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Reeling Canadiens aim to halt slide in clash vs. Leafs
The Montreal Canadiens believe they are playing better than the results show. ,They have another chance to prove it Saturday night when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Canadiens lost their fifth game in a row and ninth in 11 games (2-7-2) on Thursday night, a 5-3 decision to the host New Jer...
Clippers introduce Raptors to new arena, aim for fourth consecutive win
Norman Powell has embraced his turn as the Los Angeles Clippers' go-to scorer and gets a chance to show his productive form against his former team when the Toronto Raptors pay a visit Saturday to Inglewood, Calif. ,Without Kawhi Leonard, who has not played this season because of a knee injury, and ...
High-flying Cavaliers host Nets, seek 11-0 start
At times, Kenny Atkinson was able to experience enjoyable moments coaching the Brooklyn Nets, notably the surprising 2018-19 team that won 42 games and made the playoffs.,Over four years after his final game with the Nets, Atkinson is back on the sidelines running the Cleveland Cavaliers, and his se...
Hawks' Trae Young, Bulls' Nikola Vucevic look to get teams on track
The Atlanta Hawks will try to bounce back from a disappointing last-minute loss when they host the slumping Chicago Bulls on Saturday night in the second game of a back-to-back set.,The Hawks, who allowed 40 points in the opening quarter, erased a 24-point deficit against the Detroit Pistons on Frid...
South Carolina easily handles South Carolina State
Jacobi Wright scored 20 points and Collin Murray-Boyles added 19 to go along with 16 rebounds, lifting host South Carolina to an 86-64 victory over South Carolina State on Friday in Columbia, S.C.,Wright sank four 3-pointers to highlight his performance and help the Gamecocks (1-1) improve to 23-0 a...
Raptors G Ja'Kobe Walter (shoulder) out at least a week
Toronto Raptors rookie guard Ja'Kobe Walter will miss at least one week after aggravating a right shoulder injury, the team announced Friday.,Walter re-sprained the shoulder in the third quarter on Wednesday as the Raptors fell 122-107 to the host Sacramento Kings. He didn't play in the fourth quart...
Kirill Kaprizov's 3-point night lifts Wild past Ducks
Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist in the Minnesota Wild's 5-2 road win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday.,The Wild are 7-1-1 on the road this season, with a league-leading 15 away points.,Kaprizov leads the NHL with 27 points (nine goals, 18 assists). The star forward has three points in ea...
Norman Powell's first double-double helps Clippers beat Kings
Norman Powell scored 31 points amid his hot start to the season, James Harden added 22 points and the Los Angeles Clippers remained unbeaten on the road with a 107-98 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.,Powell completed his first career double-double with a career-high 12 rebounds. Ivica ...
Jared McCann, Kraken edge Golden Knights in OT
Jared McCann scored the overtime winner as the Seattle Kraken edged the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Friday night.,McCann beat Adin Hill on a breakaway 29 seconds into the extra period for his team-leading seventh goal as the Kraken snapped a four-game losing streak.,Brandon Tanev scored twi...
Mateusz Bogusz lifts LAFC over Whitecaps, into West semis
Mateusz Bogusz scored in the second half and top-seeded Los Angeles FC protected the lead to notch a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday night and win the decisive third game of their Western Conference first-round series.,Bogusz scored in the 62th minute for top-seeded LAFC, who won ...
Mariners' Cal Raleigh, Brewers' Brice Turang win Platinum Gloves
The Milwaukee Brewers' fielding was honored twice Friday as second baseman Brice Turang received the National League's Platinum Glove and the club nabbed the NL Gold Glove Team Award.,Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh was chosen as the American League's Platinum Glove winner, while the Toronto Bl...
Blue Jackets look to stop three-game skid vs. depleted Kings
The Columbus Blue Jackets hit the midway point of their five-game road trip on Saturday when they visit the Los Angeles Kings and hope to end a three-game skid.,Columbus earned a point on Tuesday in a 2-1 overtime loss at San Jose. The Blue Jackets had a season-high 50 shots on goal but only Kirill ...
Nick Martinelli leads Northwestern as it travels to Dayton
With graduation taking care of Northwestern's top scorer from last season and injury sidelining a fellow floor leader, Nick Martinelli sensed an opportunity and seized it.,After sparking the Wildcats with 26 points and 10 rebounds in Monday's season-opening rout of Lehigh, Martinelli hopes to sustai...
Fernando Mendoza helps Cal top Wake Forest for first ACC victory
Fernando Mendoza threw for two touchdown passes and ran for another to help Cal beat Wake Forest 46-36 on Friday night in Winston-Salem, N.C., for the Bears' first Atlantic Coast Conference win., ,Mendoza threw for 385 yards by completing 40 of 56 passes with an interception., ,Derek Morris kicked t...
Colorado squeaks out 2OT win over Northern Colorado
Elijah Malone scored 27 points, while Javon Ruffin and Julian Hammond III each added 12 as Colorado regrouped for a 90-88 double-overtime victory over visiting Northern Colorado on Friday in Boulder.,Hammond scored five points in the second overtime and Assane Diop finished with 10 rebounds for the ...
Anthony Edwards hits nine 3-pointers as Wolves pummel Blazers
Anthony Edwards scored 37 points and made nine 3-pointers, and the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 127-102 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night in Minneapolis., ,Julius Randle added 22 points and six rebounds for Minnesota, which won its second game in as many nights. Naz Reid sco...
Missouri QB Brady Cook (ankle, wrist) out vs. Oklahoma
Missouri quarterback Brady Cook will miss Saturday's contest against visiting Oklahoma due to ankle and wrist injuries.,Cook's status was in doubt all week but the school downgraded him to out on Friday's Southeastern Conference injury report.,The missed contest will end Cook's streak of 35 consecut...
Jaren Jackson Jr.'s 39 points help Grizzles rout Wizards
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored a season-high 39 points to lead the host Memphis Grizzlies - minus injured two-time All-Star guard Ja Morant -- to a 128-104 victory Friday night over the Washington Wizards.,Jackson made 14 of 28 field goal attempts, including 5 of 12 from beyond the arc.,Scotty Pippen Jr.,...
No. 24 Missouri will be without QB Brady Cook vs. Oklahoma
When it comes to key ingredients, Missouri can't be certain lately when a vital piece in its recipe for winning is available. ,And it turns out Tigers star quarterback Brady Cook won't be on the field Saturday when No. 24 Missouri plays Oklahoma on Saturday in Columbia, Mo.,Cook was ruled out Friday...
Villanova rebounds from upset loss, pounds NJIT
Eric Dixon scored 22 points as host Villanova rolled over NJIT, 91-54, on Friday evening.,Having been upset 90-80 on its home court by Columbia on Wednesday, Villanova (2-1) was much sharper in this one. The Wildcats shot well from the field (57.1 percent) and the 3-point line (11 of 23) while domin...