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With points streak over, Wild continue trek vs. Canucks
Minnesota will face the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night for the second time this season, hoping the matchup will put the Wild back into the win column.,Minnesota will continue a four-game road trip in Vancouver looking to rebound from a 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.,Yakov Tre...
Rockets' Kevin Durant pursues another strong effort in clash vs. Mavericks
So far, the marriage between Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets has gone as smoothly as both sides could have hoped.,Durant scored 28 points in Houston's 117-98 win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday and became just the eighth player in NBA history to eclipse the 31,000-point mark. ,Durant's next cha...
Pistons playing close games heading into rematch vs. Bucks
The Detroit Pistons survived a tightly officiated home game on Friday. Now, they'll look to avenge a loss earlier in the week when they host the banged-up Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.,There were 64 fouls called and 83 free throws attempted in Detroit's 122-116 win over Portland. Both teams wer...
Undermanned Wizards take on Hawks following historic loss
After flashing a few encouraging signs, the Washington Wizards' rebuilding efforts seem to be at a standstill.,The Wizards will look to regroup following a historic loss when they face the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.,Atlanta dropped its third straight game on Friday, falling 134-133 against ...
DePaul gears up for Big East slate vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
In 10 days, DePaul opens its Big East schedule with a doozy of a 1-2 punch - a road game against No. 23 St. John's followed by a visit from No. 5 UConn., ,To have a fighting chance against the Big East's beasts, the Blue Demons need to maximize their final three nonconference games. The process star...
Arizona State shoots to extend surprising start vs. Oklahoma
A pair of 6-2 teams meet in the nightcap of the Jerry Colangelo Classic doubleheader on Saturday night, when Oklahoma and Arizona State take the court in Phoenix at the home of the NBA's Suns.,Oklahoma is on a four-game winning streak that includes victories over Marquette in Chicago on Nov. 28 and ...
West Virginia, Wake Forest look to make early statement
Off to a solid start, West Virginia has been looking for more consistency, particularly against the top nonconference opponents on its schedule. ,Now that they're healthy, the Mountaineers (7-2) believe they're getting closer to reaching their full potential. Their next test comes Saturday in a batt...
Resilient Ducks halt Caps' 6-game win streak in shootout
Beckett Sennecke and Ross Johnston each had a goal and an assist and the Ducks defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 in a shootout Friday night in Anaheim.,Troy Terry and Mason McTavish scored in the shootout for the Ducks, who rallied three times from one-goal deficits in regulation. Ville Husso mad...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder enjoy easy night's work vs. Mavs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points in three quarters, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 132-111 home win over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday.,The Thunder have won 14 consecutive games and 22 of their first 23 to start the season.,Gilgeous-Alexander shot 10 of 12 from the field while addin...
Karel Vejmelka helps Mammoth shut down Canucks
Karel Vejmelka stopped 31 of 32 shots and Kevin Stenlund and Mikhail Sergachev each had a goal and an assist to spark the Utah Mammoth to a 4-1 win over the host Vancouver Canucks on Friday.,Vejmelka had his second strong outing in a row after blanking the Anaheim Ducks in a 7-0 victory two nights e...
Stars' home dominance of Sharks continues in 4-1 win
Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists in the Dallas Stars' 4-1 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Friday.,The victory extended the Stars' points streak to nine games (7-0-2) and continued the Sharks' longstanding struggles in Dallas. Since the start of the 2015-16 season, the Stars are 12-...
CUSA final: Kennesaw State tops Jacksonville State on late TD
Quarterback Amari Odom led a last-minute touchdown drive to lift Kennesaw State to a 19-15 win over Jacksonville State in the Conference USA Championship game on Friday in Jacksonville, Ala.,Jacksonville State (8-5) had scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to erase a 12-0 deficit, with quarte...
Reserves power 76ers to one-sided win over Bucks
Quentin Grimes scored 22 points and Paul George added 20 to lead the visiting Philadelphia 76ers to a 116-101 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.,It was an atypical scoring night for Philadelphia, with Tyrese Maxey managing just 12 points and the bench unit contributing 61. Maxey's previous seas...
Kevin Durant 8th to 31,000 points as Rockets sink Suns
Amen Thompson and Kevin Durant combined for 59 points to pace a blistering shooting effort, and the Houston Rockets rolled to a 117-98 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Friday.,Durant scored 17 of his 28 points in the second quarter to turn the tide, while Thompson scored 31 points on 12-for...
Knicks open game with record 23-0 run, manhandle Jazz
Jalen Brunson scored 33 points in three quarters Friday night for the host New York Knicks, who rode their biggest game-opening run on record to a 146-112 rout of the visiting Utah Jazz.,The Knicks raced out to a 23-0 lead, their longest game-opening run since at least 1996-97, when the NBA began tr...
Nikola Jokic pours in 40 as Nuggets overtake Hawks
Nikola Jokic totaled 40 points, nine rebounds and eight assists on Friday, helping the visiting Denver Nuggets rally for a 134-133 win over the Atlanta Hawks.,Jamal Murray added 23 points and 12 assists for Denver, which trailed by as many as 23 en route to its ninth straight road win. Tim Hardaway ...
Unlucky Red Wings try to right the ship at Kraken
Things haven't exactly been going the Detroit Red Wings' way recently.,Take Thursday night in Columbus, for example. The Red Wings battled back to take the lead in the third period, only for a Blue Jackets shot to go off Detroit defenseman Albert Johansson and into the net for the tying goal with 1:...
Tre Carroll scores 30 as Xavier holds off Cincinnati
Tre Carroll scored a career-high 30 points with seven rebounds to lead host Xavier past Cincinnati 79-74 in another intense Crosstown Shootout rivalry game Friday night in Cincinnati.,Xavier led by 13 with 12 minutes remaining but Cincinnati rallied. Jalen Celestine drained a three with 2:39 left to...
Braylon Mullins contributes to No. 5 UConn's steady win vs. East Texas A&M
Braylon Mullins scored all 10 of his points in the second half of his home debut as fifth-ranked UConn never trailed and pulled away for an 83-59 victory over visiting East Texas A&M on Friday night at Storrs, Conn.,The Huskies (8-1) won their fourth straight ahead of Tuesday's showdown with 15th-ra...
Jaylen Brown leads Celtics past depleted Lakers to 4th straight win
Jaylen Brown had 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help the Boston Celtics stretch their winning streak to four games by beating the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 126-105 Friday night., ,Brown was one of six Boston players who scored in double figures. The Celtics received 19 points from ...