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Avs allows back-to-back goals early in third in loss at Jets

The Avs generated hardly any offense in the first two periods and then surrendered goals 69 seconds apart off bad turnovers early in the third, eventually falling 4-1 to the Winnipeg Jets at MTS Centre. “Right now it’s major breakdowns that are hurting us,” said Jarome Iginla, who had Colorado’s goal late in the third.

Kevin Durant leads Warriors rout against Trail Blazers

Kevin Durant scored 34 points in another efficient performance from the floor, Stephen Curry added 19 points with five 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors quickly ran away from the overmatched Portland Trail Blazers in a 135-90 win Saturday night. Durant shot 11 for 13 with four 3s in his seventh 30-point game and also pulled down 11 rebounds in nearly 31 minutes.

Jets’ Petty leaves with chest injury, having CT scan

New York Jets quarterback Bryce Petty fumbles the ball as he is sacked by Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. Miami recovered the ball on the play. New York Jets quarterback Bryce Petty walks off the field after an injury during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Jets quarterback was knocked out of New York’s 34-13 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Saturday night on the first play of the fourth quarter when he got sandwiched by Cameron Wake and Ndamukong Suh as he completed a 28-yard pass down the right sideline to Robby Anderson.

Rockets rally for 10th straight win, stun Wolves in OT

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns puts up a shot over Houston Rockets forward Ryan Anderson during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Minneapolis. Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns puts up a shot over Houston Rockets forward Ryan Anderson during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Minneapolis.

No. 24 USC rallies to beat Troy to improve to 10-0

Troy forward Juan Davis, Jr., right, pushes Southern California guard Elijah Stewart, bottom, down while battling for the rebound with forward Nick Rakocevic during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. less Troy forward Juan Davis, Jr., right, pushes Southern California guard Elijah Stewart, bottom, down while battling for the rebound with forward Nick Rakocevic during the first half of an NCAA college basketball … more Troy guard Wesley Person, right, drives the ball past Southern California guard De’Anthony Melton during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016.

Australia vs Pakistan, 2nd Test: Shaun Marsh doubtful for Boxing Day Test

Australian top-order batsman Shaun Marsh is unlikely to fit for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan , thus paving way for another opportunity for Nic Maddinson . Marsh, who broke his finger during Australia’s loss to South Africa in the first Test of the three-match series at the WACA last month, has not played since then and Cricket Australia’s team performance chief, Pat Howard, said it was “highly unlikely” Marsh would be passed fit for the second game against Pakistan.

Mistakes, bad decisions doom Jets in loss to Dolphins

New York Jets quarterback Bryce Petty fumbles the ball as he is sacked by Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. Miami recovered the ball on the play. less New York Jets quarterback Bryce Petty fumbles the ball as he is sacked by Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in East … more New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles, right, greets Miami Dolphins head coach Adam Gase at mid field after an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Dolphins won 34-13.

Undefeated Vijender Singh eyes new title next year

New Delhi: The WBO Asia-Pacific title won and defended successfully, Indian boxing star Vijender Singh will now be on the prowl for a new belt and could be challenging for the Commonwealth or the Oriental crown in the next couple of months. Up against Tanzania’s former world champion Francis Cheka in his Super Middleweight title defence clash last night, Vijender took less than 10 minutes to score a knockout win and remain undefeated in his professional career, which is eight fights old now.

EPL: Diego Costa scores again in Chelsea’s record win against Crystal Palace

London: Chelsea equalled a club-record run of 11 consecutive league victories with a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace that strengthened their lead in the Premier League table. Exactly a year on from sacking Jose Mourinho for overseeing such a poor defence of their title, the Blues went nine points clear of closest challengers Liverpool and Arsenal with a goal from the rejuvenated Diego Costa.

New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss pulls away late to secure a 28-21 win over Louisiana-Lafayette

Louisiana-Lafayette quarterback Anthony Jennings dives across the goal line to score a touchdown against Southern Mississippi during the New Orleans Bowl NCAA college football game in New Orleans, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. Southern Mississippi utilized a record-breaking day by wide receiver Allenzae Staggers and a couple long drives in the second half to pull off a 28-21 victory over Louisiana-lafayette in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on Saturday night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Carlos Moya joins Rafael Nadal’s coaching team

Madrid: Carlos Moya, retired former world number one, joined the coaching team of tennis player Rafael Nadal to guide the Spaniard along with Toni Nadal and Francis Roig. Rafael said in a statement on Saturday that he feels great joy to announce that his compatriot Carlos has joined his coaching team, Efe news reported.

