Kevin Durant's season-high 39 points and clutch free throws lift Rockets over Timberwolves
HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 39 points and made a season-best six 3-pointers to lead the Houston Rockets to a 110-105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday night. Alperen Sengun added 25 points with 14 rebounds to help the Rockets bounce back after a blowout loss to Oklahoma City Thursday night. A 6-2 run by the Timberwolves, with four points from Julius Randle, got them within 105-102 with about 90 seconds to go. Sengun fouled out soon after that and Jaden McDaniels made one of a...
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- Miami's Columbus High will have some CFP champions on Monday night, no matter what happens
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- UK government urges police official to quit over ban of Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans
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Tue, 13 Jan 2026
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- Vikings receiver Jordan Addison faces misdemeanor trespassing charge after arrest in Florida
- Mike Tomlin steps down after 19 seasons as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers
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- Barcelona beats Real Madrid again to win Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia clasico
- US bobsledder Kris Horn survives solo ride in St. Moritz, after teammates fail to get into sled
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- Man United crashes out of FA Cup as club weighs up candidates for interim coach
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- Inside the Numbers: How Indiana and Miami stack up going into CFP national championship game
- IOC happy as new Milan Cortina hockey arena almost ready to welcome NHL players
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- Sabalenka wins Brisbane final amid frosty exchange with Kostyuk, Medvedev tops Nakashima
- Bencic rallies past Swiatek to give Switzerland lead in United Cup final
- Lindsey Vonn's World Cup race canceled because of snowfall, wind gusts in Austria
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- Matt LaFleur and the Packers face uncertain future after blowing big lead in wild-card loss
- Caleb Williams rallies Bears from 18 points down for 31-27 playoff win over rival Packers
Sat, 10 Jan 2026
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- Vanderbilt lone program in nation with both men, women still perfect at 16-0 apiece
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- 6th-tier Macclesfield upsets FA Cup holder Crystal Palace in huge shock. Man City scores 10
- Bruins' Zacha is awarded a reviewed goal with most of Rangers in locker room at end of 1st period
- Lindsey Vonn impresses again winning World Cup downhill for 2nd victory of Olympic season
- No. 20 Louisville beats Boston College 75-62 as ex-G League player London Johnson is made available
- The Hoosiers' dominant CFP run could put them in the mix for best of all time... pending a title
- Fischnaller, Greiner move closer to officially locking up US Olympic luge berths
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