La Crosse Tribune Sports News

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Brandon Jennings scored 25 of his 29 points in the second half and overtime, leading the Detroit Pistons to a 96-89 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.

She is the spark before the explosion, the vital first step in getting the high-powered Viterbo University volleyball team off and rolling.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Kyle Wiltjer scored 18 points and No. 13 Gonzaga routed Sacramento State 104-58 in the season opener for both teams on Friday night.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired right-hander Jeremy Hellickson from the Tampa Bay Rays.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Frank Kaminsky scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help No. 3 Wisconsin beat Northern Kentucky 62-31 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are doing what coach Mike Budenholzer expects of them defensively, and the effort is paying off.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State will be junior Georges Niang's team this year.

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored 35 points, including an off-balance layup with 9 seconds left, to lead the Houston Rockets to an 88-87 victory over the winless Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.

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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Lili Thompson scored a career-high 26 points and No. 6 Stanford won its 14th consecutive season-opener, beating Boston College 96-63 on Friday night.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Brice Johnson scored 12 points to help No. 6 North Carolina beat North Carolina Central 76-60 on Friday night in the opener for both teams.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jrue Holiday missed one shot while scoring 24 points through three quarters, and the New Orleans Pelicans set several offensive franchise records in a 139-91 blowout of the …

BOSTON (AP) — LeBron James scored a season-high 41 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 122-121 on Friday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Trey Burke made a jumper from the corner as time expired, giving the Utah Jazz a thrilling 102-100 victory Friday night over the New York Knicks, who got an NBA season-high 46 …

BOSTON (AP) — LeBron James scored a season-high 41 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 122-121 on Friday night.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Matt Crafton made it back-to-back Truck Series championships, clinching the title with a ninth-place finish Friday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

CHICAGO (AP) — Courtney Walker scored 26 points to lead No. 5 Texas A&M to a 76-68 victory over No. 18 DePaul in the season opener for both teams Friday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sam Thompson scored 14 points and No. 20 Ohio State's newcomers had a big game in leading the Buckeyes to a 92-55 victory against overmatched UMass-Lowell on Friday night.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Andrew Harrison scored 16 points and No. 1 Kentucky dominated Grand Canyon in every phase during an 85-45, season-opening blowout on Friday night.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Jennifer O'Neill scored 21 points and six other players reached double figures to lead No. 11 Kentucky in a 111-74 victory over Appalachian State in the season opener for…