Lakers Extend Winning Streak To Six

Resilient triumph for nan Lakers

From Broderick Turner: In their first gathering of nan play connected Christmas Day, Lakers coach JJ Redick said nan Lakers were “punked” by nan Houston Rockets and vowed not to fto it hap again.

On Monday, nan Lakers displayed their toughness successful a 100-92 win complete nan Rockets astatine Toyota Center.

Even erstwhile they missed 14 consecutive shots astatine 1 constituent successful nan 4th quarter, nan Lakers showed their resilience pinch a gritty protect effort that kept them successful nan game. The Lakers scored conscionable 17 points successful nan fourth, but they held nan Rockets to conscionable 12 points en way to their sixth consecutive win.

“They’re a really bully hoops squad and they make you either play difficult and lucifer their physicality, and really they muck nan crippled up, aliases you tin laic down,” Redick said. “And we didn’t laic down tonight. Had a shortage location successful nan 3rd quarter. Our guys conscionable kept playing.”

Luka Doncic led nan Lakers pinch 36 points, six rebounds and 4 assists. LeBron James scored 18 points and Austin Reaves had 15 points.

But 3 large baskets from Deandre Ayton (seven points, 11 rebounds) and a large three-pointer by Marcus Smart (11 points) helped nan Lakers unfastened their six-game travel pinch a win.

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Clippers edged by Spurs

Victor Wembanyama had 21 points and 13 rebounds and nan San Antonio Spurs overcame an early 14-point shortage earlier blowing astir of a 24-point lead and recovering to clasp disconnected nan Clippers 119-115 connected Monday nighttime astatine Intuit Dome.

Stephon Castle had 23 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds to lead nan Spurs (50-18), who reached 50 wins for nan first clip since 2016-17 and way nan first-place Thunder by 3 games successful nan West. Devin Vassell added 20 points.

Fighting to secure a spot for nan play-in tournament, nan Clippers’ 2nd consecutive nonaccomplishment dropped them backmost to .500 pinch Kawhi Leonard watching from nan bench. The NBA’s sixth-leading scorer sat retired pinch a sprained near knee.

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Yamamoto to commencement connected opening day

From Jack Vita: It’s only fitting that nan pitcher who recorded nan Dodgers’ last 8 outs of nan World Series will return nan mound connected opening day, arsenic nan nine tries to prime up wherever it near disconnected successful 2025 and pursuit a 3rd consecutive title successful 2026.

Dodgers head Dave Roberts said Monday that World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto will toed nan rubber for nan March 26 opener astatine Dodger Stadium against nan Arizona Diamondbacks — nan 2nd consecutive twelvemonth he’s had nan grant and nan first clip astatine home, aft pitching past season’s opener successful Tokyo against nan Chicago Cubs.

Roberts added Yamamoto is expected to return to Camelback Ranch soon, aft participating successful nan World Baseball Classic pinch Team Japan. The Samurai Warriors, seeking a 2nd consecutive WBC title, were eliminated by Team Venezuela Saturday nighttime successful nan quarterfinals.

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March Madness analysis

The NCAA men’s tourney bracket is set and nan games are group to statesman Tuesday pinch nan First Four.

Here’s a rundown of nan players to watch, imaginable underdog teams and what to cognize astir nan 2026 NCAA men’s hoops tournament.

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The NCAA women’s hoops tourney bracket is group and nan games will statesman Wednesday pinch nan commencement of nan First Four.

Here’s a rundown of nan players to watch, imaginable acheronian equine teams and crippled previews for each region successful nan 2026 NCAA women’s hoops tournament.

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Kings conclusion Rangers

Alex Laferriere had a extremity and 2 assists to lead nan Kings to a 4-1 win complete nan New York Rangers connected Monday night.

Drew Doughty, Mikey Anderson and Trevor Moore besides scored for nan Kings, who person won 3 of five.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 21 shots.

Despite 22 saves from Igor Shesterkin, New York’s four-game winning streak ended.

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This time successful sports history

1897 — Bob Fitzsimmons knocks retired Jim Corbett successful nan 14th information to triumph nan world heavyweight title successful Carson City, Nev. It’s nan first boxing lucifer photographed by a mobility image camera.

1908 — Tommy Burns knocks retired Jene Roche successful 80 seconds astatine nan Royal Theatre successful Dublin, Ireland, to clasp nan world heavyweight title.

1939 — Villanova wins first crippled of nan men’s NCAA hoops tournament, defeating Brown 42-30 successful Philadelphia. Ohio State thumps Wake Forest 64-52 successful nan 2nd crippled of nan doubleheader.

1940 — For nan first clip successful NHL history, 1 statement — The Kraut Line of Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart and Bobby Bauer — decorativeness 1-2-3 successful NHL scoring erstwhile nan Boston Bruins people 5 goals successful nan 3rd play to conclusion nan Montreal Canadiens 7-2.

1955 — Canadien fans riot successful nan streets of Montreal protesting NHL President Clarence Campbell’s suspension of Maurice “Rocket” Richard nan erstwhile day. The Canadiens forfeit nan crippled to nan Detroit aft a fume explosive goes disconnected successful nan Forum and crowds spill into nan streets, mounting fires, smashing windows and looting.

1961 — Manhattan District Attorney Frank S. Hogan arrests 2 pro gamblers, Aaron Wagman and Joseph Hacken, and implicates Hank Gunter and Art Hicks of Seton Hall successful a collegiate constituent shaving scandal.

1993 — Dallas snaps a 19-game losing streak pinch a 102-96 triumph complete visiting Orlando. The Mavericks were 1 crippled distant from tying nan 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers for nan longest single-season losing streak successful NBA history.

2001 — Connecticut cruises to a 101-29 triumph complete Long Island University successful nan first information of nan East Regional, nan champion protect effort successful nan history of nan women’s NCAA tournament. Connecticut’s 72-point triumph besides ties nan second-biggest separator successful tourney history.

2006 — Jermaine Wallace hits a fadeaway three-pointer pinch a split-second left, and small Northwestern State pulls disconnected a shocker pinch a furious rally, beating No. 3 seed Iowa 64-63 successful nan first information of nan men’s NCAA tournament.

2012 — Lindsey Vonn sets a women’s grounds for nan astir World Cup points successful a play aft finishing eighth successful a slalom won by Austria’s Michaela Kirchgasser astatine Schladming, Austria. Vonn reaches 1,980 points to hit nan people of 1,970 group by Janica Kostelic of Croatia successful 2006.

2016 — Little Rock advances pinch an out-of-nowhere comeback that leads to an 85-83 double-overtime triumph complete Purdue successful nan first information of nan NCAA tournament.

2018 — The UConn Huskies unfastened their NCAA Women’s tourney pinch a record-setting 140-52 rout of Saint Francis (Pa.). The tournament’s apical seed sets a grounds for points successful a tourney crippled and all-time NCAA records for points successful a play (55 successful nan first) and a half (94 successful nan first).

2020 — French Open becomes first Grand Slam tennis tourney to beryllium postponed owed to COVID-19 pandemic.

Compiled by nan Associated Press

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