Rockies’ major offseason moves
Nov. 1: Reinstated outfielder Ian Desmond to the roster after Desmond sat out 2020 season.
Nov. 25: Traded right-hander Jeff Hoffman and right-hander Case Williams (their fourthround pick in 2020) to the Cincinnati Reds for righthander Robert Stephenson and left-handed-hitting outfield prospect Jameson Hannah.
Dec. 2: Non-tendered outfielder David Dahl, catcher Tony Wolters and right-hander Chi Chi González. González later signed a minor league deal with the Rockies with an invitation to spring training.
Dec. 3: Acquired left-hander Yoan Aybar from Boston Red Sox in exchange for 2019 12thround pick Christian Koss. Aybar was added to the 40man roster.
Dec. 10: Selected right-hander Jordan Sheffield from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rule 5 Draft. Sheffield must remain on the Rockies’ big-league roster in 2021.
Jan. 11: Signed free-agent second baseman Hunter Stovall, free-agent righthander Joe Harvey and freeagent right-hander Zac Rosscup to minor league contracts with invitations to spring training.
Jan. 20: Signed free-agent infielder Chris Owings to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
Feb. 1: Traded third baseman Nolan Arenado to the St. Louis Cardinals for left-hander Austin Gomber, third baseman Elehuris Montero, shortstop Mateo Gil, and right-handers Tony Locey and Jake Sommers, plus cash considerations.
Feb. 11: Signed first baseman Greg Bird to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training.
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» Donovan Mitchell SALT LAKE CITY scored 26 points to lead Utah to its seventh consecutive victory in a rout of Miami on Saturday.
Bojan Bogdanovic added 19 points and Rudy Gobert had 16 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks for the Jazz. Georges Niang chipped in 14 points.
Utah (22-5) has won 18 of its last 19 games since a 4-4 start.
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» Devin Booker scored 36 PHOENIX points, Chris Paul added 18 points and 10 assists and rising Phoenix beat Philadelphia for its fifth straight victory.
The Suns have won eight of their past nine games and improved to 16-9. They got a big game from their bench against Philadelphia, especially from Dario Saric, who scored 15 points in his first game back after missing 13 straight.
Joel Embiid had 35 points on 12of-23 shooting for the Sixers.
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» Kevin Durant
SAN FRANCISCO
won his long-anticipated first trip back to the Bay Arena to play the Golden State team he helped capture two titles over three years, scoring 20 points in Brooklyn’s victory.
The NBA Finals MVP in both title runs, Durant missed his initial three shots before knocking down a 3-pointer at the 5:49 mark of the first quarter and finished 8 for 19 from the floor and 1 of 6 on 3s.
Stephen Curry didn’t have his best stroke either, going 10 of 17 for 27 points and 2 for 9 from deep as cold-shooting Golden State lost its third straight to the Nets.
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» Doug McDermott
ATLANTA
scored 26 points, Myles Turner had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Indiana won its second straight game.
The Hawks blew a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter as Indiana scored 41 points in the final period and used a 27-7 run to take control of the game.
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» Julius Randle and
NEW YORK
rookie Immanuel Quickley each scored 22 points, and New York sent Houston to a season-high fifth straight loss.
Derrick Rose added 16 points for the Knicks, who had no problem in their first game after losing starting center Mitchell Robinson to a broken right hand Friday night in a victory at Washington.