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Santa Clara swamps TCU in Acrisure Invitational
Carlos Stewart Jr. poured in 18 points while shooting 8-for-9 from the floor to lead Santa Clara to a 69-52 win over TCU on Thursday afternoon in a first-round game in the Acrisure Invitational in Palm Desert, Calif.,The Broncos (3-4) advance to play the winner of the late first-round game between W...

Kraken try to avoid costly mistakes in clash with Sharks
The Seattle Kraken were in a giving mood on Thanksgiving eve. They hope to be a bit more cutthroat on Black Friday in a road game against the San Jose Sharks.,The Kraken took just their third loss in their past nine games on Wednesday, a 5-2 decision to visiting Anaheim to split a home-and-home seri...

New Orleans stars to perform at Super Bowl pregame
Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans next February will have a hometown feel before the game gets underway.,Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, Lauren Daigle and Ledisi will perform pregame on Feb. 9, the NFL announced Thursday. All four artists are Louisiana natives.,"We're honored to work with this year's preg...

No. 13 Purdue cruises past NC State in Final Four rematch
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 22 points and No. 13 Purdue led most of the way to defeat North Carolina State 71-61 on Thursday afternoon in the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego.,Camden Heide poured in 15 points, aided by three 3-pointers, and Braden Smith had 11 points and Fletcher Loyer added 1...

Missouri G Caleb Grill out of hospital after injuring neck
Missouri guard Caleb Grill was discharged from a local hospital after injuring his neck and taken off the court on a stretcher during the Tigers' home victory over Lindenwood on Wednesday night in Columbia, Mo., the school announced Thursday.,Grill was responsive and gave a thumbs-up signal when he ...

No. 18 Florida remains unbeaten, scoots past Wake Forest
Walter Clayton Jr. totaled 21 points despite 6-of-18 shooting, including 4 for 13 from 3-point range, to lead Florida to a 75-58 victory over Wake Forest on Thursday afternoon in the semifinals of the ESPN Events Invitational at Lake Buena Vista, Fla.,Clayton Jr. was one of four players who scored i...

Lightning, Predators frustrated after wasting third-period leads
After winning just four times in 13 November contests, the Nashville Predators are looking for a Black Friday deal that will give them two points.,In the second game where newcomer Steven Stamkos will face his former team, the Predators will host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday afternoon to comple...

Rivals Kings, Ducks meet after uplifting victories
The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks both head into their Freeway Face-Off showdown at Anaheim on Friday afternoon coming off a pair of impressive bounce-back wins., ,Los Angeles, which gave up five third-period goals in an embarrassing 7-2 loss to the last-place San Jose Sharks on Monday, reboun...

Emotional matchup for Flames, Blue Jackets
It will not be just another hockey game for the Calgary Flames when they visit Columbus to face the Blue Jackets on Friday afternoon.,While the Flames are challenging the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights despite a recent 0-1-1 fall from a four-game win streak, this one has deeper meanin...

Chucky Hepburn carries Louisville to OT win over West Virginia
Chucky Hepburn scored 10 of his 32 points in overtime as Louisville pulled out a 79-70 victory against West Virginia in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals Thursday at Nassau, Bahamas.,Hepburn's three-point play with 2:20 remaining in overtime gave the Cardinals the lead for good at 70-67. He finished ...

Chiefs activate RB Isiah Pacheco, DE Charles Omenihu from IR
The Kansas City Chiefs activated running back Isiah Pacheco and defensive end Charles Omenihu off injured reserve on Thursday ahead of Friday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders.,Pacheco, Kansas City's starting running back, sustained a broken fibula is his team's victory over the Cincinnati Bengal...

Panthers take aim at Hurricanes' home-ice streak
The Carolina Hurricanes are having quite a week with a pair of scintillating comeback victories.,They'll look for more thrills when the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers pay a visit on Friday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,"Right back to work, looking forward to it," Hurricanes rookie Jacks...

Vanderbilt looks to start new streak, hosts Tennessee Tech
Vanderbilt looks to rebound from its first loss of the season when it hosts Tennessee Tech on Friday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.,The Commodores (6-1) played well in wins over Nevada and Seton Hall before they fell to Drake 81-70 in the title game of the Charleston Classic on Sunday night. ,Jason E...

Aces G Kelsey Plum elects to not participate in Unrivaled
Las Vegas Aces star Kelsey Plum has elected not to participate in Unrivaled, delivering a blow to the new 3-on-3 women's league set to debut Jan. 17.,"I've decided to not take part in the inaugural season of Unrivaled in order to take some more time for myself this offseason," Plum posted to Instagr...

Steelers OC Arthur Smith on UNC interest: I'm happy here
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith confirmed Thursday that North Carolina reached out to him about its coaching vacancy.,Smith, 42, was an offensive lineman for the Tar Heels from 2001-05 and launched his coaching career as a graduate assistant in Chapel Hill in 2006.,North Carol...

Capitals' resilience to get next test from Islanders
The Washington Capitals continue to succeed without Alex Ovechkin and aim to extend a two-game winning streak when they host the New York Islanders on Friday.,Ovechkin will be out for another 3-5 weeks after the superstar forward sustained a fractured fibula on Nov. 18.,Washington lost its first two...

Raiders activate Aidan O'Connell, place Gardner Minshew on IR
The Las Vegas Raiders activated Aidan O'Connell from injured reserve Thursday and placed fellow quarterback Gardner Minshew and cornerback Jakorian Bennett on IR.,The Raiders also signed wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. and activated running back Sincere McCormick and cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly.,O'C...

Defensive-minded Red Wings set sights on Devils
The Detroit Red Wings have been even stingier in recent games and it has shown up in the won-loss column.,Detroit has won three of its last four games while giving up just six total goals during that span. Now the Red Wings will host the New Jersey Devils on Friday afternoon.,Detroit needed overtime...

Former Vols football coach Bill Battle dies at 82
Bill Battle, former Tennessee football coach and Alabama athletic director, has died at the age of 82.,The University of Alabama, where Battle played for Paul "Bear" Bryant from 1960-62 and served as AD from 2013-17, confirmed his passing on Thursday.,Battle compiled a 59-22-2 record over seven seas...

Canucks face Sabres intent on starting new road streak
The Vancouver Canucks find themselves in unfamiliar territory after seeing their eight-game road winning streak come to a halt on Wednesday.,The Canucks look to dust themselves off on Friday afternoon when they visit the Buffalo Sabres for the fourth leg of their six-game road trip.,Vancouver droppe...