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Bulls-Heat game postponed due to wet court conditions
Thursday's game between the host Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat was postponed to a later date due to moisture and slick conditions on the United Center floor.,Officials announced the postponement at around 9:54 p.m. ET, nearly two hours after the game was scheduled to tip off.,Players completed pregam...

Utah All-American DE John Henry Daley joining former coach at Michigan
Utah All-American defensive end John Henry Daley is following Kyle Whittingham to Michigan.,Daley announced the news on his social media Thursday after wrapping up a visit at Michigan. He also took visits to Notre Dame and LSU, but wound up reuniting with his former head coach and former defensive e...

Two-time halfpipe gold medalist Chloe Kim suffers training injury
Two-time defending Olympic snowboarding champion Chloe Kim suffered a dislocated shoulder during a training session, putting her quest for a third consecutive gold medal in jeopardy.,Kim, who won gold in the women's halfpipe in South Korea in 2018 as a 17-year-old and brought home another top medal ...

Kevin Durant on cusp of milestone, but Rockets want win vs. Blazers
The first contest of the two-game set between the Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers featured a wild ending.,Friday night's rematch will likely include a memorable milestone.,The host Trail Blazers will look to complete the sweep of the Rockets two nights after a tip-in by Houston's Tari Eas...

Warriors lean on veterans for visit from slumping Kings
The Golden State Warriors are looking for more big contributions from newcomers Al Horford and De'Anthony Melton when they continue their long homestand against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.,Horford posted a season-high 10 rebounds, along with eight points, six assists, and two blocks. Melto...

Alexandre Texier nets first career hat-trick as Canadiens tame Panthers
Alexandre Texier recorded his first career hat trick and the host Canadiens won their third straight game by a 6-2 count over the Florida Panthers.,Texier has four goals and two assists in his past two games.,Oliver Kapanen tallied a goal and two assists and Juraj Slafkovsky contributed a goal and a...

Evgeni Malkin scores in return as Penguins top Devils
Evgeni Malkin scored a power-play goal in his return to the Pittsburgh Penguins, who beat the visiting New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Thursday to extend their winning streak to a season-high six games., ,After missing the last 15 games because of an upper-body injury, the 39-year-old Malkin got his ninth ...

Patrick Kane scores career goal No. 500 as Red Wings thrash Canucks
Patrick Kane became the 50th player in NHL history to score 500 goals as he tallied twice in Detroit's 5-1 victory over Vancouver on Thursday night.,Kane scored in the first period, then notched his milestone goal with an empty-netter with 3:53 remaining.,He has the sixth-most goals among active NHL...

Hurricanes pull away, deliver Ducks' eighth straight loss
Defenseman Jalen Chatfield scored a goal to snap a tie late in the second period, lifting the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 victory over the reeling Anaheim Ducks on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.,Logan Stankoven, Taylor Hall and Chatfield each collected a goal and an assist and Mark Jankowski and Jackson...

Bruins coast past Flames to begin homestand
The Boston Bruins scored twice in each of the first two periods and cruised to a 4-1 win over the visiting Calgary Flames to begin a five-game homestand on Thursday night.,Sean Kuraly (one goal, one assist) and Elias Lindholm lit the lamp within a 2:18 span in the opening frame to build a lead that ...

Vijay Singh, 62, to play PGA Tour in ‘26 thanks to obscure rule
Vijay Singh, who turns 63 in February, has decided to accept an exemption to play on the PGA Tour in 2026 after spending several years on the 50-and-older PGA Tour Champions.,Golf.com confirmed Thursday that the Fijian is using an eligibility rule that allows any player in the tour's top 50 all-time...

Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo highlight Lakers-Bucks showdown
While the Los Angeles Lakers continue to work their way through player availability issues, the Milwaukee Bucks will be on the hunt for sustained success when the teams meet in Los Angeles on Friday.,On Wednesday, the Bucks fell 120-113 at Golden State, while the Lakers dropped a 107-91 decision at ...

Sabrina Ionescu to sit out Unrivaled season with injury
New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu will miss the second season of Unrivaled this winter due to an undisclosed injury.,Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 women's basketball league founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, began its new season on Monday.,Ionescu, the former No. 1 WNBA draft pi...

Skid snapped, Knicks start West swing with surging Suns
After breaking a four-game losing streak that was "embraced" by coach Mike Brown, the New York Knicks open a four-game Western Conference trip at the Phoenix Suns on Friday.,The Knicks stopped their season-long skid with a 123-111 home victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, when Jalen B...

Hawks begin post-Trae Young era at Nuggets
The Atlanta Hawks embark on a four-game Western Conference road trip a different team than the one that began 2026.,Atlanta's first game is at the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, two days after trading four-time all-star Trae Young in a blockbuster move. Should the trade be officially announced befo...

No. 12 Michigan State pushes past Northwestern in second half
Carson Cooper had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 12 Michigan State to a 76-66 win over Northwestern in a Big Ten contest on Thursday in East Lansing, Mich.,Jaxon Kohler had 15 points and eight rebounds and Jeremy Fears scored 15 points for the Spartans (14-2, 4-1), which overcame 15 turnove...

Texans, Steelers prepare for 'old-school' brawl in AFC wild-card round
The Pittsburgh Steelers haven't won a playoff game in nearly nine years.,Now the NFL's best defense stands in the way and threatens to impose another unhappy ending.,Aaron Rodgers will be asked to solve the defensive unit of the Texans when Pittsburgh hosts Houston on Monday night during the AFC wil...

QB Demond Williams Jr. staying at Washington after portal stir
Demond Williams Jr. changed his mind, again.,The quarterback announced Thursday that he will no longer enter the transfer portal and will remain at Washington instead.,The reversal concluded a busy period for Williams, who signed an NIL contract reportedly worth around $4 million last week to stay a...

USC, Eric Musselman return to his childhood stomping grounds at Minnesota
Southern California coach Eric Musselman will return to a familiar building Friday night.,Sure, Musselman never has coached a game at Minnesota's Williams Arena. But his dad has - Bill Musselman served as the Golden Gophers coach from 1971-75 - and young Eric often tagged along to home games and too...

Mammoth, knocking on door of playoff picture, face Blues next
The Utah Mammoth will endeavor to climb back into a playoff spot when they host the St. Louis Blues on Friday in Salt Lake City.,Utah, which will play the second game of a season-high seven-game homestand, began Thursday one point behind the Los Angeles Kings, who also play Friday, for the second an...