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Coach Steve Kerr motivates Warriors, with lowly Jazz up next
Golden State coach Steve Kerr will have a new clipboard when his team travels to Salt Lake City for Wednesday's game against the Utah Jazz.,Upset about how his team was playing against the Orlando Magic, Kerr took out his frustrations on his clipboard during a first-half timeout. The outburst seemed...
PJ Haggerty leads No. 17 Memphis vs. former team, Tulsa
Memphis star PJ Haggerty squares off against his former team Wednesday night when the 17th-ranked Tigers host Tulsa in an American Athletic Conference contest.,Haggerty was tied for fourth in Division I in scoring entering Tuesday with 21.6 points per game. He scored 26 in an 86-83 victory Sunday at...
Sliding Penn State, Minnesota seek elusive Big Ten win
A once-promising season for Penn State has completely fallen apart.,The reeling Nittany Lions are desperate for a win Tuesday when they host Minnesota in Big Ten action.,Penn State (13-9, 3-8 Big Ten) defeated then-No. 8 Purdue as part of a 12-2 start to the season that had players and fans thinking...
Ailing Isles aim to start new win streak vs. skidding Golden Knights
How many players can the New York Islanders lose and still keep winning? The Islanders hope they didn't learn the answer Sunday night.,A depleted New York squad will play its final home game before the 4 Nations Face-Off break Tuesday night, when it hosts the Vegas Golden Knights in Elmont, N.Y.,Bot...
Rangers rally to beat Knights; Jonathan Quick gets win No. 400
K'Andre Miller scored the tiebreaking goal with 8:28 remaining as the New York Rangers pulled off a rare third-period comeback to earn a 4-2 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night, making Jonathan Quick the first American-born goaltender to reach 400 career regular-season vic...
Rangers seek better defensive performance in clash vs. Knights
J.T. Miller's debut was successful from an individual standpoint on Saturday, but his two goals weren't enough to overcome another rough defensive performance by his new team, the New York Rangers.,Losers of three straight following a 10-game point streak (7-0-3), the Rangers hope Miller's first hom...
No. 25 UConn topples No. 9 Marquette behind lights-out shooting
Solo Ball had 25 points and Alex Karaban added 15 as No. 25 UConn held off a second-half rally by No. 9 Marquette in a 77-69 Big East victory Saturday night in Milwaukee.,Samson Johnson added 13 points for UConn (16-6, 8-3 Big East), which shot 59.5 percent from the field, including 12 of 19 from 3-...
Washington outlasts Minnesota to snap six-game skid
Tyler Harris scored 23 points, making all four of his 3-point attempts, as Washington snapped a six-game losing streak and earned its first Big Ten Conference road victory by defeating Minnesota 71-68 Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Great Osobor added 16 points and 10 rebounds and Zoom Diallo had...
No. 9 Marquette aims for more success against No. 25 UConn
No. 25 UConn faces a tough road challenge against No. 9 Marquette in a matchup of ranked Big East foes Saturday night in Milwaukee.,Marquette (18-3, 9-1) extended its winning streak to three with a 78-69 road win at Butler on Tuesday, overcoming a seven-point halftime deficit. The Golden Eagles, who...
Franck Kepnang glad to be back as Washington faces Minnesota
Over the previous two seasons, Franck Kepnang had played one half of one conference game for Washington due to injuries.,He surpassed that last week against UCLA and is expected to play Saturday when the Huskies (10-10, 1-8 Big Ten) try to snap a six-game losing streak against Minnesota (11-10, 3-7)...
Golden Knights sign F Brandon Saad for remainder of season
The Vegas Golden Knights signed veteran forward Brandon Saad to a prorated one-year contract worth $1.5 million on Friday that spans the remainder of the season.,Saad, 32, was waived by the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday and cleared on Wednesday. The Blues then placed Saad on unconditional waivers for t...
Cole Sillinger boosts Jackets over Knights in OT
Cole Sillinger batted in a rebound 52 seconds into overtime as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday in Las Vegas.,Kent Johnson poked the puck away from Vegas defenseman Alex Pietrangelo and then broke on a breakaway but was stopped by goalie I...
Florida coach Todd Golden moving on from Title IX investigation
Florida coach Todd Golden is happy to focus on basketball while putting sexual misconduct accusations behind him.,The university cleared Golden on Monday after a four-month Title IX investigation in which he was accused of stalking, sexual exploitation and sexual harassment, including sending unwant...
Blue Jackets look to continue playoff push at Vegas
In a season that began with the death of star left winger Johnny Gaudreau six weeks before opening night, the Columbus Blue Jackets are getting closer to ending a four-year playoff drought.,The Blue Jackets, who begin a key four-game road trip in Las Vegas on Thursday against the sputtering Vegas Go...
Wyatt Johnston caps hat trick in OT as Stars top Knights
Wyatt Johnston scored a natural hat trick, including the game-winner 20 seconds into overtime, as the Dallas Stars rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.,After Dallas trailed 3-1, Johnston scored a short-handed goal in the second period, then tied the game at 11:54...
Warriors retiring Andre Iguodala's No. 9 next month
The Golden State Warriors will retire Andre Iguodala's No. 9 jersey on Feb. 23 when they host the Dallas Mavericks in San Francisco.,The team made the announcement Tuesday on Iguodala's 41st birthday.,Iguodala is the seventh player in Warriors history to have his number raised to the rafters, joinin...
Stars expect another playoff-like clash at Golden Knights
The Vegas Golden Knights will try to win back-to-back games for the first time in three weeks when they host the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.,The Golden Knights come in off a 4-1 home victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Sunday, just the team's third win...
No. 9 Marquette takes surge into repeat test vs. Butler
No. 9 Marquette began a stretch of eight victories in nine games with a double-digit win over Butler.,The visiting Golden Eagles will look to complete a season sweep of the Bulldogs on Tuesday night when the teams meet in Indianapolis.,Stevie Mitchell matched a career high with 21 points as Marquett...
No. 7 Michigan State meets Minnesota, aims to keep home dominance
One might think Tom Izzo would offer glowing praise of his players amid No. 7 Michigan State's 12-game winning streak.,But Izzo spotted some bad habits in the Spartans' most recent performance, an 81-74 victory at Rutgers on Saturday.,Izzo will look for improvement when Michigan State (17-2, 8-0 Big...
Florida probe clears coach Todd Golden in stalking case
A four-month university investigation found no evidence to back up the stalking allegations made against Florida men's basketball coach Todd Golden.,The school released a statement Monday saying the Title IX investigation had cleared Golden of sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and stalking alle...