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Pistons chasing rare road win against Hawks
The Detroit Pistons will try to carry their success on the road to a place where they've struggled when they visit the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.,The Pistons are 12-10 away from home after Monday's 107-96 victory at Houston, the first leg of a five-game road trip. But Detroit has lost seven in a ro...
Hawks rookie Zaccharie Risacher (adductor) out at least 1 week
Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 draft, will sit out at least another week due to a strained left adductor, the team said Tuesday.,Risacher already has missed three games with the injury, and Atlanta said in a statement that he's "progressing in his rehabi...
TCU facing a tough test on glass vs. No. 12 Kansas
TCU and Kansas both knocked off Big 12 Conference rivals over the weekend and will look to carry that momentum into Wednesday night's meeting in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (10-7, 3-3 Big 12) responded to a midweek loss against Utah by pulling off a dramatic 74-71 comeback victory over then-...
Sebastian Aho plays OT hero again, lifts Canes over Blackhawks
Sebastian Aho scored the game-winning goal in overtime and Jaccob Slavin collected three assists as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes notched a 4-3 comeback victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.,Seth Jarvis, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jordan Staal also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won fou...
Iowa not getting too low after losses, turns to Minnesota
Iowa is back home from the West Coast after dropping back-to-back games against Southern California and UCLA.,But the Hawkeyes (12-6, 3-4 Big Ten) remain supremely confident in their abilities as they turn their attention to Minnesota (9-9, 1-6). The teams will tip off Tuesday night in Iowa City.,Io...
Knicks fend off Hawks to back up sterling MLK Day record
Jalen Brunson scored 34 points and helped the New York Knicks continue their dominance on Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a 119-110 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Monday.,Brunson made 12 of 18 shots from the field, including three 3-pointers, with six assists and one steal.,The Knicks improv...
Blackhawks still last but feeling better entering clash with Hurricanes
Having snapped a losing skid in their last outing, the last-place Chicago Blackhawks will strive to build off that victory over a top-tier team when they play host to the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday.,The Blackhawks ended a four-game slide in style with a 5-3 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden ...
Jalen Johnson, Hawks look to subdue Knicks
The suddenly healthy Atlanta Hawks will try to extend their winning streak to four games and remain unbeaten against the Knicks when the teams meet in New York on Monday afternoon.,The Hawks defeated the Boston Celtics 119-115 in overtime on Saturday and have won four of their last five overall. The...
Collin Morikawa, two others WD from Farmers Insurance Open
World No. 4 Collin Morikawa was one of three golfers to withdraw from the upcoming Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday.,Morikawa joined Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark and Tyler McCumber in bowing out of the 156-golfer field at famed Torrey Pines. They will be replaced by Wesley Bryan, Hayden Springer and ...
Blackhawks halt 4-game skid with win over Golden Knights
Seth Jones scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and also had two assists and Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice as the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night.,Lukas Reichel and Taylor Hall also scored goals, ...
Hawks sneak by struggling Celtics in OT
Trae Young had 28 points and 11 assists to help the visiting Atlanta Hawks extend their winning streak to three games by defeating the Boston Celtics 119-115 in overtime on Saturday.,Dyson Daniels added 23 points for the Hawks, who won despite shooting 9-for-37 from 3-point range and committing 18 t...
Slumping teams clash as Knights face Blackhawks
In the midst of their worst five-game stretch of the season, the Vegas Golden Knights will look for improvement Saturday night when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks in the second game of a back-to-back set.,On paper, the timing could be better for Vegas, which is a remarkable 23-4-2 against Western...
Hawks hope to get stars back for Celtics matchup
The Atlanta Hawks hope they will be closer to 100 percent healthy Saturday night when they go on the road to face the Boston Celtics.,The Hawks were missing five regulars but still beat the Bulls 110-94 on Wednesday in Chicago. Trae Young sat out that game with a bruised right rib, and Jalen Johnson...
UCLA's lights-out shooting overwhelms Iowa 94-70
Eric Dailey Jr. posted a career-high 23 points to lead five UCLA players in double figures, and the Bruins emphatically ended their four-game losing streak with a 94-70 blowout of Iowa on Friday in Los Angeles. ,UCLA (12-6, 3-4 Big Ten), which shot a scorching 62.1 percent from the field, never trai...
South Carolina's Dawn Staley inks historic $25M extension
South Carolina's Dawn Staley signed a contract extension Friday that makes her the highest-paid coach in women's college basketball history.,The four-time Naismith National Coach of the Year is signed through the 2029-30 season. Starting immediately, she will earn an annual salary of $4 million and ...
No. 9 Kansas bids to ride defense, limit turnovers vs. Kansas State
A presumably angry group of Jayhawks will take the floor when No. 9 Kansas hosts Kansas State on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 game in Lawrence, Kan.,The Jayhawks, after all, saw their three-game winning streak end with a 74-57 loss at No. 2 Iowa State on Wednesday. ,With the Wildcats struggling to...
In their first shootout of season, Predators knock off Blackhawks
Filip Forsberg's 300th career goal tied the game late in regulation, and the Nashville Predators went on to beat the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a shootout Thursday night.,Nashville trailed 2-1 when a streaking Forsberg took a stretch pass from Nick Blankenburg, then drilled the puck past Chi...
Suddenly leaky UCLA tries to stop tailspin vs. high-scoring Iowa
Iowa tries to salvage its first Big Ten Conference Los Angeles road swing, while host UCLA is looking to pull out of a four-game tailspin on Friday.,The Bruins (11-6, 2-4 Big Ten) return home after a taxing road trip to the East Coast, which produced losses of 79-61 at Maryland last Friday and 75-68...
Blackhawks, facing Predators, pursue rare road win
As the losses pile up, frustration continues to consume the Chicago Blackhawks.,Meanwhile, the Nashville Predators still are trying to find ways to win games consistently.,The Blackhawks look to avoid a fourth consecutive overall defeat -- and seventh straight on the road -- when they face the Preda...
G League regulars stun as hurting Hawks down Bulls
Keaton Wallace scored a career high 27 points and Daeqwon Plowden chipped in 19 off the bench on 7-for-8 shooting in his NBA debut to boost the short-handed Atlanta Hawks to a 110-94 win against the host Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.,Missing three starters and their top reserve, the Hawks never traile...