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Tonight’s NHL slate is light, but value remains. Betting picks for Kraken vs. Sharks, Leafs, and Canucks with stats and plus-money plays....

No. 19 USC eager to reignite offense vs. Northwestern
No. 19 Southern California will begin its closing four-game stretch of the season in the thick of both the Big Ten Conference championship and College Football Playoff races.,The Trojans will face another stout defense in Northwestern on Friday night in Los Angeles.,Southern California (6-2, 4-1) wi...

Thunder seek to extend unbeaten start, dominance of Blazers
The Oklahoma City Thunder regularly dominate the Trail Blazers, and they will attempt to post their 17th consecutive victory in the series when they visit Portland on Wednesday night.,The Thunder have swept the four-game season series from Portland in each of the past four campaigns, including beatd...

Star power will be diminished in Pelicans-Mavericks matchup
Both teams will be at less than full strength when the visiting New Orleans Pelicans face the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.,Dallas will be missing Anthony Davis (left calf strain), Kyrie Irving (left knee surgery), Dereck Lively II (right knee sprain) and Dante Exum (right knee management), w...

Cavs' Darius Garland likely to make season debut vs. Sixers
Two-time All-Star point guard Darius Garland is expected to make his season debut Wednesday for the Cleveland Cavaliers against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers.,Garland underwent surgery on his left big toe in June, a month after injuring it in Cleveland's five-game upset loss to the Indiana Pacers ...

Mammoth, Maple Leafs out to build off uplifting wins
The Toronto Maple Leafs aim to carry the momentum of a four-goal third period in a comeback win into Wednesday night, when they host the rising Utah Mammoth.,The Maple Leafs trailed the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 after two periods on Monday before erupting with four goals -- two by William Nylander -- ...

Strong second half sends Oklahoma State past Oral Roberts
Vyctorius Miller scored a game-high 21 points to lead Oklahoma State to a 95-71 win over Oral Roberts on Tuesday in the season opener for both teams at Stillwater, Okla., ,Parsa Fallah scored 15 points and had eight rebounds and Jaylen Curry racked up 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists for th...

Mikko Rantanen's 300th, 301st goals help Stars top Oilers in shootout
Wyatt Johnston got the shootout winner and had three assists to give the host Dallas Stars a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.,Mikko Rantanen scored twice to eclipse 300 career goals and had an assist, and Miro Heiskanen also scored for the Stars, who stretched thei...

Thunder handle Clippers, off to franchise-record 8-0 start
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points with 12 rebounds against his former team and Isaiah Joe added 22 as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder remained undefeated with a 126-107 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday., ,Aaron Wiggins and Cason Wallace each scored 12 points and Chet Holmgr...

Akira Schmid, Golden Knights blank Red Wings 1-0
Akira Schmid made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night in Las Vegas., ,Ivan Barbashev scored the game's lone goal for Vegas, which won for just the second time in its last five games (2-2-1)., ,It w...

Ebuka Okorie's 26-point debut helps Stanford sink Portland St.
Stanford freshman Ebuka Okorie scored 26 points in his debut, and the host Cardinal answered repeated runs from Portland State in an 89-79 win on Tuesday in the teams' season opener.,The Cardinal built second-half leads of 14 and 15 points en route to the program's 15th straight home-opening win. Th...

Victor Olofsson's 2-goal output powers Avs' win over Lightning
Victor Olofsson scored twice, Ross Colton also had a goal and the Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay 3-2 in Denver on Tuesday night to end the Lightning's five-game winning streak.,Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves for Colorado, which survived a furious surge at the end of the third period to improve to ...

Reports: Shane Bieber picks up $16M option, stays with Jays
The free agent pitching market became a bit thinner on Tuesday when Shane Bieber decided to pick up his $16 million player option for 2026 and remain with the Toronto Blue Jays, multiple media outlets reported.,The former Cy Young Award winner didn't make his debut with the Blue Jays until August, h...

Dana White: UFC met with FBI over suspicious betting activity
With the UFC potentially facing its second betting scandal in the past three years, CEO Dana White told TMZ on Tuesday that the promotion is in close contact with the FBI after heavily favored featherweight Isaac Dulgarian lost on Saturday at UFC Vegas 110.,Confirming reports from Uncrowned and Yaho...

Michael Jordan's 23XI, Front Row score legal win in NASCAR lawsuit
Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports notched a major win in their antitrust fight with NASCAR on Tuesday, tightening the case's scope and turning up the pressure for a settlement.,U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell granted the teams partial summary judgment on a critical threshold is...

Wild allow last-second goal, recover to beat Predators in OT
Marcus Johansson scored the winning goal to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 overtime win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minn.,Kirill Kaprizov and Zeev Buium also scored for Minnesota, which won back-to-back games for the first time this season. Brock Faber had two assist...

Mikko Rantanen's 300th goal helps Stars top Oilers in shootout
Wyatt Johnston got the shootout winner and had three assists to give the host Dallas Stars a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.,Mikko Rantanen scored twice, including his 300th career goal, and had an assist and Miro Heiskanen also scored for the Stars, who stretched...

Late surge vs. Hornets gives Pelicans first win of season
Trey Murphy scored 21 points and Jose Alvarado added 18 as the New Orleans Pelicans broke through for their first win, finishing with an 11-0 burst to reel in the visiting Charlotte Hornets 116-112.,Saddiq Bey had 16 points, while Derik Queen amassed 12 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four...

Bulls take lone lead on Nikola Vucevic's late trey, stun 76ers
Nikola Vucevic drilled a go-ahead corner 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds left and Josh Giddey recorded his second straight triple-double as the host Chicago Bulls rallied for a 113-111 win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.,Vucevic's trey gave the Bulls their lone lead of the night and capped a c...

Bruins edge Islanders in shootout to extend win streak to 4
Marat Khusnutdinov tied the game late in the third period and collected the only goal in the shootout Tuesday night for the visiting Boston Bruins, who edged the New York Islanders 4-3 in Elmont, N.Y.,Viktor Arvidsson and Pavel Zacha also scored for the Bruins, who have won four straight and five of...