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Cauley-Stein scores 23 as Kings outlast Jazz 119-110
Willie Cauley-Stein scored 23 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic had 18 to help the Sacramento Kings beat the Utah Jazz 119-110
Zacha scores twice, Devils beat Canadiens 5-2
Pavel Zacha scored twice, Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2
NHL in-season coaching changes in salary-cap era
The 55 in-season NHL coaching changes since salary cap era began in 2005
Parity making NHL teams more willing to fire coaches early
Parity in the NHL is making more general managers willing to fire coaches early in the season in the hopes of getting back on track
LeBron returns to Cleveland with the Lakers
After a second stint with the Cavaliers that included an NBA championship, LeBron James returned to Cleveland for the first time with the Lakers.
Jackson’s 20 points help Wofford beat Coppin State 99-65
Cameron Jackson scored 20 points with five rebounds and five assists and Wofford kept Coppin State winless with a 99-65 victory on Wednesday night
Embiid, 76ers top Pelicans after Davis’ missed free throw
Joel Embiid had 31 points and 19 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 121-120 after Anthony Davis missed the third of three free throws with 2.5 seconds left
Devoe leads Georgia Tech past UT Rio Grande Valley 72-44
Michael Devoe scored 14 points off the bench as Georgia Tech rolled to a 72-44 win over Texas Rio Grande Valley in a game that saw the visiting Vaqueros miss their final 19 shots of the first half
Georgiev gets 1st shutout as Rangers beat Islanders 5-0
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 29 shots for his first career shutout, Filip Chytil scored for the fifth straight game, and the New York Rangers beat the crosstown-rival Islanders 5-0