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Timberwolves look to hold on to West's top spot vs. Spurs
The Minnesota Timberwolves will look to expand on a two-game winning streak and stay atop the Western Conference standings when they travel to San Antonio to play the reeling Spurs on Saturday....

Islanders aim to locate offense in clash vs. Panthers
The New York Islanders are 1-2-0 since Patrick Roy replaced Lane Lambert as the team's head coach. They are set to host the Florida Panthers on Saturday night in Elmont, N.Y....

Penguins stumble into pre-break matchup with Habs
Whatever feelings the Pittsburgh Penguins and visiting Montreal Canadiens take into a break in their schedule will be set in their meeting Saturday....

Senators ride rare run of success into meeting with Rangers
The Ottawa Senators will try for their longest point streak in nearly three years when they host the struggling New York Rangers on Saturday night....

Bucks likely to be under interim coach again vs. Pelicans
The Milwaukee Bucks are 1-1 since firing head coach Adrian Griffin on Tuesday....

Struggling Hornets hope to bounce back vs. Jazz
The Charlotte Hornets will try to make things right after one of their worst outings of a challenging season when the Utah Jazz visit Saturday night....

Rockets, facing Nets, aim to match 2022-23 win total
For rebuilding teams, progress can be measured in various increments, such as matching and eventually surpassing a win total from the previous season with a little more than two months remaining in the regular season....

Aryna Sabalenka breezes to Australian Open title
Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus successfully defended her Australian Open championship, trouncing 12th-seeded Qinwen Zheng of China 6-3, 6-2 in the final on Saturday....

Celtics unsure if Kristaps Porzingis will be set to face Clippers
Kristaps Porzingis was uncertain if he would be in the lineup for the Boston Celtics when they play the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night....

Luka Doncic, after 73-point effort, chases encore vs. Kings
Only Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant have ever had to produce a follow-up act like the one Luka Doncic faces Saturday night....

NHL roundup: Jonathan Marchessault's hat trick carries surging Knights
Jonathan Marchessault registered his fifth career hat trick and the visiting Vegas Golden Knights continued their surge with a 5-2 victory over the slumping New York Rangers on Friday night....

NBA roundup: Luka Doncic pours in 73 as Mavs nip Hawks
Dallas guard Luka Doncic scored a franchise-best 73 points, the most in the NBA this season, and helped the visiting Mavericks end their three-game losing streak with a 148-143 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday....

Pavel Buchnevich's OT goal sends Blues past Kraken
Pavel Buchnevich scored twice, including the winner at 3:31 of overtime, and added an assist as the St. Louis Blues rallied for a 4-3 victory against the host Seattle Kraken on Friday night....

Cal hangs on for victory over Stanford
Jalen Celestine gave Cal the lead for good on two free throws with 58.3 seconds remaining and the Golden Bears survived three consecutive Stanford scoreless possessions down the stretch to hold on for a 73-71 triumph over the Cardinal on Friday in Berkeley, Calif....

Three Spurs record double doubles in win over Trail Blazers
Jeremy Sochan poured in 31 points and took a career-high 14 rebounds as one of three Spurs with double doubles in San Antonio's 116-100 win over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Friday in a clash between the bottom two teams in the Western Conference....

Nathan MacKinnon keeps home streak going as Avs top Kings
Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist to extend his home point streak to 25 games, Logan O'Connor scored twice, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the slumping Los Angeles Kings 5-1 in Denver on Friday night....

Utah, Washington dealing with injuries going into Pac-12 matchup
The training staffs at Utah and Washington might have as much say in the starting lineups Saturday as Utes coach Craig Smith and his counterpart, the Huskies' Mike Hopkins....

Texas A&M working through shooting struggles, faces Ole Miss next
Texas A&M will look to its home court to find a solution to its shooting woes when it hosts dangerous Ole Miss on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference contest in College Station, Texas....

All-Star-laden Canucks face Jackets going into break
First-place Vancouver wraps up a five-game homestand Saturday night by hosting the banged-up Columbus Blue Jackets in the Canucks' final game before the All-Star break....

Flames aim to break home skid at expense of Blackhawks
The Calgary Flames have lost four straight games, all on home ice....