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Chicago faces Miami, seeks to end 3-game slide 01/30/2026 02:03am • Chicago Bulls (23-25, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (26-23, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Chicago comes into the matchup with Miami as losers of three in a row. The Heat have gone 13-13 against Eastern Conference teams. Miami has a 14-14 Golden State takes on Detroit in non-conference play 01/30/2026 02:03am • Detroit Pistons (34-12, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (27-22, eighth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Warriors -1.5; over/under is 224.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Golden State Warriors host the Detroit Pistons in non-conference Evans' 19 help UC Irvine down Hawaii 87-76 in OT 01/30/2026 01:58am • IRVINE, Calif. (AP) ��� Kyle Evans and Jurian Dixon each scored 19 points to help UC Irvine defeat Hawaii 87-76 in overtime on Thursday night. Evans added 11 rebounds and seven blocks for the Anteaters (15-7, 8-2 Big West Conference). Dixon was 8 of 16 from the floor and 3 for 4 from the line while ���So wrong���: Fairfax Co. community vigil honors Renee Good, Alex Pretti 01/30/2026 01:49am • A large crowd packed a Reston, Virginia, church on Thursday night, singing and holding candles to honor those who have been injured or killed during interactions with federal law enforcement officials. Led by community and religious leaders, the crowd applauded as speakers urged them to speak out Cooper Flagg breaks NBA teen record with 49 points in Mavs' loss to Hornets 01/30/2026 01:48am • DALLAS (AP) ��� As Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg set the NBA record for points by a teenager with 49 on Thursday night in a 123-121 loss to Charlotte, he broke the franchise rookie scoring record he shared with Mark Aguirre ��� whose jersey was retired at halftime. ���Mark Aguirre is special. Such a sp Stars win 5-4 in shootout after blowing 3-goal lead to Golden Knights 01/30/2026 01:41am • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen scored in the shootout and Dallas escaped with a 5-4 victory over the Golden Knights after the Stars blew a three-goal lead in the third period Thursday night. Vegas' Mitch Marner forced overtime when he used his stick to keep the puck from leavi PHOTO ESSAY: Liberia's largest gold miner and community tensions 01/30/2026 01:28am • JIKANDOR, Liberia (AP) ��� The announcement posted in the village has a cheerful tone: ���BMMC is pleased to inform you that there will be a blast��� at a mining pit nearby. Residents told visiting journalists with The Associated Press and The Gecko Project that such explosions have cracked or crumb Takeaways from AP report on toxic spills from gold mining in Liberia 01/30/2026 01:24am • JIKANDOR, Liberia (AP) ��� An investigation by The Associated Press and The Gecko Project has found that the largest gold mining company in Liberia repeatedly spilled toxic chemicals such as cyanide in levels that environmental authorities in the West African nation said were above legal limits. Vil Patrick Kane becomes highest-scoring US-born player during Red Wings' shootout loss to Capitals 01/30/2026 01:16am • DETROIT (AP) ��� Patrick Kane became the highest-scoring United States-born player in NHL history in the Detroit Red Wings��� 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals, who got the decisive goal from Nic Dowd in a shootout on Thursday night. Alex DeBrincat scored with 1:40 left and again with 51.1 seconds Shane Wright scores twice as Kraken extend win streak to 3 games with 5-2 win over Maple Leafs 01/30/2026 01:15am • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Shane Wright scored twice and the Seattle Kraken extended their winning streak to three games with a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Brandon Montour and Matty Beniers also scored for the Kraken, who had at least five goals in back-to-back games for the fi Tolopilo makes 32 saves in Canucks' 2-0 win over Ducks, but doesn't get credit for shutout 01/30/2026 01:12am • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) ��� Nikita Tolopilo made 32 saves, Drew O���Connor opened the scoring with 9:42 left and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-0 on Thursday night. Tolopilo was denied his first NHL shutout after missing the first 2:11 of the second period because of concuss How cold is too cold for an outdoor workout, and just how dangerous is shoveling for your heart? 01/30/2026 01:09am • Even on frigid days, runners and cyclists may be out on area roads and bike paths, making sure they get in a workout. For some people, the thought of braving temperatures in the teens and twenties seems dangerous, but is it? "There is not necessarily a cut-off that has been defined, where we say Olivia Gadecki and John Peers repeat as Australian Open mixed doubles champions 01/30/2026 12:58am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Olivia Gadecki and John Peers became the first team to win consecutive Australian Open mixed doubles titles since 1989 after beating the French pair of Kristina Mladenovic and Manuel Guinard 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 on Friday. The Australians trailed 7-5 in the final-set tiebreak Thursday's Scores 01/30/2026 12:51am • BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Arcadia 86, Northampton 69 Atlantic Shores Christian 83, Greenbrier Christian 34 Catholic 70, Hampton Roads 29 Chincoteague 71, Nandua 57 DME Academy, Fla. 70, Bethel Academy 63 Eastern Mennonite 74, Shenandoah Valley Academy 65 Hampton 65, Denbigh 40 Hampton Christian 89, Denb Williams scores 24 as Montana beats Portland State 64-60 01/30/2026 12:48am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� Money Williams had 24 points in Montana's 64-60 victory over Portland State on Thursday night. Williams added three steals for the Grizzlies (13-9, 7-2 Big Sky Conference). Grant Kepley added 10 points while going 6 for 10 from the line. Kenyon Aguino finished 4 of 7 from the