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On heels of historic blowout, Golden Knights welcome Oilers
The Vegas Golden Knights will try to bounce back from their worst home loss in franchise history when they face the surging Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.,Vegas, which holds a two-point lead over the second-place Los Angeles Kings in the Pacific Division, comes in off a 6-0 loss to t...

Warriors visit Nuggets, looking to finish 4-0 in NBA Cup group stage
The Golden State Warriors have already clinched a spot in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, so they are simply looking to get back to their winning ways in their final group game.,Golden State has dropped four straight games overall after winning 12 of its first 15 this season. The Warriors are scuffling a...

Banged-up Louisville tries to fend off No. 23 Ole Miss
Louisville returns home to face Ole Miss on Tuesday in the SEC/ACC Challenge, and challenge may be an apt word for the host Cardinals, who could be short-handed for their contest with the No. 23 Rebels.,Both teams are coming off tough holiday tournament losses on Friday. Louisville (5-2) fell 69-64 ...

No. 4 Kentucky takes unbeaten show on road, visits Clemson
Kentucky will play the first road game of coach Mark Pope's tenure on Tuesday in the SEC/ACC Challenge at Clemson.,The No. 4 Wildcats (7-0) have faced just one ranked team this season, beating then-No. 6 Duke 77-72 in the Champions Classic on Nov. 12. Since then, they have scored four easy home wins...

Marcus Smart, Grizzlies battle Mavs in clash of surging clubs
Marcus Smart is not used to coming off the bench.,The 11-year veteran had spent the majority of his previous six seasons as a starter, and he held that role for the Memphis Grizzlies early in the current campaign before an illness sidelined him for four games.,But since returning as a reserve, Smart...

Blue Jackets cruise into matchup with slumping Flames
The team's best run in nearly five years has put the Columbus Blue Jackets into the playoff race.,Now, the onus is on the Blue Jackets to keep it running as they visit the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.,Thanks to a 6-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday to kick off a four-game road trip, the ...

Versatile Victor Wembanyama guides Spurs against Suns
Victor Wembanyama is playing like a beast and the San Antonio Spurs are winning games.,The Spurs take aim at their sixth victory in seven games when they visit the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup matchup.,Wembanyama is coming off his third career triple-double as he recorded 34 points, 1...

Thunder face Jazz needing win, help to reach NBA Cup knockout stage
Despite ending a four-game road trip with a loss at Houston on Sunday, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault was pleased with his team's performance away from home.,"We're a better team right now than we were eight days ago when we took off for this trip," Daigneault said. ,The Thunder will hi...

No. 21 Oklahoma eyes 8-0 start with Georgia Tech in town
Oklahoma was a little bit overlooked this season before ripping off three straight wins to earn the Battle 4 Atlantis crown last week.,Now respect is coming fast and the No. 21 Sooners have jumped into the national polls in front of Tuesday night's game against Georgia Tech in the SEC/ACC Challenge ...

No. 11 Badgers entering 'deep water' in Big Ten opener vs. Michigan
After a surprising undefeated run through its initial nonconference schedule, No. 11 Wisconsin will be tested against Michigan on Tuesday night in the Big Ten opener for each team in Madison, Wis.,The Badgers (8-0) beat winless Chicago State 74-53 on Saturday and are off to their best start since op...

Desperate to put road trip in rearview, Jets take on Blues
Perhaps a return home will help the Winnipeg Jets get back on track after a rough road stretch.,Losers of a season-high three straight, the Jets will aim for a sixth consecutive home win Tuesday night against the St. Louis Blues.,Winnipeg is 3-6-0 since winning 15 of its first 16 games. It just went...

Wild, Canucks both finding ways to scrap out wins
The Minnesota Wild do not have a singular blueprint to success this season.,Every game has provided a new puzzle. Rarely have those puzzles looked the same.,"I just like the fact that we continue to grind out hard games, different games, find different ways to win, stay with it," Wild coach John Hyn...

Arkansas visits skidding Miami in battle of veteran coaches
Miami enters the week still stunned after losing its fourth straight game. Next up, the Hurricanes will play host to Arkansas on Tuesday night in Coral Gables, Fla., as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge.,Miami (3-4) lost on Saturday afternoon to Charleston Southern, a team that entered with a 1-7 record...

No. 25 UConn working on climbing back up poll, faces No. 15 Baylor
UConn head coach Dan Hurley insists he's not overvaluing Wednesday night's game between his 25th-ranked Huskies and No. 15 Baylor in Storrs, Conn.,Sure, it comes on the heels of the two-time reigning national champion Huskies (5-3) responding to losing all three games during the Maui Invitational wi...

Iowa's O hopes to stay hot vs. defense-minded Northwestern
Iowa followed its lowest-scoring game of the season with a 110-point eruption the next time out.,The Hawkeyes will be one week removed from that scorching effort when they host Northwestern in Tuesday's Big Ten opener in Iowa City, but rust won't be the only roadblock for a potential repeat showing....

No. 2 Auburn arrives for prove-it game at No. 9 Duke
Tests keep coming for Auburn and Duke, who collide at Cameron Indoor Stadium in a typical prove-it game in a rare environment on Wednesday night.,No. 2 Auburn and No. 9 Duke square off less than one month into the season as two of the most battle-tested teams in basketball. They're matched as one of...

Pacers battle Raptors with first NBA Cup win at stake
One team will finally secure its first NBA Cup victory on Tuesday night when the Indiana Pacers visit the Toronto Raptors.,Each squad has an 0-3 record with one game left in group play of the in-season tournament.,The Raptors opened a seven-game homestand with a 119-116 win over Miami on Sunday, whi...

Knicks host Magic with both vying for key NBA Cup win
On Tuesday night, the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks will play for a berth in the NBA Cup quarterfinals.,It might just be a hint of a bigger battle to come between the teams.,The East Group A title and automatic bid to the NBA Cup quarterfinals will be at stake Tuesday, when the Magic visit the K...

Battle marquee belongs to No. 6 Iowa State, No. 5 Marquette
One of the big ones in the Big 12-Big East battle takes place in Ames, where No. 6 Iowa State welcomes No. 5 Marquette in an early season headliner Wednesday night.,The Cyclones (5-1) had a week of rest upon returning from the Maui Invitational with a 2-1 record. The lone blemish was a back-and-fort...

Pistons looking for key NBA Cup win vs. surging Bucks
The NBA in-season tournament may not mean much to perennial contenders, but the Detroit Pistons look at it as a major event.,The Pistons are 3-0 in the NBA Cup and can win Group B by defeating Milwaukee in Detroit on Tuesday night. The Bucks are also undefeated in group play.,The Pistons rolled to a...