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Wembanyama has 38 points and 16 rebounds in the Spurs’ 121-106 win over the Pistons

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama had 38 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks and the San Antonio Spurs never trailed in completing a sweep of Detroit, beating the Pistons 121-106 on Thursday night. De'Aaron Fox had 29 points, and Stephon Castle added 11 points and 12 assists in San Antonio's first game at home after a nearly a month-long trip. Cade Cunningham had 26 points and Isaiah Stewart added 18 points in Detroit's second straight loss. The Pistons, who closed their trip 1-2, remained atop the Eastern Conference at 45-16. A potential NBA Finals matchup resulted in another ...

Hertl scores in OT to cap Vegas rally in 4-3 victory over Red Wings

DETROIT — Tomas Hertl scored a power-play goal with 2:49 remaining in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to edge the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Wednesday night. Hertl scored in front off a pass from Mitch Marner as Vegas snapped a three-game losing streak. Marner scored the tying goal with 3:24 left in regulation and had two assists. Reilly Smith and Ivan Barbashev had the other goals for Vegas, which wrapped up a five-game road trip. Adin Hill made 23 saves in the Golden Knights' third game in four nights. Simon Edvinsson and Alex ...

DeBrincat, Raymond each have goal, assist and Red Wings top Preds 4-2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Alex DeBrincat and Lucas Raymond each scored a goal and added an assist and Cam Talbot made 18 saves in relief of John Gibson to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday. Gibson did not return for the second period because of an upper-body injury. He stopped 10 of the 11 shots he faced. Emmitt Finnie and Albert Johansson also scored for the Red Wings, who have two of three. Filip Forsberg and Jonathan Marchessault scored and Juuse Saros made 27 saves for the Predators, who are 1-2-2 in their past five. Finnie scored the ...

Scherzer calls daughter’s letter to Blue Jays ‘the cutest thing you can possibly imagine’

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Max Scherzer says the note his daughter composed asking the Toronto Blue Jays to re-sign the three-time Cy Young Award winner arose as his kids were writing letters to Santa Claus in December. After Scherzer agreed last week to a $3 million, one-year contract to return to the Blue Jays, his wife posted on Instagram the handwritten note from their 8-year-old daughter, Brooke. "It's the cutest thing you can possibly imagine when you read that, how much it meant to her to be in Toronto," Scherzer told reporters Tuesday after his deal was finalized. Scherzer said ...

Lions trade Montgomery to Texans for Scruggs, 4th, 7th-round picks, AP source says

The Detroit Lions traded running back David Montgomery to the Houston Texans for offensive lineman Juice Scruggs along with fourth and seventh-round picks, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Monday on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. Detroit dealt a veteran running back who wanted more carries for much-needed depth on the offensive line and extra selections in next month's NFL draft. Montgomery should have a chance to start for the Texans. He was a backup with little chance to play ahead of ...