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PHOENIX — His first basket didn’t come until 18 seconds into the second quarter, allowing Paul George to break out of a mini slump in his first game of the season. His final basket came with 10:03 remaining in the game...Read more

When the Nuggets are right, they play a beautiful game. They cut to the hoop, make deft passes, play tenacious defense, and hit the open shot.

They pulverize opponents at Ball Arena, running them into the ground.

These ...Read more

Nearly five minutes had elapsed in the second half when Lazar Stefanovic took a pass from Skyy Clark in the corner and rose for a three-pointer that extended UCLA’s massive lead in its season opener.

Having barely ...Read more

All 30 NBA teams hit the floor on Monday as part of a league-wide effort to free up Tuesday — Election Day — to encourage public participation at the polls.

In a night packed with back-to-back tip-offs, the New York ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The last two seasons, the Timberwolves have been a playoff team while the Hornets have been among the worst in the league. But in those two years, the Hornets came into Target Center and dealt the Wolves ...Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Season opener or warmup game?

For North Carolina’s Tar Heels, taking on Elon at the Smith Center seemingly would offer a little of both. At least, it seemed that way before the opening tip Monday. ...Read more

OKLAHOMA CITY — It was already going to be an uphill battle for the Magic against the undefeated Thunder (7-0) on the second night of a back-to-back without Paolo Banchero (torn right abdominal muscle) at Paycom Center ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs survived an injury scare, then leaned on their big guys up front to remain undefeated on the season with a win Monday night.

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes had to be helped off ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — UCF relied on a stifling defense and some timely shooting to upset No. 13 Texas A&M, 64-61, in the season opener Monday night at Addition Financial Arena.

The Knights held the Aggies without a field goal...Read more

DETROIT — Coach J.B. Bickerstaff revealed one of the most important lessons the Detroit Pistons took following their embarrassing defeat to the New York Knicks Friday night. For a team with a sub .500 record, Bickerstaff...Read more

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Zeke Mayo flashed a huge grin.

The Kansas guard had just hit a deep 3-pointer over the outstretched arms of a Howard defender midway through the first half, as the Jayhawks pummeled the overmatched ...Read more

Most NBA teams struggle when their star players are unavailable. The Boston Celtics continue to prove they’re a historically dominant outlier.

Playing without an injured Jaylen Brown for the second consecutive game, ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets‘ 106-104 defeat of the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday was just the latest example of the resiliency they continue to showcase under first-year head coach Jordi Fernandez.

Nic Claxton returned...Read more

MIAMI — The victories over the Charlotte Hornets, Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards were all well and good if you consider success being defeating teams that went a combined 50-196 last season at the bottom of the ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mark Pope made his regular-season debut as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats on Monday night, and the points came in a hurry.

UK jumped out to a double-digit lead before the first TV timeout of ...Read more

MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins have led in the second half of each game during the past three weeks.

And yet, when the final buzzer sounded, the result has been the same: a single-digit loss. Each loss has come about rather...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — This is what everyone came to see, the jaw-dropping debut of Duke’s latest freshman phenom, a player who immediately commanded the attention of everyone in Cameron from almost the first time he touched ...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — Though he didn’t lead Duke in scoring as the No. 7 Blue Devils rolled to an opening night win, Cooper Flagg’s college debut was productive and effective ... until three minutes and 28 seconds remained....Read more

WASHINGTON — Steph Curry returned after missing three games with a left ankle sprain, but the Warriors didn’t need to fully unleash him to discard the Wizards.

Curry opened the scoring with a 27-footer in the first ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — At the team’s World Series celebration on Friday, future Hall of Fame pitcher Clayton Kershaw declared himself a “Dodger for life.”

To be a Dodger in 2025, however, he and the team will have to work ...Read more