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Wild keep thriving on road, take down Sharks
Matt Boldy scored twice and Kirill Kaprizov had three assists as the visiting Minnesota Wild collected a 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,The Wild are 6-1-1 on the road with a league-leading 13 away points.,Zach Bogosian, Mats Zuccarello and Jonas Brodin had the other goals for the Wild...
Canucks down Kings, complete sweep of California trip
Quinn Hughes collected a goal and an assist to lead the visiting Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.,Conor Garland, Jake DeBrusk and J.T. Miller also scored for the Canucks, who completed a sweep of the three California teams during their road trip. Goaltender ...
Utah's long-range accuracy dooms Central Arkansas
Gabe Madsen scored 25 points to lead Utah to a 98-63 home victory over Central Arkansas on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.,Madsen drained six 3-pointers for the second straight game. Utah (2-0) finished with a school-record-tying 19 3-pointers on a record 50 attempts.,The senior hit 9 of 16 shots ...
South Carolina out to rebound vs. South Carolina State
South Carolina coach Lamont Paris can handle stretches when his team does not play well but getting outplayed by an opponent is another story.,Paris felt the Gamecocks were outplayed in a disappointing loss to North Florida to start his third season and he is hoping they respond against visiting Sou...
Utah scores winner late in third to top slumping Blues
Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist to lead the visiting Utah Hockey Club past the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Thursday.,Matias Maccelli, Michael Kesselring and Jack McBain also scored for Utah, which won for just the second time in its past eight games.,Utah stifled the Blues defensively and limited...
Jake Oettinger keeps Blackhawks at bay, helps Stars end skid
Jake Oettinger made 25 saves to lead the Dallas Stars to a 3-1 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday evening.,Sam Steel and Logan Stankoven each had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Seguin also scored for the Stars, who ended a two-game skid.,Tyler Bertuzzi scored and Arvid Soderblo...
Bucks pull away from Jazz to snap skid
Damian Lillard poured in 34 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo collected 31 as part of a double-double to lift the host Milwaukee Bucks to a 123-100 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.,Lillard also dished out seven assists while Antetokounmpo hauled in a game-high 16 rebounds for Milwaukee, whic...
New-look Virginia Tech, South Carolina Upstate set to clash
Coming off victories against overmatched foes, Virginia Tech and visiting South Carolina Upstate enter their Friday matchup hoping to finish up their first week on a modest winning streak.,Virginia Tech (1-0) of the ACC and South Carolina Upstate (1-1) of the Big South have reconfigured rosters, eac...
Alex Condon's career effort carries No. 21 Florida over Jacksonville
Alex Condon scored a career-high 23 points while leading a hot shooting performance by No. 21 Florida in a 81-60 victory over Jacksonville on Thursday in Gainesville, Fla.,Alijah Martin tallied 15 points for the quick-starting Gators (2-0), who made their first eight shots of the game and their firs...
Wake Forest's balanced scoring attack sinks NC A&T
Tre'Von Spillers paired 15 points with a career-high-tying 16 rebounds as Wake Forest pulled away from North Carolina A&T for an 80-64 win on Thursday in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Spillers, an Appalachian State transfer, led all five Demon Deacons starters in double-figure scoring. Hunter Sallis provided ...
After hanging banners, NC State shifts focus to Presbyterian
With a Final Four rematch set for later this month, NC State will continue its five-game homestand to begin the season when it takes on Presbyterian on Friday in Raleigh, N.C., ,The Wolfpack (1-0) earned a 97-66 victory over South Carolina Upstate on Monday. Marcus Hill and Breon Pass each scored 14...
Lakers, 76ers navigating difficulties of new season
A pair of teams still trying to find their way in the early season will go head-to-head when the Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.,The Lakers are a middling 4-4 and will return home from a 1-4 road trip that concluded Wednesday with a 131-114 defeat to the Memphis Gri...
Stewart Cink takes 3-shot lead at Schwab Cup Championship
Stewart Cink might not have a chance to win the PGA Tour Champions' season-long championship, the Schwab Cup, but that won't stop him from showing off at the tour's season finale.,Cink jumped out to a three-shot lead at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship by firing a 7-under-par 64 on Thursday at Ph...
Rockets-Thunder tilt shaping up as defensive battle
On an Oklahoma City Thunder roster that also includes Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, last season's runner-up for Most Valuable Player, and Chet Holmgren, who finished second in Rookie of the Year voting, Jalen Williams can sometimes get overlooked.,But heading into Friday's matchup with the visiting Houst...
Scorching Suns aim for 7th straight win in rematch vs. Mavs
Everything has gone right lately for the Phoenix Suns, who are hunting their seventh straight win and their eighth in their first nine games as they travel to Dallas to face the Mavericks on Friday.,Phoenix overcame a season-high 40 points from Dallas' Luka Doncic in a 114-102 home win on Oct. 26, t...
Ravens activate RB Keaton Mitchell for 'TNF'
The Baltimore Ravens activated running back Keaton Mitchell from the physically unable to perform list ahead of Thursday night's game against the visiting Cincinnati Bengals.,The club opened up a roster spot for Mitchell by waiving veteran defensive end Yannick Ngakoue.,Mitchell, out since tearing h...
Ty Majeski to appeal fine for skipping NASCAR event to vote
Ty Majeski, a NASCAR Truck Series driver, said he plans to appeal a $12,500 fine assessed for not taking part in NASCAR's content-gathering day Tuesday in advance of the series championship.,His reason for skipping the event? He said he returned to his home state of Wisconsin to vote on Election Day...
After season-opening loss, No. 19 Texas meets Houston Christian
No. 19 Texas looks to rebound from a rare season-opening loss and get back on the winning track when it hosts Houston Christian on Friday in Austin, Texas., ,The Longhorns begin their home schedule after an 80-72 loss to Ohio State on Monday in their season opener at Las Vegas.,Texas received a game...
Cade Cunningham, Pistons push for new streak with Hawks in town
The Detroit Pistons came agonizingly close to carrying a three-game winning streak into their home matchup against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.,A buzzer-beating putback pushed the Pistons from a win to a one-point loss when Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller grabbed a rebound and scored. Detro...
Rams open practice window for Steve Avila, Jonah Jackson
The Los Angeles Rams' revolving door on the offensive line had more movement Thursday as the team opened the practice window for starters Steve Avila and Jonah Jackson.,There is a possibility that both will be activated from injured reserve and available for Monday night's home game against the Miam...