National Basketball Association
Portland Trail Blazers 112 Toronto Raptors 111
CJ McCollum scored 30 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 9.6 seconds left
McCollum & Damian Lillard combined for 53 points for Portland
Pascal Siakam had 22 points and a triple double for Toronto
The Raptors fall to 2 & 8 and will host Charlotte on Thursday
Charlotte Hornets 109 New York Knicks 88
Gordon Hayward had 34 points for the Hornets
Milwaukee Bucks 121 Orlando Magic 99
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 22 points
Milwaukee has moved into a 2nd place tie with Philadelphia atop the Eastern Conference standings
The Bucks are 7 & 4.
Only Boston at 7 & 3 has a better record
Tonight
Celtics at Chicago Bulls
Atlanta Hawks 112 Philadelphia 76ers 94
Trae Young had 26 points for Atlanta
After starting the year at 7 & 1, the 76ers have lost their last 3 outings
Sacramento Kings 127 Indiana Pacers 122
Memphis Grizzlies 101 Cleveland Cavaliers 91
Washington Wizards 128 Phoenix Suns 107
New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas Mavericks ( ppd )
Tonight
Miami Heat at Philadelphia 76ers 7 pm
Denver Nuggets at Brooklyn Nets 7:30 pm
Utah Jazz at Cleveland Cavaliers 7:30 pm
Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls 8 pm
Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets 8 pm
San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder 8 pm
Indiana Pacers at Golden State Warriors 8:30 pm
US College Football Championship
at Miami Gardens, Florida
Alabama Crimson Tide 52 Ohio State Buckeyes 24
Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith had 12 catches for 215 yards & 3 touchdowns, all in the 1st half.
Justin Fields passed for 194 yards and a touchdown
Alabama went 13 & 0 on the season & won the Championship for the 6th time in the last 12 years under coach Nick Saban.
Skates Cancelled
Skate Canada announced that the 2021 National Skating Championships and Skate Canada Cup have been cancelled.
Skate Canada says the events were being cancelled because of the “evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic across Canada.”
The Canadian championships, which were also the trial competition for the world championships this March in Stockholm, were scheduled to run from February 8th-14th in Vancouver.
NHL Roster Moves
The National Hockey League season begins tomorrow night
A number of teams making roster adjustments prior to the season put players on waivers.
Among those made available were former Owen Sound Attack members Chris Bigras ( Philadelphia ), Kurtis Gabriel ( San Jose ) and Gemel Smith ( Tampa Bay )
Kane Bankrupt
San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in California after reportedly amassing $26.8 million of debt
The filing included the possibility that Kane may not play in the upcoming season, although he has been at Sharks camp practicing with the team.
Financial records indicate that Kane has earned more than $52 million in team pay throughout his 11-year career.
Andreescu Returns
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu will return to the court at the upcoming Melbourne Summer Series.
A pair of WTA Tour 500 events will run January 31st-February 6th as part of the series,
Andreescu, the 2019 US Open Champion, hasn’t played since a left knee injury forced her to retire from a match at the WTA Finals in October 2019.
Hendriks Heads To White Sox
Free agent closer Liam Hendriks is reportedly in agreement on a 3-year deal with the Chicago White Sox
The deal is pending a physical & is worth $54 million
Previous reports linked the Toronto Blue Jays with Hendriks after he was seen meeting Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro earlier this month in Dunedin.
Smitty & Middy
The Smitty & Middy Show hosted by Noah Smith & Tyler Middleton launches on Saturday at 10 am on 560 CFOS
Sportstalk with a variety of guest every weekend
Tyler Middleton will join The great Paul Hill on Thursday morning to preview the show on CFOS