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Cavaliers out to avenge loss, cool off red-hot Celtics
While Cleveland heads into Sunday's home matchup with the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics sporting the league's best record, the Cavaliers also come in trying to avoid a three-game losing streak. ,Cleveland had its 15-game winning streak to open the season interrupted in its last meeting with B...
Unselfish Grizzlies carry 5-game win streak into clash vs. Pacers
The Memphis Grizzlies are learning the benefits of giving this season.,When Memphis hosts the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, the Grizzlies will be seeking their sixth consecutive win and their 10th in their past 13 games. Their November success has been the result of an unselfish, team-oriented approach....
Kansas State faces well-traveled and win-starved Arkansas-Pine Bluff
The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions look to end a six-game losing streak on Sunday when they take on Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan.,The Golden Lions (1-7) have been on the road for all but one of their eight games this season. Each of their seven losses were by at least 12 points, but the most rec...
Magic's Franz Wagner rising to challenge, especially against Nets
Franz Wagner has proven to be unstoppable in the first two meetings against the Brooklyn Nets and also is helping the Orlando Magic withstand the absence of Paolo Banchero.,Wagner attempts to produce another big showing Sunday afternoon when the Magic visit the Nets and try to stretch their winning ...
Nebraska appreciates 'domino effect,' faces North Florida
Nebraska will try to make December start like the previous month finished when it hosts North Florida in a non-conference game Sunday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb.,The Cornhuskers (5-1) are a 3-point loss to Saint Mary's from being unbeaten this season, but their signature performance was an 11-point w...
Penn State looks to regroup against improved Buffalo
For the first time this season, Penn State coach Mike Rhoades will find out how his team responds to a loss.,Fresh off their first setback, the Nittany Lions host Buffalo on Sunday in University Park, Pa., in their final tune-up before Big Ten play begins.,Penn State (6-1) won its first six games, a...
Hornets star LaMelo Ball (calf) out at least two weeks
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball will be sidelined at least two weeks with a left calf strain, the team announced on Saturday.,Ball sustained his injury late in the fourth quarter of Charlotte's 98-94 loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday. ,He sat out the Hornets' 99-98 setback to the New York Knic...
Without LaMelo Ball, Hornets face tough task vs. surging Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks and host Charlotte Hornets are finding out about roster depth in different ways this week and will be tested again when they meet Saturday night.,Charlotte was without top scorer LaMelo Ball on Friday night and will be again for at least the next two weeks due to a left calf strain...
Canucks look to continue successful trek in clash vs. Red Wings
The Vancouver Canucks can clinch a winning record on a six-game road trip with a victory against the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday afternoon.,The Canucks pulled out a 4-3 overtime victory at the Buffalo Sabres on Friday afternoon. Forward Conor Garland delivered his best offensive performance of the s...
Texas QB Quinn Ewers (ankle) probable to start vs. Texas A&M
Quarterback Quinn Ewers is expected to start for No. 3 Texas despite a high-ankle sprain when the Longhorns visit No. 20 Texas A&M on Saturday night in College Station, Texas.,The junior was listed as probable on the Southeastern Conference injury report on Friday. He sustained the injury during the...
Lynx add Eric Thibault, Lindsay Whalen to coaching staff
The Minnesota Lynx bolstered their coaching staff on Saturday by adding former Washington Mystics bench boss Eric Thibault as associate head coach and franchise legend Lindsay Whalen as an assistant coach.,"I am excited to add both Eric and Lindsay to our coaching staff," Lynx head coach and preside...
Toronto FC searching for coach after John Herdman resigns
Toronto FC are the latest MLS team searching for a head coach following the resignation of John Herdman.,The club announced Friday afternoon that Herdman, 49, was stepping down following 15 months as head coach. He was hired in August 2023.,"Personally, I have made the difficult decision that it's t...
Report: Lakers C Jaxson Hayes (ankle) out 2-3 weeks
Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes is expected to be sidelined two to three weeks after re-injuring his right ankle, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Hayes, 24, underwent an MRI on Friday that revealed the extent of the ankle sprain.,The 7-foot Hayes returned to play on Tuesday against the Phoenix Sun...
Maryland aims to sharpen skills vs. winless Alcorn State
Maryland will dip its toe in Big Ten play next week, but first comes one final nonconference tune-up against Alcorn State on Sunday afternoon in College Park, Md.,The Terrapins (6-1) open their conference slate at home against Ohio State on Wednesday before traveling to face No. 13 Purdue on Dec. 8....
Cardinals RB James Conner signs 2-year extension
Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner signed a two-year contract extension on Saturday. ,Financial terms were not announced by the team, however multiple media outlets reported the deal was worth $19 million.,Conner, who will turn 30 in May, will be under contract through the 2026 season. He w...
Manchester City aim to halt slide in clash vs. Liverpool
Manchester City will try to halt their stunning slide and boost their Premier League title hopes when they visit league leader Liverpool on Sunday.,City are the four-time consecutive champions and have come from behind to win the league on multiple occasions in that stretch.,But after a six-match wi...
Stanford football names alum Andrew Luck its GM
Stanford has done what the Indianapolis Colts couldn't do. Lure Andrew Luck out of retirement.,The university announced Saturday that Luck has been named the general manager of Stanford football, effective immediately. He will oversee all aspects of the program at his alma mater.,"I am a product of ...
Avalanche acquire G Scott Wedgewood from Predators
The Colorado Avalanche acquired Scott Wedgewood from the Nashville Predators on Saturday in exchange for fellow goaltender Justus Annunen and a sixth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.,Wedgewood, 32, is 1-2-1 with a 3.69 goals-against average and an .878 save percentage in five games (four starts) th...
Sharks look to ride youth movement in rematch vs. Kraken
It would appear the San Jose Sharks' future is in good hands.,Macklin Celebrini, the No. 1 overall pick in this past summer's NHL draft, and Will Smith, the No. 4 overall selection in 2023, each had a goal and an assist as the Sharks defeated the Seattle Kraken 8-5 in a Black Friday matinee.,The Pac...
Knights, Utah HC put early end to season series
Thanks to the quirks of the NHL schedule, the Utah Hockey Club and the Vegas Golden Knights will play each other for the third time in November and also for the final time in the regular season on Saturday night in Las Vegas., ,The Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights have won both of the first t...