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Red Wings roll past Blackhawks for sixth straight win
Alex DeBrincat, Lucas Raymond and Marco Kasper had a goal and an assist apiece as the host Detroit Red Wings extended their winning streak to six games by topping the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Friday.,Detroit's Patrick Kane registered three assists and Albert Johansson netted his first career goal. ...
Jordan Staal, Andrei Svechnikov power Hurricanes past Canucks
Jordan Staal scored again and Dustin Tokarski needed only 14 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vancouver Canucks 2-0 on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Andrei Svechnikov also posted a goal for the Hurricanes, who won on back-to-back nights.,Staal's goal pushed his season total to nine just...
Pacers outlast short-handed Warriors for 5th straight win
Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam combined for 50 points while missing just six shots and the Indiana Pacers held off the short-handed Golden State Warriors for a 108-96 victory Friday night in Indianapolis.,Haliburton and Siakam shared game-high scoring honors with 25 points apiece for the Pacers...
Caps G Charlie Lindgren exits with upper-body injury
Washington goalie Charlie Lindgren took a hit to the head and left the Capitals' home game against the Montreal Canadiens on Friday.,In the first minute of the second period, Lindgren was struck in the side of the head by Montreal's Nick Suzuki, who was checked into the goalie by Brandon Duhaime.,Li...
CJ McCollum, bench lead Pelicans past 76ers
CJ McCollum scored 38 points as the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans opened a three-game road trip with a 123-115 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.,Five other Pelicans scored in double figures, including Jordan Hawkins (21 points) and Dejounte Murray (17 points, 10 rebounds). Jose Alva...
Steven Crowl helps Wisconsin rout Minnesota
Steven Crowl matched his season-high with 18 points and John Tonje added 16 as Wisconsin rolled past Minnesota 80-59 for its fifth consecutive victory Friday night in Madison, Wis.,The Badgers (13-3, 3-2 Big Ten) were without starting guard Max Klesmit, who injured his ankle in Monday's 75-63 road w...
Pistons aim to start new streak as Raptors see some improvement
The schedule caught up to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday. With a day to rest up, they will try to start a new winning streak on Saturday against the visiting Toronto Raptors.,Detroit had its five-game streak snapped by Golden State, 107-104. The Pistons recorded a road win at Brooklyn on Wednesday ...
NFL Wild-Card Playoff Capsules
NFL Wild-Card Playoff Capsules,Saturday, January 11,AFC,No. 5 L.A. Chargers (11-6) at No. 4 Houston Texans (10-7),4:30 p.m. ET,CBS, Paramount+,The Chargers are in the playoffs in Jim Harbaugh's first season as head coach and seeking their first postseason win since the 2018 season. The Texans won th...
Ilya Sorokin posts 20th career shutout as Isles blank Knights
Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves for his 20th career shutout and Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,Anders Lee, Bo Horvat and Casey Cizikas also scored goals and Alexander Romanov had two assis...
Ilya Sorokin posts 20th career shutout as Islanders blank Knights
Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves for his 20th career shutout and Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights Thursday night in Las Vegas.,Anders Lee, Bo Horvat and Casey Cizikas also scored goals and Alexander Romanov had two assists ...
Six players share first-round lead at Sony Open in Hawaii
Tom Hoge and England's Harry Hall are off to hot starts again in Hawaii, as they are among six players tied for the first-round lead at the Sony Open in Hawaii.,Hoge and Hall tied for eighth last week at The Sentry, the PGA Tour's season-opening event in Kapalua, Hawaii. They sit level with Adam Sch...
Tyler Herro scores 23 to carry Heat past Jazz
Tyler Herro scored 23 and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 20 points in a 97-92 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,Herro and Jaquez each drained key free throws in the waning moments as Miami improved to 2-1 on its six-game trip.,Bam Adebayo contributed 15 points, seven rebounds, three assi...
Bradley Beal stars off bench as Suns handle Hawks
Bradley Beal scored a game-high 25 points off the bench, leading the Phoenix Suns to a 123-115 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Thursday.,Grayson Allen and Kevin Durant added 23 points apiece for the Suns, who won their second game in three tries. Phoenix's Devin Booker collected 20 points and...
Late field goal lifts Notre Dame past Penn State, into CFP final
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Mitch Jeter's 41-yard field goal with seven seconds left lifted Notre Dame to a 27-24 comeback win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl -- one of the College Football Playoff semifinals -- on Thursday.,The seventh-seeded Fighting Irish (14-1) won their 13th game in a row and adv...
Rockets trim Grizzlies in matchup of Western powers
Alperen Sengun collected 32 points, 14 rebounds and five assists, Jalen Green added 27 points and Fred VanVleet contributed 22 to lead the Houston Rockets past the Memphis Grizzlies 119-115 for their fifth straight road victory.,Ja Morant paced the Grizzlies with 27 points, and Jaren Jackson Jr. had...
Fast start revs up Blues in win 6-2 win over Ducks
Robert Thomas scored twice to lead the St. Louis Blues past the visiting Anaheim Ducks 6-2 Thursday night.,Pavel Buchnevich and Jordan Kyrou each had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who have scored 37 goals in their last eight games.,Dylan Holloway and Tyler Tucker also scored for St. Louis, Bra...
Avalanche's six-goal explosion ends Wild's win streak
Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Logan O'Connor each had a goal and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche cruised to a 6-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Ross Colton, Parker Kelly and Artturi Lehkonen added one goal apiece for Colorado, which bounced back from a...
Jordan Staal's hat trick propels Hurricanes past Leafs
Jordan Staal scored a hat trick and the Carolina Hurricanes overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Staal's third goal came 20 seconds into the third period, giving him a goal in each period and eight goals this season. It's the captain's ...
No. 16 Michigan State's defense shuts down Washington
Jaden Akins had 20 points and No. 16 Michigan State extended its winning streak to eight games with an 88-54 victory over Washington in East Lansing, Mich., on Thursday night.,Jeremy Fears Jr. notched his first career double-double with 12 points and a season-high 10 assists for the Spartans (13-2, ...
Closing 18-2 burst vaults Mavericks over Trail Blazers
Jaden Hardy came off the bench to score a season-high 25 points and the Dallas Mavericks closed with an 18-2 run to rally for a 117-111 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night.,P.J. Washington recorded 23 points, 14 rebounds and three steals, and Dereck Lively II added 21 ...