Doncic, Mavs beat Rockets 116-106 in Kidd’s home debut

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 26 points and 14 rebounds, Reggie Bullock had his best game with his new team by scoring 16 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 116-106 in coach Jason Kidd’s first home game Tuesday night. Kristaps Porzingis had another rough shooting night, starting 1 of 9 before finally making his 3-pointer and leaving a short time later. The oft-injured Porzingis didn’t return because of lower back tightness. He came into the game with a black eye. Eric Gordo

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Canadian national women’s team celebrates Olympic gold with 1-0 win over New Zealand

MONTREAL — Canada’s women’s soccer team was thrilled to finally share its gold medals with its own fans. Adriana Leon was the lone scorer as Canada beat New Zealand 1-0 on Tuesday in the second leg of the Celebration Tour. The two-stop friendlies against New Zealand were a way to celebrate Canada’s gold-medal performance at the Tokyo Olympics this past summer. The friendly was the second match for the sixth-ranked Canadian women since beating Sweden in the Tokyo Olympics final on Aug. 6. “Being

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Puerto Rico debt-restructuring bill advances amid criticism

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s Senate and House approved a bill Tuesday that would slash the central government’s debt by half but has also sparked protests and led to fiery exchanges between lawmakers and a federal control board that oversees the U.S. territory’s finances. The bill aims to end a bankruptcy-like process that began after Puerto Rico announced in 2015 that it could not pay its more than $70 billion public debt accumulated during decades of mismanagement, corruption and

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