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Los Angeles veteran guard D'Angelo Russell missed 13 of his final 16 shot attempts on Saturday night in Denver, as the Lakers stumbled through a 114-103 Game 1 loss to the Nuggets, but he vowed afterward that he'd "be ready for the next one."

Anthony Edwards scorched the Suns to the tune of 33 points as the Timberwolves trounced the Suns for a Game 1 win on Saturday.

Donovan Mitchell continued his streak of big performances in Game 1s after scoring 30 to secure the Cavaliers a 97-83 win over the Magic.

Michael Porter Jr. said his teammates have had his back in recent days following the sentencing of his younger brother Coban Porter to six years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a woman in Colorado last year.

76ers coach Nick Nurse said there are no plans to shut down Joel Embiid after he was forced to the locker room in the second quarter after injuring his knee.

Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya crushed the women's-only world record in winning the London Marathon.

Stanford became the second school ever to win five straight gymnastics national titles, finishing with 425.324 points, 5.635 ahead of second-place Michigan.

Bernardo Silva has said he "didn't sleep" after his penalty miss against Real Madrid but credited the "unbelievable" support of his Manchester City teammates as helping him through.

Erik ten Hag admitted Manchester United "got away with it" after they threw away a three-goal lead against Coventry before needing a penalty shootout to win their FA Cup semifinal at Wembley on Sunday.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes Max Verstappen could still leave Red Bull before the end of his contract due to factors that run deeper than which team has the fastest car.