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Leafs improving on power play entering clash vs. Red Wings
The Toronto Maple Leafs hope they have a chance to show off their revived power play on Friday night when they host the Detroit Red Wings. ,Toronto had three goals while on the man advantage Tuesday night in a 4-0 home win over the Boston Bruins. The Maple Leafs entered the game 4-for-40 with the ma...
No. 22 UCLA ramps up difficulty level vs. New Mexico
Both No. 22-ranked UCLA and unranked New Mexico head into Friday's neutral-court matchup in Henderson, Nevada, coming off season-opening wins. They just took much different routes to get there. ,UCLA (1-0) had little trouble with Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opponent Rider on Monday, as the Br...
No. 12 Tennessee embraces early test at Louisville
No. 12 Tennessee faces a stern test on the road Saturday when the Volunteers battle the new-look Louisville Cardinals., ,Both teams are coming off season-opening home victories on Monday. ,Tennessee beat Gardner-Webb 80-64, while the Cardinals handled Morehead State 93-45. However, Tennessee coach R...
No. 24 Ole Miss hopes to fine-tune its scoring vs. Grambling State
One of the challenges for uber-deep and talented Ole Miss this season will be spreading the wealth and scoring opportunities. The No. 24 Rebels will look to take another step toward that goal when they host Grambling State on Friday in Oxford, Miss. ,The Rebels (1-0) head back to the court after a d...
Barbora Krejcikova reaches semis of WTA Finals Riyadh; Iga Swiatek out
Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova is in and French Open champion Iga Swiatek is out of the WTA Finals Riyadh., ,Krejcikova entered play Thursday in Saudi Arabia facing a win-and-get-in situation to qualify for the event semifinals. And that's just what the eighth seed did, upsetting third-seeded...
Week 10 TNF: Bengals-Ravens Preview, Props & Prediction
Two AFC North rivals looking to make a major statement on the national stage meet Thursday night when the Baltimore Ravens play host to the Cincinnati Bengals in a rematch of an overtime thriller earlier this season.,On Oct. 6 in Cincinnati, Baltimore trailed by 10 points three times in the second h...
No. 20 Cincinnati aims to keep pressure on vs. Morehead State
No. 20 Cincinnati will offer Morehead State a challenging road environment on Friday night.,The Bearcats (1-0) opened their season on Monday with a 109-54 home win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Even as his team rolled to a win behind 58.3 percent shooting from the field, 50 percent from 3-point range an...
No. 9 North Carolina heads to No. 1 Kansas for early showdown
No. 9 North Carolina will travel to Lawrence, Kan., to take on No. 1 Kansas in an early season top-10 matchup Friday night at Allen Fieldhouse.,It is the first time the Jayhawks (1-0) and Tar Heels (1-0) will square off since the 2022 NCAA Tournament championship game, which the Jayhawks won 72-69 a...
Curtin closed: Union fire 2-time MLS Coach of Year
The Philadelphia Union parted ways with two-time MLS Coach of the Year Jim Curtin on Thursday after 11 seasons.,Curtin, 45, guided the team to its first MLS Cup final appearance in 2022, losing to Los Angeles FC on penalties.,The Union (9-15-10, 37 points) finished 12th in the 15-team Eastern Confer...
Cardinals chase rare four-game win streak, wary of revived Jets
One month before Aaron Rodgers celebrates his 41st birthday, the New York Jets are holding onto flickering hope they'll play beyond the regular season.,At 3-6, New York hits the road to take on the Arizona Cardinals (5-4) attempting to further repair its playoff chances dented by a five-game losing ...
Sam Darnold vies to play 'smarter' as Vikings visit Jaguars
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold is focused on one statistic in particular as he and his teammates prepare to visit the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday afternoon.,No, it's not passing yards or touchdowns. It's not even victories or winning percentage.,What is Darnold thinking about heading i...
Cincinnati Bengals Embrace Status Quo, Stay Quiet at NFL Trade Deadline: Will That Work?
The Cincinnati Bengals were quiet at the NFL Trade Deadline, their only move was to acquire Khalil Herbert from the Bears. Will this lack of activity work this time? ...
Falcons on a roll, Saints strive for reset with seven straight setbacks
The Atlanta Falcons have their sights set on the franchise's first NFC South title since 2016. ,For the New Orleans Saints? Any old win would do after extending their NFL-worst losing streak to seven games last week at Carolina.,The Falcons (6-3) are all alone in first place as they visit the Saints...
DeMar DeRozan's 27 points carry Kings past Raptors
DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points, including 11 in a commanding fourth quarter, to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 122-107 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.,Keegan Murray combined 22 points with 12 rebounds, De'Aaron Fox contributed 21, and Domantas Sabonis notched his 61st career trip...
Tied atop division, Kings get to settle in at home vs. Canucks
The Los Angeles Kings finally begin receiving a steady dose of home cooking starting with hosting the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.,The Kings kicked off the season with 10 road clashes in their first 14 games. They return to Los Angeles riding a two-game winning streak and having won seven of their...
Wisconsin seeks improved start vs. Montana State
Wisconsin will aim for a much quicker start in its second game of the season when it entertains Montana State on Thursday night at Madison, Wis.,The Badgers (1-0) trailed Holy Cross 21-5 just 6:21 into the contest before outscoring the Crusaders by 40 the rest of the way and producing a 65-61 victor...
Red Wings find winning touch to snap Blackhawks' two-game streak
Dylan Larkin and Alex DeBrincat each collected a goal and assist and Cam Talbot made 28 saves to lift the visiting Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.,Detroit has won two straight on the heels of a three-game losing streak, relying on a steady attack and d...
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota open with rout of Oral Roberts
Dawson Garcia scored 30 points as Minnesota pulled away for an 80-57 win over Oral Roberts on Wednesday night in both teams' season opener in Minneapolis., ,Parker Fox finished with 13 points on 6-for-6 shooting from the floor for Minnesota. Lu'Cye Patterson contributed 10 points in 22 minutes in hi...
Georgetown outlasts Lehigh to secure season-opening win
Micah Peavy scored 18 of his 20 points in the first half for Georgetown as the Hoyas earned a hard-fought 85-77 victory in their season opener against visiting Lehigh on Wednesday night in Washington. ,Thomas Sorber paired 20 points with 13 rebounds for Georgetown (1-0), which shot 31-of-64 (48.4 pe...
Campbell puts up fight before Virginia wins in Ron Sanchez's debut
Freshman Jacob Cofie scored 16 points off the bench and Virginia opened its season with a 65-56 win over Campbell on Wednesday night in Charlottesville, Va.,It was a tense but successful debut for Cavaliers interim head coach Ron Sanchez, who took over last month following Tony Bennett's unexpected ...