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Nuggets play the Rockets on 6-game win streak 12/19/2025 02:03am • Houston Rockets (16-8, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (20-6, second in the Western Conference) Denver; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver will attempt to prolong its six-game win streak with a victory against Houston. The Nuggets are 14-5 against Western Conference opponen Doncic leads the Lakers against the Clippers after 45-point game 12/19/2025 02:03am • Los Angeles Lakers (19-7, third in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (6-21, 14th in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Los Angeles Clippers after Luka Doncic scored 45 points in the Lakers' 143-135 vi Golden State faces Phoenix, seeks to end 3-game slide 12/19/2025 02:03am • Phoenix Suns (15-12, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (13-15, ninth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Golden State enters the matchup against Phoenix as losers of three straight games. The Warriors have gone 3-2 against divisio Rams WR Puka Nacua apologizes for antisemitic gesture, adds more controversy after career game 12/19/2025 01:56am • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua���s tumultuous Thursday started with an apology, and ended with more controversial remarks. In between, he had a career-best performance. Nacua apologized Thursday for performing a gesture that plays upon antisemitic tropes on an internet livestr Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor���s killing is found dead, officials say 12/19/2025 01:53am • A frantic search for the suspect in last weekend���s mass shooting at Brown University ended Thursday at a New Hampshire storage facility where authorities discovered the man dead inside and then revealed he also was suspected of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor. Claudio Nev LeBron James cites 'Luka magic' as Doncic has 45-point triple-double 12/19/2025 01:34am • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� LeBron James was in awe of ���Luka magic��� after Luka Doncic had 45 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds in his fifth triple-double of the season in a 143-135 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. ���That���s Luka. Luka magic! It���s no surprise. He���s just so damn good, Trail Blazers outlast Kings 134-133 in overtime on Avdija's late free throws 12/19/2025 01:27am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� Deni Avdija made two free throws with 1.5 seconds left in overtime for the last of his 35 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers outlasted the Sacramento Kings 134-133 on Thursday night to open a home-and-home set. The teams will meet again Saturday night in Sacramento. DeMar McDavid scores, assists as Oilers beat Bruins 3-1 12/19/2025 01:13am • BOSTON (AP) ��� Connor McDavid scored on a short-handed breakaway and set up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins��� power-play score, helping the Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Thursday night. Former Boston University player Quinn Hutson added his first NHL goal as the Oilers won for the sixth time i Wyatt Johnston scores 2, Roope Hintz has goal and assist as Stars beat Sharks 5-3 12/19/2025 01:11am • SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) ��� Wyatt Johnston scored twice and the Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks 5���3 on Thursday night. Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist, and Justin Hryckowian and Jamie Benn also scored for Dallas. Esa Lindell and Mikko Rantanen each had two assists, and Jake Oettinger stop Runs aplenty: New Zealand declares at 575 and West Indies 110-0 after Day 2 of the 3rd test 12/19/2025 12:57am • MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (AP) ��� Devon Conway scored his second test double century more than four years after his first to speed New Zealand to a declaration at 575-8 Friday on the second day of the third test against the West Indies. Undeterred by the New Zealand total and the need to bat in Thursday's Scores 12/19/2025 12:53am • BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Albemarle 86, New Kent 78 Amherst County 71, Altavista 60 Brooke Point 79, Stafford 61 Carmel 85, Fredericksburg Christian 67 Chincoteague 60, Worcester Prep School, Md. 33 Christiansburg 79, Carroll County 73 Colonial Heights 68, Maggie L. Walker GS 49 Denbigh 64, Warwick 17 E Rucker surpasses 4,000 yards receiving as Arkansas State defeats Missouri State 34-28 in Xbox Bowl 12/19/2025 12:53am • FRISCO, Texas (AP) ��� Corey Rucker racked up 166 yards receiving and a score, Jaylen Raynor threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns, and Arkansas State took down Missouri State 34-28 in the inaugural Xbox Bowl on Thursday night. Rucker ends his collegiate career with 4,111 yards, ranked 21st in FB Idaho State earns 80-64 victory against Montana-Western 12/19/2025 12:53am • POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) ��� Connor Hollenbeck had 18 points in Idaho State's 80-64 victory over Montana-Western on Thursday night. Hollenbeck added six rebounds for the Bengals (7-5). Caleb Van De Griend added 17 points and six rebounds. Jamison Guerra had 14 points. Emanuel Steward led the way for t College Football Bowl Glance 12/19/2025 12:53am • All Times Eastern Dec. 13 Celebration Bowl Atlanta SC State 40, Prairie View A&M 38, 4 OT LA Bowl Inglewood, Calif. Washington 38, Boise State 10 Dec. 16 Salute to Veterans Bowl Montgomery, Ala. Jacksonville State 17, Troy 13 Dec. 17 Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla. Old Dominion 24, South Florida 10 68 V Backlund scores twice as Flames use 3-goal 3rd period to beat Kraken 4-2 12/19/2025 12:52am • CALGARY, Alberta (AP) ��� Mikael Backlund had two goals, and the Calgary Flames scored three times in the third period to beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Thursday night. Matt Coronato and Nazem Kadri also scored for the Flames, and Rasmus Andersson had three assists. Dustin Wolf had 21 saves to help