SANTA CLARA — No tight end in NFL history has been as productive as George Kittle at catching the ball over the first three years of a career.
Bruins 4, Penguins 1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Anaheim Ducks have just two wins in 2020, both against the Nashville Predators.
SAN DIEGO — The No. 7 San Diego State Aztecs have “The Map” of the United States all to themselves.
Suns 121, Knicks 98
LOS ANGELES — Jonah Mathews scored 19 points, Daniel Utomi added 17 and Southern California defeated California 88-56 on Thursday night for its eighth win in its last nine games.
SUNRISE, Fla. — Sam Montembeault came off the bench to help the Florida Panthers hang on for a win.
LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points, Montrezl Harrell had 21 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Orlando Magic 122-95 on Thursday night.
NEW YORK — Carlos Beltrán, called out on a curveball again.
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PHOENIX — If Major League Baseball really wants to stop its teams from electronically stealing signs, it might consider fighting technology with more technology.
Firing coaches during the season has been relatively common in the NHL for decades. The volume is nonetheless jaw-dropping in 2019-20 — and there is still half a season to go.
SANTA CLARA — Brett Favre vs. Steve Young. Aaron Rodgers dueling with Colin Kaepernick.
Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has made the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his fifth attempt.
LOS ANGELES — A report on the death of Mongolian Groom in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita says veterinarians missed opportunities to remove the gelding from the $6 million race because of time constraints or deficiencies in the process used to evaluate horses.
Blackhawks 4, Canadiens 1
The Dakar Rally is annually the first major motor racing event of the year.
Fourth Saturday Classic Car Show: 4 to 8 p.m. the fourth Saturday of each month in the Rancho Vista shopping center at 30th Street West and Rancho Vista Boulevard (Avenue P). Registration is a $5 donation. For details, call (661) 816-2216.
Heat 106, Spurs 100
INDIANAPOLIS — Roger Penske already is making changes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Bill McAnally Racing has dominated the K&N Pro Series West, the premier NASCAR Regional Touring Series west of the Mississippi, for the past decade.
LOS ANGELES — Playing in Pauley Pavilion for the first time, Tyrell Terry thought of Russell Westbrook and Lonzo Ball.
LOS ANGELES — Markelle Fultz hit two big layups in the final minute while scoring 21 points during his second career triple-double, and the Orlando Magic snapped the Los Angeles Lakers’ nine-game winning streak with a 119-118 victory Wednesday night.
Antonio Gates, who became one of the most prolific tight ends in the NFL without playing a down of college football, announced his retirement Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 43 points in three quarters as the Los Angeles Clippers routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 128-103 on Tuesday night.
Penguins 7, Wild 3
TAMPA, Fla. — With a blistering shot that glanced off the goalie’s shoulder and into the net, Nikita Kucherov saved the night for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Clemson 79, No. 3 Duke 72
Grizzlies 121, Rockets 110
NEW YORK — The WNBA and its union announced a tentative eight-year labor deal Tuesday that will allow top players to earn more than $500,000 while the average annual compensation will surpass six figures for the first time.
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora on Tuesday, a day after baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred implicated him in the sport’s sign-stealing scandal.
ST. LOUIS — Backing up Jordan Binnington, Blues goalie Jake Allen knows he needs to make his starts count.
HONOLULU — Two weeks in Hawaii brought rain, unusually strong wind, playoffs and two players who thought victory was out of reach until the winner’s lei was draped around their necks.
HOUSTON — The Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal cost manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow their jobs, and Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora could be next.
NEW YORK — South Carolina moved up three spots to No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll after the top three teams from the previous week all lost.
Good luck finding any team in the country that notches a better pair of road wins in the same week than Baylor, which followed up a victory at Texas Tech by invading Allen Fieldhouse and thumping Kansas on its home floor.
Pacers 101, 76ers 95
The NHL is increasing its promotion of women’s hockey by adding a three-on-three game between U.S. and Canadian national team members to its All-Star festivities later this month in St. Louis..
Capitals 2, Hurricanes 0
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James scored 23 of his 31 points in a dominant second half, and Dwight Howard added season highs of 21 points and 15 rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers’ ninth consecutive victory, 128-99 over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.
NEW ORLEANS — Clemson used a strong, imaginative defense and timely attack in building the biggest lead LSU had faced all season.
NEW ORLEANS — From small-town Ohio kid to Louisiana Legend, Joe Burrow capped his record-breaking, Heisman-winning season by bringing a national championship to LSU.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers have relied more on character and resilience than offense or defense this season, lagging well behind past editions in aesthetics.
NEW ORLEANS — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has this drill down.
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