Freshman point guard Kingston Flemings scored 22 points, Chris Cenac Jr. had 18 points and nine rebounds and top-ranked Houston held on for a 73-72 victory over No. 22 Auburn on Sunday. Auburn (3-1) rallied behind a raucous neutral-site home crowd and had two chances to take the lead on the final possession. Two driving attempts by Tahaad Pettiford were nixed by Houston’s defense, including a block by Flemings.
Red Wings Pick Up Huge Two Points In 2-1 Win Over Rangers
The Detroit Red Wings bounced back from their disappointing overtime loss against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday evening, defeating the New York Rangers by a 2-1 final score just 24 hours later.
Red Wings forward Lucas Raymond scored the game winning goal for Detroit late in regulation, breaking the 1-1 tie and giving him his second point of the evening.
With the loss, the Rangers remain the NHL’s worst club on home ice.
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There was also a scrum involving players from both sides after the game ended, as the Rangers took exception to Mason Appleton shooting the puck into the open net a split second after the final horn sounded.
Alex DeBrincat remained hot for the Red Wings, scoring a power-play goal midway through the second period. But the Rangers would knot the score at 1-1 after a controversial delay of game penalty assessed to Moritz Seider.
Detroit is now within a point of the lead spot in the Atlantic Division.
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No. 10 Florida overcomes foul trouble from big men Condon and Chinyelu and beats Miami 82-68
Alex Condon scored 19 points, Thomas Haugh added 17 and No. 10 Florida held on to beat rival Miami 82-68 on Sunday night. Condon and fellow big man Rueben Chinyelu fouled out with more than five minutes to play, but the Gators (3-1) had enough cushion to close it out with the two starters on the bench. It didn't help that backup center Micah Handlogten took a shot to the head in the first half and did not return.
Josh Naylor re-signs with Mariners as first free agent first baseman domino falls: report
The hot stove had been safe to touch for a few days, but that may be starting to change.
The first big domino in the market for first basemen fell on Sunday night as Josh Naylor and the Seattle Mariners reached an agreement on a five-year contract, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Naylor, acquired at the trade deadline from the Arizona Diamondbacks, batted .299 with an .831 OPS in 54 games after being dealt. He was even better during Seattle's run to the ALCS, with five extra-base hits (three home runs) and five RBI while batting .340 with a .967 OPS in 12 postseason games. This made re-signing the first baseman one of Seattle's highest priorities this offseason.
Naylor, who turned 28 in June, now becomes the first big-name signing of baseball's offseason a year after hitting 29 doubles, 20 home runs, driving in 92 runs, and slashing .295/.353/.462 for an .816 OPS (128 OPS+) across 147 games. He was also 30-for-32 stealing bases, despite being one of the slowest players in MLB.
Naylor's quick exit from the market means Pete Alonsois the lone top-notch free-agent first baseman on the market and will have very little competition for that claim. Entering the offseason, the class was thin after Alonso and Naylor, with a big drop to other domestic options, including Ryan O'Hearn, Carlos Santana, Luis Arraez, Paul Goldschmidt, and Rhys Hoskins.
A great bounce-back season with the Mets that saw him win a Silver Slugger, in which he slashed .272/.347/.524 with 41 doubles, 38 home runs, and 126 RBI while playing in all 162 games, Alonso is hoping to turn that into a long-term deal. And after opting out of the deal he signed with New York last offseason, Alonso is reportedly seeking a contract of at least seven years. This could be tough as Alonso will soon turn 31, over two years older than Naylor, who took only a five-year deal.
Of course, the Mets and the slugger were able to work through their differences as he sought a long-term deal last offseason. And all indications are that Alonso's free agency will last quite a bit longer than Naylor's,
And after the Alonso and Juan Soto, 1-2 punch worked combined for 81 homers last year, Soto made it known that he would like to run it back.
