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Nikola Jokic has 21 points, 16 assists, Nuggets hold off Suns 119-111
PHOENIX (AP) — Nikola Jokic looked content to spend most of his Friday night facilitating, setting up baskets with passes left and right as the Denver Nuggets built a big first-half lead. By late in the fourth quarter, that advantage had nearly vanished. That's when the two-time...
USC hires D'Anton Lynn away from archrival UCLA to be its new defensive coordinator
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California has hired D'Anton Lynn away from archrival UCLA to be Lincoln Riley's defensive coordinator. Riley announced his choice Friday night to replace Alex Grinch, who was fired last month with two games left in USC's disappointing 7-5 regular...
MacDonald and Duclair score twice as Sharks beat Devils 6-3 for 1st road win
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jacob MacDonald and Anthony Duclair each scored twice, and Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 44 shots as the San Jose Sharks beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3 on Friday night for their first road win this season. Mikael Granlund had a goal and two assists and William Eklund...
Nevada fires coach Ken Wilson after two 2-win seasons in his return to Reno
Nevada football coach Ken Wilson, who won two games in each of his two seasons after returning to Reno, was fired Friday. The Wolf Pack went 4-20 under Wilson, and they averaged 18.8 points in his first season and 17.3 this year. Their defense gave up more than 30 points a game both...
Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea fires offensive coordinator, will coordinate defense himself
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea has fired offensive coordinator Joey Lynch and will be his own defensive coordinator for his fourth season. Lea announced the moves Wednesday night among a handful of changes to his coaching staff. Vanderbilt hired Lea to coach...
Patrick Kane says he could make his Red Wings debut as soon as next week at Buffalo
After skating at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday morning, Patrick Kane would have loved to play his first game for the Detroit Red Wings at night against the New York Rangers. Six months removed from an invasive operation only two other NHL players have come back from, Kane will...
Arkansas brings back Bobby Petrino as offensive coordinator 11 years after he was fired amid scandal
Arkansas announced Wednesday it is bringing back Bobby Petrino to be offensive coordinator, 11 years after he was fired as head coach in a sordid scandal that involved a motorcycle accident, an affair with a woman who worked for him and being untruthful to his bosses. Petrino...
With new coach, Wild beat Blues 3-1 to end seven-game slide
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek and Frederick Gaudreau scored in the first period and the Minnesota Wild ended a seven-game slide by beating St. Louis 3-1 on Tuesday. Matt Boldy added an insurance goal late and Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves for his first win in eight...
The struggling Wild have turned to John Hynes to try to restore their confidence and identity
Bill Guerin didn't want to fire Dean Evason. But the way the Minnesota Wild have been playing, the general manager felt he had no choice but to switch head coaches to try to get them back on track. “I think it had just gotten to that point where almost no matter what they did, the...
San Diego State is hiring ex-Colorado offensive coordinator Sean Lewis as head coach, AP source says
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sean Lewis, who was stripped of his play-calling duties as Colorado's offensive coordinator late in the season, is being hired as head coach at San Diego State, a person with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday. The person spoke with The Associated Press on...
