltender Frederik Andersen who was the difference for Toronto against Vancouver. Tavares had two goals and an assist and the Maple Leafs snapped Vancouver's two-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory over the Canucks on Tuesday night... -
Fleury returns, leads Vegas to 5-1 win over Blackhawks (12/11 1:10 am)LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Marc-Andre Fleury has enjoyed many big moments during his decorated NHL career. This one might have been the most emotional. Fleury made 28 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Tuesday night in their goaltender's first game since the death of his father, Andre... -
Wayland Baptist's J.J. Culver scores 100 points in game (12/11 12:55 am)PLAINVIEW, Texas (AP) -- Wayland Baptist senior guard J.J. Culver became the fourth college basketball player to score 100 or more points in a game, reaching the century mark in a 124-60 win over Southwestern Adventist on Tuesday night. Culver hit 34 of 62 shots, 12 of 33 from 3-point range and was 20 for 27 on free throws to finish with an even 100 points for the NAIA Pioneers. He also had nine rebounds, five steals, two blocked shots and an assist...
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Reeling Knicks drop 10th straight, 115-87 to Trail Blazers (12/11 12:53 am)In the wake of an easy win, the Portland Trail Blazers agreed they needed the rout for their own morale. Damian Lillard had 31 points, including eight 3-pointers, and Portland handed the wretched New York Knicks their 10th straight loss, 115-87 on Tuesday night...
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Cole mine: Gerrit, Yankees strike record $324M, 9-year deal (12/11 12:49 am)SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Gerrit Cole quickly ended Stephen Strasburg's tenure as baseball's highest-paid pitcher. Cole agreed to a $324 million, nine-year contract with the New York Yankees on Tuesday night, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press...
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AP source: Yanks land ace Cole on record $324M, 9-year deal (12/11 12:43 am)SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The New York Yankees landed the biggest prize of the free agent market, adding Gerrit Cole to their rotation with a record $324 million, nine-year contract on Tuesday night, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press...
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Jarry's shutout streak ends as Montreal beats Penguins 4-1 (12/11 12:37 am)PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Tomas Tatar's 10th goal of the season ended Tristan Jarry's franchise-record shutout streak and sparked the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. Jarry's shutout run ended at 177:15 on Tatar's power-play goal 12:24 into the second period that tied the game. Joel Armia beat Jarry less than four minutes later to put the Canadiens in front to stay and Shea Weber' scored with just 15 seconds left in the period... -
White Sox get young slugger Mazara from Rangers for prospect (12/11 12:34 am)SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The Chicago White Sox acquired right fielder Nomar Mazara from the Texas Rangers for minor league outfielder Steele Walker on Tuesday night. The clubs announced the deal at baseball's annual winter meetings. The 24-year-old Mazara has tantalizing power but produced mixed results over his first four big league seasons. The 6-foot-4 slugger batted .268 with 19 home runs, 66 RBIs and a .786 OPS this year...
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Aho scores twice, Hurricanes double up Oilers 6-3 (12/11 12:30 am)EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- It wasn't an ideal win, yet the Carolina Hurricanes will take it. Sebastian Aho scored two goals and the Hurricanes beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-3 on Tuesday night. Carolina jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first, let the Oilers pull even, then restored the three-goal cushion. Jordan Martinook's goal midway through the third was key... -
Stars win Bowness' 1st game as coach, shut out Devils 2-0 (12/11 12:26 am)DALLAS (AP) -- Rick Bowness had quite a day. Bowness woke up as an assistant coach for the Dallas Stars and finished Tuesday with his first win as an interim head coach in 15 years, hours after coach Jim Montgomery was fired. Behind Ben Bishop's first shutout this season and 32nd of his career, Dallas beat the New Jersey Devils 2-0...
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Heat score first 16 points in OT, beat Hawks 135-121 (12/11 12:22 am)MIAMI (AP) -- Duncan Robinson tied a franchise record with 10 3-pointers, Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler each had triple-doubles and the Miami Heat scored 22 unanswered points down the stretch to beat the Atlanta Hawks 135-121 in overtime on Tuesday night...