“I hope nothing but the best, and I’m excited to see where he’s going to end up," Soto told the media this past week. "He’s one of the best power hitters in this generation. I really enjoyed my moment with him in a Mets uniform and I hope we can have more times to come. We can have fun together.”
Carlos Beltran agrees.
“Pete Alonso is another guy that is going to be on the market, I hope we can bring those guys back," Beltran said on Saturday, referring to closer Edwin Diaz, another free agent. "The front office and the team upstairs are going to do the best we can to make that happen.”
Rangers drop yet another game at home, falling 2-1 to Red Wings
NEW YORK (AP) — Lucas Raymond scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the New York Rangers 2-1 on Sunday night.
Alex DeBrincat also scored and Cam Talbot had 18 saves as Detroit rebounded from a 5-4 overtime loss to Buffalo at home on Saturday.
Mika Zibanejad scored for the Rangers, who snapped a three-game winning streak and fell to 1-7-1 at home to go along with their league-best 9-1-1 road mark. Jonathan Quick finished with 40 saves.
Raymond scored his fifth of the season with 3:47 remaining as he brought the puck into the offensive zone up the right side, skated around the back of the net and beat Quick from between the circles.
DeBrincat opened the scoring with his ninth on the power play at 9:30 of the second. Raymond and Patrick Kane had assists on the play, with Kane getting his 1,352nd point — one behind Guy Lafleur for 30th place on the all-time scoring list.
Zibanjead tied it with his seventh on the power play with 8:01 remaining in the middle period. Artemi Panarin had an assist on the play, giving him 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in his last six games.
New York, which beat Nashville last Monday for its lone home win, has been shut out five times and scored once in two other losses at Madison Square Garden.
Before the game, the Rangers honored Hall of Fame journalist Larry Brooks, who passed away on Nov. 13 at 75. Brooks primarily covered the Rangers for the New York Post in a career spanning five decades.
Up next
Red Wings: Host Seattle on Tuesday night to start a three-game homestand.
Rangers: At Vegas on Tuesday night to begin a three-game trip.
Nets snag second win of season, topping Wizards 129-106
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. scored 34 points and Tyrese Martin scored seven straight points late in the third quarter and finished with 20 as the Nets sent the Washington Wizards to their 11th straight loss, winning 129-106 Sunday night in a matchup of one-win teams.
The Nets snapped a four-game skid and won for the first time since beating Indiana 112-103 in the first week of November, a victory that ended a run of seven straight losses to open the season. Both of Brooklyn’s victories have come on the road, where they are 2-5.
Nic Claxton scored 17 points, Ziaire Williams added 13, Noah Clowney finished with 12 and Terance Mann 10 for Brooklyn.
Kyshawn George led the Wizards in scoring with 29 points. CJ McCollum added 17 points and Khris Middleton 14 for Washington, which shot 35 percent (12 for 34) from three-point range and 44 percent (37 for 84) overall.
Washington fell to 0-6 at home and lost for the 12th time in 13 games this season. The Wizards last won on Oct. 24, at Dallas (117-107), in the second game of the season.
The Nets overcame 11 turnovers in the first half and used a 35-25 scoring edge in the second quarter for a 63-53 lead at the break.
The Wizards battled back in the third quarter and outscored Brooklyn 31-22 over the first 10 minutes of the period to close within 85-84.
But after Williams hit a pair of free throws to increase the Nets’ lead to three, Martin sandwiched a pair of field goals around a three-pointer that stretched the lead back 10 points at 94-84 heading into the final period.
The Nets opened the fourth quarter on a 14-4 run and increased their lead to 20 points at 108-88 with just under eight minutes left and were never threatened the rest of the way.
Up next
Nets: Host the Boston Celtics on Tuesday.
Wizards: At Minnesota on Wednesday in the opener of a three-game trip.
