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Tip Ins: Tigers, Buffs, Wildcats all likely tourney hopefuls
Heralded freshman class puts No. 14 Memphis atop list of teams eager for NCAA Tournament spot after failing to get there last season

Q&A: Things to know about feud over Tokyo’s Olympic marathon
Q&A: Things to know about feud over Tokyo’s Olympic marathon

Hamilton on ‘good hunting ground’ at US Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton will start the US Grand Prix with a chance to secure his sixth career Formula One championship at his “good hunting ground” in Texas.

Passing numbers down in NFL through Week 8
Passing numbers down in NFL through Week 8

Boeser, Pettersson push Canucks to 5-3 win over Kings
Brock Boeser had a hat trick and the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 5-3

Jonathan Huberdeau scores twice as the Panthers’ top the Avalanche in OT
Colton Sceviour and Aleksander Barkov tallied their first goals of the season and Jonathan Huberdeau scored twice as the Panthers topped the Avalanche.

Curry breaks left hand in another embarrassing Warriors loss
Curry breaks left hand in another embarrassing Warriors loss

Nationals top Astros in Game 7 to win 1st World Series title
Howie Kendrick, Anthony Rendon and the Washington Nationals completed their amazing comeback journey — fittingly with one last late rally on the road.

Price stops 33 shots in Canadiens’ 4-1 win over Coyotes
Price stops 33 shots in Canadiens’ 4-1 win over Coyotes

Conley breaks out, Jazz beat Clippers as Leonard rests
Mike Conley snapped an early season slump with 29 points and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Clippers 110-96 with Kawhi Leonard sitting out

Blue Jackets fall to Oilers 4-1
Columbus drops its second straight game in regulation after going 4-0-2 in the previous six.

Mad Max delivers for World Series champion Nats without win
Scherzer never had clean inning, but kept Nationals close before they rallied to win Game 7 of World Series over Astros

Highlights: 76ers 117, Timberwolves 95
Catch up on the best highlights and interviews from the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 117-95 loss to Philadelphia.

Highlights: Celtics 116, Bucks 105
The best highlights and interviews from the Milwaukee Bucks’ 116-105 loss in Boston.

Blues beat Wild 2-1 behind Binnington’s solid performance
Jordan Binnington made 35 saves and Alex Pietrangelo snapped a tie in the third period, helping the St. Louis Blues top the Minnesota Wild 2-1.

Harden scores 59 points, Rockets outlast Wizards 159-158
Harden scores 59 points, Rockets outlast Wizards 159-158

Boston’s furious second-half rally downs Bucks 116-105
Kemba Walker’s 32 points led Boston to a 116-105 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

Binnington leads Blues past Wild 2-1
Binnington makes 35 saves as St. Louis Blues edge Minnesota Wild 2-1

Lillard leads Trail Blazers past Thunder 102-99
Damian Lillard had 23 points and 13 assists to help the Portland Trail Blazers hold off the Oklahoma City Thunder 102-99

Embiid brawls with Towns, 76ers beat Timberwolves
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