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Brooks drew a flagrant 2 for kicking Jamal Murray on a jumper in the third quarter, and Murray answered with 39 points. Christian Braun added a career-high 31 as Denver made 20 3-pointers in Phoenix.
Kyrie Irving scored 35 and Cooper Flagg had 33 as Dallas rallied from eight down after three quarters to beat Houston 116-111. The Rockets are 5-1, and their 29 3-point attempts produced only seven makes.
Houston is one of two unbeaten teams in the NBA and plays the Mavericks at 8 p.m. ET in an NBA Cup group game, with Alperen Sengun questionable. Prime Video has Knicks-76ers and Lakers-Warriors.
Carolina made the move Friday after a 27-19 loss at Green Bay and named Todd Wash interim coordinator for the last 10 games. Pass game coordinator Jonathan Cooley is out too.
The commissioner will stay through January while the league searches for his replacement, according to ESPN and the Big 12. He leaves a 16-team conference that he kept alive in its worst moment.
The UCLA quarterback wrote Thursday that he's heartbroken and has accepted his year is over. The seventh-ranked Bruins are 7-0 and turn again to Ty Dieffenbach against Nevada.
A Baton Rouge court on Wednesday barred the SEC from punishing LSU if it plays Luis. Wade said Thursday his stance has not changed, and Luis is still not on the roster.
The Packers running back said Thursday the gesture came from a gospel song, not his arrest earlier this year. He said the broadcast showed only a second of it.
Video of the Brewers manager's message to his soon-to-be free agent went viral Thursday. Bauers, a former Yankee, caught the last out of Milwaukee's first title.
Morant scored 14 in his first game against Memphis before leaving in the fourth quarter. The 5-0 Grizzlies won 124-103 while Portland shot 12 of 49 from three.
Green Bay beat Carolina 27-19 on Thursday Night Football because Jordan Love threw for 288 yards and the defense sacked Bryce Young six times. The run game behind a patched line went almost nowhere.
Sacramento shot 52 percent in New Orleans and still lost 132-120 because it kept giving the ball away. Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. scored a career-high 34 in a loss that falls on the veterans.
Atlanta's ownership said the midday start was not what it wanted. A sellout of 17,099 showed up anyway, Allisha Gray hit five 3s and the Dream forced Saturday's 8 p.m. ET Game 7 in San Francisco.
Thursday's NBA slate puts two of the league's three undefeated teams on the same floor at 10 p.m. ET. Earlier, Sacramento and New Orleans, both 0-4, guarantee somebody finally wins.
Taylor said Thursday he is proud to wear the horseshoe and has heard nothing about a trade. He also asked a reporter whether the Colts are rebuilding, two days after Indianapolis traded Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner.
Lewis was taken to the hospital Wednesday, and his father shared the news Thursday without giving details. The quarterback race in Boulder can wait.
Sean McVay said Wednesday that Garrett will not practice this week. Los Angeles traded Jared Verse and three high draft picks to Cleveland for him.
Tampa Bay's season ended with a 4-1 loss to Milwaukee in Game 5 at Tropicana Field. The Rays were widely projected to finish last in the AL East and won it instead.
Johnson announced Wednesday that 2026-27 will be his final season as host. Barkley fought back emotion on the air that night, and the reported comments from the show did not include his own plans.
LA has 76 turnovers in its last three games, all losses, after Wednesday's 103-87 defeat. The Lakers beat them twice in a week, the second time without the league's leading scorer.
Milwaukee's manager took heat for not using his ace to close out Game 4. On Wednesday night, Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings in a 4-1 title clincher.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 18 rebounds as Miami beat the Hawks 129-117 on Wednesday night. The Heat had lost their first four games since trading for him.
Kansas City signed the former Ravens kicker to its practice squad Wednesday, his first NFL deal since a 10-game suspension. Butker is still the kicker on the 53-man roster, and he has missed five of 16 field goals.
USC's coach said Tuesday he has had chances to leave and is still the right person for the job. He is 41-20 in five seasons with no playoff trip, and Ohio State is next.