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CFP denies request to flip dates of semifinal games
The College Football Playoff semifinal games will be played as scheduled, despite a request for an alteration.,Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey said on "The Paul Finebaum Show" on Thursday that he wanted the CFP committee to flip the dates of the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl.,His requ...
No. 24 Ole Miss looks to get back on track vs. Georgia
Fresh off of successful non-conference campaigns, No. 24 Ole Miss will host Georgia on Saturday afternoon in each team's first Southeastern Conference game.,The Rebels (11-2) are no stranger to hot starts, as coach Chris Beard had his team 13-0 last season before they missed the NCAA Tournament due ...
No. 6 Florida opens SEC slate with test at No. 10 Kentucky
Two top-10 teams will begin Southeastern Conference play Saturday by diving into the deep end when the Kentucky Wildcats host the Florida Gators in Lexington, Ky.,The No. 10 Wildcats (11-2) are 9-0 at home this season, while the sixth-ranked Gators (13-0) are enjoying the best start to a season sinc...
Short-handed Canucks, lowly Predators set to tangle
The Vancouver Canucks again may be forced to survive without No. 1 goaltender Thatcher Demko when they host the Nashville Predators on Friday night.,And again the Canucks hope Kevin Lankinen is able to hold the fort.,Demko, who missed the first 26 games of the season due to a lower-body injury, left...
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Oilers look to stay hot in clash vs. Ducks
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl will try to extend their respective point streaks to 13 games on Friday night when the Edmonton Oilers host the Anaheim Ducks.,McDavid has three goals and 20 assists during his point streak and Draisaitl has 10 goals and 14 assists. The Oilers have gone 9-2-1 since ...
Ageless LeBron James, Lakers set for back-to-back vs. Hawks
LeBron James' first set of back-to-back games since turning 40 will conclude Friday when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Atlanta Hawks. ,If Thursday's 114-106 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers was any indication, James is set to handle the challenge just fine. He scored 38 points and tied Mich...
Red-hot Thunder, Knicks put win streaks on line in encounter
The two hottest teams in the NBA will square off Friday night when the New York Knicks visit the Oklahoma City Thunder.,The Knicks have won nine straight games, one of the longest winning streaks in team history.,The Thunder have won 13 consecutive contests, their longest run of success since the fr...
Rockets aim to show off maturing team to Celtics
The manner in which the Houston Rockets won on Wednesday, with veteran guard Fred VanVleet missing 7 of 8 shots from the field while tallying only five points, seemed an impossibility last season.,But perhaps the clearest testament to how the Rockets have grown as a unit was on display in their 110-...
Blues eager to avenge blowout loss to Senators
The Blues have vivid memories of the last time they faced the Senators, when St. Louis lost 8-1 in Ottawa on Oct. 29.,When the teams meet again Friday night in St. Louis, the Blues will seek payback.,Ottawa's Tim Stutzle had two goals and two assists in the October matchup, while teammate Brady Tkac...
Panthers hope to end homestand on high vs. Pens
The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers close out what has been a disappointing five-game homestand on Friday night when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins in Sunrise, Fla.,It will be the second game of a back-to-back set for Florida, which lost 3-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday....
NHL roundup: Avs lose goalie but edge Sabres in OT
Devon Toews scored 48 seconds into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in Denver on Thursday night and extend their winning streak to six games.,Jonathan Drouin sent the game into overtime when he scored with 7.7 seconds left. Toews also had two assists, Cale ...
NBA roundup: Stephen Curry (8-for-8 on treys) carries Warriors
Stephen Curry added to his 3-point-shooting lore Thursday night, making all eight of his attempts for the first time in his career as the Golden State Warriors routed the Philadelphia 76ers 139-105 in San Francisco.,Curry finished with 30 points and 10 assists on a night when he became the first in ...
Top 25 roundup: No. 22 Illinois crushes No. 9 Oregon
Ben Humrichous scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half Thursday night and No. 22 Illinois opened its first West Coast swing in the Big Ten Conference with a 109-77 beatdown of No. 9 Oregon in Eugene, Ore.,Humrichous, an Evansville transfer, sank four of the Fighting Illini's 16 3-pointers. Tea...
Avs G Scott Wedgewood set to miss time with injury
Colorado goaltender Scott Wedgewood left the Avalanche's Thursday game against the visiting Buffalo Sabres with an apparent right leg injury.,Coach Jared Bednar said after the game that Wedgewood, an early-season acquisition as Colorado's goaltenders were struggling, still needed a medical evaluatio...
Sharks eke out win over Lightning, end 8-game skid
Mario Ferraro produced a fight and the game-winning goal, Marc-Edouard Vlasic notched a point in his season debut and the San Jose Sharks broke an eight-game losing streak by edging the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday.,Ending an 0-7-1 streak, the Sharks beat the Lightning for just the t...
Max Christie turns into scorer as Lakers turn back Blazers
LeBron James scored 38 points with eight assists and Max Christie added a career-high 28 as the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence of Anthony Davis to earn a 114-106 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday.,Austin Reaves scored 15 points with 11 assists as the Lakers won fo...
J.T. Miller, Canucks push past Kraken in shootout
J.T. Miller scored the lone shootout goal as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the host Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Thursday night.,Max Sasson, Conor Garland and Tyler Myers scored in regulation for the Canucks, who won for just the second time in their past seven games (2-2-3).,Vancouver goaltender Thatcher...
Three-goal second period sends Knights past Flyers
Ilya Samsonov made 23 saves to win his fifth straight start and Pavel Dorofeyev scored what proved to be the game-winner during Vegas' three-goal second period as the Golden Knights rallied to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Thursday in Las Vegas.,Mark Stone had a goal and an assist, Nicolas H...
Stephen Curry tastes 3-point perfection as Warriors pound 76ers
Stephen Curry added to his 3-point-shooting lore Thursday night, making all eight of his attempts for the first time in his career as the Golden State Warriors routed the Philadelphia 76ers 139-105 in San Francisco.,Curry finished with 30 points and 10 assists on a night when he became the first in ...
No. 22 Illinois comes west, wipes out No. 9 Oregon
Ben Humrichous scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half Thursday night and No. 22 Illinois opened its first West Coast swing in the Big Ten Conference with a 109-77 beatdown of ninth-ranked Oregon in Eugene.,Humrichous, an Evansville transfer, sank four of the Fighting Illini's 16 3-pointers. T...