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11:14 PM on Thursday, December 18

Mikael Backlund had two goals, and the Calgary Flames scored three times in the third period to beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2

11:08 PM on Thursday, December 18

Londynn Jones scored a career-high 28 points, Jazzy Davidson added 17 points, nine rebounds and six steals, and No. 19 USC got past Cal Poly, 86-39 on Thursday night

11:08 PM on Thursday, December 18

Luka Doncic had 45 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds in his fifth triple-double of the season, and the Los Angeles Lakers used a big fourth quarter to top the Utah Jazz 143-135 on Thursday night

11:03 PM on Thursday, December 18

A Northern California school district near the state's border with Nevada is caught up in a dispute over the states' differing policies on the participation of transgender athletes

11:00 PM on Thursday, December 18

Eva Hudson had 31 points, leading Kentucky to a 12-25, 25-22, 21-25, 26-24, 15-13 win over Wisconsin in the women’s volleyball semifinals on Thursday, punching a ticket to the national championship

10:59 PM on Thursday, December 18

Jordan Goodwin made the go-ahead free throw with 0.4 seconds left, Devin Booker scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half and the Phoenix Suns escaped with a 99-98 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night

10:52 PM on Thursday, December 18

Cooper Flagg had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Anthony Davis added 15 points and the Dallas Mavericks recovered to beat the Detroit Pistons 116-114 in overtime Thursday night after blowing an 18-point third-quarter lead

10:49 PM on Thursday, December 18

Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds to become the career assists leader among centers, and the streaking Denver Nuggets beat the Orlando Magic 126-115 on Thursday night

10:17 PM on Thursday, December 18

Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff says defenseman Conor Timmins is expected to miss between six to eight weeks after breaking his left leg in the third period of a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers

10:17 PM on Thursday, December 18

Saddiq Bey scored 21 of his season-high 29 points after halftime, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 25-point, third-quarter deficit to defeat the Houston Rockets 133-128 in overtime

10:13 PM on Thursday, December 18

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9:53 PM on Thursday, December 18

A person with knowledge of the injury says Dallas Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland faces the possibility of surgery on the same foot that sidelined the 2023 All-Pro for 10 games last season

9:40 PM on Thursday, December 18

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 122-101

9:39 PM on Thursday, December 18

San Antonio rookie Dylan Harper had a season-high 24 points and the Spurs led for all but 22 seconds in defeating the Washington Wizards 119-94 on Thursday night to rebound from a disappointing loss in the NBA Cup final

9:36 PM on Thursday, December 18

Free agent right-hander Shawn Armstrong has agreed to a $5.5 million, one-year contract with the Cleveland Guardians

7:38 PM on Thursday, December 18

Kyndal Stowers and Logan Lednicky combined for 34 points to lead Texas A&M to a 29-27, 25-21, 25-20 sweep of Pittsburgh on Thursday, punching their ticket to the national championship game

4:51 PM on Thursday, December 18

Denver is buzzing with sports excitement as the Nuggets, Avalanche, and Broncos are all off to historic starts

4:35 PM on Thursday, December 18

Giannis Antetokounmpo says he’s more focused on getting healthy and helping the Milwaukee Bucks turn their season around than dealing with rumors about his future plans

10:46 AM on Thursday, December 18

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife, and their two children are among the seven people killed in a plane crash in North Carolina

3:41 PM on Wednesday, December 17

So much for home-field advantage in December