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Back at home following wild win, LSU meets Northwestern State
LSU is back home after an eventful appearance in the Greenbrier Tip-Off last weekend in West Virginia.,The Tigers (5-1) suffered their loss of the season, falling to Pitt 74-63 in the first round last Friday, then overcame a 20-point deficit and endured three overtimes to defeat UCF 109-102 in the t...

Jets, Knights clash in matchup of weary division leaders
There is no room to debate "rest versus rust" when two road-weary teams meet on Friday in Las Vegas, as the host Golden Knights welcome the Winnipeg Jets in a battle of division leaders.,For Vegas, this is its first game back from a long five-game road trip, while the Jets are in the middle of a str...

Celtics, Bulls clash in important NBA Cup game for both
The Chicago Bulls will take on the visiting Boston Celtics in a crucial NBA Cup matchup Friday.,Boston, Chicago and Atlanta are all 2-1 in the Eastern Conference Group C standings. Cleveland is 1-1 and Washington is 0-3.,The Bulls will be the Group C champion if they beat the Celtics and the Hawks b...

Heat hope Tyler Herro stays hot in Cup game vs. Raptors
The availability of Jimmy Butler is one of the big questions looming for Friday night's game between the host Miami Heat and the Toronto Raptors.,Butler, a six-time All-Star, is Miami's spiritual leader and best all-around player. But he left Miami's win over Charlotte on Wednesday due to a back inj...

Texas Tech, Northern Colorado portend high-scoring shootout
Texas Tech gets back to work Friday in Lubbock against Northern Colorado after splitting a pair of games in its toughest challenges of the young season last week in New York.,The Red Raiders (5-1) lost for the first time this season to Saint Joseph's before bouncing back to edge Syracuse 79-74 at th...

Pacers out to extend win streak, dent Pistons' NBA Cup hopes
The defending NBA Cup runner-up gets an opportunity to play spoiler when the Indiana Pacers host the Detroit Pistons in tournament play Friday night.,The Pacers, while technically still alive for the Eastern wild-card spot in the quarterfinals, shot themselves to the bottom of the East Group B stand...

Anthony Edwards calls Wolves 'soft' before facing connected Clippers
Four straight losses have Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards fed up with his teammates.,Edwards has been upset with the childish brand of basketball that Minnesota has been playing, something he hopes the Timberwolves can shed when they face the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night in Minne...

Clemson hopes to keep momentum going vs. Florida A&M
Fresh off winning an in-season tournament, Clemson will host Florida A&M on Friday night.,The Tigers (6-1) have won three in a row and are coming off a 75-67 victory over Penn State, which handed the Nittany Lions their first loss of the season in the Sunshine Slam's Beach Division final.,Clemson fa...

Nets hope to keep better-than-expected start going vs. Magic
The Brooklyn Nets spent their past two games showcasing the phrase "next man up" by earning impressive road wins against two of the better teams in the Western Conference.,Armed with an extensive injury list, the Nets will attempt to earn a fourth straight victory Friday night when they return home ...

Bruins, surging since coaching change, prepare for Penguins
The Boston Bruins, winners of three of four games under interim head coach Joe Sacco, will look to keep the run going when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.,A struggling offense had been a common theme between the end of the Jim Montgomery era last week and Sacco's start behind the bench,...

Broncos look to continue surge against upset-minded Browns
The Denver Broncos can take a major step toward a postseason berth when they host the Cleveland Browns on Monday night.,Denver (7-5) has won two straight games since falling to division rival Kansas City on a last-second blocked field goal. The Broncos enter Week 13 holding the seventh and final AFC...

Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz clear air: 'We're all good'
Charles Leclerc said he and Carlos Sainz have worked through any issues resulting from Leclerc's expletive-laden rant against his Ferrari teammate at the end of last Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix.,"Whatever happened in Vegas, we discussed about it and we are all good, which is the most important t...

No. 11 Duke gets through tough stretch, Seattle up next
Duke has gone through a rugged stretch of the schedule with mixed results, but closing out November with a victory is still achievable.,The No. 11 Blue Devils take on visiting Seattle on Friday night at Durham, N.C.,"We focused, the whole summer, on being our best in March," Duke coach Jon Scheyer s...

Kraken try to avoid costly mistakes in clash with Sharks
The Seattle Kraken were in a giving mood on Thanksgiving eve. They hope to be a bit more cutthroat on Black Friday in a road game against the San Jose Sharks.,The Kraken took just their third loss in their past nine games on Wednesday, a 5-2 decision to visiting Anaheim to split a home-and-home seri...

New Orleans stars to perform at Super Bowl pregame
Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans next February will have a hometown feel before the game gets underway.,Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, Lauren Daigle and Ledisi will perform pregame on Feb. 9, the NFL announced Thursday. All four artists are Louisiana natives.,"We're honored to work with this year's preg...

Missouri G Caleb Grill out of hospital after injuring neck
Missouri guard Caleb Grill was discharged from a local hospital after injuring his neck and taken off the court on a stretcher during the Tigers' home victory over Lindenwood on Wednesday night in Columbia, Mo., the school announced Thursday.,Grill was responsive and gave a thumbs-up signal when he ...

‘Farmageddon’ could help decide Big 12 championship
"Farmageddon" has never been bigger.,The rivalry between No. 24 Kansas State and No. 18 Iowa State is one of the longest continuously played series in college football. The two schools have played each other every year since 1917, making this the 108th straight season and the eighth-longest uninterr...

No. 8 Kentucky coming together, next target Georgia State
Basketball in Lexington, Kentucky, looks a lot different right now than the "Big Blue Nation" has grown accustomed to.,No. 8 Kentucky has a brand new roster, led by a brand new coach. Six games in, it hasn't seemed to matter at all.,The Wildcats have are off to a 6-0 start ahead of Friday's home mee...

Lightning, Predators frustrated after wasting third-period leads
After winning just four times in 13 November contests, the Nashville Predators are looking for a Black Friday deal that will give them two points.,In the second game where newcomer Steven Stamkos will face his former team, the Predators will host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday afternoon to comple...

Rivals Kings, Ducks meet after uplifting victories
The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks both head into their Freeway Face-Off showdown at Anaheim on Friday afternoon coming off a pair of impressive bounce-back wins., ,Los Angeles, which gave up five third-period goals in an embarrassing 7-2 loss to the last-place San Jose Sharks on Monday, reboun...