Quinn Hughes’ Four-Point Night Propels The Canucks To A 6–2 Comeback Win Against The Tampa Bay Lightning
In a stunning turn of events, the Vancouver Canucks piled five goals on the Tampa Bay Lightning to ultimately take a 6-2 victory today. Jake DeBrusk, Kiefer Sherwood, MacKenzie MacEachern (2), Drew O'Connor, and Marcus Pettersson scored for the Canucks, while Kevin Lankinen locked things down by making 28 saves on 30 shots against.
Both Vancouver and Tampa Bay welcomed players back from injury during today’s match, as Quinn Hughes returned for the Canucks and Brandon Hagel skated for the first time since Wednesday for the Lightning. However, in typical Canucks fashion, Vancouver found themselves down a player yet again during the game as Conor Garland left the game and did not return after Tampa Bay’s second goal of the game. The Lightning also faced concerns with Erik Cernak, who left the game at the end of the second period but returned for the third period.
Speaking of Hughes, he was one of the biggest stories in tonight’s game, as he registered four points tonight and was noticeable throughout the game. Despite sitting out for a game on a day-to-day basis, the defenceman logged the most minutes played on his team with 23:48 as well as the most shots with four.
“Quinn’s a very special player,” MacEachern said post-game of the star defenceman. “I’ve obviously played against him, seen him a lot, but to be able to see him every day is pretty cool. It’s good to have a guy like that in your lineup. He changes the game, you can see that. I think on the fifth goal, he carries it in, takes it around, kind of sets up that whole play. So he kind of drives our offence when he’s going like that.”
Vancouver shook up their lines for today’s game, with Max Sasson being promoted to a line with Brock Boeser and Kiefer Sherwood and Lukas Reichel ending up on the fourth line alongside MacKenzie MacEachern and Linus Karlsson. With David Kämpf expected to join the team for their match against the Florida Panthers tomorrow and Garland’s status unknown, these lines likely won’t stick past today’s game.
It felt as though Vancouver had virtually nothing going for them within the first half of the first period, as they only registered one shot in this span of time while Tampa Bay put up eight. The positive from this was that Lankinen looked sharp off the bat, stopping all eight of these Lightning shots. The Canucks’ lone chance was a shot fired by Boeser from the faceoff dot. It took Tampa Bay just under a whole period and 12 shots to finally find the back of the net — by that time, the Canucks had still only registered one.
Vancouver’s power play came up massively for the Canucks. During their first opportunity, Vancouver was unable to get set up properly and only managed one shot on goal from a bit of a distance, but their second man-advantage managed to cash-in thanks to DeBrusk. The forward potted yet another in-tight rebound after Elias Pettersson carried the puck into Tampa Bay’s zone past two Lightning players. On their third, it was Sherwood who flung the puck on the net, grabbing his 12th goal of the season after it bounced off Lightning player J.J. Moser.
Vancouver’s penalty kill has been a big story for the team throughout the 2025–26 season, but today, the Canucks managed to build off an offensively-inclined showing from their previous game by generating a near shorthanded chance in their second penalty kill of the match. They finished the game with two penalties killed, during which they limited the Lightning to two scoring chances.
Despite the first-period thumping, it was the Canucks who put their best foot forward in the third period, scoring three goals in less than two minutes to take a commanding 4–2 lead. This was undoubtedly their best period of the game, as Vancouver managed to put 11 shots up on Lightning goaltender Jonas Johansson throughout this stretch.
Vancouver also had a very timely coach’s challenge today, with Head Coach Adam Foote challenging a potential missed whistle on a high-stick that occurred slightly before Tampa Bay’s potential third goal of the game. The challenge was deemed successful, bringing the score back to 4–2 for the Canucks with less than 10 minutes to go in the third period.
