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Suddenly hot Kings take aim at woeful Wizards
The Sacramento Kings are flying high and look to extend their season-best winning streak to four games when they host the Washington Wizards on Friday night.,The Kings lost 30 of their first 38 games before suddenly winning three straight by double digits against playoff contenders - the Houston Roc...

After rare home loss, Avalanche primed for Predators
The Colorado Avalanche had their 17-game home winning streak snapped Monday, which affords them the rare opportunity to start a new one when they host the Nashville Predators on Friday night.,Colorado remains unbeaten in regulation on home ice (19-0-3) more than halfway through the home schedule. Ev...

History waiting to be written when Indiana, Miami collide in title game
Top-seeded Indiana stands one victory away from becoming the biggest rags-to-riches story in college football history.,A program that went 9-27 over a three-year span earlier this decade and had the most losses in FBS history until earlier this season is on the verge of becoming national champions w...

Riding wave, Kansas out to extend home dominance of Baylor
Falling out of the national rankings might have been the fuel struggling Kansas needed.,The Jayhawks responded with their most impressive victory of the season and look to ride the momentum when they face Baylor in Big 12 play Friday night at Lawrence, Kan.,Kansas (12-5, 2-2 Big 12) delivered an 84-...

DePaul attempts to flip the script with Marquette
Marquette had preseason aspirations of claiming its customary place in the upper part of the Big East, while DePaul planned to claw its way out of the conference's basement.,Only one team is enjoying success in this regard. In fact, as these longtime rivals prepare to meet Friday night in Chicago, t...

Seahawks QB Sam Darnold hurts oblique but plans to play Sat.
Sam Darnold expects to play in Saturday's divisional round playoff game after the quarterback of the No. 1 seed Seattle Seahawks injured his oblique at practice Thursday.,Darnold is officially listed as questionable on the team's injury report released about 48 hours before the game against the NFC ...

Lightning go for franchise-record win streak against banged-up Blues
After recovering from a sluggish start to this season, the Tampa Bay Lightning are rolling along with an 11-game winning streak.,They will try to set franchise record by winning their 12th straight Friday night when they visit the St. Louis Blues.,"It's a long way from winning one in our first seven...

Pacers want to see more progress against woeful Pelicans
The Indiana Pacers look to close out a four-game homestand on a high note Friday when they welcome the New Orleans Pelicans to Indianapolis.,Indiana concludes its stretch at home after a loss that snapped its longest winning streak of the season at three games. The Pacers won at Charlotte and knocke...

Wrexham to 'respect' Elliot Lee's transfer request
Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson confirmed that the club will "respect" midfielder Elliot Lee's desire to explore his options during the January transfer window.,A fan favorite as Wrexham earned three consecutive promotions over the past three seasons, Lee has not made an appearance in the Championshi...

Raptors pose next challenge for surging Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers will be going for their fifth consecutive victory Friday night when they open a three-game road trip against the Toronto Raptors.,The surging Clippers took their fourth in a row and 11th win in the past 13 with a 119-105 home victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday....

76ers can get quick revenge on Cavaliers to end two-game set
The Philadelphia 76ers won't have to wait long for a chance to exact revenge on the Cleveland Cavaliers.,Two days after the Cavaliers pummeled the Sixers, the teams will reconvene Friday for the second part of their two-game series in Philadelphia.,Cleveland dominated Wednesday's contest 133-107 beh...

Bulls enter two-game set vs. Nets eyeing .500 mark
After hitting the game-winning shot to complete his best showing of the season, Nikola Vucevic described the Chicago Bulls beating the Utah Jazz by saying, "We found a way.",As the Bulls continues to inch closer to the .500 mark, Vucevic will try to help them find more ways to win Friday night when ...

Jimmy Smith, Eddie Robinson Jr. head Black College Football HOF class
Jimmy Smith, Tyrone Poole and Nick Collins, who went on to standout NFL careers, are among the Black College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026 announced on Thursday.,Also to be inducted at the June 6 ceremony in Atlanta are former Alabama A&M linebacker and current head coach Eddie Robinson Jr., f...

Hurricanes face Panthers, hope to brush off first shutout loss of season
The Carolina Hurricanes had extra time this week to ponder an unfortunate rarity.,After being shutout victims for the first time this season, the Hurricanes will try to crank it up against the Florida Panthers on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Both teams will enter the game after extra time to prepar...

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes wants to be ready Week 1 of ‘26
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes revealed to reporters Thursday that doctors have told him it's possible he will be ready for Week 1 of next season after tearing two ligaments in his left knee.,"I want to be ready for Week 1," Mahomes said in his first comments since the injury. "The d...

Franz Wagner returns, Magic rally to beat Grizzlies in Berlin
Paolo Banchero collected 26 points and 13 rebounds as the Orlando Magic rallied to a 118-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday in the NBA's first regular-season game in Berlin.,Banchero made 9 of 16 shots from the floor for the Magic, who overcame a 20-point deficit due in large part to...

Eagles GM Howie Roseman praises A.J. Brown amid uncertain future
With A.J. Brown's future in Philadelphia uncertain, Eagles GM Howie Roseman made it seem at least somewhat unlikely that the team would move on from the mercurial but effective wide receiver.,"It's hard to find great players in the NFL, and A.J.'s a great player," Roseman said on Thursday when asked...

White-hot Austin Swartz guides Creighton against Providence
After scoring a career-high 33 points in a comeback win over Georgetown earlier in the week, Austin Swartz hopes to help Creighton continue its strong start in Big East Conference play on Friday evening at Providence.,Swartz averaged 5.9 points as a freshman before transferring from Miami to the Blu...

Blues' points leader Robert Thomas (lower body) out at least 2 weeks
Robert Thomas, the St. Louis' Blues points leader through 47 games, was placed on injured reserve due to a lower-body injury on Thursday.,The center will be re-evaluated in two weeks, according to Blues president of hockey operations and general manager Doug Armstrong. Thomas missed Tuesday's 3-0 ho...

Jason Witten named Oklahoma tight ends coach
Oklahoma officially introduced Dallas Cowboys great Jason Witten as its new tight ends coach on Thursday.,It is the first collegiate coaching position for Witten, who replaces Joe Jon Finley on Brent Venables' staff.,Witten, 43, was an 11-time Pro Bowl tight end for the Cowboys (2003-17, 2019) and L...