Wald has career night, but Beavers fall 86-63

Sean Arbaut/Minot State athletics Minot State’s Diondra Denton takes a 3-point shot during a women’s college basketball game on Saturday at the MSU Dome. A career-high 23 points from sophomore guard Madison Wald wasn’t enough to lead the Minot State women’s basketball team to a victory Saturday.

Purdue women win sixth straight, top Eastern Michigan 77-50

The Purdue women’s basketball team rolled to its sixth straight win Saturday, posting a 77-50 victory over visiting Eastern Michigan at Mackey Arena. The Boilermaker seniors had a big day as Bridget Perry led the team with 19 points, seven rebounds and three steals, while Ashley Morrissette joined the 1,000-career point club at Purdue, becoming the 30th player in program history to hit the mark.

Bombs away

Sean Arbaut/Minot State athletics Minot State’s Russ Davis drives to the lane during a men’s college basketball game on Saturday. Like every other Minot State men’s basketball game this season, junior guard Russ Davis took the court Saturday feeling confident he could be a scoring threat from long range.

Pumphrey breaks NCAA record, SDSU wins Las Vegas Bowl

Donnel Pumphrey broke the NCAA career rushing record Saturday in his college finale, running for 115 yards and a touchdown in San Diego State’s 34-10 victory over Houston in the Las Vegas Bowl. Pumphrey passed former Wisconsin star Ron Dayne’s mark of 6,397 yards on a 15-yard run early in the fourth quarter, with teammates swarming him on the sideline, and wrapping up his sensational career in his Nevada hometown with 6,405 yards.

NW Missouri wins snowy DII title game, topping North Alabama

Northwest Missouri State tight end Clayton Wilson slips past North Alabama linebacker Eddrick Harris during the first half of the NCAA Division II championship college football game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Kansas City, Kan. Northwest Missouri State wide receiver Korey Jackson is unable to catch a pass as North Alabama cornerback Maurice Carnell defends during the first half of the NCAA Division II championship college football game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Kansas City, Kan.

Baylor cruises past Jackson St 82-57 in return to Fort Hood

Baylor forward Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. left, scores over Jackson State forward Maurice Rivers, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Fort Hood, Texas. Baylor forward Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. left, scores over Jackson State forward Maurice Rivers, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Fort Hood, Texas.

Saint Rose men, women pick up wins

The College of Saint Rose men’s basketball team jumped back into the win column on Saturday with a 90-72 victory over Philadelphia in the first round of the East Coast Challenge tournament at Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium in Albany. Saint Rose snapped a three-game losing streak with the victory after opening the season with a nine-game winning streak.

We were supposed to be contending this year

Lots of people were saying said, In the off-season, last years team was on pace to win 54 games with Aminu starting and the way we played to end the season. Competing hard in the second round and the strides we made to end the season made a lot of people believe we could be real contenders THIS YEAR.

Rebecca Johnston leads Canada past United States 5-3 in women’s hockey

Rebecca Johnston had a hat trick as Canada’s national women’s hockey team rallied past the United States 5-3 on Saturday in an exhibition game. Jillian Saulnier and Natalie Spooner also scored for Canada in the first of two exhibitions between the powerhouses, designed to help them tune up ahead of the world championships in Plymouth, Mich., from March 31 to April 7. Shannon Szabados stopped 32-of-35 shots in 51 minutes of work in net for the Canadians.

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Phillipsburg’s Day back to attacking at Beast wrestling

The memory of the 2016 District 1 tournament where the Stateliner junior saw his sophomore season come to a screeching halt due to some sad seeding has been with him a long time. “I was really angry,” said Day, who applied some of that anger to his opening matches of his junior season Saturday at the 24 Day topped Dan Martini of St. Augustine Prep 5-0 and John Laird of Eastern View 5-2 to advance to Sunday’s quarterfinals .

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An inch of snow, which would be charitably called a “dusting” in other parts of the country, brought Portland to its knees Wednesday. Commutes that normally take minutes stretched to hours.

Hood hits pull-up 3 to give Jazz 103-100 win over Mavericks

Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward, above dunks the ball on Dallas Mavericks’ Wesley Matthews , Dwight Powell, center, and Deron Williams argue with a referee in the first half during an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Salt Lake City. less Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward, above dunks the ball on Dallas Mavericks’ Wesley Matthews , Dwight Powell, center, and Deron Williams argue with a referee in the first half during an NBA basketball … more Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood, left, shoots as Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry defends in the first half during an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Salt Lake City.