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By ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Pro Football Writer No team ever needed a first-round bye in the playoffs more than the Tennessee Titans, who used a record 91 players this season, most ever in a non-strike season. The Titans (12-5) edged perennial power Kansas City (12-5) for the top seed and the lone bye in the AFC playoffs. The week off also gives running back Derrick Henry, the 2020 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year, more time to practice for an expected return for the divisional round. He broke his right foot and underwent surgery more than two months ago and started practicing with the Titans this month. Despite playing in just eight games, Henry still finished the season ninth in the NFL in rushing with 937 yards after leading the league each of the past ...

By CLAY BAILEY, Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 21 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies pulled away in the final minutes for their 11th straight victory, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-108 on Thursday night. Ja Morant had 16 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and John Konchar added 15 points and a career-best 17 rebounds. Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 30 points. D’Angelo Russell had 29 points and six assists, and Karl-Anthony Towns added 25 points and nine rebounds. The game was much different than the last time the teams Hey Dude Women's Shoes  played when the Timberwolves won 138-95 on Nov. 20, Memphis’ largest losing margin of the season. In this one, neither team held a doub...

By BETH HARRIS, AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oregon had lost some close games before briefly getting shut down by COVID-19. The Ducks are finally turning a corner. Jacob Young scored a season-high 23 points and Oregon edged No. 3 UCLA 84-81 in overtime Thursday night to give coach Dana Altman his 700th career victory. Will Richardson added 12 points as one of three Ducks in foul trouble. Oregon (10-6, 3-2 Pac-12) won its fourth in a row. The Ducks swarmed the court and their loud celebration in the locker room echoed throughout a mostly empty Pauley Pavilion. “We haven’t fought adversity well throughout the year, but we sure showed a little growth tonight,” said Altman, who is 700-359 in his 33rd season as a Division I coach. Skechers Shoes Outlet...

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Coach Mark Few of No. 2 Gonzaga is always on his players to pick up the pace in games, and the Zags are doing their best to comply. Drew Timme scored 30 points on 13-of-14 shooting as Gonzaga beat rival BYU 110-84 on Thursday night to extend the nation's longest home winning streak to 61 games. Andrew Nembhard had 22 points and 12 assists, and Julian Strawther added 20 points for Gonzaga (13-2, 2-0 West Coast), which shot 69% in the game Clarks Shoes and made 11 3-pointers. Chet Holmgren added 12 points, seven rebounds and five blocks. “Coach is always on us to push the ball, make it a high-possession game,” Timme said. “It's just what we've always done here. “We put up 100-some points ...

Tokyo-based brand Mountain Research New Drop Jordans and Reebok have announced a new footwear collaboration, featuring a black colorway of the Alien Stomper sneaker, after releasing a white version in 2020. The Alien Stomper came out more than 30 years ago and was worn on set by Ellen Ripley in the 1986 sci-fi action movie Aliens. The shoe was finally released to the public in 2016 for the collection's 30th anniversary, and has since been followed by a slew of collaborations, including a Jurassic Park collaboration revealed in early July. Embodying a retro-futuristic aesthetic, the upcoming release features an all-black leather upper with "Stay Fixed" printed on the lace flaps, "Flip over after eyelet" printed on the ankle, and "Never been to the moon" printed on the heel ". Buckle system ...

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