BOSTON Emmanuel Mudiay learned quickly that in the NBA, shooters often benefit from a short memory. Coming off a rough game, Mudiay scored 24 of his season-high 30 points in the opening quarter Sunday night while helping the Denver Nuggets to a big first half on their way to a 123-107 victory over the injury-depleted […]

OAKLAND, Calif. Latavius Murray ran for 114 yards and three touchdowns and the Oakland Raiders showed they were ready for prime time, beating the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos 30-20 on Sunday night. In what was being billed as the biggest game in Oakland since the team went to the Super Bowl following the […]

BRUNSWICK The Bates College football team scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to rally for its fifth consecutive Colby- Bates-Bowdoin Championship in a 24-7 win over Bowdoin on Saturday at Whittier Field. The crown is the 13th overall for Bates (3-4) and ties the series record, matching Colby’s five straight titles from 1988-92. Bowdoin […]

FORT WORTH, Texas Carl Edwards got some vindication with a rain-shortened victory to earn a championship-contending spot in the NASCAR Sprint Cup finale. A year after his shot at the title came up five points short because of a rain-shortened race, Edwards got the victory he desperately needed this season by winning at Texas in […]

LAS VEGAS Rod Pampling won for the first time in 10 years on the PGA Tour when he closed with a 6-under 65 for a two-shot victory Sunday in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Pampling holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the final hole at the TPC Summerlin that clinched the victory. He raised […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. CJ McCollum matched his career high with 37 points, scoring 16 points in the fourth quarter to help the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 100- 94 on Sunday. McCollum also matched his career best with six 3- pointers. Damian Lillard added 19 points and seven assists, and Maurice Harkless finished with […]