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Youthful Thunder brace for battle vs. Stephen Curry, Warriors
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault's team is the youngest in the NBA this season, with an average player age of just 24.148 years old.,But now that the core of the team is gaining experience, Daigneault said it has become easier to prepare for players like Stephen Curry of the Golden State ...
Jimmy Butler out as Heat try to cool off Anthony Edwards, Wolves
Anthony Edwards is red hot from 3-point range this season., ,As long as that remains true, the Minnesota Timberwolves superstar plans to keep launching from deep., ,Edwards will look to stay hot when the Timberwolves host the Miami Heat on Sunday in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves will try to increase...
Arizona State faces major challenge early against No. 6 Gonzaga
Arizona State knocked off one of the top teams in the West Coast Conference on Friday night, defeating Santa Clara 81-74 in Henderson, Nev.,But Sunday the Sun Devils go up against the big dogs.,Arizona State (2-0) will travel to Spokane, Wash., to face the No. 6 Gonzaga Bulldogs (1-0).,"It was a tes...
No. 23 Clemson outclasses Virginia Tech
Cade Klubnik tossed three second-half touchdown passes as No. 23 Clemson overcame Virginia Tech 24-14 Saturday night in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Blacksburg, Va.,With the win, Clemson improves to 7-2 and 5-1 in the ACC. They are one of three teams with one loss in the conference behind SMU. ...
Knicks face Pacers optimistic for road ahead
The New York Knicks saw another glimpse at their upside Friday night, while the Indiana Pacers received a sobering vision of their worst-case scenario on the same day.,The Knicks and Pacers each will look to establish consistency Sunday afternoon, when they meet in Indianapolis in the second game of...
Post play to loom large as No. 15 Creighton faces Fairleigh Dickenson
No. 15 Creighton received a record-breaking performance from Ryan Kalkbrenner in its season opener. ,When Fairleigh Dickinson visits the Bluejays on Sunday afternoon in Omaha, Neb., Kalkbrenner will try to follow his career high 49-point outburst where he set a school record with 20 made field goals...
Wisconsin on guard for upset-minded Appalachian State
Appalachian State has beaten a power conference team in each of the last two seasons, and Sunday afternoon might provide the Mountaineers' only chance to keep that streak intact., ,The Mountaineers (1-1), fresh off blowing out an NAIA opponent this week, face Wisconsin on the road at Madison, Wisc. ...
St. Thomas eager for opportunity against Oklahoma State
The St. Thomas University Tommies haven't had many opportunities like the one they have against host Oklahoma State on Sunday afternoon in Stillwater. It will be the school's fifth game against a power conference opponent since they made the move to Division I for the 2021-22 season, and it might ju...
Wobbly Bucks get chance at revenge on Celtics
The visiting Boston Celtics are out to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks for the second time this season when the teams meet Sunday afternoon., ,Jaylen Brown scored 30 points and Payton Pritchard came off the bench to add 28 points with eight 3-pointers when host Boston beat Milwaukee 119-108 on Oct. 28. T...
Rockets face Pistons' triple-double machine Cade Cunningham
The Houston Rockets will try to tighten up their defense when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Sunday afternoon.,The Rockets rank among the top 10 in opponents' scoring (108.9 points allowed per game) and defensive field-goal percentage (45.4), yet it didn't look that way Friday when they were blow...
Lynn Kidd, Miami take aim at Binghamton
Lynn Kidd doesn't miss often ... just ask his opponents.,Kidd, a 6-foot-10 center who is in his first season with Miami, will lead the host Hurricanes (1-0) in a nonconference game against Binghamton (1-1) on Sunday afternoon.,Kidd started all 33 of Virginia Tech's games last season, averaging a car...
Vanderbilt vies to light up scoreboard vs. Southeast Missouri State
Vanderbilt looks to continue an exciting start to the Mark Byington era when it hosts Southeast Missouri State on Sunday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.,The Commodores (1-0) routed Maryland Eastern Shore, 102-63, on Monday to start Byington's tenure at the school, while the Redhawks (0-1) dropped an 8...
Michigan ventures out of state to test mettle vs. Wake Forest
Michigan and Wake Forest might gain a better understanding of their stock early in the season when they meet in Sunday afternoon's neutral-court game in Greensboro, N.C.,"What we're trying to build is a real team environment where we compete at the highest level," first-year Wolverines coach Dusty M...
Chelsea aim to keep in contention ahead of clash vs. Arsenal
Chelsea and Arsenal both will try to avoid falling further adrift in the race for the Premier League title when they meet on Sunday at Stamford Bridge in Fulham, England.,Host Chelsea will be the happier of the two sides with their recent form under first-year manager Enzo Maresca after finishing 12...
Blues bid for bounce-back effort vs. Alex Ovechkin, Capitals
The depleted St. Louis Blues will try to muster a healthier offense when they host the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.,The Blues put just 15 shots on goal during their 4-2 loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday. They had just one shot on goal during the final 11:28 of the game and failed to...
Reeling Canadiens aim to halt slide in clash vs. Leafs
The Montreal Canadiens believe they are playing better than the results show. ,They have another chance to prove it Saturday night when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Canadiens lost their fifth game in a row and ninth in 11 games (2-7-2) on Thursday night, a 5-3 decision to the host New Jer...
Clippers introduce Raptors to new arena, aim for fourth consecutive win
Norman Powell has embraced his turn as the Los Angeles Clippers' go-to scorer and gets a chance to show his productive form against his former team when the Toronto Raptors pay a visit Saturday to Inglewood, Calif. ,Without Kawhi Leonard, who has not played this season because of a knee injury, and ...
High-flying Cavaliers host Nets, seek 11-0 start
At times, Kenny Atkinson was able to experience enjoyable moments coaching the Brooklyn Nets, notably the surprising 2018-19 team that won 42 games and made the playoffs.,Over four years after his final game with the Nets, Atkinson is back on the sidelines running the Cleveland Cavaliers, and his se...
Rangers aim to rebound from loss, complete sweep of Wings
The New York Rangers can complete a three-game season sweep of the Red Wings in Detroit on Saturday night. To achieve that, they'll have to bounce back quickly from their worst loss of the season.,The Rangers were pounded at home and dropped a 6-1 decision to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. New York...
Hawks' Trae Young, Bulls' Nikola Vucevic look to get teams on track
The Atlanta Hawks will try to bounce back from a disappointing last-minute loss when they host the slumping Chicago Bulls on Saturday night in the second game of a back-to-back set.,The Hawks, who allowed 40 points in the opening quarter, erased a 24-point deficit against the Detroit Pistons on Frid...