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Maple Leafs snap skid, secure rare win at Canucks in shootout
The visiting Toronto Maple Leafs snapped their six-game losing streak with a 3-2 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.,Auston Matthews redeemed himself with the game-winning shootout tally after he missed a penalty shot in overtime, adding an assist in regulation. William Nyland...
NBA fines Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson $50K for behavior toward officials
The NBA fined Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson $50,000 for "aggressively pursuing, berating, and making inadvertent contact with a game official" during a road loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.,James Jones, the NBA's head of basketball operations, made the announcement on Saturday.,A...
Blue Jackets extend win streak with surge past Blues
Kent Johnson scored a goal and earned an assist as the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-3 Saturday night for their fifth straight victory.,Isac Lundestrom, Denton Mateychuk, Damon Severson and Mason Marchment also scored for the Blue Jackets, who have won nine of their l...
Pacers continue upswing with victory over Hawks
Andrew Nembhard had 26 points and 10 assists, Pascal Siakam added 25 points and the Indiana Pacers beat the Atlanta Hawks 129-124 on Saturday in Indianapolis.,Aaron Nesmith scored 23 points for Indiana, which has won two straight and three of its last four games. Jay Huff scored 16 points, Bennedict...
Nikola Jokic's return fortifies Nuggets going into game vs. Thunder
Things looked bleak for the Denver Nuggets when superstar center Nikola Jokic went down with a left knee injury on Dec. 29, but they went 10-6 without the three-time NBA Most Valuable Player.,The Nuggets have him back, and he'll be in the lineup for the second straight game when the Oklahoma City Th...
Kentucky blows big lead, rallies back to beat No. 15 Arkansas
Otega Oweh scored 24 points and had eight rebounds, Collin Chandler scored 13 points, and the Kentucky Wildcats rallied late after blowing a 13-point lead late to upset the No. 15 Arkansas Razorbacks 85-77 in a Southeastern Conference game in Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday.,Malachi Moreno scored 11...
Oklahoma State wins first road Big 12 game in almost 2 years at Utah
Anthony Roy scored 26 points and made 5 of 8 3-point attempts to lead Oklahoma State to an 81-69 win over Utah in a Big 12 contest on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,Christian Coleman tallied 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Parsa Fallah racked up 13 points and Vyctorius Miller contributed 10 poin...
Knicks look to extend win streak, face surging Lakers
The New York Knicks created some consternation and angst about their contender status during a recent slump, while the Los Angeles Lakers picked up their performance of late without a key piece of the rotation.,The Knicks attempt to earn a season-high tying sixth straight win Sunday night when they ...
No. 14 Kansas holds on to dispatch No. 13 BYU
Bryson Tiller scored 21 points as No. 14 Kansas held on for a 90-82 win over No. 13 BYU in a Big 12 showdown on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan. ,Darryn Peterson scored 18 points and Flory Bidunga added 16 points for Kansas. Melvin Council Jr. contributed 15 points and Tre White chipped in 12 points as th...
Flames halt 5-game skid on short-handed goal vs. Sharks
Calgary's Joel Farabee netted a tiebreaking short-handed goal in the third period, and the Flames broke a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Saturday. ,Morgan Frost notched a power-play goal and an assist and Matvei Gridin scored as the Flames won for the fir...
Report: Vikings hire Frank Smith, other assistant coaches
One day after firing Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their general manager, the Minnesota Vikings added to head coach Kevin O'Connell's staff on Saturday by naming four assistants, according to NFL Media.,Frank Smith, the Miami Dolphins' offensive coordinator for the past four seasons, reportedly was named th...
FUT Esports, G2 Esports, Team Spirit roll into Group A semis at Krakow
FUT Esports, G2 Esports and Team Spirit collected sweeps in Group A upper-bracket quarterfinal action Saturday at the Intel Extreme Masters Krakow tournament in Poland.,Natus Vincere edged Parivision 2-1 in Saturday's other Group A quarterfinal to join the other three in the semifinals, slated for S...
Dailyn Swain's double-double lifts Texas past Oklahoma
Dailyn Swain scored 15 of his team-high 20 points in the second half as Texas rallied for a 79-69 Southeastern Conference victory over Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla.,Swain added 10 rebounds and six assists for the Longhorns (13-9, 4-5) while scoring at least 20 points for the fourth consecuti...
Michael Nwoko, LSU escape South Carolina in overtime
Michael Nwoko scored 21 points, Max Mackinnon made a crucial 3-pointer late in overtime and LSU held off South Carolina 92-87 in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday in Columbia, S.C.,Rashad King scored 18, Marquel Sutton had 16 and McKinnon finished with 15 for the Tigers (14-8, 2-7 SEC). Dedan...
NC State extends best ACC start in 20 years with win over Wake Forest
Paul McNeil Jr. poured in 28 points and Darrion Williams racked up 20 as North Carolina State won its fourth consecutive game to continue its best start in Atlantic Coast Conference play in 20 years by beating host Wake Forest 96-78 on Saturday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Ven-Allen Lubin's 12 p...
Cameron Boozer, No. 4 Duke cruise to win over Virginia Tech
Cameron Boozer totaled 24 points, eight rebounds, and five assists, as No. 4 Duke never trailed and extended its winning streak to nine games with a 72-58 victory over host Virginia Tech on Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg, Va.,Duke (20-1, 9-0 ACC) earned its fifth straight double-digit victory by l...
Senators G Linus Ullmark to make first start since leave
Ottawa goaltender Linus Ullmark will make his first start since returning from a personal leave when the Senators host the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.,Ullmark went on leave Dec. 28, one day after a difficult road loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and later revealed in an interview with TSN t...
Celtics conclude homestand against slumping Bucks
The Boston Celtics hope leading scorer Jaylen Brown can return to action Sunday when they wrap up a four-game homestand with a visit from the Milwaukee Bucks.,Brown sat out Friday night's 112-93 victory over the Sacramento Kings with a sore hamstring. Payton Pritchard scored a game-high 29 points in...
NASCAR postpones Clash to Monday due to storm
NASCAR postponed Sunday's Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium to Monday night due to the effects of a winter storm in Winston-Salem, N.C.,The NASCAR Cup Series' preseason exhibition race will start at 6 p.m. ET on Monday, airing on Fox.,Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott is the defending ch...
Penguins D Kris Letang (foot) out 4 weeks, placed on IR
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang is sidelined a minimum of four weeks due to a broken foot, the team said Saturday.,Letang, who was placed on injured reserve Saturday, joined forward Evgeni Malkin in missing practice on Friday. Malkin reportedly is being plagued by the same shoulder injury...