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Pitt ready to hoist 3-pointers vs. Eastern Michigan
Entering a home contest against Eastern Michigan on Monday, Pitt head coach Jeff Capel isn't bashful about what his team's offensive identity is.,In a 78-60 win over Longwood on Friday, the Panthers attempted 30 shots from behind the 3-point line, something Capel feels his team can replicate through...
Frustrations mount as Rangers fight for first home win vs. Predators
The New York Rangers are celebrating their 100th season in team history but never began this poorly on home ice until now.,New York aims to finally get its first home win in its eighth attempt Monday night against the Nashville Predators.,The Rangers are 0-6-1 at home this season, and it marks the 2...
Miami continues to lean on newcomers with Stetson up next
Miami was a Final Four team in 2023 and Stetson was an NCAA Tournament team in 2024. Both plummeted in the 2024-25 season, finishing with 7-24 and 8-24 records, respectively.,Each will continue their respective quests for turnaround seasons Monday night when Stetson visits Miami in Coral Gables, Fla...
Devils could match franchise record... if vexing Isles cooperate
The New Jersey Devils have a chance to make some franchise history -- if they can end their recent home struggles against the rival New York Islanders.,Looking to match the club record with an eighth straight home win to open the season, the Devils will try to keep the Islanders from spoiling their ...
Rutgers hopes for another tight game defensively vs. Maine
Rutgers will be seeking another strong defensive effort Monday when it faces visiting Maine in Piscataway, N.J., and attempts to open the season with back-to-back nonconference victories.,Rutgers (1-0) beat Rider 81-53 Wednesday. The Scarlet Knights, which finished last season ranked 17th among Big ...
Hornets' shaky defense could prove to be cure for scrapping Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers will look for a quick fix to some offensive glitches when they visit the defensive-challenged Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.,Los Angeles dropped a 122-102 decision Saturday night at Atlanta while absorbing its first road loss in five outings.,"Just not a lot to like," said...
Slumping Mammoth seek better results vs. surging Senators
The Utah Mammoth were riding high two weeks ago, as they picked up their seventh straight win to improve to 8-2-0 on the season. But it's been a bumpy ride since, dropping four of their past five games.,The Mammoth will try to get back on track when they close out their four-game road trip with a vi...
Stars, Kraken finding ways to win close games ahead of clash
Both the Seattle Kraken and Dallas Stars had to rally for road victories Saturday to avoid two straight regulation defeats.,Which goes to show why the teams, who will meet Sunday in Dallas, are in second place in their respective divisions despite a negative goal differential this season.,The Kraken...
Southern California off to hot start, but so is next foe Manhattan
Southern California returns to action in Los Angeles on Sunday when it hosts Manhattan, and the Trojans aim to carry over the red-hot offense from their season-opening win Monday.,USC (1-0) tipped off its campaign Monday with a 94-64 rout of Cal Poly in which the Trojans scored a whopping 57 points ...
Texas A&M tests 'Bucky Ball' against new-look Oklahoma State
Former Big 12 rivals Oklahoma State and Texas A&M -- teams that made major forays into the transfer portal to remake their rosters -- meet Sunday in Stillwater, Okla.,Second-year Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz brought in 12 new players, including seven Division I transfers, to add to the one starte...
Anthony Edwards ready to soar as Timberwolves meet struggling Kings
The visiting Minnesota Timberwolves can win their fourth game in five tries as they travel to face the reeling Sacramento Kings on Sunday.,With a healthy Anthony Edwards back on the floor, Minnesota pieced together its most complete effort last time out by breezing past the Utah Jazz, 137-97. In his...
Washington, Baylor meet in first test for both teams
New-look Baylor will look to take its next step to build team chemistry when it hosts Washington in a nonconference matchup Sunday in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (1-0) opened their campaign with a 96-81 win on Monday as Cameron Carr poured in 28 points, matching former Baylor star Ja'Kobe Walter for most...
Knicks aim to stay perfect at home in battle with Nets
The New York Knicks are perfect at home and winless on the road.,The Knicks do have plenty of time remaining on a season-long homestand to gain momentum for their next road trip, and will look to continue their home dominance Sunday night when they play host to the Brooklyn Nets in the first clash t...
Ball-sharing South Carolina ready to tame Southern Miss
South Carolina coach Lamont Paris was very happy with his team's selflessness in its season-opening win against visiting North Carolina A&T., ,He'll be looking for more of the same when the Gamecocks (1-0) face Southern Miss (1-1) on Sunday in Columbia, S.C., ,All 12 Gamecocks that played in the ope...
Giannis Antetokounmpo remains a force as Bucks host Rockets
Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo sidestepped a relatively slow start only to flirt with a 40-point triple-double Friday, a reflection of his unrelenting excellence.,And while Milwaukee would not have carved out a 126-110 victory over the Chicago Bulls without Antetokounmpo standing in the gap, th...
Arizona State seeking sharper effort vs. Utah Tech
Arizona State will try to correct the shortcomings coach Bobby Hurley noticed in the season opener when the Sun Devils host Utah Tech on Sunday in Tempe, Ariz.,Arizona State led from start to finish in Monday's 81-64 victory against Southern Utah, but Hurley was not pleased with the overall performa...
Quinn Hughes takes on Zach Werenski as Canucks host Blue Jackets
A pair of Norris Trophy finalists go head-to-head when Quinn Hughes' Vancouver Canucks host Zach Werenski and the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.,The only defensemen to lead their teams in scoring last season, the Hughes-Werenski matchup is shaping up to be one of the NHL's newest individua...
Capitals' not-so-special teams up against red-hot Lightning
The Washington Capitals' even-strength play has been good enough to win games, but the special teams play has been poor.,The Metropolitan Division club, just treading water to start the season, will have to be better on the power-play and penalty-kill units when it plays at the Tampa Bay Lightning o...
Jerome Tang wants to see early growth as K-State faces Bellarmine
Kansas State will try to ride the wave from a dominant second half as the Wildcats host Bellarmine on Saturday night in Manhattan, Kan.,In the season opener Tuesday, K-State (1-0) scored 60 points in the second half -- after tallying just 33 in the first half -- in defeating UNC Greensboro 93-64. PJ...
Utah renews dormant rivalry with Weber State
A longtime in-state rivalry will be renewed when Utah and Weber State square off for the first time since 2019 when the Wildcats travel to Salt Lake City on Saturday.,This is just the second meeting in 14 seasons between two teams who met almost annually from 1972 to 2011. Utah leads the all-time se...