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Pacers seek seventh straight road win vs. red-hot Trail Blazers
The Indiana Pacers are vying to match the longest road winning streak in franchise history, but Portland isn't the ideal place to attempt this feat.,Not just because the red-hot Trail Blazers have won four straight games and eight of nine entering Tuesday's matchup, but also because the Pacers have ...
Kansas State on the rise ahead of visit to Arizona State
Kansas State and Arizona State head into their game Tuesday night in Tempe, Ariz., coming off very different outcomes against two of the top teams in the Big 12 on Saturday.,Kansas State (10-11, 4-6 Big 12) increased its winning streak to three games, upsetting then-No. 3 Iowa State 80-61 on Saturda...
Confident USC takes on struggling Northwestern
Southern California heads to Evanston, Ill., on Tuesday hoping to build on a Top 10 win when it faces the slumping Northwestern Wildcats.,USC (13-8, 5-5 Big Ten) arrives brimming with belief after a 70-64 home win on Saturday over then-No. 7 Michigan State. Desmond Claude finished with 19 points and...
Deandre Ayton gets revenge vs. Suns, carries Blazers to OT win
Deandre Ayton scored 25 points and collected a season-best 20 rebounds against his former team to help the Portland Trail Blazers notch a 121-119 overtime victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Monday night.,Deni Avdija recorded 24 points, eight rebounds and five assists before fouling out as Por...
Back in the Top 25, No. 20 Arizona looks to ace BYU trip
After surviving one rowdy environment on Saturday, Arizona's basketball team is about to enter another one.,Fresh off an emotional 81-72 win on Arizona State's home court, the No. 20 Wildcats (15-6, 9-1 Big 12) visit Provo, Utah, for a late Tuesday night showdown with surging BYU (15-6, 6-4).,"It wa...
Wild F Ryan Hartman banned 10 games for roughing
Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman was suspended for 10 games Monday for roughing Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle by driving him face-first into the ice following a faceoff.,Hartman was assessed a match penalty for intending to injure Stutzle on the play during Minnesota's 6-0 loss at Ottawa on...
Blues bid to reverse home struggles vs. Oilers
After finishing their six-game homestand on a sour note, the Edmonton Oilers will try to get back on track on the road when they visit the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.,Edmonton dropped the first game of its homestand before rattling off three straight victories. The Oilers faded in their final two ga...
No. 6 Florida, Vanderbilt aim to brush off lopsided losses
Both No. 6 Florida and Vanderbilt hope to erase painful memories of Saturday's blowout losses when the two meet Tuesday in Gainesville, Fla.,The visiting Commodores (16-5, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) blew a 13-point first-half lead in a 97-67 loss at Oklahoma, while the Gators (18-3, 5-3) led most ...
Improving Penguins begin crucial division stretch vs. Devils
The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to build on some rare momentum when they host the middling New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.,The Penguins enter the contest with two consecutive wins to their name, while the Devils own a 4-4-2 record over their past 10 contests.,After being held to just a single goal in...
Up-and-down Bruins try to get steady vs. Wild
The Boston Bruins will search for some much-needed consistency in the final week before the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off break, kicking off a three-game stretch with a Tuesday night bout against the Minnesota Wild.,Recent weeks have seen Boston go on a 5-1-1 run and sustain back-to-back losses by a comb...
Florida State's Leonard Hamilton resigning at end of season
Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton announced Monday that will he will resign as Seminoles coach at the end of this season.,Hamilton, 76, is in his 23rd season at Florida State and 37th overall as a head coach. According to the school, he has an official 434-290 record at Florida State and 634-500 ...
Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) ruled out for game vs. Thunder
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Monday night's showdown against the host Oklahoma City Thunder due to a right knee injury.,Antetokounmpo deals with patella tendinopathy and the Bucks decided to hold him out of the second end of a back-to-back. ,Antetokounmpo played 37 minutes in...
Blue Jackets F Kirill Marchenko breaks jaw, put on IR
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko sustained a broken jaw Sunday night and will be out an indefinite period, the team announced.,General manager Don Waddell said Marchenko underwent surgery on Monday to repair the injury, which occurred when he was hit in the face with a puck during the ...
Trey Kaufman-Renn, No. 7 Purdue take aim at Iowa
A newly expanded Big Ten Conference has presented the same old challenges for longtime coaches such as Fran McCaffery of Iowa. ,"I'd say in many ways it's as tough as it's ever been," McCaffery said. "Whether we have 12 teams, 14 teams, 16, 18 -- they're all really good teams. It's not like you can ...
Four Ways This Chiefs vs. Eagles Super Bowl Will Differ From Their Last Matchup
The Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles played each other in the Super Bowl a few seasons ago, but this matchup will look completely different....
Injured Phil Mickelson (shoulder) to miss LIV opener
Phil Mickelson suffered a minor shoulder injury during a workout in the gym and will miss the LIV Golf season opener in Saudi Arabia this week.,Mickelson, 54, made the announcement Monday on social media.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/aEujHjZgrb">pic...
Reports: Blue Jackets F Kirill Marchenko hit by puck, breaks jaw
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko sustained a broken jaw Sunday night when he was hit in the face with a puck during the team's 5-3 loss at the Dallas Stars, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Marchenko was sitting on the bench when the stray puck struck the left side of his face late in...
Three NBA Teams That Should Get Active Before 2025 Trade Deadline
There have already been two blockbuster trades in the NBA ahead of Thursday's deadline, but these three teams should get active and make some moves while they can....
Trey Kaufman-Renn, No. 10 Purdue take aim at Iowa
A newly expanded Big Ten Conference has presented the same old challenges for longtime coaches such as Fran McCaffery of Iowa. ,"I'd say in many ways it's as tough as it's ever been," McCaffery said. "Whether we have 12 teams, 14 teams, 16, 18 -- they're all really good teams. It's not like you can ...
Suns to get another shot at streaking Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers have been playing superb basketball of late, and the Phoenix Suns saw that firsthand.,Now Phoenix gets a second look on Monday night when it again visits Portland in the latter contest of a two-game set in the Pacific Northwest.,The Blazers rolled to a 127-108 victory in S...