Michigan State coach Tom Izzo was hot after Duke handed the Spartans their first loss of the season."There were coverages that we just didn't do, and those are effort-related and intelligence-related, not skill-related," Izzo said in part. "And that st...

Trey Murphy III scored 24 points as the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a seven-game skid with a 143-120 win over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday.Bryce McGowens added a career-high-tying 23 points -- going 5-for-5 on 3-point attempts -- an...

Nikola Jokic poured 23 of his game-high 36 points into a first-half runaway as the visiting Denver Nuggets crushed the Sacramento Kings 136-105 on Thursday night.Despite failing to add to his league-league total of 11 triple-doubles, Jokic also found t...

Gavin Brindley had a goal and an assist in his return to the lineup, Nathan MacKinnon, Brock Nelson and Sam Malinski also had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 6-2 in Denver on Thursday night.Gabriel Landeskog a...

Zane Gonzalez drilled a 43-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the visiting Atlanta Falcons to a stunning 29-28 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday.After Atlanta, which trailed by 14 in the fourth quarter, forced a Tampa Bay punt at ...

Lane Kiffin won't have to wait long for a return to Oxford, Miss.The football coach who recently left his post at Ole Miss to take the top job at LSU will be back at his former home for the Tigers' opening Southeastern Conference game of 2026.The conte...