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After rare home loss, Avalanche primed for Predators
The Colorado Avalanche had their 17-game home winning streak snapped Monday, which affords them the rare opportunity to start a new one when they host the Nashville Predators on Friday night.,Colorado remains unbeaten in regulation on home ice (19-0-3) more than halfway through the home schedule. Ev...
Wild D Jonas Brodin's Olympics in jeopardy due to injury
Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin's lower-body injury could jeopardize his chances of joining Team Sweden at the upcoming Winter Olympics.,Wild coach John Hynes confirmed Thursday that Brodin, 32, is week-to-week with the nagging injury.,"It didn't happen in one game," Hynes said, per The Athle...
Bills S Jordan Poyer, CB Maxwell Hairston out vs. Broncos
The Buffalo Bills have ruled out safety Jordan Poyer and rookie cornerback Maxwell Hairston for Saturday's AFC divisional playoff game at Denver.,Head coach Sean McDermott confirmed Thursday that Poyer (hamstring) and Hairston (ankle) will not be available against the top-seeded Broncos.,Poyer, 34, ...
Venus Williams, Coco Gauff in line for 2nd-round Australian Open clash
American superstars young and old could clash in the second round of the Australian Open after the draw was made Thursday in Melbourne.,Coco Gauff, 21, and Venus Williams, 45, were set on a collision course.,Williams, ranked 576th in the world, received a wild card so she can appear at the Australia...
Texas denies No. 10 Vanderbilt program-record 17-0 start
Matas Vokietaitis scored 22 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor and Texas' defense did the rest in a stunning 80-64 upset of previously undefeated No. 10 Vanderbilt on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference dustup in Austin, Texas., ,The Longhorns (11-6, 2-2 SEC) led by 10 late in the first hal...
With star Deni Avdija likely out again, Blazers square off with Hawks
Jrue Holiday and Deni Avdija have shared the court just once since Holiday sustained a right calf injury on Nov. 14.,Though Holiday returned earlier this week, Portland's top two players likely will not be together again Thursday night when the Trail Blazers host the Atlanta Hawks.,Avdija, a leading...
Keaton Wagler, No. 13 Illinois hold off Northwestern
Keaton Wagler scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half while leading No. 13 Illinois to a 79-68 Big Ten victory over Northwestern on Wednesday night in Evanston, Ill.,Tomislav Ivisic contributed 14 of his season-high-tying 21 points in the second half -- including two crucial 3-pointers late --...
Unable to hold two leads, Devils sink Kraken in OT
Nico Hischier scored twice, the latter at 3:42 of overtime, as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Seattle Kraken 3-2 Wednesday night in Newark, N.J.,Cody Glass also scored and Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes each had two assists for the Devils, who won their second straight following a four-game skid. G...
Rested Broncos, depleted Bills gear up for playoff rematch
For the first time in 10 years, the Denver Broncos enter the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the AFC.,The last time they were the No. 1 seed -- 2015, Peyton Manning's fourth and final season in Denver -- happens to be the last time they won a Super Bowl.,Broncos coach Sean Payton knows the potential b...
Connor McDavid, Oilers out to extend Islanders' road woes
Connor McDavid will aim to extend his point streak while also trying to get his team back in the win column when the Edmonton Oilers host the New York Islanders on Thursday.,The Oilers captain tallied two assists his last time out for 46 points (19 goals, 27 assists) in 20 games, which is his longes...
Trending upward, Jets aim to keep Wild reeling
The Minnesota Wild have one more chance to get a victory before they leave town.,The Wild have dropped the first two games of their homestand, falling 4-3 in overtime against the New York Islanders and losing 5-2 against the struggling New Jersey Devils.,Next comes the finale of the homestand. The W...
Reports: Red Sox reel in LHP Ranger Suarez on 5-year, $130M deal
Free-agent left-hander Ranger Suarez agreed to terms on a five-year, $130 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.,Saurez will join a Red Sox rotation that features left-hander Garrett Crochet, right-hander Brayan Bello and offseason acquisitions Sonny ...
Jaguars' Travis Hunter to continue as two-way player
Travis Hunter's season-ending knee injury won't keep him from playing both sides of the ball again in 2026.,Jacksonville Jaguars general manager James Gladstone said Wednesday that the plan is to continue playing the former Heisman Trophy winner at wide receiver and cornerback moving forward.,"We st...
Warriors overcome Stephen Curry's poor shooting, blast Blazers
De'Anthony Melton led a balanced attack with a season-high 23 points, Stephen Curry had more assists than points for the first time since last April and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers for the first time in four tries this season, 119-97 on Tuesday in San Francisco.,Jimmy B...
Rebounding key when Arizona State takes on No. 1 Arizona
Arizona State's next two games are on the road against No. 1 Arizona in Tucson on Wednesday and No. 7 Houston on Sunday, which means a win over struggling Kansas State at home in the Sun Devils' most recent game was essential.,"This was much needed, this outcome, just for the morale of the group," A...
Roman Josi nets pair as Predators down Oilers in OT
Defenseman Roman Josi's second goal of the game with 1:17 left in overtime gave the host Nashville Predators a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.,Steven Stamkos and Erik Haula also scored for the Predators, who have won three of their last four. Juuse Saros stopped 28 shots.,Connor M...
Short-handed Timberwolves make quick work of Bucks
Even without Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert, the Minnesota Timberwolves dominated the host Milwaukee Bucks 139-106 on Tuesday behind 29 points from Julius Randle.,Bones Hyland added 23 points for Minnesota, who won its sixth game in seven tries. Naz Reid added 19 while Randle also grabbed eight reb...
No. 16 Virginia starts fast, holds off No. 20 Louisville
No. 16 Virginia scored the first 14 points of the game and held on for a 79-70 victory at No. 20 Louisville in Atlantic Coast Conference action Tuesday night.,Malik Thomas scored 19 points as the Cavaliers (15-2, 4-1 ACC) won their fourth straight game and matched their win total from last season. T...
NFL's wild-card drama scores huge ratings
The NFL's blockbuster regular season rolled straight into wild-card weekend, and the audiences followed.,Fox opened Saturday with the Rams' 34-31 victory over the Panthers drawing 28 million viewers, up 7% over last year in the same time slot for the biggest Saturday afternoon wild-card audience on ...
Villanova tops Providence, extends Big East road win streak
Devin Askew came off the bench to contribute a team-high 20 points along with seven assists to help visiting Villanova defeat Providence 88-82 on Tuesday night., ,Villanova (14-3, 5-1 Big East), which had a 32-8 edge in bench points, has won its last four conference road games., ,The Wildcats receiv...