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Happy NHL New Year, Unless You’re the New York Rangers
Unfortunately for the New York Rangers, their struggles from 2024 are likely to continue into 2025 due to ineptitude throughout the entire organization right now....
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: College Football Playoff, NBA Predictions January 1
2025 kicks off with a bang, with two massive College Football Playoff matchups and an NBA slate of games, these are our best betting picks for January 1st....
Anze Kopitar, Kings on rise entering matchup with Devils
Los Angeles Kings coach Jim Hiller has learned there is no need to panic when the ice seems to be tilted the wrong way.,The Kings have shown they can turn things around in a hurry, something to keep in mind when they host the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday.,Los Angeles rallied from third-period defi...
Oilers strike for quick-fire goals in 2nd period, take down Utah
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Troy Stecher scored 20 seconds apart in the second period as the Edmonton Oilers shut down the 2024 calendar year with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night.,With the game tied at 1, Nugent-Hopkins notched the go-ahead goal at the 4:53 mark on an o...
Avalanche power past Jets for fifth straight win
Casey Mittelstadt scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Artturi Lehkonen, Devon Toews, Mikko Rantanen and Ross Colton also scored, Josh Manson and Jonathan Drouin each had two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood turn...
Arizona State extends Kenny Dillingham's contract
Arizona State, on the eve of its first appearance in the College Football Playoff, rewarded coach Kenny Dillingham with a contract extension.,Sun Devils athletic director Graham Rossini announced the move Tuesday in Atlanta, where No. 4 seed Arizona State will oppose No. 5 seed Texas on Wednesday in...
Celtics win by 54, hand Raptors 11th straight loss
Jayson Tatum had 23 points and eight rebounds Tuesday as the Boston Celtics crushed the visiting Toronto Raptors 125-71 for their 10th straight win in the all-time series., ,The loss extended Toronto's losing streak to 11. The Raptors, who committed 21 turnovers, have lost their last five road games...
Flames get past Canucks, continue strong home form
Nazem Kadri scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist to lead the host Calgary Flames to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.,Connor Zary also scored for Calgary, which won for the 13th time in 20 home games (13-4-3...
Jaren Jackson Jr. pours in 38 points in Grizzlies' win over Suns
Jaren Jackson Jr. paired 38 points with 10 rebounds and Desmond Bane added 31 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-112 win over the host Phoenix Suns on Tuesday.,Luke Kennard supplied 17 points and seven rebounds off the bench for Memphis, while John Konchar pulled down 12 rebounds to go wi...
Oilers strike for quick-fire goals in 2nd period, take down Utah Hockey Club
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Troy Stecher scored 20 seconds apart in the second period as the Edmonton Oilers shut down the 2024 calendar year with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night. ,With the game tied at 1, Nugent-Hopkins notched the go-ahead goal at the 4:53 mark on an ...
Jarrett Allen puts up 27 as streaking Cavs beat Lakers
Jarrett Allen scored a season-high 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers led nearly wire to wire en route to their eighth straight win, a 122-110 decision against the host Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.,Donovan Mitchell added 26 points for the Cavaliers, who were playing the s...
Wild break away from second-period tie, top Predators
Marco Rossi had two goals and one assist and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Mats Zuccarello and Jonas Brodin each added one goal and one assist for Minnesota, which earned its third win in the past four games. Declan Ch...
Blue Jackets outlast Hurricanes for shootout win
Adam Fantilli scored the shootout winner as the Columbus Blue Jackets edged the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Tuesday night.,Fantilli beat Pyotr Kochetkov five-hole in the fourth round of the shootout for Columbus, which improved to 4-1-1 in its past six games.,Kirill Marchenko scored twice, D...
Samuel Ersson, Aleksei Kolosov help Flyers blank skidding Sharks
Samuel Ersson and Aleksei Kolosov combined to stop all 22 shots they faced as the Philadelphia Flyers sent the host San Jose Sharks to their eighth straight loss with a 4-0 victory on Tuesday.,Ersson made 15 saves across two periods before being forced out of the net with an undisclosed injury. Kolo...
Ducks squander two-goal lead, still push past Devils
Ryan Strome scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:24 remaining as the Anaheim Ducks earned a 3-2 victory over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night after blowing a two-goal lead.,Troy Terry and Robby Fabbri scored the first two goals for the Ducks, who lost the lead in a span of nearly eight ...
Avalanche power past Jets for 5th straight win
Casey Mittelstadt scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Artturi Lehkonen and Devon Toews also scored, Josh Manson had two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 20 shots for Colorado, which has won five in a...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder top Wolves for 12th straight win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to their 12th consecutive victory, a 113-105 decision over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.,The streak is the Thunder's longest since early in the 2012-13 season and ties the longest run since the franchise mov...
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs swamp fatigued Clippers
Victor Wembanyama scored 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 26 minutes of court time and set the tone with an explosive first quarter as the San Antonio Spurs throttled the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 122-86 on Tuesday.,The Clippers were playing the second game of a road back-to-back set that ...
Maverick McNealy leans on brother Scout for more than just caddying
Maverick McNealy didn't earn his first PGA Tour win until his youngest brother, Scout, started toting his bag.,It turns out McNealy's brother is good for more than just caddying, as Maverick revealed that Scout officiated his wedding back in 2023.,"Maya and I got married last Dec. 6," Maverick McNea...
Cam Fowler shines in 1,000th game to lead Blues past Blackhawks at Winter Classic
Cam Fowler scored two goals in his 1,000th career game as the visiting St. Louis Blues routed the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 on Tuesday in the NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field in Chicago.,Justin Faulk had a goal and two assists to boost the Blues, who improved to 3-0 in Winter Classic games.,Dylan Ho...