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Grizzlies, Clippers hope to be healthy for matchup
Both ends of the volatile swings that can happen over the course of an NBA schedule will be represented Friday when the Los Angeles Clippers play host to the Memphis Grizzlies....

Without Victor Wembanyama, Spurs aim to beat Blazers again
The San Antonio Spurs will have to battle without rookie star Victor Wembanyama when they look to sweep a back-to-back, two-game series against the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday....

Kraken ride hot streak into matchup with Flyers
Sometimes, it's hard to pinpoint the cause of the ebbs and flows of an NHL season....

Suns, facing Hornets, shoot for rare winning streak
The Phoenix Suns will attempt to secure back-to-back wins for the first time in more than a month when they welcome the sputtering Charlotte Hornets to town on Friday....

Raptors look to end Celtics' perfect record at home
The Boston Celtics can remain the NBA's only team without a home loss this season by beating the Toronto Raptors on Friday night....

NHL roundup: Andrei Svechnikov's hat trick boosts Hurricanes
Carolina's Andrei Svechnikov notched a hat trick and Jesper Fast scored two goals to support the return of goalie Antti Raanta in the Hurricanes' 5-3 victory against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C....

Stuart Skinner, Oilers shut out Sharks
Stuart Skinner posted his second shutout of the season and the visiting Edmonton Oilers rode a four-goal first period to a 5-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday....

No. 14 Arizona overtakes No. 12 Oklahoma to win Alamo Bowl
No. 14 Arizona forced six turnovers and got the go-ahead touchdown on a 57-yard pass to Jacob Cowing, stunning No. 12 Oklahoma with a 38-24 comeback victory in the Alamo Bowl on Thursday in San Antonio....

Thunder aim to stop Nuggets' streak for second time
The Oklahoma City Thunder have one of the youngest rosters in the NBA, but the players are looking like veterans this season. Just ask the Denver Nuggets, who would be riding a 10-game winning streak if not for Oklahoma City....

Balanced scoring propels Lakers past Hornets
Anthony Davis scored 26 points with eight rebounds and four blocks, LeBron James added 17 points with 11 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers earned a much-needed 133-112 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Thursday....

Golden Knights end skid with tight win over Kings
Logan Thompson made 32 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night in Las Vegas....

Heat cool off Warriors, win another road game
Tyler Herro led a balanced attack with a game-high 26 points and the Miami Heat opened a five-game Western swing with a 114-102 handcuffing of the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Thursday night....

Victor Wembanyama has big night as Spurs beat Blazers
Victor Wembanyama collected 30 points, six rebounds, six assists and seven blocked shots and keyed an early run that stoked the San Antonio Spurs' 118-105 win over the short-handed host Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday....

Second-period flurry fuels Flyers past Canucks
Egor Zamula, Sean Walker and Joel Farabee scored in a span of 2:06 in the second period to break open a scoreless game and the visiting Philadelphia Flyers held on for a 4-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night....

UCLA ends skid, dumps Oregon State in Pac-12 opener
Five UCLA players scored in double figures Thursday and the Bruins used a 17-2, second-half run to end a four-game losing streak, stopping Oregon State 69-62 in each team's Pac-12 Conference opener in Corvallis, Ore....

Bowl roundup: K-State toasts NC State in Pop-Tarts Bowl
Avery Johnson found Jayce Brown for an 11-yard touchdown to cap the clinching drive in the fourth quarter as No. 25 Kansas State defeated No. 18 North Carolina State 28-19 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Thursday in Orlando....

NBA roundup: Celtics rally, hand Pistons 28th straight loss
The Boston Celtics overcame a 21-point deficit and raised their home record to 15-0 by beating the Detroit Pistons 128-122 in overtime Thursday night....

Browns clinch playoff berth by thumping Jets
Joe Flacco eclipsed 300 passing yards for the fourth straight game, Jerome Ford made two touchdown catches and the Cleveland Browns clinched their second playoff berth in 21 years by beating the visiting New York Jets 37-20 on Thursday night....

Oregon opens Pac-12 play with win over USC
Kwame Evans Jr. scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Jackson Shelstad added a career-high 21 points, and Oregon led nearly wire to wire en route to an 82-74 defeat of visiting Southern California in the Pac-12 Conference opener for both teams on Thursday in Eugene, Ore....

Nikola Jokic puts up triple-double as Nuggets roll past Grizzlies
Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his 11th triple-double of the season, Jamal Murray finished with 23 points and nine assists, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 142-105 on Thursday night....