Stats and Facts:
- Evander Kane plays in his 950th career NHL game
- Conor Garland gets into the Canucks’ third fight this season, first by a forward
- Quinn Hughes passes Tony Tanti, taking sole possession of fifth in career power play points by a Canuck with 186
- Vancouver becomes the last team in the NHL to score an empty net goal during the 2025–26 season
Scoring Summary:
1st Period:
19:25 - TBL: Nikita Kucherov (8) from Darren Raddysh and Brayden Point
2nd Period:
4:25 - TBL: Jake Guentzel (8) from Erik Cernak and Brandon Hagel
9:26 - VAN: Jake DeBrusk (7) from Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes (PPG)
3rd Period:
4:11 - VAN: Kiefer Sherwood (12) from Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes (PPG)
4:54 - VAN: MacKenzie MacEachern (1)
5:51 - VAN: Drew O’Connor (5) from Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek
13:52 - VAN: MacKenzie MacEachern (2) from Filip Hronek and Quinn Hughes
16:57 - VAN: Marcus Pettersson (1) from Elias Pettersson and Tyler Myers (ENG)
Up Next:
The Canucks will take on Tampa Bay’s state rival, the Panthers, in the second-half of their back-to-back tomorrow. Newly-signed center Kämpf is expected to make his Canucks debut in this game, meaning Vancouver will have to make a roster move sometime before then in order to fit him into the lineup. Puck drop is scheduled for 4:00 pm PT.
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LeBron James re-assigned to Lakers, nearing return to court
LeBron James has been reassigned to the Los Angeles Lakers and is expected to go through a full practice with the varsity club on Monday, and is close to making his season debut.
LeBron went through a couple of practices with the South Bay Lakers, the franchise's G-League affiliate, while the rest of the Lakers were on a 3-2 road trip. This week, the Lakers have a home-and-home with Utah that could see LeBron's return to the court — and with that, he sets a record as the first player ever to reach 23 seasons in the league. Add that to his GOAT case.
LeBron has been out since before the start of training camp due to sciatica on his right side. From the beginning, both LeBron's training team and the Lakers wanted to be cautious with his return, ensuring he was fully healed and considering the long term. The plan has been for him to take the court i in mid-November, and this week would fits that timeline.
Even without LeBron, the Lakers are 10-4 to start the season, led by a top-10 offense sparked by Luka Doncic playing at an MVP level. Luka Doncic has stepped up as an elite secondary shot creator, Deandre Ayton has been solid in the paint, and there has been good role play from Rui Hachimura, Jake LaRavia, and others. However, if the Lakers are going to be a serious threat in the West, they need what LeBron brings to the table.
The Lakers will get that soon.
Michigan State football absorbs one body blow after another, on ground and standings
Another fourth-quarter fade for Michigan State football has Jonathan Smith's program, with a seventh straight loss, on the verge of a dubious record.
Todd McLellan Issues Ultimatum To Red Wings After Loss To Sabres
The Detroit Red Wings managed to make history last month, pulling off a historic comeback victory over the St. Louis Blues and marking just the fifth time in their history that they won a game in which they initially trailed by four goals.
While they didn’t make history on Saturday evening when a nearly identical situation happened to them in reverse, it still stirred familiar feelings about what has gone wrong for the franchise throughout its lengthy postseason drought.
The Red Wings had a 4-1 lead over the Buffalo Sabres at the midway point of the second period on Saturday evening, only to eventually blow the lead and lose in overtime by a 5-4 final score.
Not only did the Red Wings fail to convert on two key power-play opportunities in the game's final frame, but they also surrendered a shorthanded breakaway goal that knotted the score.
Head coach Todd McLellan, who was hired nearly 11 months ago to help bring a new level of accountability to the franchise, stated the facts as plainly as he could afterward on what needs to happen in order for Detroit to get over the hump.
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“I’ll take you all the way back to Traverse City -- on the first day (of Training Camp) we talked about game management and learning how to play certain situations,” McLellan said. “Clearly, we haven’t learned that yet. I don’t know if you could write a script like that. We’re short-handed, trying to score and creating turnovers."
"Until this group figures out what’s important at certain times of the game, we’re going to have those nights," he continued. "Simple as that."
During the setback, the Red Wings once again surrendered multiple odd-man rushes against the Sabres, who have now won both matchups against Detroit so far this season.
