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Astralis split matches, still advance at IEM Krakow
NRG pulled out a 2-1 win over Astralis in the last upper-bracket second-round match on Friday at the Intel Extreme Masters Krakow's play-in round in Poland.,The result sent NRG to the group stage, where they will be joined by Astralis, who dumped GamerLegion in a lower-bracket second-round match lat...

NBA roundup: Nikola Jokic's return sparks Nuggets past Clippers
Nikola Jokic returned from a 16-game absence to produce 31 points and 12 rebounds, leading the host Denver Nuggets over the Los Angeles Clippers 122-109 on Friday night.,Jokic, who had been sidelined since sustaining a left knee injury at Miami on Dec. 29, shot 13-for-17 from the foul line to help D...

Egor Demin's 25-point double-double enough for Nets win over Jazz
Egor Demin scored 25 points and collected 10 rebounds to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 109-99 victory over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Friday night.,Cam Thomas added 21 points to help the Nets end a seven-game losing streak. Day'Ron Sharpe chipped in 16 points and nine rebounds, and Danny Wolf ...

Northwestern-Washington tale of teams walking down similar paths
The men's basketball seasons for Washington and Northwestern have been nearly mirror images of each other.,Right down to the color purple on their uniforms.,Both the Huskies (11-10, 3-7 Big Ten) and Wildcats (10-11, 2-8) have endured multiple narrow losses heading into their Saturday matchup at Evan...

Cade Cunningham helps Pistons stave off Warriors rally
Cade Cunningham had 29 points and 11 assists as the Detroit Pistons withstood a fourth-quarter rally to beat the Golden State Warriors 131-124 in San Francisco on Friday.,Jalen Duren added 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons, who led by as many as 20 early in the thi...

Tennessee's matchup with Auburn offers J.P. Estrella chance for encore
Tennessee had to work hard to hand head coach Rick Barnes a momentous win this week, and the Volunteers' Saturday matchup with Auburn in Knoxville, Tenn., likely will be no different.,The Volunteers (14-6, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) may have another weapon in a rejuvenated J.P. Estrella.,Reaching ...

No. 6 Gonzaga wary of Saint Mary's as WCC rivalry winds down
The rivalry between Saint Mary's and No. 6 Gonzaga has been one of the most intense in the nation over the past two decades.,However, yearly multiple meetings are about to become a thing of the past with the Bulldogs moving into the Pac-12 next season. The first of this season's two West Coast Confe...

Oilers in search of better starts, beginning with matchup vs. Wild
The Edmonton Oilers will look to get off to a better start Saturday night when they host the Minnesota Wild.,Edmonton erased a 3-0 deficit and scored four unanswered goals to top the visiting San Jose Sharks 4-3 in overtime on Thursday.,"As a good team, we need to start better, and that's just hocke...

Demin's 25-point double-double enough for Nets win over Jazz
Egor Demin scored 25 points and collected 10 rebounds to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 109-99 victory over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Friday night.,Cam Thomas added 21 points to help the Nets end a seven-game losing streak. Day'ron Sharpe chipped in 16 points and nine rebounds. Danny Wolf adde...

Dillon Brooks, Suns put Cavaliers away in blistering third quarter
Dillon Brooks scored 17 of his 27 points in Phoenix's 45-point third quarter, Collin Gillespie added 16 points, and the host Suns handled the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-113 Friday.,Jordan Goodwin scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers, Grayson Allen scored 13 points and Royce O'Neale added 12 for th...

Patchwork Rockets must contend with Mavericks' Cooper Flagg
Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg had already confirmed his extraordinary talent before he produced a historic performance on Thursday that lifted him even higher into the stratosphere.,With the Mavericks poised to honor one of their franchise legends, Flagg scored a team rookie record 49 points ...

Kraken trending in right direction before pivotal match with Golden Knights
Two teams headed in opposite directions heading toward the Olympic break face off Saturday night when the Vegas Golden Knights host the Seattle Kraken in Las Vegas.,The Golden Knights enter the contest tied for first place in the Pacific Division with the Edmonton Oilers but have lost three in a row...

Nikola Jokic thrives in return, propelling Nuggets past Clippers
Nikola Jokic returned from a 16-game absence to produce 31 points and 12 rebounds, leading the host Denver Nuggets over the Los Angeles Clippers 122-109 on Friday night.,Jokic, who had been sidelined since sustaining a left knee injury at Miami on Dec. 29, shot 13-for-17 from the foul line to help D...

Charlie Coyle's hat trick boosts Blue Jackets past Blackhawks
Charlie Coyle scored his second career hat trick and added an assist to lead the surging Columbus Blue Jackets to their fourth straight win, 4-2 over the host Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.,Coyle, who added an assist, has five goals and four assists in his past three games.,Mathieu Olivier had a goal...

USC puts height, rebounding up against smaller Rutgers
Southern California returns home to Los Angeles on Saturday for a Big Ten Conference tilt against a recently sputtering Rutgers squad.,The Trojans (15-6, 4-6 Big Ten) split a road series in a pair of nail-biters, beating Wisconsin 73-71 on Sunday before dropping a 73-72 decision on Wednesday at Iowa...

Stars visit Mammoth, aiming for fourth straight victory
The Dallas Stars will aim for a fourth straight victory when they visit division foes the Utah Mammoth on Saturday night.,This Central Division standoff marks the third time this season these rivals have faced each other. The Stars won the first contest in Dallas 4-3, and the Mammoth won the second ...

No. 3 Michigan tops No. 7 Michigan State to grab Big Ten lead
Yaxel Lendeborg recorded 26 points and 12 rebounds and No. 3 Michigan moved into sole possession of first place in the Big Ten with an 83-71 victory over No. 7 Michigan State on Friday night in East Lansing, Mich.,Elliott Cadeau scored 17 points and dished out six assists for the Wolverines (20-1, 1...

NTSB: Greg Biffle wasn't flying plane in fatal clash
National Transportation Safety Board investigators say Greg Biffle was not at the controls of his business jet during last month's fatal crash near Statesville (N.C.) Regional Airport, a finding that reshapes early assumptions while raising new questions about cockpit staffing and a cascade of instr...

Bulls, Heat head to Florida to continue rare 3-game set
Facing off for part two of a rare three-game series, the Miami Heat will look to prolong the visiting Chicago Bulls' recent woes Saturday night.,The teams had their Jan. 8 game in Chicago postponed to Jan. 29 due to condensation on the court, leading to three games in four days between the two sides...

Desmond Bane's long-range accuracy powers Magic past Raptors
Desmond Bane scored 16 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter and sank a season-best seven 3-pointers, lifting the host Orlando Magic to a 130-120 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday.,Bane made 11 of 15 shots from the floor and 7 of 10 from 3-point range for Orlando, which trailed by 13 befor...