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Ohio State eager to be 'more urgent' vs. Maryland
Ohio State wouldn't greatly help its postseason chances with a win against reeling Maryland on Thursday night in College Park, Md., but a loss to the Terrapins could be damaging.,The Buckeyes (14-7, 6-5 Big Ten) are 41st in the NET rankings, and BracketMatrix.com -- a compiler of NCAA Tournament pro...

Injury-riddled Cincinnati takes aim at West Virginia
The NCAA Tournament still is in reach for West Virginia while host Cincinnati will look to get healthy and take better care of the basketball when the Big 12 rivals meet Thursday night., ,Both teams are coming off losses on Saturday. ,Cincinnati (11-11, 3-6) committed 19 turnovers in a 76-54 road lo...

Caps carry ' desperation-mode' mindset into clash vs. Predators
The Washington Capitals are aware of the importance of Thursday night's home game against the Nashville Predators.,Heading into the final game before the Olympic break, the Capitals -- who ran away with the Metropolitan Division title last season -- are a half-dozen points outside of a playoff spot ...

Tundra Esports win 4 matches, rise atop BLAST Slam VI
Tundra Esports won all four of their matches on Wednesday to move into sole possession of first place at the BLAST Slam VI.,Tundra improved to 6-1 through the first two days of competition after defeating MOUZ, Team Yandex, GamerLegion and HEROIC -- all on red. Tundra Esports dispatched MOUZ in 38 m...

Patriots pit pup QB, prized defense against Sam Darnold, Seahawks
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Call it a comeback. And better make it two.,Super Bowl LX sets up as a recall of recent great teams colliding Sunday on the home field of the San Francisco 49ers.,It's a repeat of Super Bowl XLIX in February 2015 that swung from a Seattle Seahawks celebration to a confirmation...

Matt Boldy nets hat trick as Wild outlast Predators in OT
Matt Boldy scored a hat trick in the first period and set up Jared Spurgeon's game-winning goal as the Minnesota Wild pulled off a crazy 6-5 overtime victory against the host Nashville Predators on Wednesday night.,Late in the extra session, Boldy sent a cross-ice pass to Spurgeon, who beat Juuse Sa...

Bench strength helps No. 24 Louisville get past Notre Dame
The evening didn't start well for Louisville, but a late first-half run and solid bench play led the No. 24 Cardinals to a 76-65 home win over Notre Dame on Wednesday.,Louisville (16-6, 6-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) fell behind 10-2 to open the game and saw starting guard J'Vonne Hadley exit due to...

Report: Warriors trade Jonathan Kuminga to Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis
Jonathan Kuminga reportedly is on his way out of Golden State, and the Warriors hope his departure brings them an inside presence he could never consistently provide.,The Warriors sent Kuminga and guard Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for center Kristaps Porzingis, multiple media outlets reported W...

Bucks down Pelicans in OT despite Trey Murphy III's 12 treys
Ryan Rollins scored 27 points and six teammates scored in double figures as the host Milwaukee Bucks defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 141-137 in overtime Wednesday night., ,AJ Green scored 20, Kevin Porter Jr. had 18, Amir Coffey, Pete Nance and Myles Turner added 16 each and Gary Trent Jr. had 13 ...

Lakers return home from grueling road trip with surging Sixers waiting
With their grueling annual winter trip behind them, the Los Angeles Lakers will not get a chance to ease into familiar surroundings as the surging Philadelphia 76ers come to town Thursday.,The Lakers went 5-3 as they vacated their home arena for the Grammy Awards, although the long-awaited return of...

Stan Wawrinka, 40, earns noteworthy win in Montpellier
Stan Wawrinka wasn't acting his age on Wednesday during a first-round victory over Serbia's Hamad Medjedovic in the first round of the Open Occitanie on Wednesday in Montpellier, France.,The 40-year-old Swiss veteran prevailed 7-6 (3), 6-4 to become the oldest man to win an ATP Tour indoor match sin...

Rangers' post-Panarin era begins with streaking Canes
The Carolina Hurricanes have led the Metropolitan Division most of the season and their recent hot streak has hoisted them within striking range of the President's Trophy.,The Hurricanes attempt to earn a point in a season-high 10th straight game Thursday night when they visit the last-place New Yor...

Iowa dominates Washington behind Bennett Stirtz's 22 points
Bennett Stirtz scored 22 points and dished out five assists Wednesday night as Iowa rallied from a nine-point, second-half deficit for an 84-74 Big Ten Conference road win over Washington in Seattle.,The Hawkeyes (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten) also got 16 points off the bench from Alvaro Folgueiras, plus 11 ea...

Golden Knights defeat Canucks to end 5-game skid
Jack Eichel scored a goal and had an assist and Mark Stone added two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night in Las Vegas.,Cole Reinhardt, Ivan Barbashev, Pavel Dorofeyev and Alexander Holtz also scored go...

Cam Spencer's clutch hoops push Grizzlies past Kings
Ty Jerome put up a game-high 28 points, Cam Spencer hit two key late 3-pointers, and the Memphis Grizzlies held off the host Sacramento Kings for a 129-125 victory Wednesday night.,The defeat spoiled the Kings debut of De'Andre Hunter, who was making his Sacramento debut after being acquired from th...

Shane Wright pots 2 goals as Kraken defeat host Kings
Shane Wright scored two goals for the visiting Seattle Kraken in a 4-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.,Adam Larsson and Vince Dunn also scored, Chandler Stephenson and Frederick Gaudreau had two assists each and Joey Daccord made 25 saves for the Kraken, who were coming off a 4...

Team Canada snowboard medalist Mark McMorris airlifted after training crash
LIVIGNO, Italy -- Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris was airlifted to medical attention Wednesday following a crash during a nighttime training run as the three-time bronze medalist prepared for his fourth Winter Games.,McMorris was completing practice runs ahead of the men's big air competition, wh...

Day after James Harden trade, Cavs demolish Clippers
Donovan Mitchell registered 29 points, nine assists and five rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers mauled the Los Angeles Clippers 124-91 on Wednesday night in Inglewood, Calif.,Cleveland won for the ninth time in its past 11 games one day after the two teams worked out a trade that included James Har...

Flames take Battle of Alberta with tight win over Oilers
Ryan Lomberg broke a third-period tie and rookie Matvei Gridin scored once and added an assist to lead the host Calgary Flames to a 4-3 victory over the slumping Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.,Jonathan Huberdeau and Connor Zary also scored for the Flames in the final clash before the Olympic break fo...

Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss' appeal for 6th season denied by NCAA
Trinidad Chambliss was already prepared for more bad news from the NCAA. On Wednesday, that news became official.,Ole Miss confirmed its star quarterback lost his appeal to the NCAA for sixth year of eligibility, meaning Chambliss' next step will be in Mississippi state court.,The NCAA on Jan. 9 ini...