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Maple Leafs hope to halt skid at six as they visit Canucks
The free-falling Toronto Maple Leafs will hope to reverse their fortunes when they visit the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.,The Maple Leafs' road trip got off to a bumpy start on Thursday night with a loss to the Seattle Kraken. Shane Wright quashed any hope of a late comeback, netting his sec...
Devin Askew sparks Villanova to top sputtering Providence
Devin Askew scored 20 points and Tyler Perkins supplied 19 as Villanova waltzed to an 87-73 victory over visiting Providence in Big East action on Friday.,Askew went 5 of 8 from 3-point range, while Perkins made 3 of 6 from beyond the arc for Villanova (16-5, 7-3 Big East). Acaden Lewis contributed ...
Pacers aim for continued improvement vs. Hawks
The Indiana Pacers have won just 12 of their first 48 games, but every so often they offer glimpses of the team that reached the NBA finals last season.,The injury-plagued Pacers look to build on an encouraging victory when they face the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday in Indianapolis.,Indiana rallied for...
No. 2 UConn pursues 'nasty edge' as Creighton awaits
UConn is off to its best Big East start this century and will take aim at its 17th straight victory when it visits Creighton on Saturday night at Omaha, Neb.,The No. 2 Huskies (20-1, 10-0 Big East) started 11-0 in conference play during the 1998-99 season. The 16-game overall winning streak this sea...
Veteran goalie James Reimer to lead Senators vs. Devils
The Ottawa Senators were in dire straits when it came to their goaltending situation. Starter Linus Ullmark recently stepped away to deal with some mental issues, and young backup Leevi Merilainen wasn't ready to replace him.,Enter 16-year veteran James Reimer.,The 37-year-old former Toronto Maple L...
Islanders seek fourth straight win against visiting Predators
Under head coach Barry Trotz, the New York Islanders reached the NHL semifinals in 2020 and 2021 - the deepest playoff trips for the Islanders since their run of five straight trips to the Stanley Cup Final ended in 1984.,On Saturday night, Trotz, now the Nashville Predators' general manager, will g...
Florida State leans on defense vs. Stanford as 3-point woes linger
Luke Loucks' first season as Florida State head coach hasn't gone according to plan.,What was expected to be a high-powered, 3-point-focused offense instead ranks 17th out of 18 Atlantic Coast Conference teams in 3-point percentage (31.2%).,That has forced the Seminoles to adopt a new defensive iden...
Sabres seek sixth straight victory as Canadiens come to town
Two of the NHL's best stories so far this season will highlight a busy Saturday slate as the Montreal Canadiens head south of the border to face the division-rival Buffalo Sabres.,The Sabres come into the clash as the league's hottest team, carrying a five-game win streak, while the high-flying Cana...
With UCL league phase in rearview, Liverpool, Newcastle square off
Liverpool and Newcastle United have both secured advancement in the UEFA Champions League. But each could use a good result when they meet at Anfield in Saturday's late kickoff if they intend to return to the continental competition next season.,Sixth-place Liverpool (10-7-6, 36 points) qualified di...
Hurricanes, Capitals renew division rivalry after gutsy wins
The Carolina Hurricanes got the better of the Washington Capitals during last year's playoffs, winning the best-of-seven series in five games. Now the Metropolitan Division rivals will meet for the third time this season on Saturday in the nation's capital.,Both teams have won on each other's home i...
UCLA aims to continue recent run against Indiana
Two Big Ten teams trending in the right direction meet when UCLA faces Indiana on Saturday at Los Angeles.,Indiana (14-7, 5-5 Big Ten) is coming off an impressive 72-67 win over No. 12 Purdue on Tuesday, while UCLA (15-6, 7-3) has won three straight games and five of its last six.,Tyler Bilodeau sco...
Treysen Eaglestaff, West Virginia take aim at sinking Baylor
Treysen Eaglestaff was struggling to score all night in West Virginia's 59-54 win over Kansas State Tuesday, but coach Ross Hodge said the senior guard didn't let it weigh down the rest of his game.,Eaglestaff hit a 3-pointer with 2:08 left to give the Mountaineers the lead and then put the game awa...
Panthers, Jets take measure of desperation into rematch
It's late January, but there's still work to be done for both the Florida Panthers and Winnipeg Jets just to move into playoff position.,With each looking to rebound from their latest defeat, the Panthers host the Jets on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla.,Florida is the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champio...
Miami vows to keep finding ways to win, faces hot-shooting Cal
Miami is one of the surprises of the season in the Atlantic Coast Conference as it gets set to host Cal on Saturday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla.,The Hurricanes (17-4, 6-2 ACC) have engineered a complete turnaround from last season's disaster that saw them finish 7-24 with just three conference wi...
Missouri banking on home floor vs. Mississippi State
Missouri hopes to regain its shooting touch when it returns home to face Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, Mo.,The Tigers (14-7, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) are 12-1 at home this season. They will try to exploit that homecourt advantage against the Bulldogs (11-10, 3-5) after get...
Ohio State strives to hand Wisconsin rare home defeat
Facing Wisconsin on its home court will present a challenge for Ohio State in a Big Ten matchup Saturday afternoon in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin (15-6, 7-3) overcame an 18-point halftime deficit in a 67-63 home victory over Minnesota on Wednesday, tied for the largest second-half comeback in school his...
Texas desperate for better D with rival Oklahoma on tap
Oklahoma is struggling to plug all kinds of gaps. Texas is trying to fill one hole -- albeit a major one. ,The rival Sooners and Longhorns meet Saturday in Norman, Okla., with both teams scuffling.,Texas (12-9, 3-5 SEC) is still searching for answers defensively following an 88-82 loss at Auburn on ...
Setbacks stagger LSU, South Carolina ahead of meeting
South Carolina and LSU are both having bad seasons.,And both are coming off one of their worst performances of the season as they prepare to meet Saturday in Columbia, S.C.,The Gamecocks (11-10, 2-6 SEC) suffered their most lopsided loss of the season, a 95-48 setback at home against No. 19 Florida ...
No. 15 Arkansas puts perfect home record on line vs. Kentucky
Arkansas turned its season around when John Calipari visited his old Kentucky home a year ago.,This season, the No. 15 Razorbacks will look to defend their 12-0 home record when the Wildcats and coach Mark Pope -- the right choice as his successor at Kentucky, Calipari said -- visit Fayetteville, Ar...
Georgia, Texas A&M prepare for matchup of high-octane offenses
Texas A&M sets out to solidify its hold on first place in the Southeastern Conference and stretch its winning streak to four games on Saturday when it travels to meet Georgia in Athens, Ga.,Texas A&M (16-4, 6-1 SEC) won its third straight game on Saturday by whipping South Carolina 92-69 and did not...