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Lakers bring star power, winning streak into game against Heat
Luka Doncic and LeBron James are headed to Miami as the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Heat on Thursday night.,Doncic leads the NBA in scoring (33.0 points) and ranks third in assists (8.5).,James, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, is set to return to Miami, where he led the Heat to four straight Eas...
Blue Jackets bring pressure-based mindset into meeting with Rangers
The Columbus Blue Jackets are on a 10-game point streak (6-0-4) as they prepare to host the New York Rangers on Thursday night.,That run and a 17-2-4 record in the past 23 games have put the Blue Jackets on the brink of a playoff position. Columbus (35-21-11, 81 points) sits one point back of both t...
FURIA, Team Falcons open BLAST Open Spring with sweeps
FURIA and Team Falcons finished off sweeps in their respective upper-bracket quarterfinals to open Group A play of the BLAST Open Spring on Wednesday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Aurora Gaming and Natus Vincere also won their opening matches to remain in the winner's bracket. TYLOO, FaZe Clan, B8 and NRG...
Bilibili Gaming qualify for knockout round at First Stand Tournament
With a 3-0 sweep of G2 Esports in the upper-bracket final, Bilibili Gaming became the first team from Group A to advance to the knockout stage at the First Stand Tournament on Wednesday in Sao Paolo.,Also on Wednesday, FEARX swept Secret Whales 3-0 in the Group A lower-bracket semifinal to reach the...
Chris Bell scores 31 as Cal opens NIT with win vs. UIC
Chris Bell's career night helped second-seeded Cal extinguish Illinois-Chicago 91-73 in the first round of the NIT's Albuquerque region Wednesday night in Berkeley, Calif.,Bell's career-best 31 points on 10-of-12 shooting from the field, including 7 of 8 from behind the arc, was more than enough for...
Flyers relinquish late lead, but sink Ducks in OT
Noah Cates scored at 2:17 of overtime as the Philadelphia Flyers extended their road win streak to five games with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night., ,Cates banked in a rebound of a Matvei Michkov shot off the left skate of Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal and just inside the right p...
Luka Doncic, Lakers down Rockets for 7th straight win
Luka Doncic flirted with a 40-point triple-double, LeBron James added 30 points while missing only one shot and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers claimed a 124-116 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday that clinched the three-game season series.,After James fueled a 13-4 start to the fourth qu...
Stars win shootout, trim Avs' Central lead to 2 points
Wyatt Johnston scored the only goal in the shootout, Jake Oettinger had 33 saves through overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Denver on Wednesday night in a matchup of the NHL's top two teams.,Jason Robertson scored in regulation for Dallas (43-15-10, 96 points), which mo...
Devin Cooley, Flames turn aside Blues in shootout
Joel Farabee and Matvei Gridin scored in a shootout, giving the host Calgary Flames a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday.,After Calgary failed to convert during a power play in overtime, the Flames netted two of their three attempts in the tiebreaker. Calgary goalie Devin Cooley stopp...
Luca Doncic, Lakers down Rockets for 7th straight win
Luka Doncic flirted with a 40-point triple-double, LeBron James added 30 points while missing only one shot and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers claimed a 124-116 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday that clinched the three-game season series.,After James fueled a 13-4 start to the fourth qu...
Miami (Ohio) shakes off lone loss, tops SMU in First Four
DAYTON, Ohio -- Eian Elmer scored 23 points and Brant Byers added 19 as Miami (Ohio) used a 3-point barrage to beat SMU 89-79 in an NCAA Tournament final First Four contest Wednesday night in Dayton, Ohio.,Luke Skaljac added 17 and Almar Atlason had 12 as Miami (32-1) rebounded from its only loss of...
Women's First Four: Nebraska separates from Richmond in 3rd quarter
A 27-6 scoring margin in the third quarter propelled Nebraska to a Women's NCAA Tournament First Four victory against Richmond 75-56 in Durham, N.C., on Wednesday.,In a battle of No. 11 seeds, Britt Prince scored 10 of her team-high 22 points in the decisive third period as the Cornhuskers (19-12) b...
Grizzlies surprise Nuggets with gritty defense late
Ty Jerome hit five 3-pointers on his way to 21 points, and Taylor Hendricks' play off the bench helped key the Memphis defense as the host Grizzlies stunned the Denver Nuggets, 125-118, on Wednesday.,Memphis (24-44) came into Wednesday's matchup, a make-up for a January date postponed due to weather...
Hawks win 11th in a row, extend Mavericks' home skid
Powered by 24 points by CJ McCollum and 22 from Nickeil Alexander-Walker, the visiting Atlanta Hawks soared to their 11th straight win, taking down the Dallas Mavericks 135-120 on Wednesday night.,Atlanta's win streak is the longest by any NBA team this season. It is also the longest win streak for ...
Lightning out to rediscover 'winning feeling' vs. lowly Canucks
The Tampa Bay Lightning's championship window may not be starting to close after all., ,The Lightning (41-21-4, 86 points) are looking to snap back into a consistent winning mode as they travel to Vancouver on Thursday night to face the Canucks (21-38-8, 50 points) in a clash between teams that have...
Timberwolves dismantle Jazz with 2nd-half outburst
Ayo Dosunmu scored 23 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished six assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 147-111 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Rudy Gobert registered a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota (43-27), which won for the sec...
Balanced scoring attack helps Raptors complete season sweep of Bulls
RJ Barrett scored 23 points while Scottie Barnes, Brandon Ingram and Ja'Kobe Walter chipped in 18 apiece to boost the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 139-109 rout of the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.,Toronto shot 57.1% from the floor to cruise in the opener of a five-game road trip. Seven players scored...
Capitals grab key late-season win over Senators
Cole Hutson scored in his NHL debut for Washington, putting an exclamation mark on the Capitals' 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.,Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson and Aliaksei Protas also scored for Washington (34-27-8, 76 points), which has won two of its last three. Rasmus Sandin, Trevo...
Pelicans overtake Clippers to continue late-season surge
Saddiq Bey scored 25 points and Trey Murphy III added 23 as the New Orleans Pelicans finished off a 124-109 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday in the opener of a back-to-back set between the teams.,Dejounte Murray scored 17 points and dished a season-high 11 assists as the P...
Trail Blazers survive late surge to extend Pacers' historic skid
Deni Avdija had 32 points and 11 rebounds on Wednesday to help the Portland Trail Blazers stave off the Indiana Pacers for a 127-119 victory in Indianapolis.,Donovan Clingan added 28 points and 13 rebounds, Toumani Camara scored 17 points and Jrue Holiday chipped in 15 points and eight assists. Robe...