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Fresh off OT win, Pacers out to extend ailing Pelicans' skid
The Indiana Pacers found their offense and ended a three-game losing streak in their last game., ,The New Orleans Pelicans will try to rediscover their offensive touch and end their three-game skid when they host the Pacers on Friday night., ,Host Indiana played its best game of the young season on ...
Lakers, Raptors out to right ship after tough losses
With All-Star Scottie Barnes out for at least three weeks, the Toronto Raptors will continue to be short-handed against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.,In their first game without Barnes (right orbital fracture) on Wednesday, the Raptors suffered a 138-133 road loss to the Charlotte...
Wild return from winning road trip to battle Lightning
Nearly 10 games into their new season, the Minnesota Wild find themselves in a battle at the top of the NHL's Central Division.,Coach John Hynes' club seems to be up to the task.,Following a lengthy and successful road trip, the Wild will open a three-game homestand when they host the Tampa Bay Ligh...
'Do or die' for Charlotte FC in first home playoff match vs. Orlando
Orlando City can wrap up their first-round playoff series when they visit Charlotte FC on Friday night.,Fourth-seeded Orlando City notched a 2-0 home victory n the first match of the best-of-three series and now enter a rabid environment in Charlotte, with the Crown hosting the first playoff game in...
Hawks hurting on defense ahead of tilt with Kings
Two teams trending in different directions will square off in Atlanta on Friday, when the Hawks host the Sacramento Kings.,Atlanta won its first two games to start the year, but a slew of early-season injuries has decimated the Hawks, who have dropped three in a row. ,A season ago, the team allowed ...
After Karl-Anthony Towns' breakout game, Knicks head to Detroit
The New York Knicks made the biggest trade of the NBA offseason, acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns from Minnesota. Towns put on an offensive show in his fourth game with the club.,They'll now head to Detroit to face the Pistons on Friday night.,Towns exploded with 44 points against Miami on Wednesday whi...
High-scoring Cavaliers put unbeaten streak on line vs. Magic
Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson has made an immediate impact in his first season with the Cavaliers, who are off to the franchise's best start since 2016-17.,After opening the season with five straight wins, the Cavaliers strive to remain unbeaten when they face the visiting Orlando Magic on Friday.,...
Streaking Blue Jackets face tall task against NHL-best Jets
The Columbus Blue Jackets will try to extend their point streak to five games when they host the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.,The Jets bounced back from their first loss of the season with a 6-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.,In Columbus on Wednesday, Elvis Merzlikins made 26 s...
Rangers' struggling defense could be tested vs. Senators
New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette was left shaking his head after his team found itself on the wrong end of a one-sided affair.,Sure, the scoreboard showed only a two-goal defeat. However, the final score was not indicative of how his team fared en route to losing for the second time in t...
Hornets coach Charles Lee highly familiar with Celtics
The Boston Celtics and Charlotte Hornets haven't had a lot in common in recent seasons, given the wide gap in their levels of success.,But there's a connection between the teams this season, with first-year Hornets coach Charles Lee arriving with his new team after holding a role as an assistant coa...
Islanders, Sabres try to rediscover earlier form
Neither the New York Islanders nor Buffalo Sabres need to be reminded how a relatively brief stretch of subpar play can impact an entire season.,The Islanders will aim to snap a losing streak while the Sabres hope to return to their winning ways Friday night, when New York visits Buffalo in a battle...
Avs rookie Matt Stienburg suspended 2 games for charging
Colorado Avalanche rookie Matt Stienburg was suspended two games Thursday for charging defenseman Erik Cernak during Wednesday night's 5-2 home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.,The discipline was handed down after Stienburg had a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety, which determined tha...
Unrivaled up to 36 players after beating financial expectations
Unrivaled, the upcoming three-on-three women's basketball league, added its 30th player for its inaugural season Thursday, but she won't be the last.,The league will have not 30 but 36 players -- six teams of six -- for its first campaign, co-founder Napheesa Collier announced, with Indiana Fever ce...
Orioles trade for A's OF Daz Cameron
The Baltimore Orioles acquired outfielder Daz Cameron from the Oakland Athletics on Thursday in exchange for cash considerations.,Cameron, 27, played the 2024 campaign with Oakland after three years (2020-22) with the Detroit Tigers. Cameron was in the Orioles' organization in 2023, spending the who...
Liam Lawson unapologetic for aggressive driving vs. Sergio Perez
The battle between Formula 1 drivers Liam Lawson and Sergio Perez has continued from the track into a war of words following last Sunday's Mexico Grand Prix.,Adding to the drama, Perez drives for Red Bull Racing, and Lawson has just two races under his belt since his promotion as a full-time member ...
Lando Norris: ‘Deep down’ Max Verstappen knows he was in the wrong
Lando Norris believes his rival Max Verstappen, the three-time defending Formula 1 champion, knows he was in the wrong when the pair tussled in the Mexico Grand Prix.,Verstappen received a pair of 10-second penalties for aggressive driving against Norris, his closest chaser in the drivers' standings...
Stars, Panthers excited for benefits of two-game series in Finland
Two of the NHL's top teams head to Europe for a two-game series that starts Friday and could also double as a Stanley Cup Final preview.,The Dallas Stars and the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are in Tampere, Finland, for the second and final leg of the 2024 NHL Global Series.,While...
Mike Shanahan, Mike Holmgren among 9 coaching candidates for HOF
Super Bowl-winning head coaches Tom Coughlin, Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan and George Seifert are among the nine semifinalists from the coach category nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ,Only one finalist from the group can be named a finalist to be considered by the full Hall of Fame Sele...
There is now a Will (Venable) -- can the White Sox find a way forward?
The Chicago White Sox essentially entered the shower moved from Old Comiskey Park to the main concourse level above the bleachers at their South Side ballpark, in search of a much-needed cleansing., ,There is plenty of caked-on muck developed over the last two seasons. The long process of removing i...
Orioles' Corbin Burnes elects free agency; Boston's Lucas Giolito opts in
Eight members of the Baltimore Orioles elected free agency on Thursday, including Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes and slugging outfielder Anthony Santander.,The right-handed Burnes, 30, was 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA in 32 games in his first season with the Orioles after being traded by the Milwaukee ...