Damian Lillard tied his own regular-season franchise mark by making 11 3-pointers and finished with 38 points, leading Portland over Minnesota on Monday night.
Kawhi Leonard played his best game since tearing his right ACL and led the Clippers to a resounding 113-93 win over the NBA-best Celtics on Monday night.
Clemson DE Myles Murphy, No. 10 in Mel Kiper’s NFL draft rankings, told ESPN’s Pete Thamel he was skipping the Orange Bowl and declaring for the draft.
Mississippi State plans to play in its bowl game against Illinois on Jan. 2 despite the death of coach Mike Leach, saying it’s “what Coach Leach would want.”
The Red Sox welcomed new closer Kenley Jansen on Tuesday at a time of near-revolt among the fandom, which watched shortstop Xander Bogaerts depart in free agency.