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Magic focus on ball retention ahead of matchup with Wizards
The Orlando Magic will try to find a way to turn first-half promise into second-half performance when they host the Washington Wizards on Tuesday.,Orlando turned a position of strength into a 106-92 loss to the visiting Detroit Pistons on Sunday.,The Magic led by seven at halftime, before being outs...

Jon Rahm: DP World Tour 'extorting players' with 6-event requirement
Jon Rahm issued a fiery explanation on Tuesday as to why he wasn't among the eight LIV Golf players who signed waivers to compete on the DP World Tour.,Laurie Canter, Thomas Detry, Tyrrell Hatton, Tom McKibbin, Adrian Meronk, Victor Perez, David Puig and Elvis Smylie all agreed to the terms set out ...

Avalanche ruin debut of Kings interim coach D.J. Smith
Martin Necas and Gabriel Landeskog each had a goal and two assists as the visiting Colorado Avalanche earned a 4-2 win against the short-handed Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.,Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, setting up Devon Toews for the tiebreaking goal with 4:55 left. Mackenzie Blac...

Kawhi Leonard nets 23 as Clippers rally from 17 down to beat Warriors
Kawhi Leonard squeezed a game-high 23 points into 29 minutes, five teammates chipped in with double-figure scoring and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame a 17-point deficit to thump the Golden State Warriors 114-101 on Monday night in San Francisco.,Coming off the bench in his Clippers debut, Darius ...

Joey Daccord, Kraken snap Hurricanes' 12-game point streak
Joey Daccord made 35 saves as the Seattle Kraken defeated visiting Carolina 2-1 on Monday, ending to the Eastern Conference-leading Hurricanes' 12-game point streak (10-0-2).,Kaapo Kakko and Ben Meyers scored and Adam Larsson had two assists for Seattle, which improved to 2-0-0 on a six-game homesta...

Stars crush Canucks for franchise-record 9th straight win
Lian Bichsel scored twice, including the eventual game-winner, as the visiting Dallas Stars extended their win streak to a franchise-best nine games with a 6-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night.,Colin Blackwell, Matt Duchene and Jason Robertson each added a goal and an assist for the St...

Lakers optimistic about ascent as Pelicans pay visit
After getting off to a flying start in their extended run of home games, the Los Angeles Lakers will be out to build some momentum when the New Orleans Pelicans visit on Tuesday.,Luka Doncic and LeBron James were there for the Lakers yet again on Sunday in a commanding 128-104 victory over the Sacra...

Jamal Murray pours in 45 as Nuggets hold off Jazz
Jamal Murray scored 45 points and dished out eight assists while leading the Denver Nuggets to a 128-125 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday in Salt Lake City.,Murray shot 8-for-13 from 3-point range to help Denver snap a two-game losing streak. Nikola Jokic tallied 22 points, 12 rebounds and five ...

Suns hope to get back to winning ways against Kings
The Phoenix Suns have exceeded expectations over the first three-quarters of the season.,Now it's about continuing to excel down the stretch of the season.,The Suns return to action after four days without a game when they visit the hapless Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.,"We're into March now," ...

Seniors steer No. 2 Arizona to comfortable win over No. 6 Iowa State
No. 2 Arizona clinched its first outright Big 12 regular-season title behind senior point guard Jaden Bradley's 17 points on Senior Night in a 73-57 win over No. 6 Iowa State on Monday at Tucson, Ariz.,The Wildcats (28-2, 15-2 Big 12) earned their fifth straight win, four of them against ranked oppo...

Sharks lean on youth for playoff chase with hot Habs in town
Michael Misa is making the most of his opportunity with the San Jose Sharks.,The 19-year-old rookie scored the overtime winner that lifted the Sharks to a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, giving him points in all three games since the Olympic break.,"He's earned it. He has earned it by ...

JGR 'pleased' with restraining order against ex-competition director
Chris Gabehart will be limited in his duties as the chief motorsports officer at Spire Motorsports after a judge issued a partial restraining order on Monday.,U.S. District Judge Susan C. Rodriguez of the Western District of North Carolina handed down a ruling that prevents Gabehart from serving the...

Senators cruise into matchup with leaky Oilers at full speed
The Ottawa Senators have seemingly found their game at the right time.,Ottawa enters Tuesday's road tilt with the stumbling Edmonton Oilers at 6-1-1 over their past eight games, most recently ousting their biggest rival.,The Senators dominated the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night, outshooting t...

Wild, Lightning eager to shed two-game slides
The Minnesota Wild will try to end a two-game losing skid Tuesday evening when they host the Atlantic Division-leading Tampa Bay Lightning in Saint Paul, Minn.,Comfortably locked into the top three in the Western Conference's Central Division, third-place Minnesota will clash with the Lightning to e...

Dan Vladar, Flyers hold off Maple Leafs in shootout
Trevor Zegras scored the decisive goal of a shootout as the visiting Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday.,Philadelphia finished 2-for-2 in the shootout, as Matvei Michkov also succeeded. Toronto went 1-for-3, getting a goal from William Nylander before Flyers goalie Da...

Ahead of Wizards debut Thurs., Trae Young ejected for leaving bench
Trae Young has managed to earn an ejection before ever even stepping on the court for his new squad.,Young, set to make his debut for the Wizards on Thursday night against the Utah Jazz, was ejected on Tuesday night for leaving the bench area in Washington's 123-118 loss to the Houston Rockets.,The ...

Blue Jackets blow four-goal lead, hold on for overtime win vs. Rangers
Kiril Marchenko scored his second goal of the game on a 2-on-1 66 seconds into overtime as the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets pulled off a 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night after blowing a four-goal lead in the third period.,The win ended Columbus's first losing streak under new ...

Celtics blitz Bucks, ruining Giannis Antetokounmpo's return
Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the court after missing 15 games with a strained right calf, but his Milwaukee Bucks fell 108-81 to the visiting Boston Celtics on Monday night.,Payton Pritchard had a team-high 25 points and nine assists for the Celtics, who received 18 points and 16 rebounds, both...

Alperen Sengun, Kevin Durant fuel Rockets to chippy win over Wizards
Alperen Sengun scored 32 points, Kevin Durant had 30 and the visiting Houston Rockets took down the Washington Wizards 123-118 Monday night.,Houston never trailed after the second quarter in a game that turned combative in the second half.,Bilal Coulibaly had a season-high 23 points and five 3-point...

Auburn, running out of chances to right ship, welcomes LSU
Auburn's latest loss was a lot like the team's past month has gone: It was a missed opportunity.,A matchup with an Ole Miss team on a 10-game losing streak was an opportunity for Auburn to get a better handle on its NCAA Tournament chances that were slipping away.,Instead, it was the game that slipp...