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No. 8 Illinois ready for tourney-like turnaround vs. UTRGV
When Brad Underwood scheduled No. 8 Illinois for home games on Saturday and Monday, he did it to simulate the NCAA Tournament's weekend format.,It's the only time during the regular season that the Illini will play twice in a three-day span. And, as is often the case in the NCAA Tournament, the qual...
White-hot Lightning could be without key players vs. Flyers
The Tampa Bay Lightning are enjoying their best stretch of the season, but there is cause for concern as they prepare to host the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night.,Coach Jon Cooper's team earned its 11th win in the past 14 outings (11-3-0) in a wild 5-3 affair at the Washington Capitals on Saturd...
Not content, No. 6 Louisville seeks offensive improvement vs. E. Michigan
Louisville head coach Pat Kelsey has completely revived the program in less than two seasons.,Ranked No. 6 in the country, the Cardinals are off to their first 5-0 start in six seasons. They'll strive to remain unbeaten Monday night when they host Eastern Michigan.,Louisville is coming off a 74-64 w...
No. 24 Kansas wants to see improved shooting vs. Notre Dame
No. 24 Kansas wants to improve its shooting when it plays Notre Dame in the opening round of the Players Era men's tournament on Monday in Las Vegas.,The four-day tournament is a chance for Kansas (3-2) to get back on the winning side of the ledger after a 78-66 neutral-court setback against No. 5 D...
Jaylen Brown wants Celitcs to play with 'edge' vs. Magic
Jaylen Brown will be looking for more energy from his team when the Boston Celtics take on the visiting Orlando Magic on Sunday., ,Brown criticized his team's effort after Boston dropped a 113-105 decision to Brooklyn at home on Friday night., ,"Come ready to play, or don't play at all," the four-ti...
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...