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Predators, boosted by wild win, get another shot at Sharks
The Nashville Predators enter Thursday 10 points out of playoff position with 36 games remaining as they head to San Jose to face the Sharks.,On the heels of their wild 7-5 comeback victory over the Sharks on Tuesday in the first half of a home-and-home set, the Predators are riding a four-game winn...

Jaden McDaniels leads Wolves past short-handed Mavs
Jaden McDaniels scored a career-high 27 points and Anthony Edwards added 21 as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 115-114 on Wednesday night.,Mike Conley added a season-high 18 points for Minnesota, which snapped a two-game losing skid and won the season series ...

Take III: Rival Eagles, Commanders collide in NFC title game
Jayden Daniels and the underdog Washington Commanders are one win away from the Super Bowl with a familiar roadblock standing in the way. ,East division rivals meet in Philadelphia on Sunday to decide the NFC in the third meeting between the teams since the Eagles posted a 26-18 win on Nov. 14 with ...

Blue Jackets' Adam Fantilli nets hat trick vs. Leafs
Adam Fantilli scored his first career hat trick as the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday night.,Luca Del Bel Belluz added a goal and an assist and James van Riemsdyk also scored for the Blue Jackets, who have won seven of nine (7-1-1).,Elvis Merzlikins ...

Dawson Mercer's two-goal night sparks Devils' rout of Bruins
Dawson Mercer scored bookend goals in New Jersey's four-goal second period, propelling the Devils to a 5-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday in Newark, N.J.,Mercer, 23, recorded his first multigoal game this season, scoring a game-tying goal 1:24 into the frame and the second of New Jersey...

Ty Berry's hot shooting carries Northwestern past Indiana
Ty Berry swished a career-best seven 3-pointers on his way to 23 points and Brooks Barnhizer had 21 points and eight rebounds to lift host Northwestern to a 79-70 win against Indiana on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.,Nick Martinelli added 18 points and Jalen Leach scored all 15 of his points after half...

Georgia Tech ends 4-game losing skid at Virginia Tech's expense
Duncan Powell scored a season-high 23 points, helping lead Georgia Tech to a 71-64 win over visiting Virginia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Wednesday in Atlanta.,Javian McCollum added 16 points and Baye Ndongo collected 14 points, nine rebounds and five steals, as the Yellow Jackets (9-1...

No. 5 Florida gets its only lead when it counts, edges South Carolina
Will Richard capped a 22-point showing by hitting the go-ahead layup with five seconds left as fifth-ranked Florida executed down the stretch and rallied for a 70-69 victory over South Carolina on Wednesday night in Columbia, S.C.,The Gators (17-2, 4-2 SEC) trailed 58-45 with 8:49 left but outscored...

Chase Hunter puts up 23 as Clemson clobbers Syracuse
Chase Hunter scored 23 points to propel Clemson to an 86-72 home victory over Syracuse on Wednesday.,Viktor Lakhin chipped in 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers (16-4, 8-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won seven of their past eight games. Jaeden Zackery contributed 14 points for Clemson...

NHL-best Capitals set to face optimistic Kraken
For the Washington Capitals, this season was expected to be about Alex Ovechkin's chase to surpass Wayne Gretzky for the NHL's career goal-scoring record.,Instead, it's turned into so much more.,The Capitals enter Thursday's road game against the Seattle Kraken in first place in the league's overall...

Golden Knights try for different result in rematch with Blues
Mired in their worst stretch of the season, the Vegas Golden Knights hope to reverse their fortunes on a two-game, two-day road trip that begins Thursday against the St. Louis Blues.,The Golden Knights lost 6-5 at home to the Blues in a shootout on Monday after Vegas scored twice late in the third p...

Oilers, without Connor McDavid, meet Canucks again
The Edmonton Oilers will be without suspended superstar Connor McDavid when they host the struggling Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night in the second game between the Pacific Division rivals in less than a week., ,There is bad blood between the two teams after the league slapped McDavid with a thre...

Dustin Wolf, Flames seek to continue success against Sabres
For several years, Dustin Wolf had been talked about as the goalie of the future for the Calgary Flames. The future is now.,The 23-year-old has been stellar in his first full NHL season, going 16-7-2 with two shutouts, a 2.50 goals-against average and .917 save percentage in 25 games. The Flames wil...

Jets bring aboard Aaron Glenn as head coach
The New York Jets on Wednesday hired former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as their new head coach.,Glenn returns to the Jets, who selected him with the 12th overall pick of the 1994 NFL Draft out of Texas A&M. The three-time Pro Bowl defensive back played the first eight of his 15 ...

Reinforcements on way as 'excited' Wild face Utah
Minnesota Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek smiled when asked about two of his longtime teammates returning from injuries this week., ,One of the players, Kirill Kaprizov, is the leading scorer on the Wild. The other, Jared Spurgeon, is the team captain and a respected leader in the dressing room., ,"It...

Report: Heat suspending Jimmy Butler two more games
The Miami Heat suspended Jimmy Butler for a second time this month on Wednesday, electing to keep the star out two more games after he missed a team flight to Milwaukee, ESPN reported.,Butler already served a seven-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team, as the Heat went 3-4 from Jan. 4...

Flyers visit Rangers with both riding hot streaks
Lengthy point streaks by the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers are helping the Metropolitan rivals ascend in a crowded Eastern Conference playoff race where eight teams are separated by five points.,Heading into Thursday's encounter in New York, the Rangers are on a nine-game points streak wh...

Rays, INF Taylor Walls reach one-year deal to avoid arbitration
The Tampa Bay Rays and light-hitting infielder Taylor Walls agreed to a one-year, $1.4 million contract on Wednesday to avoid arbitration.,The sides also agreed to a $2.45 million club option for 2026 with a $50,000 buyout.,Walls is a standout defensive player, but he has just a .188 career batting ...

Bills seek revenge in AFC Championship rematch vs. Chiefs
The Buffalo Bills have patiently been waiting four years to get revenge against the Kansas City Chiefs.,Kansas City will host Buffalo in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday night in a rematch of a 2021 meeting that the Chiefs won 38-24 to reach the Super Bowl.,It was a different time back then. Only...

Reports: Bengals bringing back Al Golden as DC
The Cincinnati Bengals are hiring former position coach Al Golden as their new defensive coordinator, NFL Network and ESPN reported Wednesday. ,Golden is expected in Cincinnati on Thursday to officially sign, according to NFL Network. Golden, who has spent the past three years as the DC at Notre Dam...