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Long shots Northwestern, Penn State square off in Big Ten tourney
Northwestern advertises itself as "Chicago's Big Ten Team," a slogan sure to circulate this week as the Big Ten tournament descends on that city's United Center.,As the 15th-seeded Wildcats prepare to face 18th-seeded Penn State in the first round on Tuesday, however, they'll need to channel court a...
Pens have ample opportunities to trim Canes' division lead
If the Pittsburgh Penguins have any chance of rising to the top in the NHL's Metropolitan Division, they'll want to make headway in the next couple of weeks.,The Penguins visit the Carolina Hurricanes for Tuesday night's game in Raleigh, N.C. These teams occupy the division's top two spots, and they...
BYU riding AJ Dybantsa in Big 12 tourney; first up is Kansas State
A couple of the nation's leading scorers will square off when BYU and Kansas State meet in the first round of the Big 12 tournament on Tuesday night in Kansas City, Mo.,The Cougars (21-10), the 10th seed in the tournament, boast AJ Dybantsa, who leads the country with 24.7 points per game. The Wildc...
Canadiens out to extend rival Maple Leafs' woes
The Canadiens aim to bolster their postseason aspirations and levy another blow to those of the Toronto Maple Leafs when the Original Six rivals meet Tuesday in Montreal.,Montreal finds itself tentatively holding the top wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, one point behind the third-place Detr...
Sabres 'fired up' about winning ways, take on Sharks next
There's still more than a fifth of the season remaining, and nobody wants to jinx it, but Lindy Ruff and the Buffalo Sabres can taste it.,For the first time since 2011, an NHL-record 14-year drought, Buffalo is expected to reach the postseason.,The Sabres, who have won all seven games they've played...
Injuries helped push Oregon, Maryland into Big Ten 16-17 matchup
Devastating injuries to their top players have been debilitating for Oregon and Maryland, as both have had uncharacteristic losing seasons.,When the 16th-seeded Ducks (12-19) meet the 17th-seeded Terrapins (11-20) in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament Tuesday in Chicago, it will be a matchu...
NBA cancels Hawks' controversial strip club promotion
The NBA stepped in to cancel the Atlanta Hawks' planned collaboration with local strip club Magic City.,NBA commissioner Adam Silver issued a statement Monday indicating that his office decided to scrap the promotion.,"When we became aware of the Atlanta Hawks' scheduled promotion, we reached out to...
Spring training roundup: Cards prospect JJ Wetherholt fuels win
Top St. Louis prospect JJ Wetherholt smashed a game-winning home run to lead the Cardinals to a 7-2 defeat of the Baltimore Orioles Monday in spring-training action in Jupiter, Fla.,Wetherholt, who is the No. 5 overall prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, hit his second spring homer to br...
Big East Tournament Betting Preview: Can St. John’s Repeat at MSG?
St. John’s, UConn and Villanova headline the Big East Tournament race at Madison Square Garden. Here’s the betting outlook....
Spring training roundup: Leo De Vries goes deep twice to lead A's past Dodgers
Top prospect Leo De Vries homered twice, including a grand slam, to lift the Athletics' split squad to an 11-7 spring training victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday in Mesa, Ariz.,De Vries, a 19-year-old switch-hitting shortstop, also delivered a two-run home run in the fourth for the Athle...
Leaning on depth, Senators wrap positive road trip at Canucks
The Ottawa Senators are making their best push toward playoff position.,Striving to cap an already successful road stretch with a third consecutive victory, the Senators visit Vancouver on Monday night, where the Canucks haven't won in well more than a month.,Ottawa remains just outside of a wild-ca...
Warriors look to steady form against slumping Jazz
Heading into Monday's clash with the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, the Golden State Warriors finally had a positive development on the injury front.,Kristaps Porzingis returned to action for the Warriors on Saturday in their 104-97 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder after missing six games due to illn...
Thunder, Nuggets clash again after recent feisty OT meeting
There were plenty of fireworks the last time the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets squared off.,Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander returning after missing nine games with injury. Gilgeous-Alexander being called for an early technical foul after throwing the ball at Nuggets star Nikola Jokic...
Spring training roundup: Twins win on Gabriel Gonzalez's walk-off sac fly
Gabriel Gonzalez, Minnesota's seventh-ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline, came through with a walk-off sacrifice fly to help the Twins rally for a 7-6 spring-training win over the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday in Fort Myers, Fla.,Ryan Kreidler delivered a game-tying solo home run in the seventh, and Ko...
Nets host Grizzlies aiming to ride momentum of comeback win
The Brooklyn Nets spent Saturday night pulling off a miraculous comeback against the top team in the Eastern Conference.,The Memphis Grizzlies spent the same evening blowing a sizable lead after Ja Morant addressed his elbow injury and state of the team.,The Nets attempt to earn consecutive wins for...
Amid difficult stretch, Capitals 'still in this fight' as Flames visit
The shock has passed for the Washington Capitals. Now the onus is on them to regroup and make a playoff push, beginning with Monday's home clash with the Calgary Flames.,The Capitals dealt away a couple of key players in lynchpin defenseman John Carlson and forward Nic Dowd prior to the trade deadli...
Kings, Blue Jackets face off on fringe of respective wild-card races
The Columbus Blue Jackets will try to take another step towards making the playoffs for the first time since the COVID-shortened 2019-20 season when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Monday afternoon.,The Blue Jackets entered Sunday two points out of the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conferen...
Flyers aim to stay hot with struggling Rangers in town
The Philadelphia Flyers have proven throughout the season that they cannot be counted out, even when facing an early deficit., ,The Flyers aim to post their fifth victory in six games Monday when they host the New York Rangers., ,Philadelphia is coming off a 4-3 shootout victory over the Pittsburgh ...
Knights, Oilers face off in key Pacific Division matchup
For the first time in more than two months, the Vegas Golden Knights will enter a game looking up in the Pacific Division standings when they host the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night in Las Vegas., ,Vegas, which had held at least a share of the Pacific Division lead every day since Jan. 3, dropped a...
Clinging to slim playoff hopes, Bulls face NBA-worst Kings
The Chicago Bulls will seek to keep their longshot hopes alive of a .500 season and a possible back door into the Eastern Conference play-in tournament when they continue a Western swing against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.,The Bulls lost 11 in a row -- every game they played in February --...