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Corey Kispert, CJ McCollum carry Hawks past their ex-team, Wizards
Corey Kispert and CJ McCollum took it to their old team on Thursday, combining for 58 points to help the Atlanta Hawks roll to a 126-96 win over the visiting Washington Wizards.,The duo, obtained in the trade that sent Trae Young to the Wizards last month, sparked Atlanta to its second wire-to-wire ...

Penguins stay hot, take down free-falling Devils
Connor Clifton and Egor Chinakhov scored 50 seconds apart during a three-goal third period to help the Pittsburgh Penguins, minus superstar Sidney Crosby, break open a tight contest and beat the visiting New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Thursday night.,Tommy Novak opened the scoring, Evgeni Malkin recorded ...

Sebastian Aho goal helps Hurricanes edge Lightning
Carolina's Sebastian Aho broke a third-period tie with a power-play goal after the Hurricanes had a three-goal lead vanish in Thursday night's 5-4 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning in a matchup of the Eastern Conference's top two teams in Raleigh, N.C.,Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall both had ...

Wings' Dylan Larkin ties it, then wins it in OT vs. Sens
Dylan Larkin scored his second goal of the game at 1:50 of overtime and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Senators 2-1 in Ottawa.,Larkin, an Olympic gold medalist for Team USA, started the winning rush with a pass to Lucas Raymond at center ice. Larkin then got behind Ottawa's Shane Pinto, took the ret...

Bruins earn crucial victory, snap Jackets' win streak at 7
The Boston Bruins erased an early one-goal deficit with three straight goals and held on to defeat the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 in the teams' first meeting of the season on Thursday night.,Viktor Arvidsson bookended the night with two goals, scoring Boston's opener in the first period and ...

Tyrese Maxeys's strong effort powers Sixers over Heat
Tyrese Maxey registered 28 points, 11 assists and five steals to guide the host Philadelphia 76ers to a 124-117 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday., ,Joel Embiid (26 points, 11 rebounds) also had a double-double for Philadelphia, which finished the game on an 8-0 run to capture its third straig...

Indiana, Illinois plans for Bears' stadium both gain additional traction
The Chicago Bears' quest to find a more advantageous stadium situation made progress in two different venues on Thursday, as both Indiana and Illinois advanced plans in favor of stadium proposals.,Indiana, which has been pursuing the team ever since the Bears were initially rebuffed in attempts to s...

Liquid remain unbeaten in DreamLeague Season 28's Group Stage 2
Team Liquid came from behind to beat MOUZ 2-1 on Thursday, keeping their perfect record intact in Group Stage 2 of DreamLeague Season 28.,Team Liquid (6-0) are atop the standings, just ahead of Tundra Esports, who moved to 5-1 with a 2-1 victory over BetBoom Team.,In the day's other matches, Xtreme ...

No. 25 Vanderbilt opens season-ending road swing vs. Kentucky
No. 25 Vanderbilt begins a season-ending three-game road swing with a Southeastern Conference game against Kentucky on Saturday afternoon in Lexington.,The Commodores (22-6, 9-6 SEC) are coming off an 88-80 win over Georgia on Wednesday, snapping a two-game losing streak.,They now prepare for the fi...

Austin Smotherman fires bogey-free 62 for 1-shot Cognizant Classic lead
Austin Smotherman fired a bogey-free 9-under 62, including six straight birdies in the middle of his round, to take the first-round lead at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches on Thursday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Nico Echavarria of Colombia sits one back after a 63, while a six-man group fe...

No. 5 Houston looks to get back on track against Colorado
No. 5 Houston will look to get back on the winning track and to build momentum for the NCAA Tournament when it hosts Colorado on Saturday afternoon in a late-season Big 12 Conference dustup.,The Cougars (23-5, 11-4 Big 12) have lost three consecutive games over eight days, with two on the road and a...

Suffocating defenses clash as No. 6 UConn meets Seton Hall
Tarris Reed Jr. and No. 6 UConn will continue their quest to win the Big East regular season championship when they face visiting Seton Hall on Saturday.,UConn (26-3, 16-2 Big East) moved into sole possession of first place with a suffocating defensive effort in Wednesday night's 72-40 rout of No. 1...

Spring training roundup: Red Sox build big lead, hold off Rays
Boston pitching dominated early and the Red Sox held on for a 7-5 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Bays on Thursday in Fort Myers, Fla. ,The Rays trailed 7-0 in the fourth inning but brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth follow an RBI triple by Marshall Toole. ,Red Sox left-hander Garre...

No. 1 Duke hosts No. 11 Virginia in ACC main event
The rate of showdowns for No. 1 Duke isn't waning as the second-to-last weekend of the regular season arrives.,The Blue Devils will face No. 11 Virginia in a battle for first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference on Saturday afternoon in Durham, N.C.,"Every conference win that you can get is a big ...

Magic G Desmond Bane fined $25K for hurling ball into stands
Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane was fined $25,000 on Thursday for forcefully throwing the game ball into the stands at the end of his team's 110-109 road win against the Los Angeles Lakers.,After LeBron James missed a turnaround three-point attempt at the buzzer on Tuesday, Bane hurled the ball to ...

Report: Texas QB Arch Manning out of boot, will be limited this spring
Texas quarterback Arch Manning is no longer wearing a boot and is expected to be available for spring practice in a limited capacity after undergoing minor foot surgery in January, according to an ESPN report.,"He had a lingering thing that he'd been dealing with over a couple of years that we just ...

Indomitable at home, Ducks continue playoff chase against Jets
The red-hot Anaheim Ducks look to extend their home winning streak to seven games when the Winnipeg Jets visit on Friday.,The Ducks have won three straight overall and 10 of the last 12. That sterling streak includes six consecutive wins in their own rink, which bodes well for the remainder of a sea...

Cavaliers look to keep up with East-leading Pistons
The Cleveland Cavaliers hold the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference, but according to oddsmakers and bettors, they're the current favorite to represent the conference in the NBA Finals.,That's mainly due to the trade-deadline acquisition of veteran guard James Harden from the Los Angeles Clippers...

Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards fined $25K for throwing ball into stands
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Thursday for throwing the game ball "with force" into the stands during Tuesday's 124-121 road win over the Portland Trail Blazers.,The incident occurred after Edwards rebounded a Portland miss at the end of the second quar...

Nuggets looking to match Thunder's defensive intensity
The NBA's top offensive team meets the league's top defensive team when the Denver Nuggets visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.,The Nuggets come into the game with an NBA-best 120.7 offensive rating, with the Thunder posting a 106.4 defensive rating -- points allowed per 100 possessions -- to ...