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MINNEAPOLIS — Chris Finch was concerned about how his Minnesota Timberwolves would handle back-to-back games coming off a road trip — and doing it against one of the NBA’s hottest teams Saturday night at Target ...Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Wild settled the score but fumbled the game.

After three fights in 4 1/2 minutes — the first in response to the slew foot that still has captain Jared Spurgeon sidelined — the Wild blew an ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — It wasn’t always pretty, but the Warriors got it done when it mattered most.

After a sluggish first half, Golden State’s offense found life in the final two quarters and held on to beat the last-...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The halftime entertainment at Viejas Arena on Saturday night for San Diego State’s basketball game against UNLV was two roller skaters on a tiny octagonal platform that could barely fit them.

They didn’t...Read more

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions withstood one injury after another en route to their best season in franchise history.

But against the Washington Commanders at Ford Field, it was all simply too much.

The Lions lost ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — In case fans were watching the Detroit Lions' game, and that's understandable, well, the Red Wings' game in Tampa Bay on Saturday night wasn't worth watching for long.

The Lightning took an early lead, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Penguins kept Joel Blomqvist busy in his return to the NHL.

The rookie goalie made 29 saves, a few of them spectacular, to give the Penguins a chance at a comeback Saturday against the rival Washington ...Read more

INDIANAPOLIS — Ricky Council IV shook free for a driving dunk, cutting what had been a double-digit Pacers lead to six. But then Myles Turner took a methodical bounce pass and knocked down the elbow jumper before Ben ...Read more

BOSTON — Scattershot shooting and poor late-game execution doomed the shorthanded Celtics on Saturday night.

Playing without big men Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford, Boston squandered a three-point lead in the final ...Read more

The San Jose Sharks gave up three goals in the second period, including a backbreaker with just 27 seconds left before intermission in a 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday at UBS Arena.

The Sharks managed just...Read more

The Vegas Golden Knights tied a season high with their third consecutive loss, 5-3 to the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on Saturday.

Center Tomas Hertl had two goals and an assist, and left wing Victor Olofsson ...Read more

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — As Cooper Flagg played the closest thing to a home game he’ll get as a college player, Boston College bloodied but couldn’t stop the superstar freshman.

A Maine native, cheered on by the ...Read more

DENVER — Give Moose his juice.

Let’s say, eight years at $101 million. Everybody gets what they want. Mikko Rantanen, the good solider and Nathan MacKinnon’s literal right-hand man, becomes a $100-million player. ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs are heading to the AFC championship game, riding the performance of a trusted veteran.

Yes, it sure looks like a few weeks off did 35-year-old Travis Kelce some good.

The ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — You can’t hit a home run from the dugout.

The Padres were right to pursue Roki Sasaki, even though, by the time the Japanese pitching ace chose Friday to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers, much of their ...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Former Falcons assistant coach Jeff Ulbrich, who interviewed Wednesday, was named the team's defensive coordinator on Saturday.

He was the Jets’ defensive coordinator and interim head coach this ...Read more

CHICAGO — When Sammy Sosa apologized in a statement last month for making “mistakes” over the course of his baseball career, the question of exactly what those mistakes were was left hanging.

After reuniting with ...Read more