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(Photo credit: Matt Blewett-Imagn Images) Anthony Edwards scored 29 points and shot 7-for-14 from 3-point range as the Minnesota Timberwolves escaped with a 119-116 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night in Minneapolis. Julius Randle added 23 points, seven assists and six rebounds for Minnesota, which earned its third win in the past four games. Rudy Gobert notched 17 points and 14 rebounds. Aaron Gordon scored a g

Melbourne [Australia], November 2 (ANI): After the retirement of opener David Warner, there has been speculation as to who should get the first opportunity against the new ball when India visit Australia for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this month. Ponting had said the Aussies may thrust teenage opener Sam Konstas into the fray and hand the Under 19 star a debut against India, but the former Australia skipper

(Photo credit: Russell LaBounty-Imagn Images) Nikolaj Ehlers racked up a hat trick and an assist to help the visiting Winnipeg Jets to a 6-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night. Josh Morrissey added a goal and an assist in the third period for the Jets, who have won two straight and 10 of 11 to start the season. Eric Comriemade 20 saves for his third consecutive victory to start the season. Sean Kuraly

(Photo credit: Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Michigan's defense against No. 1 Oregon will be without a key player as cornerback Will Johnson will miss the Saturday matchup in Ann Arbor, Mich., due to an injury, CBS Sports/247 Sports and ESPN reported Friday night. Johnson got hurt on Oct. 19 during the Wolverines' 21-7 road loss to then-No. 22 Illinois, and he didn't play last week as Michigan beat visi

Karachi [Pakistan], November 2 (ANI): Pakistan Test skipper Shan Masood showered praise on Babar Azam and called him one of the best batsmen in the world. Babar is going through a lean patch in Tests. In his last nine Tests and 17 innings, he has scored just 352 innings at an average of 20.71, with his best score being 41. In 55 Tests, Babar has scored 3,997 runs at an average of 43,92, with nine centuries and 26 fifties

(Photo credit: Brian Murphy-Imagn Images) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 30 points, seven rebounds and six assists as the unbeaten Oklahoma City delivered a 137-114 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Jalen Williams added 22 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals as Oklahoma City won its fifth straight game to open the season. Aaron Wiggins and Cason Wallace scored 13 points apiec

(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images) After pushing for months to get a shot at Colby Covington, Ireland's Ian Machado Garry is getting to headline the UFC's final card in 2024. But it won't be against Covington. The promotion announced Friday that Machado Garry, the No. 7-ranked welterweight, would face ninth-ranked Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night in Tampa on Dec. 14. Machado Garry, 26, is undefeated through

(Photo credit: Matt Blewett-Imagn Images) Anthony Edwards scored 29 points and shot 7-for-14 from 3-point range as the Minnesota Timberwolves escaped with a 119-116 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night in Minneapolis. Julius Randle added 23 points, seven assists and six rebounds for Minnesota. Rudy Gobert notched 17 points and 14 rebounds, Naz Reid scored 16 off the bench, and Jaden McDaniel contributed 10 points.

(Photo credit: Sergei Belski-Imagn Images) Blake Coleman broke a scoreless tie in the third period, the first of his two goals on the night, and Dan Vladar posted his first shutout of the season as the host Calgary Flames beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Friday. Vladar made 22 saves for his third career shutout as the Flames snapped a four-game skid. Vladar also collected one assist, and Jonathan Huberdeau scored the Fl

(Photo credit: Brian Losness-Imagn Images) Maddux Madsen threw for four touchdowns in the first half of No. 15 Boise State's 56-24 romp past visiting San Diego State in a Friday night Mountain West Conference matchup. Latrell Caples caught six passes for 90 yards and three touchdown for the Broncos, and Ashton Jeanty ran for 149 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries to keep his Heisman Trophy candidacy rolling. Madsen

(Photo credit: David Banks-Imagn Images) Right-hander Nick Martinez, Cincinnati's strongest starting pitcher over the final two months of the 2024 season, declined his player option with the Reds and will become a free agent. Also electing to test the free-agent market are pitcher Jakob Junis, infielder Ty France and outfielder Nick Martini, while the Reds re-signed left-handed reliever Brent Suter, a hometown product, t

Manchester [UK], November 2 (ANI): Manchester United's newly appointed head coach Ruben Amorim opened up on his decision to choose the Premier League club and said that it was a radical change in his life. Days after sacking Erik Ten Hag, Manchester United on Friday announced the appointment of Ruben Amorim as head coach from Sporting CP. The Red Devils issued a statement confirming Amorim's arrival on a contract running

