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NBA roundup: Amen Thompson, Rockets outlast Cooper Flagg, Mavericks

NBA: Dallas Mavericks at Houston RocketsJan 31, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) reacts after a play during the fourth quarter against the Dallas Mavericks at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

Amen Thompson scored 21 points, Jabari Smith Jr. added 19 and Alperen Sengun posted a double-double as the Houston Rockets fended off the visiting Dallas Mavericks 111-107 on Saturday to level the in-state season series at two wins apiece.

All five starters scored in double figures for the Rockets. That collective effort was key down the stretch after Dallas pulled even on a Naji Marshall pull-up jumper with 47 seconds remaining.

Sengun (14 points, 14 rebounds) scored in the paint with 28.6 seconds left as Houston reclaimed a 109-107 lead. After Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg missed a contested layup, Kevin Durant found Tari Eason (17 points, seven rebounds) for an open dunk to cap the scoring with 14.4 seconds left.

Flagg (34 points, 12 rebounds, five assists) carried the momentum from his career-high 49-point showing in the previous game vs. Charlotte. He and Brandon Williams (13 points on 5-of-7 shooting) combined for 22 first-quarter points before Williams left the game in the second quarter with a lower leg contusion and didn’t return.

Hornets 111, Spurs 106

Brandon Miller combined a strong start and key late-game offense for 26 points as Charlotte defeated visiting San Antonio for its sixth consecutive victory.

Collin Sexton poured in 21 points off the bench, LaMelo Ball supplied 16 points, Miles Bridges had 14 points, Kon Knueppel notched 13 points and Moussa Diabate chipped in 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets, who held on after building a 20-point lead in the third quarter.

Dylan Harper paced San Antonio’s seven double-figure scorers with 20 points off the bench. Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama each finished with 16 points while Devin Vassell and Julian Champagnie both ended with 13 points.

76ers 124, Pelicans 114

Joel Embiid had 40 points and 11 rebounds and host Philadelphia held off New Orleans.

Kelly Oubre Jr. added 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Tyrese Maxey scored 18. VJ Edgecombe had 15 points, and Jared McCain added 12 for the Sixers, who have won three in a row.

Saddiq Bey scored 34 points, Trey Murphy III had 19, Jeremiah Fears scored 12, Zion Williamson had 11 and Jose Alvarado recorded 10 for the Pelicans, who have lost two of their last three.

Pacers 129, Hawks 124

Andrew Nembhard collected 26 points and 10 assists, Pascal Siakam added 25 points and Indiana topped Atlanta in Indianapolis.

Aaron Nesmith scored 23 points for the Pacers, who have won two straight and three of their last four games. Jay Huff scored 16 points, Bennedict Mathurin had 14 and Jarace Walker chipped in 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Jalen Johnson recorded his eighth triple-double of the season for the Hawks with 33 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 points, CJ McCollum added 18, Mouhamed Gueye had 15, and Corey Kispert and Luke Kennard scored 11 apiece.

Timberwolves 131, Grizzlies 114

Anthony Edwards scored 33 points and Naz Reid added 20 points — including six 3-pointers — to lead visiting Minnesota to a victory over short-handed Memphis.

Julius Randle added 27 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and Jaden McDaniels contributed 20 points for the Timberwolves, who won their fourth straight game and led by double figures for all but the opening two minutes of the second half.

The Grizzlies, who lost their sixth straight game, were without leading scorers Ja Morant (elbow) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (quad). Memphis was led by guard Ty Jerome, making his season debut after missing the first 46 games of the season with a right calf strain, who finished with 20 points and six assists in 20 minutes.

Bulls 125, Heat 118

Ayo Dosunmu scored a season-high 29 points and added nine assists and eight rebounds to help visiting Chicago post a victory over Miami.

Matas Buzelis added 21 points and Isaac Okoro chipped in 20 for the Bulls, who broke off a 7-0 run out of a 116-all deadlock to snap a three-game losing streak. Patrick Williams had 15 points, while Jevon Carter scored 11 for Chicago.

Pelle Larsson led Miami with 22 points, Bam Adebayo finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 20 off the bench for the Heat, who will wrap a rare three-game set in four days against the Bulls at home on Sunday. Miami won 116-113 at Chicago on Thursday.

–Field Level Media

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Galaxy rally from 2-0 deficit, earn draw with FC Dallas

MLS: LA Galaxy at FC DallasApr 18, 2026; Frisco, Texas, USA; LA Galaxy forward Joseph Paintsil (28) dribbles the ball as FC Dallas forward Petar Musa (9) defends during the first half at Toyota Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chris Jones-Imagn Images

The visiting LA Galaxy erased an early 2-0 deficit with a pair of late first-half goals and then choked off the FC Dallas offense in the second half to earn a 2-2 draw on Saturday night in Frisco, Texas.

Lucas Sanabria got LA (2-3-3, 9 points) on the board and Joseph Paintsil equalized three minutes into first-half stoppage time. It appeared that Dallas (3-1-4, 13 points) snapped the tie when Kaick tallied in the 75th minute, but the goal was nullified for offsides.