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Haldeman shot lifts Northern Iowa over No. 24 Colorado 79-76 (12/11 12:03 am)BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Spencer Haldeman's steal was quite the tipping point. Haldeman stole a pass and raced down the floor for a tiebreaking layup with 49 seconds remaining, and Northern Iowa hung on to beat No. 24 Colorado 79-76 Tuesday night. Northern Iowa set up the play by putting a double-team on Colorado point guard McKinley Wright IV, whose attempt to pass out of the trap was picked off by Haldeman...
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Ducks top Wild 3-2 in shootout (12/10 11:49 pm)ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- During an awfully sluggish start by Minnesota, the Anaheim Ducks took full advantage. They capitalized on a finish by the Wild that left plenty to be desired, too. Rickard Rickell and Max Comtois scored in the shootout, and the Ducks fended off the Wild 3-2 on Tuesday night for their first win in their last six road games...
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Eichel scores twice, Sabres top Blues 5-2 (12/10 11:38 pm)BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- The Buffalo Sabres are following Jack Eichel's lead and starting to find some consistency in their play. Eichel scored two goals to extend his NHL-leading point streak to 14 games, and the Sabres beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Tuesday night for their second straight win...
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Saros makes 24 saves, Predators beat skidding Sharks 3-1 (12/10 11:36 pm)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Juuse Saros made sure San Jose's losing streak continued. Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and an assist in the third period, Saros made 24 saves and the Nashville Predators defeated the slumping Sharks 3-1 on Tuesday night. Nick Bonino and Ryan Johansen also scored in the third for the Predators, winners of two straight...
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Rockies GM: Murphy probably returned too soon from injury (12/10 11:36 pm)SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The Colorado Rockies saw how much Daniel Murphy wanted his first season with the team to be a memorable one. That eagerness may have backfired. General manager Jeff Bridich said the veteran first baseman may have rushed back too soon from a broken left index finger he injured diving for a sharp grounder in the second game of the year at Miami. He missed nearly a month, but perhaps should have waited longer...
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Flames' win streak at 6 games with 5-2 win over Coyotes (12/10 11:32 pm)GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- An early-season coaching change could have derailed Calgary's entire season. Instead, it seems to have revitalized the Flames. Even on the second game of a back-to-back, there's no slowing them down. Sean Monahan scored for the fourth straight game, Cam Talbot stopped 46 shots and the Flames extended their winning streak to six straight games under interim coach Geoff Ward with a 5-2 win over the listless Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night...
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Dallas Stars fire Jim Montgomery for unprofessional conduct (12/10 11:26 pm)DALLAS (AP) -- The Dallas Stars fired second-year coach Jim Montgomery on Tuesday, citing unspecified unprofessional conduct in a surprising blow to one of the preseason favorites in the NHL's Western Conference. General manager Jim Nill said Montgomery had acted inconsistently with "core values and beliefs of the Dallas Stars and the National Hockey League." He did not elaborate...
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No. 11 Baylor holds on for a 53-52 win over No. 18 Butler (12/10 11:26 pm)WACO, Texas (AP) -- Mark Vital and his Baylor teammates now get to study for final exams. They have already passed a couple big tests on the court. Vital blocked Kamar Baldwin's potential go-ahead shot with 1.5 seconds left and No. 11 Baylor won its second game in a row over a Top 25 opponent, holding on to beat previously undefeated No. 18 Butler 53-52 on Tuesday night...
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Hoosiers rebound from 1st loss of season to top UConn at MSG (12/10 11:24 pm)NEW YORK (AP) -- Indiana failed to have a double-digit scorer and still rebounded from its first loss of the season to beat UConn 57-54 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. The Hoosiers (9-1) won their first eight games under coach Archie Miller and were on the brink of cracking the Top 25 until a 20-point loss at Wisconsin earned them only a few votes...
