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Kraken bid for better start in encounter vs. Blackhawks
The Seattle Kraken certainly don't want to make a habit of falling behind by two goals in the first period.,But for the past two games, it's turned out well for them in the end.,The Kraken rallied for a 5-2 victory against visiting the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday after getting past the Vegas Go...

Connor McDavid close to career milestone when Oilers host Predators
The Nashville Predators continue their five-game road trip on Thursday with a visit to the Edmonton Oilers, who hope to celebrate a milestone accomplishment.,Nashville's trip started with a 3-2 overtime loss Monday to the Colorado Avalanche. While getting a point and earning three in their last two ...

Wild ready to enjoy home-ice advantage against Canadiens
For the Minnesota Wild, the road has looked a lot more familiar than their home ice to start the season.,That will start to change Thursday night as the Wild return home to host the Montreal Canadiens in St. Paul, Minn. It will be the first home game in nine days for Minnesota, which has played 10 o...

Struggling Jazz, showing no home-court advantage, take on Mavs
The Utah Jazz will try to avoid their worst-ever start at home on Thursday night when they face the Dallas Mavericks in Salt Lake City.,On the heels of a 120-112 loss to the visiting Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, the Jazz own an 0-5 record at the Delta Center. That's the worst start on their own court si...

Quest for perfection takes Chiefs back to Buffalo
Revenge might be best served in the playoffs, but the Buffalo Bills are in position to score a few points toward redemption when they welcome the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.,The Bills (8-2) appear to be the greatest impediment standing in the way of the back-to-back Super Bowl champion ...

Colorado rides second-half surge to rout of Cal State Fullerton
Colorado outscored Cal State Fullerton by 24 points in the second half, breaking open a close game and cruising to an 83-53 win on Wednesday in Boulder, Colo.,Andrej Jakimovski scored 14 of his team-leading 17 points in the first half, and he finished with five of the Buffaloes' 12 3-pointers. Sebas...

North lead at stake, Lamar Jackson, Ravens set sights on Steelers
Week 11 arrived and with it the start of the AFC North schedule for the Pittsburgh Steelers.,As luck would have it, the Steelers open division play with a showdown for first place when they host the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Pittsburgh certainly has confidence with seven wins in the past eight mee...

Jayden Taylor posts 22 points as NC State downs Coastal Carolina
Jayden Taylor scored 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting to lead North Carolina State over Coastal Carolina 82-70 on Monday night in Raleigh, N.C.,NC State opened the second half on a 10-0 run after a first-half scare from Coastal. An and-one from Taylor with 18:24 remaining punctuated the run and gave th...

USC sees off stern challenge from UT Arlington
Desmond Claude scored eight of Southern California's final 12 points to power the Trojans past a tough challenge from UT Arlington, 98-95 on Wednesday in Los Angeles.,There were 10 ties and 16 lead changes, with USC going in front for good on Claude's layup with 62 seconds remaining. Teammate Josh C...

Patriots eyeing first win streak since 2022 this week vs. Rams
Stringing wins together has been nearly impossible for the New England Patriots for the better part of the past three seasons.,New England hasn't posted back-to-back victories since a three-game winning streak in 2022. The Patriots will attempt to accomplish the feat on Sunday when the Los Angeles R...

Mikko Rantanen's hat trick propels Avalanche past Kings
Mikko Rantanen scored three goals for his ninth career hat trick, including a go-ahead goal midway through the third period, Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Rantanen added an assist, Nathan MacKinnon h...

Golden Knights continue their dominance of Ducks
Pavel Dorofeyev scored what proved to be the game winner early in the third period and Adin Hill made 22 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights handed the host Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 loss on Wednesday night.,Tomas Hertl and Nicolas Roy also scored goals and Shea Theodore had two assists for Vegas, which imp...

Lions going after club-record win streak against Jacksonville
The Detroit Lions would prefer to take an easier path to victory this week.,The Lions managed to extend their winning streak to seven games on Sunday night even though Jared Goff was picked off five times and they trailed by 16 points at halftime. Jake Bates hit a pair of 50-plus yard field goals in...

LeBron James' triple-double leads Lakers past Grizzlies
LeBron James scored 35 points in his third consecutive triple-double as the Los Angeles Lakers remained perfect at home with a 128-123 victory over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.,James added 14 assists with 12 rebounds in his fourth triple-double of the season. Los Angeles rookie Dalto...

Dolphins look to build on Monday Night Football win vs. overhauled Raiders
The Miami Dolphins are looking to build momentum following a much-needed victory when they host the spiraling Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday afternoon in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Miami (3-6) snapped a three-game losing streak this past Monday with a 23-15 road win against the Los Angeles Rams. The Raiders (...

Shaedon Sharpe puts up 33 as Blazers beat Wolves again
Shaedon Sharpe scored a career-best 33 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 106-98 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.,Rookie Donovan Clingan excelled with 17 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocked shots as Portland defeated Minnesota for the second consecut...

Report: U.S. players to get paid to compete at Ryder Cup
Along with national pride, it appears members of the United States' 2025 Ryder Cup team will have another incentive when teeing off against their European counterparts at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.,Lots of zeros.,According to a report in The Telegraph of London on Wednesday, U.S. players co...

Illinois stays unbeaten by pulling away from Oakland
Sophomore center Tomislav Ivisic scored 20 points with six rebounds and four steals as Illinois claimed a 66-54 nonconference victory over Oakland (Michigan) on Wednesday night in Champaign, Ill.,Ben Humrichous added 10 points and six rebounds for Illinois (3-0), which shot a season-low 41.8 percent...

Bruins, upbeat after comeback win, take on Stars
The Boston Bruins have an opportunity to build.,After overcoming a two-goal deficit in the third period of a win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, the Bruins look to complete their two-game road trip on another high note Thursday against the Dallas Stars.,St. Louis used power-play goals to take a...

Colorado ride second-half surge to rout of Cal State Fullerton
Colorado outscored Cal State Fullerton by 24 points in the second half, breaking open a close game and cruising to an 83-53 win on Wednesday in Boulder, Colo.,Andrej Jakimovski scored 14 of his team-leading 17 points in the first half, and he finished with five of the Buffaloes' 12 3-pointers. Sebas...