Petar Musa collected a brace for Dallas, giving him nine goals on the year and enabling him to take the MLS goal-scoring lead over Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi and Nashville’s Sam Surridge. But the Galaxy kept him in check after halftime.

Musa needed just seven minutes to start the scoring, with the help of a horrific turnover by LA captain Maya Yoshida. Attempting to boot the ball laterally to a teammate in his end, Yoshida instead squibbed the ball right to Musa.

Given plenty of time and space to make his move, Musa measured goalie JT Marcinowski and calmly booted the ball into the lower left corner from just outside the box.

Dallas controlled the ball for most of the half, bolstering its advantage in the 38th minute via a nice buildup inside the Galaxy zone. Logan Farrington crossed from the left side and a sliding Musa poked it past Marcinowski.

Sanabria pulled one back in the 43rd minute as his shot from the top of the box deflected off the shoe of a Dallas defender and eluded goalie Michael Collodi at the right post.

Paintsil, playing his first match of the year after sitting out the first eight with injury, made it level via a fine feed from Gabriel Pec. Left open in the box, Paintsil wired a shot over Collodi and under the crossbar.

Dallas tried 11 shots to LA’s nine as it stretched its unbeaten string to five matches. Both teams got five shots on frame.

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Minnesota United blank Timbers for 3rd straight win

MLS: Portland Timbers at Minnesota UnitedApr 18, 2026; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota United FC forward Kelvin Yeboah (9) shoots the ball as Portland Timbers defender Finn Surman (20) and defender Brandon Bye (5) defend during the first half at Allianz Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images

Tomas Chancalay had a goal and an assist as the Minnesota United won their third match in a row with Saturday night’s 2-0 victory against the Portland Timbers at Saint Paul, Minn.

Kelvin Yeboah scored the other goal, making it three matches in a row that he has a goal for the Loons (4-2-2, 14 points). Minnesota goalkeeper Drake Callender made two saves for the clean sheet.

Yeboah has half of his team’s 10 goals in MLS play. He’s the team’s only player with more than one goal.

James Pantemis made five saves for Portland (2-5-1, 7 points), which fell to 0-4-0 in road matches.

Chancalay scored his first goal of the season in the 16th minute off Jefferson Diaz’s assist.

Yeboah’s goal in the 60th minute capped a fastbreak with a short-range shot after Chancalay provided the final pass. Chancalay has four assists this year.

Portland has surrendered two or more goals in each of its last three road matches.

The Timbers began a busy stretch that includes several road assignments with a largely solid game despite failing to score. They held a 4-3 edge in corner kicks and a 55%-45% possession advantage, but Minnesota outshot the visitors 17-12, including 7-2 on shots on target.

The teams played to a 1-1 draw last August in the same stadium.

Portland stays on the road next Saturday, visiting San Diego FC. Minnesota plays twice next week, visiting FC Dallas on Wednesday before hosting LAFC on Saturday.

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Troy Johnston's clutch double leads Rockies' comeback win over Dodgers

MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado RockiesApr 18, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kyle Tucker (23) is congratulated by designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) after a two-run home run during the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images

Troy Johnston hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning and the Colorado Rockies held on for a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night in Denver.

Johnston had three of Colorado’s seven hits as the Rockies won for only the second time in nine games.

Kyle Tucker and Dalton Rushing homered for the Dodgers, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Shohei Ohtani was 1-for-4 to extend his on-base streak to 50 games.

Brennan Bernardino (2-0) delivered 1 1/3 no-hit innings in relief, and Victor Vodnik pitched the ninth for his third save.

Will Klein (1-1) allowed hits to each of the first three batters he faced in the sixth, including Johnston’s game-winning double.

The first two Dodgers reached in the eighth against Jaden Hill and they loaded the bases with two outs before Hill retired Max Muncy on a groundout to second base.

Colorado starter Ryan Feltner went 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) and five hits with a walk and five strikeouts.

Los Angeles starter Emmet Sheehan gave up two runs on four hits in five innings, with two walks and four strikeouts.

The Dodgers led 2-0 two pitches into the game. After Ohtani hit the first pitch into play and reached on an error by Johnston, Tucker drove the first pitch he saw into the second deck in right for his third home run with the Dodgers.

TJ Rumfield’s RBI single made it 2-1 in the bottom of the first.

Rushing’s solo homer with one out in the second restored the two-run lead.

Kyle Karros’ sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning made it 3-2, scoring Johnston, who had singled, stolen second and moved to third on a groundout.

The Dodgers threatened when Freddie Freeman tripled with one out in the visitor’s half of the sixth. But Karros at third dove to stop Teoscar Hernandez’s grounder down the line, retiring him at first. Bernardino replaced Feltner and struck out Muncy to end the threat.

The Dodgers threatened with a pair of two-out singles in the ninth before Tucker’s flyout to left ended the game. Los Angeles was hitless in seven at-bats with runners in scoring position, stranding eight in the narrow loss

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