(Photo credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images) New York Yankees right-hander Luke Weaver, who enjoyed a strong regular season but blew save chances in three of his last six playoff appearances, will be back with the club next year. The team picked up his $2.5 million option for 2025, which was part of the one-year, $2 million free-agent deal he signed with New York last winter. Weaver, 31, was primarily a starting pitcher bef

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) How imbalanced is the NFC eight weeks into the season? The Chicago Bears own a better record than the Arizona Cardinals, but the Bears are last in their division and the Cardinals share first in theirs. What's more, despite the fact the Bears (4-3) have a better record, point differential, DVOA rating and every other useful metric, most sportsbooks list Kyler Murray and the Cardina

(Photo credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images) The University of Washington announced Friday that the women's basketball program will retire Kelsey Plum's No. 10 in January -- making her the first player in program history to have her number retired. Plum, who currently plays for the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA, will see her number hung from the rafters inside Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on Jan. 18, during

(Photo credit: Nick Wosika-Imagn Images) Kirill Kaprizov scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:23 remaining in regulation, adding an empty-netter and an assist as the Minnesota Wild continued their strong start with a 5-3 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night in Saint Paul, Minn. With the game squared at 2-2, Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (17 saves) couldn't keep a Minnesota shot from sneak

(Photo credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images) Zion Williamson scored 34 points and handed out 10 assists, Brandon Ingram scored 26 points and the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans defeated the visiting Indiana Pacers 125-118 on Friday night. Jordan Hawkins scored 23, Brandon Boston Jr. had 14 and Jose Alvarado 12 for the Pelicans, who played without four of their top players -- Dejounte Murray (hand surgery), CJ McCollum (add

BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.

(Photo credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images) Denmark's Holger Rune, the 2022 Paris Masters champion, advanced to the event's semifinals with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 victory over ninth-seeded Alex de Minaur of Australia on Friday. Rune, the 13th seed, will square off on Saturday against third-seeded German Alexander Zverev, who downed 10th-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 7-5, 6-4. Russia's Karen Khachanov upset eighth-seeded G

(Photo credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images) Kristijan Kahlina made two stellar saves during the penalty-kick shootout and Charlotte FC made all three of its attempts for a 3-1 edge following a scoreless draw with Orlando City on Friday night at Charlotte, N.C., to tie their best-of-three Eastern Conference playoff series at one game apiece. Kahlina made a hand save on Nicolas Lodeiro's left-footed shot to start the shootou

(Photo credit: Eakin Howard-Imagn Images) The San Jose Sharks are aiming for their first four-game winning streak since the start of the 2021-22 season when they play host to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. The Sharks, who have been league doormats the past couple of seasons, return to action and are riding a three-game winning streakafter coming up short in their first nine games of the campaign. "We're getting a li

(Photo credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images) Anthony Davis had 38 points and 12 rebounds and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Toronto Raptors 131-125 on Friday night. LeBron James added 27 points, six rebounds and 10 assists for the Lakers, who had lost their two previous games to start a five-game road trip, their first of the season. Austin Reaves scored 20 points and D'Angelo Russell contributed 19 poi

(Photo credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images) De'Aaron Fox scored a game-high 31 points to help the visiting Sacramento Kings to a 123-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. DeMar DeRozan added 27 points, while Domantas Sabonis tallied 15 points, 14 rebounds and six assists for the Kings, who won their third straight. Keegan Murray chipped in 14 points and 10 rebounds and Keon Ellis scored 12 points off the bench. Kevin Hu

(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images) Cam Thomas scored 32 points to continue his strong start as the Brooklyn Nets made enough plays down the stretch for a 120-112 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Friday night in New York. Thomas scored at least 30 for the third time in Brooklyn's initial six games and delivered down the stretch as the Nets outscored the Bulls 16-8 in the final six-plus minutes The

(Photo credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images) Bo Horvat, Maxim Tsyplakov and Kyle Palmieri scored three straight goals bridging the first and second periods and the undermanned New York Islanders snapped a three-game losing streak Friday by beating the host Buffalo Sabres 4-3. Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored in the third for the Islanders, who lost defensemen Mike Reilly and Adam Pelech to injuries in the second period. New