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Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog to return vs. Capitals
Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog will return to the lineup for Sunday afternoon's game against the Capitals in Washington, D.C.,The forward has been sidelined since sustaining a lower-body injury during Colorado's 5-4 shootout victory over the Dallas Stars on March 6.,"It's good to have ...

Giants RB Cam Skattebo says he's sorry for 'tasteless joke'
New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo said he had a "lapse in judgment" when he made a comment saying chronic traumatic encephalopathy and asthma were not legitimate conditions.,"I recently did an interview and had a lapse in judgment, which resulted in me making a tasteless joke about CTE and a...

Lightning's Nikita Kucherov out to continue sizzling pace vs. Flames
The high-rolling Tampa Bay Lightning will look to complete a perfect road trip when they visit the Calgary Flames on Sunday.,The Lightning, especially Nikita Kucherov, have dominated their opponents so far during the trek. The team has racked up a trio of one-sided victories so far, the latest a 5-2...

Sabres complete road trip at Anaheim, seeking fifth straight victory
The Buffalo Sabres will look to sweep a four-game road trip when they conclude it with a matchup against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.,Buffalo (44-20-6, 94 points) is coming off a 4-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, the Sabres' fourth straight victory and 12th in its past 13 games en r...

Blue Jackets bid to stay hot in clash vs. Islanders
Thanks to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the New York Islanders no longer are the most surprising team in the Metropolitan Division.,And thanks to the Blue Jackets and a spate of surging teams around them, the Islanders no longer are in a playoff spot, either.,New York (39-26-5, 83 points) will attempt ...

Winning, losing streaks collide when Knicks host Wizards
The New York Knicks will look to extend their five-game winning streak on Sunday night when they host the woeful Washington Wizards. ,New York (46-25) heads into the final 11 games of its regular season 1 1/2 games behind Boston for second place in the Eastern Conference, keeping pace after escaping...
March Madness Sunday Bets: Texas Tech, Tennessee
Tennessee’s defense and physicality give them an edge over Virginia, while Texas Tech’s shooting could outlast Alabama....

Coco Gauff rallies to win for 2nd straight day at Miami Open
Coco Gauff rallied from dropping the first set to beat fellow American Alycia Parks 3-6, 6-0, 6-1 to advance into the Round of 16 in the Miami Open on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,It was the second straight day that the fourth-seeded Gauff dropped the first set but came back to win the match. She...

Flyers take down Sharks as road win streak hits 7
Christian Dvorak scored a power-play goal early in the third period, helping the Philadelphia Flyers extend their season-high road winning streak to seven games with a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.,Philadelphia's road winning streak is tied for the second-longest in franchise his...

Oklahoma State facing roster questions ahead of NIT game vs. Wichita State
Oklahoma State is seeking a trip to the quarterfinal round of the NIT for the second consecutive year.,But its hopes for victory could hinge on who is on the court for the second-seeded Cowboys (20-14) Sunday night against third-seeded Wichita State (23-11) in Stillwater, Okla.,Three players, includ...

Ryan Rollins (26 points), Bucks hand Suns 5th straight loss
Ryan Rollins had 26 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix 108-105 on Saturday to hand the Suns their fifth straight loss.,Kyle Kuzma scored 20 points before exiting in the third quarter with right Achilles tightness for Milwaukee (29-41), which led by fou...

Behind Darius Acuff, Arkansas ends High Point's dreams
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Darius Acuff Jr. had 36 points, Meleek Thomas added 19, and fourth-seeded Arkansas burst 12th-seeded High Point's tournament bubble, pulling away late for a 94-88 victory over the Panthers in the NCAA Tournament West Region on Saturday.,Acuff scored nine of the Razorbacks' last 11 ...

No. 4 Nebraska survives No. 5 Vandy on Braden Frager's late winner
Braden Frager drove for the winning layup with 2.2 seconds left Saturday night and fourth-seeded Nebraska rallied for a 74-72 win over fifth-seeded Vanderbilt in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's South Region in Oklahoma City.,The result wasn't secured until the Commodores' Tyler Tanner, who...

Darius Garland, Clippers win in OT, continue Mavericks' home woes
Daruis Garland scored 41 points with 11 assists and Kawhi Leonard added 34 points as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers ended a four-game losing streak with a 138-131 overtime victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.,Derrick Jones Jr. scored 15 points, including two 3-pointers in overtime, as t...

Amen Thompson's tip-in at buzzer lifts Rockets over Heat
Amen Thompson tipped in a Kevin Durant missed jumper at the buzzer, and the Houston Rockets escaped with a wild 123-122 victory over the visiting Miami Heat on Saturday night.,Durant had passed Michael Jordan's career 32,292 points for fifth on the scoring list with a corner 3-pointer at the 3:35 ma...

Hawks bury Warriors in 2nd half to move into playoff position
Dyson Daniels matched his career high with 28 points to help the Atlanta Hawks defeat the visiting Golden State Warriors 126-110 on Saturday and extend their homecourt winning streak to 10 games.,The victory, combined with Orlando's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, lifted the Hawks (39-32) into sixth...

Luke Kennard's last-second shot beats Magic; Lakers' win streak at 9
Luke Kennard drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds remaining on Saturday to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-104 victory over the host Orlando Magic.,Trailing by two with 2.6 seconds left, Marcus Smart inbounded a pass to a wide-open Kennard, with the Lakers' sharpshooter hitting his thi...

Charlotte FC set team record for goals, blow out Red Bulls
Kerwin Vargas and Pep Biel scored in the opening 10 minutes of the second half as Charlotte FC set a team record for goals and pulled away for a 6-1 rout of the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday night.,Biel made the pass that led to Idan Toklomati finishing off a header in the 14th minute and ...

Pavel Buchnevich, Blues stifle Canucks for road win
Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist for the St. Louis Blues in a 3-1 win against the host Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.,Pius Suter and Jordan Kyrou also scored for the Blues (28-30-11, 67 points), who snapped a two-game skid and pulled within six points of the second and final wild-card spot ...

Coaches in elite company clash when Kansas faces St. John's
SAN DIEGO -- Only three active head coaches in Division I college basketball have won multiple national championships. Two of them meet for a berth in the Sweet 16 when Bill Self's No. 4 Kansas Jayhawks face Rick Pitino's No. 5 St. John's Red Storm on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournamen...