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Who has impressed the most in the first three preseason games? Mark Barrington: Obviously, it has to be Wembanyama, doesn’t it? He wasn’t playing his best and had too many turnovers, but he’s just on a different level than everybody else on the court, and in the third game it looked like he’s putting it all together. I think Carter …

PHILADELPHIA — The Sixers played their third preseason game of 2025 on Friday night, but it was their first stateside exhibition. After a pair of losses to the New York Knicks in Abu Dhabi last week, the Sixers returned home for a few practices before Friday night’s return to action, a home battle against the Orlando Magic. While Orlando was …

SALT LAKE CITY — Kevin Durant had some high praise for Ace Bailey last winter. “Ace is a pure, pure talent,” Durant said. “Being able to shoot the ball with that type of touch from anywhere, it’s insane the shots that he can make over multiple people at that length. I see some of my game in Ace.” Nearly one …

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In the Dallas Mavericks’ preseason opener, Cooper Flagg wasted no time showing why he was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft. The 18-year-old rookie out of Duke turned heads in his debut, flashing elite vision, defensive instincts and confidence well beyond his years. Flagg’s highlight reel from the night quickly made the rounds on social media, …

Things have not gone the way Pete Carroll expected to start his Las Vegas Raiders tenure. Before the season, Carroll said his team was “gonna win a ton” and cited his track record as a winner both in college and the NFL. After Sunday’s 40-6 blowout loss to the Indianapolis Colts, however, the Raiders are 1-4 with three of those …

SUNRISE, Fla. — Niko Mikkola had an assist on a goal that gave the Florida Panthers an 8-0 lead. Problem was, he’d been kicked out of the game a few minutes earlier and nobody noticed. It was that kind of night between the Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Florida beat Tampa Bay 7-0 in the preseason finale for both …

Jonathan Marchessault and Tyson Jost also tallied on the day for Nashville, and goaltender Juuse Saros made 23 saves in net to help the Preds to a satisfying result. “It was good,” O’Reilly said of the effort. “I thought we started a little slow but found our game. Took it to them, maybe a little pushback, but in general, I …

The LA Kings ended the preseason with a 5-2-0 record following today’s 5-4 overtime victory over the Anaheim Ducks in their exhibition finale. The Kings opened the scoring inside the game’s first five minutes, with forward Quinton Byfield cashing in on the power play. Byfield, stationed in the bumper position between the circles, took a pass from forward Andrei Kuzmenko …

SUNRISE, Fla. — Sixteen players were ejected and 312 penalty minutes were doled out in a preseason rematch between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. The Panthers won 7-0 over the Lightning. The teams played each other on Thursday night and accumulated 186 penalty minutes in a 5-2 Lightning victory over the Panthers, sparked by Panthers …