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Embiid leads 76ers past Nuggets to stay perfect at home (12/10 11:20 pm)PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Joel Embiid threw the ball over his shoulder into the basket and celebrated the no-look shot with a little shake and shimmy for the crowd. It was vintage Embiid -- and something the fun-loving center wants to do more. Yes, the 76ers are winning. But their star big man wants to be in the middle of it... -
Jets net 3 goals in 2-minute span, deal Detroit 12th loss (12/10 11:18 pm)WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) -- Laurent Brossoit was glad the Winnipeg Jets didn't ease up against the reeling Detroit Red Wings. Blake Wheeler, Andrew Copp and Patrik Laine scored in a two-minute span in the second period and the Jets dealt the Red Wings their 12th straight loss, 5-1 on Tuesday night... -
AP source: Gerrit Cole and New York Yankees agree to $324 million, nine-year contract (12/10 11:14 pm)** AP source: Gerrit Cole and New York Yankees agree to $324 million, nine-year contract AP source: Gerrit Cole and New York Yankees agree to $324 million, nine-year contract.
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Heat use 22-0 late run to top Hawks, 135-121 in OT (12/10 11:06 pm)MIAMI (AP) -- Trae Young figured the game was over. Turns out, Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat were just getting started -- on one of the craziest stat nights in team history. Duncan Robinson tied a franchise record with 10 3-pointers, Butler and Bam Adebayo each had triple-doubles and the Heat went on a wild late flurry to beat the Atlanta Hawks 135-121 in overtime on Tuesday night...
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Figueroa carries St. John's over Brown 82-71 (12/10 11:02 pm)NEW YORK (AP) -- LJ Figueroa scored 23 points as St. John's topped Brown 82-71 on Tuesday night. Mustapha Heron added 21 points and Rasheem Dunn had 12 points and six assists for St. John's, which won its fifth straight. Josh Roberts added nine rebounds...
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Thistlewood's 3 lifts Colorado St. over S. Dakota St. 72-68 (12/10 11:00 pm)FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) -- Nico Carvacho scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Adam Thistlewood's go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left helped lift Colorado State to a 72-68 win over South Dakota State on Tuesday night. The Jackrabbits led 68-67 on Matt Dentlinger's layup with 53 seconds left before Thistlewood hit his wide-open 3...
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Stamkos, Vasilevskiy lead Lightning to 2-1 win over Panthers (12/10 11:00 pm)SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -- Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning looked plenty fresh in the second leg of back-to-back games. Stamkos and Alex Killorn scored to lead the Lightning over the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Tuesday night. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 shots for Tampa Bay, which lost 5-1 at home to the New York Islanders on Monday night... -
Adam Jones, Orix agree to $8M, 2-year contract (12/10 10:37 pm)SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Outfielder Adam Jones and the Orix Buffaloes of Japan's Pacific League have agreed to an $8 million, two-year contract. The longtime Baltimore Orioles star played with the Arizona Diamondbacks last season, hitting .260 with 16 homers and 67 RBIs...
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Louisville becomes latest No. 1 to lose, falls to Texas Tech (12/10 10:33 pm)NEW YORK (AP) -- Texas Tech's scruffy walk-on Avery Benson tried to crowd surf at Madison Square Garden and coach Chris Beard thrust his fist in the air at many of the same rabid fans who had told security they were going to rush the court. The fans were held at bay after No. 1 Louisville went down -- but the dancing and water-spraying was on full blast in the Red Raiders' locker room...
Professional sports
Pro Sports Schedule
Top 25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
No. 5 Michigan at Illinois, 8 p.m.No. 15 Arizona vs. Omaha, 7 p.m.
Women
No. 11 Texas A&M vs. TCU, 7 p.m.No. 12 Indiana at Butler, 6 p.m.
No. 14 Kentucky vs. Winthrop, 6 p.m.
No. 16 DePaul at Notre Dame, 5:30 p.m.
No. 21 Arkansas vs. Tulsa, 6 p.m.
No. 23 Tennessee vs. Colorado State, 6 p.m.
NBA
Boston at Indiana, 6 p.m.Houston at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Toronto, 6 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Charlotte at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Utah at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
New York at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
NHL
Boston at Washington, 6 p.m.Ottawa at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Colorado, 8:30 p.m.