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Bruce Cassidy has grown tired of talking about the Golden Knights’ slow starts.

The players decided to give their coach the best Christmas present imaginable.

Actually, it was more like five presents. They all came in ...Read more

PHOENIX — Austin Reaves returned from a left calf strain that sidelined him for three games, but the Lakers’ second-leading scorer did nothing to fix the team’s most glaring weakness.

The Lakers’ defense collapsed...Read more

BOSTON — After a terrific 40 minutes of hockey on Tuesday night between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens, the sellout TD Garden crowd was settling in for what they hoped would be another great chapter in this ...Read more

Michael Porter Jr. lit the fuse early, and the Nets’ defense did the rest.

Porter poured in a game-high 28 points and Brooklyn sustained its December defensive surge Tuesday night, holding the Philadelphia 76ers to 40.7...Read more

MIAMI – On the night before the night before Christmas, another lump of coal for the Miami Heat.

So make it eight losses in the last nine games and a .500 record at the holiday break with Tuesday night’s 112-91 loss ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Even though Karl-Anthony Towns played an excellent game against his former team, another player involved in last September’s blockbuster trade between the Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks got ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild will have to wait until the new year to rediscover their winning ways at home.

Before turning over Grand Casino Arena to the World Junior Championship and simultaneously going on a seven-game ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — DK Metcalf’s appeal of his two-game suspension has been upheld, and he will not be eligible to play in the final two regular-season games against the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Ravens.

Metcalf had...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jasper Johnson says the best Christmas gift he’s ever gotten was an all-terrain vehicle when he was a child.

“My dad got me a four-wheeler, but I didn’t have it too long,” the Kentucky freshman ...Read more

DETROIT — The Christmas break just got even more enjoyable for the Detroit Red Wings.

Heading into a three-day break, captain Dylan Larkin scored the game-tying goal against the Dallas Stars in the third period, then ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Facing an overmatched opponent that allowed him to freely tinker with his lineups, UCLA coach Mick Cronin tried plenty of mixing and matching Tuesday afternoon.

Perhaps the biggest takeaway was that a ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper’s dream is to compete in the Olympics.

First, he’ll suit up for the World Baseball Classic.

Harper announced his plans Tuesday on Instagram, posting a photo of himself superimposed in a ...Read more

NEW YORK — Justin Fields‘ disastrous first season with the New York Jets has officially come to an end.

On Tuesday, Jets head coach Aaron Glenn announced that the team is placing Fields on injured reserve for the ...Read more

CHICAGO — While Chicago Bears wide receivers Rome Odunze and Luther Burden III weren’t on the field Tuesday afternoon when practice at Halas Hall was open to reporters, coach Ben Johnson offered up some holiday hope.

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NEW YORK — The NBA is once again taking a hard look at tanking, and the timing is no coincidence.

As the league continues to deal with the fallout from a gambling scandal that exposed how injury information and late-...Read more

TORONTO — Dan Muse was largely happy with the game his team played Sunday night, which snapped an eight-game losing streak. Despite the Maple Leafs’ lousy record, the Pittsburgh Penguins coach knew a version of that ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky was without its complement of players yet again Tuesday afternoon.

For this one, it didn’t matter.

The Wildcats defeated Bellarmine, 99-85, in a rare weekday matinee game in Rupp Arena. It ...Read more