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Arizona State pursues season sweep of USC
Southern California faces Arizona State on Thursday in Los Angeles, a game featuring two struggling programs trying to end the regular season strong ahead of next week's Pac-12 tournament....

Oregon hosts Colorado in key Pac-12 tilt
The Colorado-Oregon men's basketball game on Thursday in Eugene, Ore., has important implications for both teams....

Bubble-riding Utah makes dreaded trip to Oregon State
Utah sits on the NCAA Tournament bubble as it heads into its final two games of the Pac-12 regular season....

Surging Islanders square off with skidding Sharks
The New York Islanders headed west Wednesday, secure in the awareness they would remain together after the trade deadline — and growing increasingly confident in their ability to mount another playoff run with one of the NHL's oldest cores....

After adding reinforcements, Knights host Canucks
After starting the season with a 12-game point streak, it looked as if the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights were going to run away with another Pacific Division title....

Celtics, Nuggets set for titanic matchup
The NBA announced Wednesday that the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets will play two preseason games in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in October as part of an effort to expand the game internationally....

Suns look for repeat performance vs. struggling Raptors
The Phoenix Suns, fresh off a scintillating win, will now look to avoid a letdown against one of the NBA's weaker teams....

Badly needing wins, Wild visit struggling Coyotes
Led by the red-hot Kirill Kaprizov, the Minnesota Wild will continue to battle toward a playoff spot when they visit the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday in Tempe, Ariz....

De'Aaron Fox's 44 lead Kings past Lakers
De'Aaron Fox scored a season-high 44 points and Domantas Sabonis added his NBA-best 22nd triple-double with 16 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists as the visiting Sacramento Kings rallied from an early 19-point deficit to earn a 130-120 victory Wednesday over the Los Angeles Lakers....

Cale Makar's hat trick highlights Avs' rout of Red Wings
Cale Makar notched his first career hat trick and added an assist, Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists to extend his home point streak to 31 games, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 7-2 in Denver on Wednesday night....

Thunder top Blazers as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander eclipses 30 again
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points and Jalen Williams added 31 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 128-120 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night....

Ducks edge Senators for rare home victory
Lukas Dostal made 29 saves to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night....

Warriors shake off blowout loss, swat aside Bucks
Stephen Curry led a balanced scoring attack with 29 points and the Golden State Warriors rebounded from a humiliating loss in Boston with a 125-90 romp over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night in San Francisco....

Penguins, Caps await trade news ahead of matchup
The game Thursday between the host Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals normally would be defined by the matchup between future Hall of Famers Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. It's been that way for years....

Blues, Devils in similar situations prior to matchup
The St. Louis Blues and New Jersey Devils share the similarities of having changed coaches while chasing wild-card berths....

Flames take on Lightning with new faces ahead of trade deadline
The Calgary Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning will close out their two-game season series Thursday in Florida with their immediate futures heading in opposite directions....

DeMar DeRozan lifts Bulls over Jazz in wild finish
DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points and hit the game-winning free throws with nine seconds remaining in the Chicago Bulls' 119-117 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City....

Darius Brown II shoots No. 22 Utah State past SJSU
Senior guard Darius Brown II sank a career-high seven 3-pointers while recording 21 points and nine assists, leading No. 22 Utah State to a 90-70 victory over host San Jose State on Wednesday night....

Flyers, Panthers face off sporting different looks
The Philadelphia Flyers are one of the surprise teams of the season. The Florida Panthers, Stanley Cup finalists last season, enter Thursday with an NHL-best 90 points....

No. 6 Iowa State avenges earlier loss, edges No. 20 BYU
Tamin Lipsey scored 19 points and made a late steal to help No. 6 Iowa State win its home finale by overcoming No. 20 BYU 69-63 victory on Wednesday night in Ames, Iowa....