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Predators in hot playoff pursuit against hapless Canucks
The Nashville Predators will look to keep their playoff hopes alive when they visit the last-place Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.,The Predators gave their late-season playoff push a boost Tuesday night with a 4-2 come-from-behind victory over Seattle, which is just one point above them in the battle...
Desmond Bane powers Magic past Cavaliers
Desmond Bane scored 35 points, including five in the final 18 seconds, as the Orlando Magic beat the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 128-122 on Wednesday night.,Paulo Banchero had 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Tristan da Silva added 23 points for the surging Magic. Wendell Carter Jr....
Cowboys trade Osa Odighizuwa to 49ers, Solomon Thomas to Titans
The Dallas Cowboys dealt away a pair of defensive linemen on Wednesday.,Dallas traded defensive lineman Solomon Thomas to the Tennessee Titans, where he'll reunite with former New York Jets coach Robert Saleh, and the Cowboys sent Osa Odighizuwa west to join the San Francisco 49ers.,The Cowboys agre...
Contending Mammoth out to avoid sweep by Blackhawks
For the third time in less than two weeks, the Utah Mammoth will face the Blackhawks, with Chicago aiming to complete a four-game season sweep on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,While the Mammoth are in firm possession of a playoff spot and the Blackhawks are playing the final month with an eye toward n...
Flyers take down fellow wild-card-contending Capitals
Travis Konecny scored on his 29th birthday and Owen Tippett added a goal and an assist to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 victory over the visiting Washington Capitals on Wednesday., ,Samuel Ersson, making just his second start since Jan. 29, finished with 21 saves for the Flyers. Trevor Zegra...
Canadiens complete back-to-back sweep with win over Senators
Ivan Demidov scored the go-ahead goal at 12:40 of the third period and the Montreal Canadiens rallied for a 3-2 win over the Senators in Ottawa.,The Montreal forward knocked in the rebound after Linus Ullmark made the initial save against Alex Newhook on the rush but could not hold the puck.,Demidov...
Vinnie Pasquantino's 3 HRs make WBC history as Italy beats Mexico
Vinnie Pasquantino recorded the first three-homer game in the 20-year history of the World Baseball Classic, and Italy earned a 9-1 victory over Mexico on Wednesday in Houston, capturing first place in Pool B while helping the United States advance.,Pasquantino, who was 0-for-12 entering the game, e...
Lakers executing at both ends sans LeBron James; Bulls up next
On a charge up the Western Conference standings, the Los Angeles Lakers will be out to continue their momentum with a visit from the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.,The Lakers have won six of their past seven games and are unbeaten through three games of their current homestand after a 120-106 victory ov...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Nashville, Miami play to scoreless draw
Nashville SC dominated statistically but came away with a scoreless draw against visiting Inter Miami on Wednesday in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup round-of-16 series.,The two-game, total-goal set will conclude on March 18 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The team that advances will oppose eithe...
Vegas looks to snap out of post-break rut with Penguins in town
The Vegas Golden Knights held a seemingly comfortable four-point lead in the Pacific Division going into the three-week Winter Olympics break last month. But heading into Thursday's contest against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the opener of a key four-game homestand, Vegas now finds itself in third plac...
Rickea Jackson alleges Falcons' James Pearce Jr. 'threatened to kill me'
Los Angeles Sparks forward Rickea Jackson expressed fear for her life while filing for a temporary protective order against her ex-boyfriend, Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr., ESPN and TMZ reported on Wednesday.,The temporary order was requested and granted after Pearce reportedly crashe...
NHL-leading Avs aim to dent Kraken's wild-card aspirations
So, there is a way to defeat the Colorado Avalanche.,Make them play with just 10 forwards.,That's what happened to Colorado on Tuesday night against visiting Edmonton and the result was a 4-3 defeat that snapped the NHL-leading Avalanche's five-game winning streak.,The Avs will look to start a new r...
Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pursuing record vs. restored Celtics
Coming off one of the best games of his career, Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will try to make history when the Thunder host the Boston Celtics on Thursday in a matchup of two of the top teams in the NBA.,With 20 or more points, Gilgeous-Alexander would break Wilt Chamberlain's ...
Malik Dia, Ole Miss deal Texas damaging loss in SEC tourney
Malik Dia scored 23 points and Ole Miss never trailed in its 76-66 victory over Texas in Wednesday's first-round game of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville.,AJ Storr added 18 points and Ilias Kamardine chipped in 16 for the 15th-seeded Rebels (13-19), who won despite making just 1 o...
Desert queen Iga Swiatek moves into quarters at Indian Wells
Second-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland hopes her even-numbered yeaer streak continues at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.,Swiatek won the title in the desert in 2022 and 2024 and reached this year's quarterfinals on Wednesday by routing No. 13 Czech Karolina Muchova, 6-2, 6-0 in the Califor...
Robert McCray (30 points), red-hot Florida State best Cal
Robert McCray V delivered 30 points and eight assists to propel eighth-seeded Florida State to a 95-89 victory over ninth-seeded Cal in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C.,Lajae Jones scored 15 points and Chauncey Wiggins added 14 for the sizzlin...
Roundup: McNeese, Lehigh earn NCAA Tournament berths
Sixth-year senior Javohn Garcia poured in a career-high 31 points as second-seeded McNeese earned a 76-59 upset of top-seeded Stephen F. Austin to claim its third straight Southland Conference championship and NCAA Tournament bid.,Garcia drilled 11 of 18 shots from the field and went 5 of 8 from 3-p...
AJ Dybantsa shines again, lifts BYU past West Virginia
AJ Dybantsa continued his impressive showing early on at the Big 12 tournament, scoring a game-high 27 points to lift BYU to a 68-48 victory over West Virginia on Wednesday night in Kansas City, Mo.,BYU (23-10), the 10th seed in the tournament, advanced to the quarterfinals where it will face second...
Jovan Milicevic, Xavier advance past Marquette in Big East 10-7 upset
NEW YORK -- Jovan Milicevic scored 21 points and hit the tiebreaking layup with 1:14 remaining as 10th-seeded Xavier outlasted seventh-seeded Marquette for an 89-87 victory in the opening round of the Big East tournament on Wednesday.,Milicevic made 7 of 11 shots and 4 of 7 3-pointers as he finished...
Grizzlies go for season sweep over Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks find themselves in a tailspin.,Entering Thursday's road game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Mavericks have dropped eight straight and 18 of their past 20, including Tuesday's 124-112 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.,But Dallas coach Jason Kidd isn't overly concerned. He understand...