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Patchwork Rockets must contend with Mavericks' Cooper Flagg
Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg had already confirmed his extraordinary talent before he produced a historic performance on Thursday that lifted him even higher into the stratosphere.,With the Mavericks poised to honor one of their franchise legends, Flagg scored a team rookie record 49 points ...
Kraken trending in right direction before pivotal match with Golden Knights
Two teams headed in opposite directions heading toward the Olympic break face off Saturday night when the Vegas Golden Knights host the Seattle Kraken in Las Vegas.,The Golden Knights enter the contest tied for first place in the Pacific Division with the Edmonton Oilers but have lost three in a row...
USC puts height, rebounding up against smaller Rutgers
Southern California returns home to Los Angeles on Saturday for a Big Ten Conference tilt against a recently sputtering Rutgers squad.,The Trojans (15-6, 4-6 Big Ten) split a road series in a pair of nail-biters, beating Wisconsin 73-71 on Sunday before dropping a 73-72 decision on Wednesday at Iowa...
Bulls, Heat head to Florida to continue rare 3-game set
Facing off for part two of a rare three-game series, the Miami Heat will look to prolong the visiting Chicago Bulls' recent woes Saturday night.,The teams had their Jan. 8 game in Chicago postponed to Jan. 29 due to condensation on the court, leading to three games in four days between the two sides...
Syracuse or Notre Dame will end January by breaking out of slump
It's been more than two weeks since Syracuse won a game. Notre Dame hasn't fared much better.,The Orange look to avoid a fifth straight defeat when they host the Fighting Irish, who have one win this month, on Saturday night in ACC play.,After losing to Clemson in its ACC opener, Syracuse (12-9, 3-5...
Oklahoma State, Utah look inward for more respectable defense
Both Oklahoma State and Utah have had a full week to consider what they need to improve to save their seasons.,The answer, in both cases, ought to come down to defense.,The two most porous scoring defenses in the Big 12 Conference will try to plug their holes when the Cowboys visit the Utes on Satur...
Pacers aim for continued improvement vs. Hawks
The Indiana Pacers have won just 12 of their first 48 games, but every so often they offer glimpses of the team that reached the NBA finals last season.,The injury-plagued Pacers look to build on an encouraging victory when they face the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday in Indianapolis.,Indiana rallied for...
No. 2 UConn pursues 'nasty edge' as Creighton awaits
UConn is off to its best Big East start this century and will take aim at its 17th straight victory when it visits Creighton on Saturday night at Omaha, Neb.,The No. 2 Huskies (20-1, 10-0 Big East) started 11-0 in conference play during the 1998-99 season. The 16-game overall winning streak this sea...
Veteran goalie James Reimer to lead Senators vs. Devils
The Ottawa Senators were in dire straits when it came to their goaltending situation. Starter Linus Ullmark recently stepped away to deal with some mental issues, and young backup Leevi Merilainen wasn't ready to replace him.,Enter 16-year veteran James Reimer.,The 37-year-old former Toronto Maple L...
Islanders seek fourth straight win against visiting Predators
Under head coach Barry Trotz, the New York Islanders reached the NHL semifinals in 2020 and 2021 - the deepest playoff trips for the Islanders since their run of five straight trips to the Stanley Cup Final ended in 1984.,On Saturday night, Trotz, now the Nashville Predators' general manager, will g...
Florida State leans on defense vs. Stanford as 3-point woes linger
Luke Loucks' first season as Florida State head coach hasn't gone according to plan.,What was expected to be a high-powered, 3-point-focused offense instead ranks 17th out of 18 Atlantic Coast Conference teams in 3-point percentage (31.2%).,That has forced the Seminoles to adopt a new defensive iden...
With UCL league phase in rearview, Liverpool, Newcastle square off
Liverpool and Newcastle United have both secured advancement in the UEFA Champions League. But each could use a good result when they meet at Anfield in Saturday's late kickoff if they intend to return to the continental competition next season.,Sixth-place Liverpool (10-7-6, 36 points) qualified di...
Hurricanes, Capitals renew division rivalry after gutsy wins
The Carolina Hurricanes got the better of the Washington Capitals during last year's playoffs, winning the best-of-seven series in five games. Now the Metropolitan Division rivals will meet for the third time this season on Saturday in the nation's capital.,Both teams have won on each other's home i...
UCLA aims to continue recent run against Indiana
Two Big Ten teams trending in the right direction meet when UCLA faces Indiana on Saturday at Los Angeles.,Indiana (14-7, 5-5 Big Ten) is coming off an impressive 72-67 win over No. 12 Purdue on Tuesday, while UCLA (15-6, 7-3) has won three straight games and five of its last six.,Tyler Bilodeau sco...
Treysen Eaglestaff, West Virginia take aim at sinking Baylor
Treysen Eaglestaff was struggling to score all night in West Virginia's 59-54 win over Kansas State Tuesday, but coach Ross Hodge said the senior guard didn't let it weigh down the rest of his game.,Eaglestaff hit a 3-pointer with 2:08 left to give the Mountaineers the lead and then put the game awa...
Panthers, Jets take measure of desperation into rematch
It's late January, but there's still work to be done for both the Florida Panthers and Winnipeg Jets just to move into playoff position.,With each looking to rebound from their latest defeat, the Panthers host the Jets on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla.,Florida is the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champio...
Miami vows to keep finding ways to win, faces hot-shooting Cal
Miami is one of the surprises of the season in the Atlantic Coast Conference as it gets set to host Cal on Saturday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla.,The Hurricanes (17-4, 6-2 ACC) have engineered a complete turnaround from last season's disaster that saw them finish 7-24 with just three conference wi...
Missouri banking on home floor vs. Mississippi State
Missouri hopes to regain its shooting touch when it returns home to face Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, Mo.,The Tigers (14-7, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) are 12-1 at home this season. They will try to exploit that homecourt advantage against the Bulldogs (11-10, 3-5) after get...
Texas desperate for better D with rival Oklahoma on tap
Oklahoma is struggling to plug all kinds of gaps. Texas is trying to fill one hole -- albeit a major one. ,The rival Sooners and Longhorns meet Saturday in Norman, Okla., with both teams scuffling.,Texas (12-9, 3-5 SEC) is still searching for answers defensively following an 88-82 loss at Auburn on ...
Setbacks stagger LSU, South Carolina ahead of meeting
South Carolina and LSU are both having bad seasons.,And both are coming off one of their worst performances of the season as they prepare to meet Saturday in Columbia, S.C.,The Gamecocks (11-10, 2-6 SEC) suffered their most lopsided loss of the season, a 95-48 setback at home against No. 19 Florida ...