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Patriots will try to reverse road struggles against Dolphins
Hitting the road to face the Miami Dolphins has been anything but easy for the New England Patriots over the past 11 years.,Since 2013, New England is 2-9 against the Dolphins in Miami Gardens, Fla., where the Patriots will attempt to pick up a rare win on Sunday afternoon.,First-year coach Jerod Ma...
Stanford looks to avenge last season's loss to Santa Clara
Stanford will look to remain undefeated when the Cardinal leave home for the first time this season for a game at Santa Clara on Saturday night.,Maxime Raynaud posted his fifth straight double-double and Jaylen Blakes scored 18 points Wednesday night as the Cardinal (5-0) completed an unbeaten five-...
Rangers eye winning road trip in matchup with Oilers
Rangers coach Peter Laviolette has seen his team steal wins and points with inferior performances at times, but he was blunt when he said New York was outworked in a one-goal loss to the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.,New York is coming off one of its worst efforts this season as it ends a four-g...
BYU hopes to cap homestand on high note vs. MVSU
BYU will try to add to its undefeated start to the season Saturday night when it concludes a five-game homestand against Mississippi Valley State in Provo, Utah.,The Cougars (4-0) won their first four games at the Marriott Center by an average of 28 points. Most recently, BYU earned a 95-71 come-fro...
Islanders battle Blues, aim to solve third-period struggles
The St. Louis Blues figured out a way Thursday night to recover from some familiar third-period doldrums. The New York Islanders are growing increasingly frustrated with their inability to do the same thing.,The Islanders strive to snap a discouraging skid as the visiting Blues aim to build a winnin...
Jaylen Brown leads second-half surge to push Celtics past Wizards
Jaylen Brown had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead the visiting Boston Celtics to a 108-96 win over the stubborn Washington Wizards in an NBA Cup game Friday night.,Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday added 16 points each for the Celtics, who have won three straight overall and are 2-1 in East Group C Cup...
Blue Jackets aim to continue strong play, face Hurricanes
The Columbus Blue Jackets continue their four-game homestand on Saturday with a game against the Carolina Hurricanes.,The Blue Jackets come into the contest against their Metropolitan Division foe having won three of their last four games, including a 7-6 overtime victory over Tampa Bay on Thursday....
Top teams collide as Pride, Spirit battle for NWSL title
As the respective top two seeds in the NWSL playoffs, the Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit have been on a collision course to this moment., ,Led by their elite goal-scorers, the Pride and Spirit will battle for the NWSL championship on Saturday night in Kansas City, Mo.,Both clubs won 18 matches ...
LAFC want to locate 'different gear' again in semis vs. Sounders
After their close call in a best-of-three Round 1 series in the MLS Cup playoffs, Los Angeles FC will return from a much-needed breather and play host to the Seattle Sounders on Saturday in the Western Conference semifinals.,LAFC appeared to have all the momentum they could have wished for at the en...
Surging Stars start three-game road trip against Tampa Bay
Since returning to the United States after being swept in the NHL's Global Series, the Dallas Stars have found their game and will look to add another win when they face the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.,Dallas is 5-4 in November but has won five of its last seven following consecutive...
Bruins, Red Wings clash after halting 3-game skids
After winning his first game as Bruins interim coach, Joe Sacco and his team will aim for two straight victories when Boston visits Detroit on Saturday night.,Boston was saddled with a three-game losing streak (0-2-1) when Jim Montgomery was fired on Tuesday. With Sacco in charge behind the bench, t...
Capitals, finding their way without Alex Ovechkin, tangle with Devils
The Washington Capitals failed to get their offense untracked in their first game since the team announced superstar captain Alex Ovechkin will be sidelined four to six weeks with a broken left fibula.,The Capitals will look for a better showing on Saturday night when they host the New Jersey Devils...
Sans J.T. Miller, Canucks begin 6-game road trip at Senators
While without another key performer, the Vancouver Canucks hope to have two others along for the ride when they open a six-game trip against the Ottawa Senators, who are mired in their longest slide of the season.,The struggling Canucks will try to right the ship by handing the Senators a fifth stra...
Knicks roll into Salt Lake City, out to extend Jazz's woes
Two teams headed in opposite directions square off Saturday afternoon in Salt Lake City when the Utah Jazz host the New York Knicks.,The Jazz come in on a four-game losing streak, having most recently blown a huge lead at San Antonio on Thursday. They entered the weekend last in the Western Conferen...
Rising Kraken take show on the road, battle Kings
Things are starting to look up for the Seattle Kraken.,The Kraken won five of six games on their just-completed homestand to surpass hockey's version of .500 (10-9-1) and move within a point of the Western Conference's two wild-card playoff spots.,Seattle will try to carry that momentum into Saturda...
Not Purdy: 49ers hit Green Bay with backup QB, no Bosa
Brock Purdy and Nick Bosa are not available for the San Francisco 49ers when they enter Green Bay with designs on finding their finishing kick on Sunday afternoon.,Purdy is out with a right shoulder injury and won't leave the sideline at Lambeau Field, head coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday, when he a...
Knights face tall road task vs. Sam Montembeault, Canadiens
Bruce Cassidy became the eighth active coach in the NHL to hit the 400-win mark on Thursday when his Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights held on for a 3-2 victory at Ottawa on Thursday. But the Ottawa native had little time to celebrate., ,The Golden Knights jumped on a train for Montreal ...
Max Verstappen chasing fourth straight F1 title in Vegas
Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen enters Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix on the verge of clinching his fourth consecutive Formula 1 world championship.,There are various scenarios that will land Verstappen his fourth title on Saturday night, the most basic of which is him simply finishing ahead of La...
Soaring Magic shoot to knock off Pistons
The surging Orlando Magic seek their eighth win in the last nine games on Saturday when they host the visiting Detroit Pistons.,Orlando is returning home from a three-game Western swing in which it went 2-1, rebounding from a 104-93 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday with a 119-118 defeat...
Iowa turns to former walk-on QB to start against Maryland
Iowa moves on without injured quarterback Brendan Sullivan when the Hawkeyes visit Maryland for a Big Ten Conference contest on Saturday afternoon.,Former starter Cade McNamara is not ready to return from a concussion, so Iowa (6-4, 4-3) turns to former walk-on and fourth-stringer Jackson Stratton t...