Perhaps even more frustrating for Detroit is that dropping points against a team like the Sabres—who sit in last place in the Eastern Conference, could ultimately be the difference between making or missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs in such a tightly packed race.
Detroit can't afford to allow points to slip away like that, especially in games where they had a multi-goal lead. But if they can't figure out the kind of game management skills that McLellan routinely refers to, it could be deja vu again.
"Until we value it and figure it out, I'll be talking about this again," McLellan said.
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Rangers Vs. Red Wings Preview, Projected Lineup, Notable Storylines
The New York Rangers are set to play the Detroit Red Wings tonight at 7 PM EST at Madison Square Garden.
Here’s all you need to know ahead of this matchup:
Projected Lineup:
Forwards:
Will Cuylle - Mika Zibanejad - J.T. Miller
Artemi Panarin - Vincent Trocheck - Alexis Lafrenière
Conor Sheary - Noah Laba - Jonny Brodzinski
Adam Edström - Sam Carrick - Taylor Raddysh
Defensemen:
Vladislav Gavrikov - Adam Fox
Carson Soucy - Braden Schneider
Matthew Roertson - Scott Morrow
Goaltenders:
Jonathan Quick
Igor Shesterkin
Notable Storylines:
- Jonathan Quick is set to start for the Rangers.
- The Rangers are coming off of a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
- The Rangers called up Scott Morrow from the Hartford Wolf Pack and sent Gabe Perreault back down.
- Will Borgen is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
- The Rangers currently hold a 10-7-2 record.
- The Red Wings are coming off of a 5-4 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Kingston Flemings scores 22 as No. 1 Houston holds off No. 22 Auburn 73-72
Freshman point guard Kingston Flemings scored 22 points, Chris Cenac Jr. had 18 points and nine rebounds and top-ranked Houston held on for a 73-72 victory over No. 22 Auburn on Sunday. Auburn (3-1) rallied behind a raucous neutral-site home crowd and had two chances to take the lead on the final possession. Two driving attempts by Tahaad Pettiford were nixed by Houston’s defense, including a block by Flemings.
Wild's Vladimir Tarasenko To Miss Second Straight Game With Lower-Body Injury
ST. PAUL, Minn - The Minnesota Wild (8-7-4) is back on home ice tonight to host the Vegas Golden Knights (8-4-5). The Wild will be without forward Vladimir Tarasenko for the second straight game.
Tarasenko, 33, has two goals and ten points in 18 games this year for the Wild. He missed Saturday's game against the Anaheim Ducks with a lower-body injury and will not play again on Sunday.
Wild head coach John Hynes said after the game that Tarasenko's status will be day-to-day.
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Canadiens Call Up Skilled Prospect From AHL
Due to their ongoing injury troubles, the Montreal Canadiens have called up one of their prospects.
The Canadiens have recalled forward Joshua Roy from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Laval Rocket. This comes after the Canadiens announced that Kirby Dach would be out for the next four to six weeks with a fractured foot.
Roy has spent most of this season in Laval, where he has posted four goals, three assists, seven points, and a plus-4 rating in 10 games. He has also played one game for the Canadiens this season, where he recorded zero shots in 7:58 of ice time against the Calgary Flames on Oct. 22.
With this latest call-up to the Canadiens' roster, Roy will be looking to make an impact. The 2021 fifth-round pick is looking to prove that he can take that next step and be an NHL-caliber player, so this is a golden chance to show the Habs what he can do.
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l'attaquant Joshua Roy du Rocket de Laval. Il rejoindra l'équipe à Columbus.
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) November 16, 2025
The Canadiens have recalled forward Joshua Roy from the Laval Rocket. He will join the team in Columbus. pic.twitter.com/q8eXdoCiW0
Roy has played in 36 games with the Canadiens over the last three seasons, where he has recorded six goals, five assists, and 11 points. During this past season with Laval, he posted 20 goals, 15 assists, and 35 points in 47 games.