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Heat run away in 4th quarter and beat Pacers 142-116 to hand Indiana its 8th straight loss
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
MIAMI (AP) — Andrew Wiggins and Jaime Jaquez Jr. each scored 28 points, and the Miami Heat ran away in the fourth quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 142-116 on Saturday night. Norman Powell scored 23 for the Heat, who won for the second consecutive night. Miami outscored Indiana 44-22 in the final quarter, after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auston Matthews has goal, 2 assists as Maple Leafs beat Senators 7-5
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Captain Auston Matthews shook off a slump with a goal and two assists, and Matthew Knies scored twice to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 7-5 win against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. Matthews, who had gone four games without a point, got his first three-point outing of the season. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kevin Durant scores 30 points to lead the Rockets to a dominant win over the Cavaliers
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 30 points in three quarters to lead the Houston Rockets to an easy 117-100 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. The Rockets won their second straight after they lost four of their previous five games. Durant, who also had seven assists and four rebounds, didn’t play in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 23 North Texas beats San Diego State 49-47 in high-scoring New Mexico Bowl
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Caleb Hawkins ran for two touchdowns and caught a scoring pass, Ashton Gray added a pair of rushing touchdowns and Cameron Dormer had two scoring catches as No. 23 North Texas beat San Diego State 49-47 in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday night. Hawkins carried 30 times and gained 198 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Booker leads Suns past Pelicans 123-114 after Alvarado and Williams exchange punches in testy game
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Devin Booker scored 20 points, including two clutch jumpers down the stretch, and the Phoenix Suns beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-114 on Saturday night for a two-game sweep of their back-to-back set. Booker led seven Suns in double figures. Dillon Brooks had 18 points, Collin Gillespie scored 17, Jordan Goodwin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Black scores career-high 38, Magic overcome Jokic, Nuggets for 127-126 victory
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Black scored a career-high 38 points, Desmond Bane made two free throws with 6.9 seconds left and the Orlando Magic overcame another huge triple-double by Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 127-126 on Saturday night. Jokic had 34 points, 21 rebounds and 12 assists, his 180th triple-double and 16th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boldy scores in OT as Wild rally to beat Jets 4-3
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Matt Boldy scored two goals, including the winner just 39 seconds into overtime, to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night. Mats Zuccarello and Kirill Kaprizov also scored for Minnesota. Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor, with a goal and an assist, and Josh Morrissey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kucherov scores twice, Lightning top Panthers 4-2 in another penalty-filled matchup
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Pontus Holmberg scored with 7.3 seconds left in the first period to put Tampa Bay on top for good, Nikita Kucherov scored twice and the Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 in another penalty-filled matchup between the Sunshine State rivals. Jake Guentzel also scored for Tampa Bay, which has won three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chychrun scores in overtime to lift Capitals past Devils 4-3
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Defenseman Jakob Chychrun scored in overtime and Logan Thompson made 35 saves as the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Saturday night. Chychrun beat Devils netminder Jake Allen with his 15th goal 4:06 into the extra session to lift Washington to only its second win in its last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Matthews shakes slump, Maple Leafs shake Senators 7-5
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
TORONTO — Captain Auston Matthews shook off a slump with a goal and two assists, and Matthew Knies scored twice to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a sloppy 7-5 win against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. In the first game for the provincial rivals after the three-day Christmas break, the Maple Leafs (17-15-5) extended ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gostisbehere, Svechnikov post 3-point games as Hurricanes beat Red Wings 5-2, end 3-game skid
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Shayne Gostisbehere and Andrei Svechnikov each had a goal and two assists and the Carolina Hurricanes snapped a season-worst three-game skid with a 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night in a matchup of divisional leaders. Jackson Blake and Eric Robinson scored during the Hurricanes’ three-goal second period. ... Read More »
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