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After accepting US deportees, South Sudan wanted sanctions relief for top official, documents show 01/24/2026 02:42am • JUBA, South Sudan (AP) ��� After agreeing to accept deportees from the United States last year, South Sudan sent a list of requests to Washington that included American support for the prosecution of an opposition leader and sanctions relief for a senior official accused of diverting over a billion Scale of Iran's nationwide protests and bloody crackdown come into focus even as internet is out 01/24/2026 02:09am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� The bloodiest crackdown on dissent since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution is slowly coming into focus, despite authorities cutting off the Islamic Republic from the internet and much of the wider world. Cities and towns smell of smoke as fire-damaged mosques and go Channing Tatum, Olivia Wilde and Charli xcx premiere movies at Sundance Film Festival 01/24/2026 02:04am • PARK CITY, Utah (AP) ��� The Sundance Film Festival was in full swing Friday in Park City, with Channing Tatum, Olivia Wilde and Charli xcx movies premiering back-to-back at the storied Eccles Theatre in the evening. First up was ���Josephine,��� writer-director Beth De Ara��jo���s raw drama about Denver plays Memphis, looks for 7th straight road win 01/24/2026 02:03am • Denver Nuggets (31-15, third in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (18-25, 12th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver visits Memphis trying to extend its six-game road winning streak. The Grizzlies are 14-14 against Western Conference opp Sacramento faces Detroit on 8-game road slide 01/24/2026 02:03am • Sacramento Kings (12-34, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (32-11, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento will try to end its eight-game road skid when the Kings face Detroit. The Pistons are 18-5 in home games. Detroit scores 116.9 poi Boston visits Chicago following overtime win against Brooklyn 01/24/2026 02:03am • Boston Celtics (28-16, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (22-22, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -1.5; over/under is 230.5 BOTTOM LINE: Boston visits the Chicago Bulls after the Celtics took down the Brooklyn Nets 130-1 Brooklyn faces Los Angeles on 6-game road skid 01/24/2026 02:03am • Brooklyn Nets (12-31, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (20-24, 10th in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn will attempt to break its six-game road slide when the Nets face Los Angeles. The Clippers are 12-9 on their home cou Toronto visits Oklahoma City following Gilgeous-Alexander's 47-point game 01/24/2026 02:03am • Toronto Raptors (28-19, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (37-9, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City takes on the Toronto Raptors after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 47 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 117-114 l San Antonio puts home win streak on the line against New Orleans 01/24/2026 02:03am • New Orleans Pelicans (11-36, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (31-14, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio will try to keep its four-game home win streak alive when the Spurs play New Orleans. The Spurs are 18-12 against West Cleveland faces Orlando, seeks 4th straight road win 01/24/2026 02:03am • Cleveland Cavaliers (26-20, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (23-20, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Magic -1; over/under is 228 BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland hits the road against Orlando trying to extend its three-game ro Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo expects to miss extended time after injuring his calf again 01/24/2026 01:46am • MILWAUKEE (AP) ��� Milwaukee���s Giannis Antetokounmpo thinks he will be out for an extended period after hurting his right calf again after a similar injury caused him to miss eight games earlier this season. Antetokounmpo had his right calf wrapped in the first half of a 102-100 loss to the Denver Strawther scores 20 points as short-handed Nuggets outlast slumping Bucks 102-100 01/24/2026 01:38am • MILWAUKEE (AP) ��� Julian Strawther scored a season-high 20 points and the short-handed Denver Nuggets built a 23-point lead before hanging on to beat the slumping Milwaukee Bucks 102-100 on Friday night. Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo injured his right calf and Denver's Aaron Gordon strained his James' shootout goal lifts Lightning over Blackhawks 01/24/2026 01:26am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Dominic James scored in the fifth round of a shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning made it 15 straight games without a regulation loss, outlasting the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday night. Tampa Bay is on a 14-0-1 tear, winning three straight after a shootout loss a week ago in St. Friday's Scores 01/24/2026 01:03am • GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Albemarle 43, Monticello 37 Amherst County 63, Rustburg 36 Appomattox Regional Governor's School 28, Brunswick 22 Arcadia def. TJHS, forfeit Bethel 41, Denbigh 34 Bishop McNamara, Md. 94, Bishop O'Connell 31 Brentsville 62, Riverside 47 Broadwater Academy 30, StoneBridge Schoo Friday's Scores 01/24/2026 01:03am • BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Albemarle 79, Monticello 58 Appalachian Christian 74, Eastern Mennonite 59 Armstrong 67, Henrico 59 Atlantic Shores Christian 89, Gateway Christian 21 Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 68, Kenston Forest 36 Brooke Point 56, Riverbend 44 C. G. Woodson 67, South County 58 Centreville 58