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Slumping teams clash as Knights face Blackhawks
In the midst of their worst five-game stretch of the season, the Vegas Golden Knights will look for improvement Saturday night when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks in the second game of a back-to-back set.,On paper, the timing could be better for Vegas, which is a remarkable 23-4-2 against Western...
Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin set for 71st meeting
Pittsburgh's game at Washington on Saturday night will be the 71st regular-season meeting of the team's superstar captains, the Penguins' Sidney Crosby and the Capitals' Alex Ovechkin.,The pair have developed an intense rivalry and at the same time become good friends since both began their NHL care...
Hawks hope to get stars back for Celtics matchup
The Atlanta Hawks hope they will be closer to 100 percent healthy Saturday night when they go on the road to face the Boston Celtics.,The Hawks were missing five regulars but still beat the Bulls 110-94 on Wednesday in Chicago. Trae Young sat out that game with a bruised right rib, and Jalen Johnson...
Ultra remain unbeaten in return from CDL break
The Toronto Ultra were pushed by the Minnesota Rokkr but emerged with a 3-2 win on Friday to remain undefeated in Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major qualifying.,As action resumed following a monthlong hiatus, the Ultra improved to 5-0 while dropping the Rokkr to 2-3.,In the other Friday matches, OpTi...
Gael Monfils, 38, upsets Taylor Fritz in Australian Open
Gael Monfils expressed extreme confidence on Saturday at the Australian Open, and the 38-year-old Frenchman again displayed that his game is darn good, too.,Monfils upset fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the third round at Melbourne, Australia.,When Monfils m...
St. John's continues push up Big East standings at Seton Hall
Even on an off night, St. John's demonstrated what it's capable of to the rest of the Big East Conference.,Next, Rick Pitino and the Red Storm make the short trip over the river to face Seton Hall on Saturday night in Newark, N.J.,St. John's (15-3, 6-1 Big East) has won four straight games and 10 of...
Canucks try to end slump, cool off rival Oilers
Since the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks met in the postseason last spring, they have been heading in the opposite direction.,The Oilers eliminated the Canucks in the second round of the 2024 playoffs before coming within a whisker of claiming the Stanley Cup title. On Saturday night in V...
Wolves ride Anthony Edwards' big night to win vs. Knicks
Anthony Edwards posted his second double-double of the season Friday night for the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, who rode a red-hot outside shooting performance to a 116-99 win over the New York Knicks.,Edwards was 8 of 13 from 3-point land while Naz Reid drained all six of his 3-point attempts f...
Iga Swiatek routs Emma Raducanu in Australian Open's 3rd round
The third-round matchup of major champions at the Australian Open wound up as a major mismatch.,Second-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland trounced Great Britain's Emma Raducanu 6-1, 6-0 on Saturday to advance to the Round of 32.,Swiatek held serve to open the match, and Raducanu did so in the next game. R...
Missing Ja Morant, Grizzles sweep 2-game set vs. Spurs
Santi Aldama poured in a career-high 29 points as the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies walloped the host San Antonio Spurs 140-112 on Friday to sweep a two-game series between the Western Conference rivals.,Memphis won the first game 129-114 on Wednesday in San Antonio and has captured back-to-back co...
After rare road slip-up, Rockets try to regain form vs. Blazers
The Houston Rockets will seek to start a new road winning streak when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.,Houston won seven straight in visiting venues before succumbing 132-127 to the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.,It also was the end of a five-game overall winning streak for th...
A's agree to one-year deal with RHP Jose Leclerc
Right-handed reliever Jose Leclerc made a free agent move within the American League West, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Athletics on Friday.,According to multiple media reports, the contract is worth $10 million.,Leclerc, 31, had been with the Texas Rangers' organization since signing an a t...
Cal, NC State aim to snap out of recent funks
Coming off back-to-back losses, Cal and NC State will both be eager to put tallies in the win column when they meet on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C.,NC State (9-8, 2-4 ACC) is coming off the more excruciating defeat. The Wolfpack led at Virginia Tech on Wednesday by 15 points early in the second half an...
DePaul beats Georgetown to end 39-game Big East regular-season skid
CJ Gunn scored 17 points and DePaul snapped a 39-game Big East regular-season losing streak by holding on late to beat short-handed Georgetown, 73-68 on Friday night in Washington, D.C.,DePaul (10-9, 1-7 Big East) led nearly wire-to-wire but needed a 3-pointer by Troy D'Amico with 26 seconds left an...
Turnover-prone Oklahoma, South Carolina vying for first SEC win
After winning its first 13 games and vaulting to No. 12 in the AP poll, Oklahoma has done a 180, losing each of its first four games as a new member of the Southeastern Conference.,But the Sooners (13-4, 0-4) won't be the only team looking for its first SEC win Saturday in Norman as they host South ...
LaMelo Ball, Hornets hand reeling Bulls another loss
LaMelo Ball had 26 points and nine assists and Mark Williams notched a double-double of 19 points and 19 rebounds to lift the visiting Charlotte Hornets to a 125-123 victory over the slumping Chicago Bulls on Friday.,Charlotte opened the fourth quarter on a 21-2 run before holding on to win consecut...
Pelicans set multiple season highs in win over Jazz
CJ McCollum scored 26 points, Zion Williamson had a double-double and the host New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Utah Jazz 136-123 on Friday night., ,Williamson finished with 24 points and 14 rebounds, Trey Murphy III and Jose Alvarado scored 19 each, Daniel Theis had a season-high 18 and Jordan Haw...
Disgruntled Heat star Jimmy Butler returns in loss to Nuggets
Jimmy Butler, his seven-game suspension completed, returned to score 18 points for the Miami Heat in a 133-113 loss to the visiting Denver Nuggets on Friday night.,Less than two hours before tip-off, Butler said "I'm back" in a statement his agent Bernie O. Lee released on social media. The statemen...
Bernhard Langer, 67, contending at Mitsubishi Electric Championship
South Africa's Ernie Els and Germany's Alex Cejka share the lead entering the final round of the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, but Germany's Bernhard Langer is in contention to make more PGA Tour Champions history.,Langer, 67, sits two shots off the lead at 10-under-par 134 after sho...
Unrivaled debuts with healthy mix of WNBA stars, rule tweaks
The first game in Unrivaled history featured Skylar Diggins-Smith making the decisive shot -- even though her team was already in the lead.,That aspect is one of the many differences between the 3-on-3 women's league and traditional 5-on-5 play.,There was a swift pace to both games played during Fri...