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PHOENIX (AP) The last 24 hours weren't easy on the Phoenix Suns, but they pulled together and got a win.

LOS ANGELES (AP) Blake Griffin had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Chris Paul added 19 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers rolled past the Portland Trail Blazers 111-80 on Wednesday night to improve to an NBA-best 7-1 with their fourth straight win.

PITTSBURGH -- Minnesota coach Bruce Boudreau was more than understated when he assessed the current play of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the reigning Stanley Cup champion and the Wild's opponent Thursday night.

Eric Bledsoe scored 14 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Phoenix Suns rally for a 107-100 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.

Khabib Nurmagomedov states his case for a title shot

SAN ANTONIO (AP) James Harden had 24 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds as the Houston Rockets held off San Antonio 101-99 on Wednesday night to hand the Spurs their third straight home loss.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) Donovan Wilson ran for 119 yards and a touchdown and Fred Coppet had 116 and two scores to help Bowling Green turn back Akron 38-28 on Wednesday night.

CHICAGO (AP) Kareem Hunt ran for 122 yards and scored a touchdown with 1:15 left in Toledo's 31-24 comeback victory over Northern Illinois on Wednesday night in NIU's Chi-Town Showdown at the Chicago White Sox's Guaranteed Rate Field.

LOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast's biggest strength is taking away the opposing offense's biggest strength.

A deal is likely to be done later this week.

Coming off what Guy Boucher called their "worst game of the year," the Ottawa Senators impressed their coach with a comeback effort Wednesday night.

Artemi Panarin scored 25 seconds into overtime and Corey Crawford made 27 saves, leading the Chicago Blackhawks over the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Wednesday night for their seventh straight win.

Houston is trying to take advantage of an open competitive window.

Rookie Zach Werenski hasn't been fazed by much this season.

The NASCAR community came together to surprise mother at son's funeral.

When the NFL schedule was announced in April, Green Bay's visit to Tennessee on Sunday figured to be nothing more than a tuneup game for the Packers and an excuse for their fans to turn the Titans' Nissan Stadium into Lambeau Field South.

  

It's been almost four years since Dallas and Pittsburgh last went toe-to-toe and in that game, Dallas eventually won, 27-24.

Two of the top young running backs in the NFL will share the field in San Diego on Sunday.

Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez, who died in a boating accident in September, was voted the NL comeback player of the year by his peers in the annual Players Choice Awards of the Major League Baseball Players Association.