Sports News Roundup: Pistons rally from 23 down, beat Blazers in OT; What to expect from this Year's Super Bowl ads and more

Rookie Marcus Sasser had 17 points and a career-high 11 assists for the Pistons. NFL-What to expect from this Year's Super Bowl ads Super Bowl ads captivate audiences during the U.S. television broadcast of the event and this year's showpiece game in Las Vegas on Sunday features the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Raptors acquire Kelly Olynyk in multi-player deal with Jazz

The Toronto Raptors acquired forward/center Kelly Olynyk in a multi-player deal with the Utah Jazz on Thursday. Along with Olynyk, the Jazz sent shooting guard Ochai Agbaji to Toronto in exchange for point guard Kira Lewis, forward Otto Porter Jr. and a 2024 first-round pick.

NBA roundup: Pistons rally from 23 down, beat Blazers in OT

Jalen Duren scored a season-best 27 points and grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds for the Detroit Pistons, who recovered from a 23-point, third-quarter deficit to notch a 128-122 overtime victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. Jaden Ivey put up 26 points and Cade Cunningham added 23 points for the NBA-worst Pistons, who have won consecutive games for the first time since late October. Detroit, which beat the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, has just eight victories all season. Ivey was a career-best 7 of 7 from 3-point range. Rookie Marcus Sasser had 17 points and a career-high 11 assists for the Pistons.

NFL-What to expect from this Year's Super Bowl ads

Super Bowl ads captivate audiences during the U.S. television broadcast of the event and this year's showpiece game in Las Vegas on Sunday features the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. Following is information about this year's ads:

NHL roundup: Bruins win showdown with Canucks

Brad Marchand and Danton Heinen bookended the first period with short-handed goals and Linus Ullmark made 17 saves to propel the Boston Bruins to a 4-0 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks in a Thursday night clash of the NHL's top two teams. The Bruins, who have won three of their last four contests, totaled three goals in the opening minute of periods as Morgan Geekie and Pavel Zacha tallied early in the second. Zacha also picked up an assist on Geekie's goal.

Super Bowl DJ Tiesto forced to cancel by family emergency

Dutch DJ Tiesto has cancelled his performance at Sunday's Super Bowl in Las Vegas due to a family emergency, with DJ Kaskade stepping in at short notice to fill the gap. Tiesto, whose real name is Tijs Verwest, was due to be the Super Bowl's in-game DJ, performing before the game between Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers and at intervals.

Pacers send G Buddy Hield to Sixers in three-way trade

The Indiana Pacers sent shooting guard Buddy Hield to the Philadelphia 76ers and acquired forward Doug McDermott from the San Antonio Spurs in a three-team deal. The Sixers dealt guard Furkan Korkmaz, second-round draft picks in 2024 and 2029 and cash considerations to the Pacers. They also dealt forward Marcus Morris Sr., a 2029 second-rounder previously owned by the Los Angeles Clippers and cash considerations to San Antonio.

Super Bowl win no retirement bridge for Chiefs' Andy Reid

LAKE LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- At his final media obligation until Super Bowl LVIII postgame, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid repeated consistent denials he's on the verge of retirement, win or lose to the San Francisco 49ers. "Yeah, I haven't gone there," Reid, 65, said Thursday morning at the team hotel. "I don't think about that. I'm tied up in the game and trying to take care of that. I'm sure somewhere, I'll know when that time is. It's not today and it won't be Sunday."

Orlando City acquire Slovenian D David Brekalo

Orlando City SC acquired defender David Brekalo from Viking FK of the Norwegian Eliteserien on Thursday. Brekalo will join Orlando on a guaranteed contract that runs through 2027, with a club option in 2028.

Lakers unveil first of three Kobe Bryant statues

Kobe Bryant was known for exceeding expectations, so it should have come as no surprise that on the day the late star's statue was unveiled outside of the Los Angeles Lakers' home arena, it was revealed that three statues will ultimately don the downtown L.A. property. In a private ceremony outside of Crypto.com Arena on Thursday, the biggest names in Lakers history were in attendance -- from Jerry West to Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and former head coach Phil Jackson. Pau Gasol was there, as was Norm Nixon, Michael Cooper and Robert Horry.

NFL-Super Bowl ticket prices surge, on pace to be most expensive ever

Super Bowl ticket buyers are facing a price surge for Sunday's championship game owing to the dazzling, neon-lit setting of first-time host Las Vegas and 49ers fans' hopes to reverse their 2020 loss to the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. Ticket resale platform StubHub predicted it could end up as the most expensive Super Bowl ever with the average ticket price sold around $8,600, slightly above the price for the Los Angeles Super Bowl two years ago.