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Rangers ride rare momentum into clash with Capitals
The New York Rangers started the new calendar year with a much-needed win. Now they'll look to keep it going when they visit the Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon.,The Rangers snapped a four-game losing streak Thursday with a 2-1 victory against the Boston Bruins, a tilt in which they held a...
Leafs D Philippe Myers signs 2-year, $1.7M extension
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed defenseman Philippe Myers to a two-year, $1.7 million contract extension Friday.,Myers, 27, has recorded two assists in 11 games in his first season with Toronto, averaging 17:08 of ice time.,He has 38 points (eight goals, 30 assists), a plus-six plus/minus and 72 pena...
Sharks eke out win over Lightning, end 8-game skid
Mario Ferraro produced a fight and the game-winning goal, Marc-Edouard Vlasic notched a point in his season debut and the San Jose Sharks broke an eight-game losing streak by edging the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday.,Ending an 0-7-1 streak, the Sharks beat the Lightning for just the t...
Max Christie turns into scorer as Lakers turn back Blazers
LeBron James scored 38 points with eight assists and Max Christie added a career-high 28 as the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence of Anthony Davis to earn a 114-106 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday.,Austin Reaves scored 15 points with 11 assists as the Lakers won fo...
J.T. Miller, Canucks push past Kraken in shootout
J.T. Miller scored the lone shootout goal as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the host Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Thursday night.,Max Sasson, Conor Garland and Tyler Myers scored in regulation for the Canucks, who won for just the second time in their past seven games (2-2-3).,Vancouver goaltender Thatcher...
Three-goal second period sends Knights past Flyers
Ilya Samsonov made 23 saves to win his fifth straight start and Pavel Dorofeyev scored what proved to be the game-winner during Vegas' three-goal second period as the Golden Knights rallied to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Thursday in Las Vegas.,Mark Stone had a goal and an assist, Nicolas H...
Stephen Curry tastes 3-point perfection as Warriors pound 76ers
Stephen Curry added to his 3-point-shooting lore Thursday night, making all eight of his attempts for the first time in his career as the Golden State Warriors routed the Philadelphia 76ers 139-105 in San Francisco.,Curry finished with 30 points and 10 assists on a night when he became the first in ...
No. 22 Illinois comes west, wipes out No. 9 Oregon
Ben Humrichous scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half Thursday night and No. 22 Illinois opened its first West Coast swing in the Big Ten Conference with a 109-77 beatdown of ninth-ranked Oregon in Eugene.,Humrichous, an Evansville transfer, sank four of the Fighting Illini's 16 3-pointers. T...
No. 14 Ole Miss makes statement with Gator Bowl rout of Duke
Jaxson Dart threw four touchdown passes and Ulysses Bentley IV ran for a pair of scores as No. 14 Ole Miss overwhelmed Duke in a 52-20 Gator Bowl romp Thursday night in Jacksonville, Fla.,Coach Lane Kiffin, who expressed his displeasure regarding the College Football Playoff selections, had his team...
Washington grabs win in first meeting with Maryland
Great Osobor scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as host Washington defeated Maryland 75-69 on Thursday night in Seattle for their first Big Ten Conference victory.,Freshman Zoom Diallo came off the bench and scored 17 of his career-high 18 points after the intermission for the Huskies (10-4, 1...
Avalanche pull off late comeback, stun Sabres in OT
Devon Toews scored 48 seconds into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in Denver on Thursday night.,It was the second time this season Colorado overcame a big deficit to beat the Sabres. The Avalanche trailed 4-0 after one period in Buffalo on Dec. 3 and won 5...
Washington emerges with win in first meeting against Maryland
Great Osobor scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as host Washington defeated Maryland 75-69 on Thursday night in Seattle for their first Big Ten Conference victory.,Freshman Zoom Diallo came off the bench and scored 17 of his career-high 18 points after the intermission for the Huskies (10-4, 1...
Pair of goals by Lawson Crouse helps Utah get past Flames
Lawson Crouse scored twice, including the game-winning tally, and Clayton Keller collected one goal and one assist to lead the visiting Utah Hockey Club to a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.,Logan Cooley and Kevin Stenlund also scored goals while Olli Maatta netted a pair of assists ...
No. 14 Ole Miss makes statement in routing Duke in Gator Bowl
Jaxson Dart threw four touchdown passes and Ulysses Bentley IV ran for a pair of scores as No. 14 Mississippi overwhelmed Duke in a 52-20 Gator Bowl romp Thursday night in Jacksonville, Fla.,Coach Lane Kiffin, who expressed his displeasure regarding the College Football Playoff selections, had his t...
No. 19 Gonzaga extends decades of dominance over Portland
Nolan Hickman scored 13 points and Michael Ajayi collected a season-high 15 rebounds as No. 19 Gonzaga cruised to an easy 81-50 victory over visiting Portland on Thursday night in West Coast Conference play at Spokane, Wash.,Dusty Stromer scored a season-best 12 points as the Bulldogs defeated Portl...
Myles Rice, Oumar Ballo lead Indiana past Rutgers
Myles Rice scored 21 points and Indiana overcame the loss of leading scorer Malik Reneau to shoot its way past Rutgers 84-74 in a wild game Thursday in Bloomington, Ind., ,Reneau injured his right knee 29 seconds into the game and subbed out in favor of Oumar Ballo, who missed Indiana's previous gam...
Roope Hintz, Stars double up on Senators
Roope Hintz scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal midway through the second period, and the stingy Dallas Stars won their third straight, 4-2 over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.,With Dallas trailing 2-1, Jamie Benn and Hintz scored in a 1:08 span of the second. Meanwhile, Jak...
Thunder keep streak alive with comeback win over Clippers
The Oklahoma City Thunder earned their 13th consecutive victory -- and longest winning streak since the franchise moved to Oklahoma City -- in a 116-98 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.,Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points and Jalen Williams added 18 to help the Thunder move w...
Nets turn back fourth-quarter rally to beat Bucks
Cameron Johnson scored 26 points and Cam Thomas added 24 as the visiting Brooklyn Nets withstood a furious fourth-quarter rally to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 113-110 on Thursday.,The Nets led 111-90 with 6:55 remaining before missing their next 12 field-goal attempts. Damian Lillard scored five straig...
Ducks knock off Jets again on Troy Terry's OT winner
Troy Terry scored his second goal of the game with 1:26 left in overtime to lift the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets, who opened an eight-game homestand on Thursday evening.,Terry also had an assist, Radko Gudas had a goal and an assist, Leo Carlsson also scored and John G...