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Confidence the key for both Hurricanes, Flames
The Carolina Hurricanes have found confidence in various ways at times this season, and that's important to coach Rod Brind'Amour., ,The Hurricanes will face a team riding its own form of confidence when the visiting Calgary Flames take the ice in Raleigh, N.C., ,The Flames are coming off a 5-3 win ...

Confidence the key for both Hurricanes, Flames
The Carolina Hurricanes have found confidence in various ways at times this season, and that's important to coach Rod Brind'Amour., ,The Hurricanes will face a team riding its own form of confidence when the visiting Calgary Flames take the ice in Raleigh, N.C., ,The Flames are coming off a 5-3 win ...

No. 20 Texas Tech listening to coach ahead of Wyoming game
Texas Tech basketball coach Grant McCasland has been telling his forward Luke Bamgboye to stop thinking he is a center and to just play basketball.,His advice is starting to pay off as the 6-foot-11 VCU transfer had four blocked shots, 13 points, five rebounds and four assists in the Red Raiders' 82...

Isles eager to turn around fortunes on homestand in clash vs. Caps
A seven-game road trip for the New York Islanders earlier this month ended up as one of the most successful treks in franchise history.,New York's current seven-game homestand, however, is shaping up as memorable for all the wrong reasons.,The undermanned Islanders will look to halt a skid Sunday af...

Returning Cole Palmer, Chelsea brace for Arsenal
Second-place Chelsea will welcome Cole Palmer back into the squad then they host league leaders Arsenal in a crucial clash on Sunday.,Chelsea (7-3-2, 23 points) enter in their best form of the season, posting a 5-0-1 record in their past six matches across all competitions. ,Their best performance m...

Collin Gillespie emerging as force for Suns with Nuggets next
The Phoenix Suns won for losing Friday.,The Denver Nuggets, not so much.,The Suns and Nuggets will meet in the resumption of regular-season play Saturday in Phoenix in different stages of an NBA Cup hangover.,The Suns lost at Oklahoma City 123-119 in a game to determine the Group A winner on the fin...

Vegas vies to end rough month on winning note vs. Sharks
It hasn't been a November to remember for coach Bruce Cassidy and the Vegas Golden Knights., ,Heading into their final game of the month on Saturday night against the San Jose Sharks in Las Vegas, the Golden Knights have just four wins in 13 November games (4-4-5) and have lost four straight contest...

After tough loss, Kings seek return to win column vs. Canucks
The Los Angeles Kings will try to rebound from a difficult loss when they host the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.,The Kings led 4-2 midway through the third period on Friday against the Anaheim Ducks before surrendering two goals, the second in a 6-on-5 situation with 1:31 left in regulation. ...

Blues bid to build momentum in meeting vs. Mammoth
The St. Louis Blues will try to capitalize on what amounts to a breakthrough when they host the Utah Mammoth on Saturday.,The Blues have been struggling to score 5-on-5 goals, hold leads and close out victories after opponents pull their goaltender for an extra attacker.,They checked all three of th...

Wild eye eighth straight win in matchup with Sabres
The Minnesota Wild will try for their eighth straight victory when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.,The Wild are also 11-1-1 in their past 13 games, most recently beating the team with the best record in the NHL that was riding a 10-game winning streak.,Minnesota took down the visitin...

Rookie Cooper Flagg to lead Mavs against veteran Clippers
Two skidding teams coming off losses will meet Saturday night when the Dallas Mavericks visit the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood, Calif.,The Mavericks welcomed back Anthony Davis from a 14-game injury absence on Friday, but it wasn't enough to prevent a 129-119 road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers...

Penguins pursue successful weekend vs. reeling Maple Leafs
The Pittsburgh Penguins will hope to claim all four points available from their Thanksgiving weekend doubleheader as they host the wayward Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.,Pittsburgh's 4-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday and 4-3 overtime triumph versus the Columbus Blue Jackets on...

Bucks, Nets forced to regroup after challenging losses
A pair of teams coming off tough NBA Cup losses on Friday will face off in Milwaukee on Saturday night as the Bucks meet the Brooklyn Nets., ,In addition to both teams completing a back-to-back set, both will be traveling from New York City., ,The Bucks' NBA Cup hopes ended at Madison Square Garden ...

Bucks, Nets forced to regroup after challenging losses
A pair of teams coming off tough NBA Cup losses on Friday will face off in Milwaukee on Saturday night as the Bucks meet the Brooklyn Nets., ,In addition to both teams completing a back-to-back set, both will be traveling from New York City., ,The Bucks' NBA Cup hopes ended at Madison Square Garden ...

Coach critical of skidding Jets ahead of matchup vs. Predators
The Winnipeg Jets will look to halt their four-game losing streak while the Predators will aim to make it three wins in a row on Saturday evening in their matchup in Nashville, Tenn.,It will be the second meeting of the season between the two Central Division rivals, with the Jets having taken the f...

Coach critical of skidding Jets ahead of matchup vs. Predators
The Winnipeg Jets will look to halt their four-game losing streak while the Predators will aim to make it three wins in a row on Saturday evening in their matchup in Nashville, Tenn.,It will be the second meeting of the season between the two Central Division rivals, with the Jets having taken the f...

DePaul braces for tough task against undefeated LSU
LSU and DePaul will look to stamp a successful holiday weekend on Saturday night when they face off in the Emerald Coast Classic final in Niceville, Fla.,DePaul (5-2) earned its first power conference victory of the season on Friday in a 75-61 win over Georgia Tech in the semifinals of the four-team...

DePaul braces for tough task against undefeated LSU
LSU and DePaul will look to stamp a successful holiday weekend on Saturday night when they face off in the Emerald Coast Classic final in Niceville, Fla.,DePaul (5-2) earned its first power conference victory of the season on Friday in a 75-61 win over Georgia Tech in the semifinals of the four-team...

Flyers, Devils eager to continue hot streaks
The New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers are on hot streaks going into their second meeting in a week on Saturday night in Newark, N.J. ,The Devils shut out the host Buffalo Sabres 5-0 on Friday for their third straight win, while the Flyers' 4-3 shootout decision over the New York Islanders on...

Heat's Norman Powell, Tyler Herro continue learning experience vs. Pistons
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has a pleasant dilemma -- finding enough minutes for all of his productive players.,The Heat carry a six-game winning streak into their home game against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night. They're also in relatively good health with only guard Jaime Jaquez Jr., wh...