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Avdija has 41 points, Trail Blazers hold on to beat Rockets 103-102 01/08/2026 01:06am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� Deni Avdija had a season-high 41 points and the Portland Trail Blazers won their fourth straight with a wild 103-102 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. It appeared Tari Eason scored on a tip-in for Houston at the buzzer and the Rockets emptied the bench in Moore and Murphy help the Blackhawks beat the Blues 7-3 for their 4th straight win 01/08/2026 12:43am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Oliver Moore and Connor Murphy scored during Chicago's four-goal second period, and the Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 7-3 on Wednesday night for their fourth consecutive win. Moore, Murphy, Louis Crevier and Landon Slaggert each had a goal and an assist as Chicago improved to Ames native Tamin Lipsey a big part of first 15-0 start for No. 3 Iowa State 01/08/2026 12:35am • WACO, Texas (AP) ��� Iowa State point guard Tamin Lipsey, the senior who grew up near campus in Ames, is now part of something that had never been done by the Cyclones. They have a 15-game winning streak to start the season. ���I���ve been a Cyclone all my life. Just got on the court four years ago Raiders pass rusher Maxx Crosby undergoes knee surgery 01/08/2026 12:31am • Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby underwent what he termed successful left knee surgery Wednesday. Crosby posted a photo of himself on X flexing his arms while lying in a hospital bed. He had a brace on his knee. ���Expecting 200% recovery,��� Crosby wrote. ���Year 8 Will Be The Greatest Y Johnson and Wembanyama fuel Spurs to win over Lakers 107-91, despite Doncic's 38 points 01/08/2026 12:27am • SAN ANTONIO (AP) ��� Keldon Johnson had 27 points, Victor Wembanyama added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists from Luka Doncic to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-91 on Wednesday night. San Antonio moved into second place in the Western No. 11 Vanderbilt remains undefeated with 96-90 win over No. 13 Alabama 01/08/2026 12:24am • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Tyler Tanner scored 23 of his career-high 29 points in the second half and No. 11 Vanderbilt remained undefeated by beating 13th-ranked Alabama 96-90 on Wednesday night. The Commodores (15-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) extended their best start since winning 16 straight No. 1 Arizona remains unbeaten with 101-76 win over Kansas State 01/08/2026 12:16am • TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) ��� Brayden Burries scored 28 points, Motiejus Krivas added a career-high 25 and No. 1 Arizona remained unbeaten with a 101-76 win over Kansas State on Wednesday night. Arizona (15-0, 2-0 Big 12) is off to its best start since winning the first 21 games of the 2013-14 season. Ariz Embiid, George lead 76ers to a 131-110 win over Wizards, who acquire Trae Young in trade with Hawks 01/07/2026 10:31pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Joel Embiid scored 28 points, Paul George added 23 and all of Philadelphia's starters scored in double-figures as the 76ers beat the Washington Wizards 131-110 on Wednesday night. Tyrese Maxey contributed 22 points and eight assists for the 76ers, who have won four of five. Not Somalia's fight against extremist militants shows signs of success on the streets of Mogadishu 01/07/2026 10:07pm • MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) ��� Mogadishu's first line of defense against the next militant attack on Somalia ���s capital ranges from machine gunners in pick-up trucks to young men in plainclothes manning checkpoints. One of the leaders is Abdikani Ali Mohamed, a teenage-faced colonel whose authority h Chris Shula says he's focused on fixing the Rams' defense, not his likely head coaching candidacy 01/07/2026 09:55pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Chris Shula is the son of a former NFL head coach and the grandson of the winningest coach in league history. For the past nine seasons, he has been an assistant coach to Sean McVay, the youngest head coach in the Super Bowl era, the youngest coach ever to win a Super Bowl ��� Rattray and Keller score as Boston Fleet holds off Seattle Torrent, 2-1 01/07/2026 09:54pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Jamie Lee Rattray and Megan Keller each scored for the Boston Fleet in a 2-1 win over the Seattle Torrent on Wednesday night. Rattray, who scored in her second straight game, found the back of the net in the first period on a 2-on-0. Keller scored on the power play 18 seconds into th Seahawks sign LT Charles Cross to 4-year extension. He's expected to return from injury for playoffs 01/07/2026 09:15pm • RENTON, Wash. (AP) ��� The Seattle Seahawks have finalized a four-year contract extension with left tackle Charles Cross. The contract runs through the 2030 season and includes $75 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports. Cross, 25, was already under contract through 2026 because the Seah The Latest: Trump exits 66 international organizations in latest retreat from global cooperation 01/07/2026 08:51pm • President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions, including those affiliated with the United Nations, as the country further retreats from global cooperation. The targets are primarily U.N.-related groups that focus Cincinnati women beat No. 11 Iowa State 71-63 for 1st win over ranked opponent since 2011 01/07/2026 08:48pm • CINCINNATI (AP) ��� Mya Perry scored 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting, 4 of 6 from 3-point range, to help Cincinnati beat No. 11 Iowa State 71-63 on Wednesday night for the Bearcats' first win over a ranked team in nearly 15 years. The Bearcats, who are 1-4 against Iowa State, beat a Top-25 opponent Trump immigration policies and a lower fertility rate slow US growth projection, budget office says 01/07/2026 08:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. population is projected to grow by 15 million people in 30 years, a smaller estimate than in previous years, due to President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration policies and an expected lower fertility rate, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. The nonpartis