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Sabres stare down road woes, try to beat Jets for 2nd time this week
The Buffalo Sabres will try to turn their road record around when they visit the Winnipeg Jets on Friday.,The Sabres arrive in Winnipeg after a 5-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday in the opener of their season-long six-game road trip that stretches over 12 days. After facing the Jets, t...
Golden Knights, Carter Hart head east to begin road trek at Devils
The Vegas Golden Knights kick off a five-game Eastern Conference road trip on Friday when they face the slumping New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,The Golden Knights, who play seven of their next eight games away from home, have traditionally played well in the month of December, going 65-24-8 all-t...
Undefeated, top-10 bluebloods Duke (9-0), Michigan State (8-0) duel in East Lansing
Contrary to their usual form, neither coach doused the energy and expectations for Saturday's fight between college hoops heavyweights in a hype-worthy pairing of undefeated Duke and Michigan State in East Lansing.,Now that No. 4 Duke has been pushed to the end of a game, the Blue Devils might be in...
Jags turn up heat in South, lean into decade-long streak vs. Colts
First place in the AFC South is the imaginary trophy on the line Sunday when the Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts square off for one of their two meetings in the next 21 days. ,There is nothing invisible about the mounting pressure on Indianapolis (8-4) to regenerate positive momentum wit...
Bruised Blues, Bruins battle as Jim Montgomery returns to Boston
Just over one year has passed since Jim Montgomery was fired as the Boston Bruins' head coach and found a new start with the St. Louis Blues.,With the Blues' current form (9-11-7) looking similar to the up-and-down start (8-9-3) that ended his time with the Bruins last November, Montgomery's current...
Brisker pace could benefit both Hurricanes and Maple Leafs in matchup
The Carolina Hurricanes could benefit from a brisker pace after a bit of a slowdown.,The Toronto Maple Leafs have sped up as well, so this could make for a good matchup when the teams meet Thursday night at Raleigh, N.C.,The Maple Leafs have won two games in a row and three of their last four. They ...
Raptors eager to extend one streak, snap another with Lakers in town
The Toronto Raptors go for their ninth straight home victory Thursday night while also trying to snap their run of five consecutive losses to the Los Angeles Lakers.,The Raptors last defeated the Lakers when they earned a 126-113 home verdict on Dec. 7, 2022.,Toronto is on a five-game homestand that...
Red Wings open six-game excursion against Blue Jackets
The Detroit Red Wings are starting a lengthy road trip and coach Todd McLellan looks forward to the journey.,Detroit begins a six-game road swing on Thursday night in Ohio against the Columbus Blue Jackets.,The Red Wings snapped a four-game losing streak on Tuesday by holding off Boston, 5-4. Detroi...
Standings bottom-dwellers Panthers, Predators hope to find momentum
Something is wrong with this picture.,The Florida Panthers - the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champions - are in last place among 16 teams in the Eastern Conference with 25 points.,Florida, which has lost three straight games, will try to get back on the winning track Thursday night against the Nas...
Jaylen Brown (illness) doubtful as Celtics try to continue domination of Wizards
The Washington Wizards are winless in their last nine games against the Boston Celtics, and they will attempt to end that streak when the teams meet in Washington on Thursday night.,Washington hasn't beaten Boston since the Wizards earned a 130-111 home decision on March 28, 2023. The nine-game losi...
Ailing Warriors look to get on track vs. 76ers
The Golden State Warriors will be short-handed for Thursday's road game against the Philadelphia 76ers, but it remains to be determined exactly how undermanned they'll be.,Golden State coach Steve Kerr acknowledged Tuesday that the team will not have Steph Curry (left quad contusion and muscle strai...
No. 17 Virginia and Duke chasing rare ACC championship
Whichever team comes out on top, we'll have a first-time Atlantic Coast Conference championship game winner this weekend.,No. 17 Virginia (10-2) has never won an outright ACC football title, last winning a share in 1995, a decade before the first ACC title game.,Unranked Duke (7-5) has won seven ACC...
Out to turn season around, Bucks face East-leading Pistons
The struggling Milwaukee Bucks face a tall task to get back on track as they host the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.,Just 11 days will separate matchups between these teams after Detroit handled the Bucks 129-116 in Milwaukee on Nov. 22. They will also face off in Det...
Bulls fight through growing pile of injuries as Nets visit
Losses and injuries continue to mount for the Chicago Bulls, who host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday after a winless four-game road trip.,Chicago squandered a 15-point lead in its latest defeat, Monday's 125-120 setback in Orlando, as injuries sidelined Coby White (left calf tightness) and Isaac Oko...
Led by dynamic duo, Hawks out to extend Clippers' woes
Atlanta may have found something in the combustible guard combination of Jalen Johnson and Nickeil Alexander-Walker.,The pair, who combined for 55 points on Monday, look to lead the Hawks when they begin a two-game homestand on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Clippers.,Johnson scored 29 points -- ...
Boston College tasked with containing LSU's potent offense
The key question when LSU plays at Boston College on Wednesday night as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge might be this: Can the Eagles produce enough offense to keep up with the Tigers?, ,LSU (7-0) has scored at least 93 points in six of its seven games and averages 94.3 points per contest, which puts ...
Feeling more at home on road, Nuggets take on Pacers
Home is usually a sanctuary for NBA teams, but Ball Arena has become a house of horrors for the Denver Nuggets.,Denver has dropped four straight on its home court -- three to teams with losing records -- but have won seven in a row on the road, so four straight games away from home, beginning at the...
Georgetown plans to land first punch vs. UMBC
Georgetown will set out to end a two-game losing streak when it takes on UMBC on Wednesday night in Washington.,Off to their best five-game start since the 2017-18 season, the Hoyas (5-2) struggled to find much to be thankful for last week in dropping their first two games of the season to Dayton an...
Flyers minus top scorer in face of Josh Norris, rejuvenated Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are thrilled to have Josh Norris back in the lineup, to say the least.,Norris and the Sabres look to build off one of their best wins of the season Wednesday when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers.,After coming over in a trade with the Ottawa Senators last season, Norris played o...
West Virginia sees practice time paying off, faces Coppin State
West Virginia aims to keep good practice habits rolling when it hosts Coppin State on Wednesday in Morgantown W. Va.,After a rare week of practice, the Mountaineers (6-2) rolled to a 70-38 win over Mercyhurst on Sunday.,Chance Moore tallied 11 points off the bench to lead a balanced scoring effort. ...