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Kraken aim for winning road trip in finale vs. Islanders
A good final few minutes Saturday weren't enough for the New York Islanders to salvage the opener of a season-long seven-game homestand.,For the Seattle Kraken, a second straight comeback win Saturday maintained their chances to turn a four-game road trip into a winning one.,The Islanders and Kraken...
Fresh off record game, James Harden leads Clippers vs. Cavs
A vintage performance by 11-time All-Star James Harden lifted the Los Angeles Clippers to a rare road victory. They will look to make it back-to-back wins Sunday when they continue their seven-game trip against the Cleveland Cavaliers.,Harden scored a franchise-record 55 points in just 35 minutes Sa...
DePaul demands 40 minutes of defense against Detroit Mercy
DePaul regrouped from consecutive losses with Tuesday's rout of visiting Gardner-Webb.,"It was good just to get our confidence back," said Blue Demons guard RJ Smith, "building trust with each other again.",Smith is striving to boost his own mojo as DePaul prepares for Detroit Mercy on Sunday in Chi...
Spurs, Suns riding hot stretches ahead of showdown
Phoenix Suns guard Collin Gillespie cut to the chase.,"Kind of just running around, causing chaos, creating havoc," Gillespie said about the final minute of the Suns' 114-113 NBA Cup victory over visiting Minnesota on Friday, when the hosts forced three turnovers to overcome an eight-point deficit i...
High-powered Oklahoma scoring in bunches with Alcorn State next
New-look Oklahoma has turned over a new leaf on offense. ,The Sooners (3-2) have scored 95-plus points four times already this season entering what could be another offensive romp against Alcorn State in Norman, Okla., on Sunday.,The Braves (0-6) fell to LSU 107-81 on Tuesday.,Transfer guards Nijel ...
Lionel Messi in stride as Inter Miami faces FC Cincinnati in East semis
Lionel Messi and third-seeded Inter Miami look to continue their deepest MLS Cup playoff run in club history when they visit second-seeded FC Cincinnati in a winner-take-all Eastern Conference semifinal on Sunday.,Messi was brilliant during Miami's first-round three-game series victory over Nashvill...
Pacific lead at stake as Jack Eichel, Golden Knights visit Ducks
First place in the Pacific Division will be on the line Saturday night when the reigning division champion Vegas Golden Knights visit the Anaheim Ducks.,Anaheim finished sixth in the division last season, 30 points behind Vegas, but enters this game with a one-point lead over the Golden Knights at t...
Shedeur Sanders brings intrigue into matchup of lowly Browns, Raiders
Playoff talk ceased weeks ago and the Browns and Raiders roll into their Week 12 intersection with matching 2-8 records, zero combined division wins and a cumulative touchdown deficit of minus-21.,Next year is here early for the AFC bottom-feeders, but Cleveland hit a dash of spice into the Sunday d...
Mammoth try to regain early-season magic vs. Rangers
Stuck in a rut the past week, the Utah Mammoth are searching for the positive vibes of their 8-2-0 start to the season.,The Mammoth hope to end a four-game losing streak (0-1-3) on Saturday night when they face the New York Rangers in Salt Lake City.,Utah scored 36 goals during a seven-game winning ...
Winners of 11 straight, Pistons try to end Bucks' series dominance
The Detroit Pistons look to continue their early-season success Saturday, bringing an 11-game winning streak to Milwaukee for their first matchup against the rival Bucks, who will not have superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo., ,The Pistons come in rested, having not played since their back-to-back on Mo...
Lamar Jackson set to go as Ravens prep for Tyrod Taylor, Jets
The New York Jets have already announced a quarterback change for their visit to Baltimore on Sunday.,The Ravens won't have to make a quarterback switch, with two-time MVP Lamar Jackson practicing fully Thursday and Friday after sitting out Wednesday with an ankle injury. It marked the second straig...
Senators, Sharks on an upswing ahead of clash
Two teams riding momentum face each other in an East-West showdown Saturday as the Ottawa Senators pay a visit to the San Jose Sharks.,The Senators, who have earned points in eight of their last nine games (5-1-3), started a seven-game road trip Thursday with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Ot...
NHL-best Avalanche aim to stay hot at struggling Predators
Two teams at opposite ends of the standings go head-to-head when the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche visit the lowly Nashville Predators on Saturday.,The Avalanche have been a wagon through the first quarter of the season, with a 14-1-5 record. Half of those victories have come courtesy of the seven-...
Lightning, Capitals attempt to avoid emotional letdown
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals are coming off incredibly emotional victories as they meet for the final time in the regular season Saturday night in the nation's capital.,The Eastern Conference foes would probably like for their respective Thursday night games to have just kept goin...
Devils, trying to get through middling stretch, visit rival Flyers
The New Jersey Devils began the season 8-1-0, but their last 11 games have told a very different story.,The Devils aim to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season Saturday when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers.,Since its blistering start to the campaign, New Jersey is 5-5-1 -- a re...
Islanders host reeling Blues after triumphant trip
The New York Islanders embarked upon a seven-game road trip two weeks ago as an intriguing team, albeit one stuck at the bottom of the Eastern Conference.,The Islanders return home as an established playoff contender Saturday when they will look to remain red-hot while hosting the St. Louis Blues in...
Banged-up Canadiens, Maple Leafs slump into rivalry matchup
The Toronto Maple Leafs hope for a speedy reversal of fortune when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night to kick off a six-game road trip in their second clash of the season against their Atlantic Division rival.,Toronto is coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets th...
Cal aims for complete effort vs. Sacramento State
Cal coach Mark Madsen is hoping for a fast start when the Bears face Sacramento State on Friday in Berkeley, Calif.,Madsen would like to avoid a replay of the team's last game, when Cal (4-1) struggled in the first half before going on to beat visiting Presbyterian 67-57 on Tuesday.,Delaware transfe...
Colorado balancing youth with experience; UC Davis up next
Colorado has started the season on a roll and wants to keep it going when it hosts UC Davis on Friday night in Boulder, Colo.,Colorado (4-0) has swept its early home schedule, including wins in the past week over Providence and Alabama State. Friday night's game will be the last at home before the B...
Xavier still in feeling-out mode ahead of tilt with unbeaten Georgia
With 13 new players on Xavier's roster, this season was destined to be filled with growing pains for the Musketeers.,First-year head coach Richard Pitino hopes a tough nonconference schedule will have the Musketeers ready for Big East play -- and they're guaranteed two games against high-major foes ...