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7:18 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Jalen Johnson scored 23 points, and the Atlanta Hawks held off the winless Brooklyn Nets 117-112 after losing star guard Trae Young to a sprained right knee in the first quarter

6:57 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Cade Cunningham had 30 points and 10 assists as the Detroit Pistons overcame a slow start to beat the Orlando Magic 135-116 on Wednesday

6:47 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Jaylen Brown scores 30 points as the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 125-105

6:09 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Jabari Smith Jr. added a season-high 25 and the Houston Rockets thumped the struggling Toronto Raptors 139-121

5:43 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Dallas Mavericks reserve guard Brandon Williams apologized Wednesday for being a distraction after he was arrested Saturday on a charge of marijuana possession

5:15 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry says he intends to prevent LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward from hiring the Tigers’ next football coach

5:12 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Matthew Stafford will try to go without throwing an interception for the fifth straight game when the Los Angeles Rams return from a bye week to host the New Orleans Saints on Sunday

5:12 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Minnesota Twins hire former assistant and ex-Pittsburgh Pirates skipper Derek Shelton as manager, AP source says

5:03 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll is reshaping the team with familiar faces from his Seattle Seahawks days

4:52 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Shohei Ohtani could pitch out of the bullpen for the Los Angeles Dodgers when the World Series returns to Toronto this weekend

4:43 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Monday night’s 18-inning marathon between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 of the World Series averaged 11.31 million viewers in the U.S. according to Nielsen, Fox and MLB

4:29 PM on Wednesday, October 29

The Denver Broncos have signed 41-year-old tight end Marcedes Lewis

4:10 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Quarterback Brock Purdy remains limited at practice because of a toe injury, and the San Francisco 49ers won't know until later in the week if he can play against the New York Giants on Sunday

4:06 PM on Wednesday, October 29

The Detroit Lions have signed star edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson to a contract extension through the 2030 season

3:56 PM on Wednesday, October 29

George Springer is out of the Toronto Blue Jays’ starting lineup for the second straight game at the World Series due to an injury on his right side

2:53 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Liverpool has fielded a weakened team and gotten duly punished in a 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace in the League Cup, the latest setback to strike the beleaguered English champions

12:53 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Washington Nationals interim manager Miguel Cairo will not get the job on a permanent basis, and members of his coaching staff are being let go, too, a person with knowledge of the moves told The Associated Press

10:00 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Los Angeles FC forward Son Heung-Min tops Major League Soccer’s summer signings with total compensation of nearly $11.2 million, becoming the second-highest-paid player behind Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi

2:29 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Laura Wolvaardt’s imposing century has helped South Africa crush four-time champion England by 125 runs to reach the final of the Women’s Cricket World Cup for the first time

11:10 AM on Saturday, October 25

Kevin De Bruyne’s goal has helped Napoli secure a 3-1 win over Inter Milan but it may come at a cost