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PHOENIX — Wednesday brought some cautiously optimistic updates for the Knicks frontcourt. Precious Achiuwa, who hasn’t played since sustaining a strained hamstring in the preseason finale, is expected to be cleared for practice during the Knicks’ five-game road trip, Tom Thibodeau revealed before the 138-122 victory over the Suns. Mitchell Robinson, who also accompanied the … Read more

UConn coach Geno Auriemma poses for a photograph with his past and present players and coaches after setting the NCAA all-time wins record Wednesday night in Storrs, Conn. (Jessica Hill / Associated Press) Geno Auriemma soaked in the moment. The UConn Hall of Fame coach now stands alone atop the NCAA college basketball all-time wins … Read more

Buffalo’s Jason Zucker vies for the puck against Jordan Spence, center, and Jacob Moverare of the Kings in the first period. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots, Jason Zucker scored the game’s only goal, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Kings 1-0 on Wednesday night. Luukkonen had six saves in the … Read more

Clippers guard Kris Dunn and Orlando guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope battle for a loose ball in the first half. (Eric Thayer / Associated Press) Two of the NBA’s best defensive clubs collided Wednesday night and with that came the expectations of a slugfest between the Clippers and Orlando Magic. The Clippers already were a team that … Read more

UCLA forward Tyler Bilodeau (34) controls the ball in the paint under pressure from Idaho State forward Blake Daberkow (32) Wednesday at Pauley Pavilion. (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) As UCLA’s search for reliable offense continues, one tandem keeps rising above the rest. The frontcourt duo of Tyler Bilodeau and Eric Dailey Jr. showed once … Read more

Geno Auriemma became the winningest coach in NCAA basketball history on Wednesday in front of a sold-out Gampel Pavilion when his Huskies defeated Fairleigh Dickinson. Auriemma had been tied with former Stanford women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer going into the game before he surpassed her with his 1,217th win, skyrocketing him into the history books … Read more

In a best-case scenario, it’d be just a one-game need for the Nets. They’d get Cam Thomas — who missed Tuesday’s win with lower back tightness that head coach Jordi Fernandez called “nothing major” — back in their lineup Friday and wouldn’t start Jalen Wilson. But in the context of Wilson’s trajectory, as a former … Read more

The 76ers are likely holding their breath over one of their biggest stars. Paul George suffered a left knee hyperextension in the third quarter during Wednesday’s 117-111 loss to the Grizzlies, the 76ers announced. He was ruled out for the remainder of the game. George injured the knee during the third quarter when he went … Read more

The Raiders are on the verge of adding two more partial owners. Owner Mark Davis has agreed to sell 15 percent of the team in equal parts to Egon Durban, the Silver Lake co-CEO and Endeavor board chairman, and Michael Meldman, the Discovery Land Company chairman, The Athletic reported Wednesday night. According to the report, … Read more

PHOENIX — There’s something about this arena for Jalen Brunson.  A year after he dropped his first 50-bomb in Phoenix, the Knicks point guard pulled off his best performance of the young season with 36 points and 10 assists to bury the Suns in a 138-122 Wednesday cruise.  Brunson shot 12-for-21, including 7 of 11 … Read more