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Rutgers, Northwestern both dealing with injuries to key scorers
Northwestern and Rutgers both occupy the bottom third of the Big Ten as the Wildcats prepare to host the Scarlet Knights on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.,The schools also share an objective: to climb from those depths over the final five-plus weeks of the regular season.,"We're close," Rutgers coach S...

No. 12 Kentucky hands No. 8 Tennessee another loss
Koby Brea scored 18 points and Jaxson Robinson added 17 to help No. 12 Kentucky post a 78-73 victory over No. 8 Tennessee on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn.,Otega Oweh logged 14 points, Ansley Almonor had 12 on four 3-pointers and Amari Williams recorded 10 points and a season-high 15 rebounds for the W...

No. 21 Louisville sinks Wake Forest for 10th straight win
Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 18 points and Reyne Smith added 16 as No. 21 Louisville blew past visiting Wake Forest 72-59 on Tuesday night, stretching its winning streak to 10 games in a bounce-back season.,Chucky Hepburn added 14 points and eight assists for Louisville (16-5, 9-1 Atlantic Coast Conf...

Oklahoma State shoots for season sweep of Kansas State
A hungry Oklahoma State squad travels to Manhattan, Kan., on Wednesday night to take on Kansas State. ,The Cowboys (10-9, 2-6 Big 12) have lost four of their five games since defeating Kansas State 79-66 in Stillwater, Okla., on Jan. 7.,The Wildcats (8-11, 2-6 Big 12) snapped a six-game losing strea...

Slumping Devils aim for payback vs. Flyers
A slump and some injuries are creating a situation where the New Jersey Devils are closer to a wild-card spot than to the lead in the Metropolitan Division.,The Devils hope to avoid playing a second straight game without captain Nico Hischier and attempt to start rolling again Wednesday night when t...

Wild hope for a return to road success in visit to Leafs
The Minnesota Wild have been better on the road this season and they have another chance to show why on Wednesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Wild opened a five-game trip Sunday night with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks to improve to 18-5-3 on the road.,The trip could be co...

Bills' James Cook replaces Derrick Henry on Pro Bowl roster
Buffalo Bills running back James Cook is headed to the Pro Bowl Games as a replacement for Baltimore Ravens star Derrick Henry.,The Bills also announced Tuesday that Buffalo center Connor McGovern is going to the event in Orlando, Fla. ,McGovern is taking the spot of Creed Humphrey of the Kansas Cit...

Wild's Kirill Kaprizov to have surgery, out at least 4 weeks
Minnesota Wild star forward Kirill Kaprizov needs surgery to repair a lower-body injury and is expected to be sidelined at least four weeks.,Kaprizov returned from a 12-game absence to play in his team's past three games. He recorded an assist in each of the past two contests. Still, the injury has ...

Bucks' Damian Lillard makes second return to Portland
Damian Lillard's second trip back to Portland is nowhere near as big a deal as his first.,After Lillard made a much-anticipated return last season, the buzz is much lighter this time as he and the Milwaukee Bucks visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.,Lillard spent 11 seasons as the face...

Connor McDavid scores in return as Oilers beat Kraken
Connor McDavid scored in his return from a three-game suspension as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 4-2 Monday night.,Mattias Janmark, Corey Perry and Mattias Ekholm also tallied for the Oilers, who won for the seventh time in their past nine games. Goaltender Calvin Pickard...

Cooper Flagg, No. 2 Duke overpower NC State in 2nd half
Cooper Flagg scored 23 of his 28 points in the second half as No. 2 Duke rallied past North Carolina State to win 74-64 on Monday night in Durham, N.C.,Kon Knueppel's 19 points and Sion James' 13 points also boosted the Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Duke, which came back from a...

Quick two-goal flurry sparks Flyers in win over Devils
Bobby Brink and Joel Farabee scored 28 seconds apart in the first period and the Philadelphia Flyers held on for a 4-2 win against the visiting New Jersey Devils on Monday night.,Scott Laughton had a goal and an assist, Garnet Hathaway also scored, Rasmus Ristolainen and Travis Konecny each had two ...

Arizona State aims to deepen Colorado's Big 12 misery
Arizona State enjoyed a fast start to the season but has slowed down during Big 12 conference play. ,However, the Sun Devils (11-8, 2-6 Big 12) recently snapped a four-game conference skid and can secure their second win in three games when they visit a slumping Colorado team in Boulder, Colo., on T...

Lightning D Emil Lilleberg suspended 2 games for interference
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Emil Lilleberg was suspended two games for interference against Detroit Red Wings forward J.T. Compher following a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Monday.,The incident occurred during the second period of the teams' game on Saturday, with Lilleberg ...

No. 21 Louisville puts win streak on line vs. pesky Wake Forest
Wake Forest had a difficult weekend task by taking on No. 2 Duke.,It might look just about as challenging with Tuesday night's visit to No. 21 Louisville for an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup.,"The games are coming at you in rapid-fire here," Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes said. "But it's a great...

No. 8 Tennessee looks to pick up steam vs. No. 12 Kentucky
Tennessee and Kentucky have combined to lose eight games this season and six of them have come in the past three weeks.,One team is going to experience a fourth loss during that span on Tuesday night when the No. 8 Volunteers battle the No. 12 Wildcats in Southeastern Conference action at Knoxville,...

Top 4 unchanged, Vandy ranked for first time since '14
UCLA and South Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll released on Monday, with Vanderbilt joining the party for the first time since 2014.,The Bruins (20-0) received 31 first-place votes as the only remaining unbeaten team and the Gamecocks (19-1) got the remainin...
Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley Run Philadelphia Eagles Back to the Super Bowl
The powerful run game of the Philadelphia Eagles fueled by Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley were the engines to get their organization back into the Super Bowl....
Bills’ Breakthrough Fails, Buffalo Left Broken After AFC Championship
The Buffalo Bills breakthrough against the Kansas City Chiefs fell tragically short in the AFC Championship game, leaving Bills Mafia to wonder what comes next....

No. 25 Louisville puts win streak on line vs. pesky Wake Forest
Wake Forest had a difficult weekend task by taking on No. 2 Duke.,It might look just about as challenging with Tuesday night's visit to No. 25 Louisville for an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup.,"The games are coming at you in rapid-fire here," Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes said. "But it's a great...