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Bruins, with losing streak over, focus on Canucks
The Boston Bruins finished 2025 on a high and will look to begin 2026 on the same note when they finish the Canadian leg of a five-game road trip Saturday night against the Vancouver Canucks.,Boston had two days off to savor ending a six-game skid (0-4-2) with a dominant 6-2 win Wednesday over Conno...
Jalen Johnson-led Hawks set for 2-game visit to Toronto
The visiting Atlanta Hawks have a chance to break the Toronto Raptors' hold on them, and perhaps get even, starting Saturday night with the opener of a two-game set.,The teams will meet again on Monday, with both contests in Toronto.,The Raptors won twice in Atlanta to begin the four-game season ser...
Knicks, smarting from ugly loss, pursue improvement vs. Sixers
Fresh off perhaps their most lethargic performance of the season, the New York Knicks hope to author a crisper effort Saturday when they host the Philadelphia 76ers.,The Knicks dropped a 111-99 decision to the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Friday, when they shot just 37.1% from the field and 9 of 42 (21...
Matty Beniers, Kraken slip past Canucks in shootout
Matty Beniers scored the lone shootout goal to end the third and final round as the Seattle Kraken defeated the host Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Friday.,Seattle won for the first time in five shootouts this season while the Canucks dropped to 4-1 in those situations.,Cale Fleury, Chandler Stephenson an...
Quinn Hughes' 4 assists power Wild's win over Ducks
Danila Yurov scored twice and Quinn Hughes added four assists as the visiting Minnesota Wild topped the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Friday.,Yakov Trenin scored and added an assist while Kirill Kaprizov and Nico Sturm also tallied for the Wild, who improved to 3-0-1 on their season-high seven-game road trip...
Luka Doncic, LeBron James carry Lakers in win vs. Grizzlies
Luka Doncic scored 34 points with eight assists and LeBron James added 31 points with nine rebounds as the host Los Angeles Lakers finished off a 128-121 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday., ,Jake LaRavia scored 21 points against his former team and Marcus Smart added 13 with eight rebound...
Robby Ashford (5 total TDs), Wake Forest outslug Mississippi State in Mayo Bowl
Robby Ashford passed for 303 yards and three touchdowns and also rushed for two touchdowns to lead Wake Forest to a 43-29 victory over Mississippi State on Friday night in the Duke's Mayo Bowl at Charlotte, N.C.,Ashford, who earned MVP honors, completed 20 of 33 passes with one interception and rush...
No. 13 Nebraska takes down No. 9 Michigan State to remain perfect
Rienk Mast made six 3-pointers, including the tiebreaking one with 1:54 remaining, and No. 13 Nebraska remained unbeaten with a 58-56 victory over No. 9 Michigan State on Friday night in a Big Ten showdown in Lincoln, Neb.,Mast had 19 points and seven rebounds as the Cornhuskers (14-0, 3-0) extended...
Giannis Antetokounmpo's late dunk lifts Bucks past Hornets
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and threw down a game-winning alley-oop slam to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a thrilling 122-121 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Friday.,Antetokounmpo grabbed 10 rebounds and dished five assists, giving him the most 30-point, 10-rebound, five-assi...
Jalen Johnson's triple-double sparks Hawks' win over Knicks
Jalen Johnson recorded a triple-double Friday night for the visiting Atlanta Hawks, who withstood a late rally by the New York Knicks to earn a 111-99 win.,Johnson finished with 18 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in his seventh triple-double of the season and the ninth of his five-year career.,Ni...
QB returnees: CJ Bailey remaining at NC State for 2026 season
Quarterback CJ Bailey is returning to North Carolina State for his junior season in 2026, he announced Friday on social media, becoming the first of several starting quarterbacks to reveal their intention of sticking with their current teams.,Longtime Kansas State starting quarterback Avery Johnson ...
Rockets being 'aggressive' sharers ahead of tilt with Mavericks
As the Houston Rockets ride a four-game winning streak into Saturday's visit to Dallas, the Mavericks look to end a four-game slide.,Houston opened a stretch playing five of six on the road with a 120-96 rout of Brooklyn on Thursday. Amen Thompson's 23 points led six Rockets scoring 14-plus points, ...
Battle-tested OK State, No. 15 Texas Tech open grueling Big 12 slate
With plenty of tests behind them, Oklahoma State and 15th-ranked Texas Tech have learned about strengths and weaknesses, with each team making progress.,What matters now, though, is how that translates into success in the rugged Big 12 Conference.,The Cowboys (12-1) and Red Raiders (10-3) open leagu...
J.J. McCarthy tabbed to start Vikings' finale against Packers
After sitting out Week 17 with a hairline fracture in his throwing hand, Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy will start Sunday's season finale against the Green Bay Packers.,McCarthy was a full participant in the Vikings' practices on Thursday and Friday, which inspired head coach Kevin O'Co...
Islanders face Maple Leafs yearning for more good news
The second day of 2026 went much better than the first for the New York Islanders.,The Islanders hope their second game of the calendar year goes better than the first on Saturday night, when New York faces the Toronto Maple Leafs in a battle of Eastern Conference rivals in Elmont, N.Y.,Both teams w...
Capitals hope to rediscover form vs. bruised Blackhawks
Alex Ovechkin hopes to reawaken his scoring touch when the sliding Washington Capitals kick off a three-game homestand against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.,The Capitals were disappointed in their first effort of the calendar year as they saw their early multi-goal lead diminish in a 4-3 road ...
Oklahoma, Ole Miss kick off SEC play from different vantage points
Oklahoma has the momentum and Ole Miss has the motivation to launch a turnaround when the teams meet for their SEC opener Saturday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (10-3) come into conference play on a four-game winning streak, and while only one of those victories came against a power-conference oppone...
Brayden Schenn's late dagger helps Blues down Golden Knights
Brayden Schenn scored the winning goal with 1:33 left to lift the St. Louis Blues past the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Friday afternoon.,Alexey Toropchenko and Oskar Sundqvist had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who snapped a two-game losing streak.,Justin Faulk also scored for St. Loui...
Sizzling teams clash as Lightning continue trip at Sharks
The Tampa Bay Lightning have built another hot streak and brought it with them to the West Coast.,Sporting a six-game winning streak, the Lightning will travel to Northern California to face the San Jose Sharks on Saturday following a successful stint down south.,Coach Jon Cooper's team won both sid...
Georgia Tech making strides, faces Boston College next
Georgia Tech does yet not have a victory over a Power Five opponent this season, but after going toe-to-toe with the No. 6 team in the country Wednesday, the Yellow Jackets have some newfound confidence.,They will have a chance to show if recent improvements have paid off during their ACC tilt with ...