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Thunder look to avenge lone loss in clash with Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers are the only team to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder so far this season.,The teams will meet for the second time this season Sunday in Oklahoma City.,The Trail Blazers beat the Thunder 121-119 on Nov. 5 in Portland, coming back from an early 22-point deficit to stun the def...

Raptors go for 7th straight win vs. suddenly trending Nets
Toronto goes for a repeat win over visiting Brooklyn on Sunday that would stretch the Raptors' winning streak to seven games.,The Raptors started their streak Nov. 11 in New York with a 119-109 win over the Nets. They expanded the run to six on Friday with a 140-110 home victory over the Washington ...

Miami relying on Malik Reneau for points as Delaware State visits
Miami looks to win its second straight game in a nonconference matchup with Delaware State on Sunday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla., ,The Hurricanes (4-1) nearly hit the century mark Thursday night in their 99-72 victory over Elon to bounce back from a loss to Florida.,Tru Washington led the way fo...

Wild on upward trajectory, put win streak up against Jets
The Minnesota Wild will look to extend a pair of streaks on Sunday afternoon when they visit the Winnipeg Jets.,The Wild recorded a 5-0 romp over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday to mark their season-high fourth straight win and improve to 6-0-1 in their last seven games.,Matt Boldy collected two g...

High-powered Oklahoma scoring in bunches with Alcorn State next
New-look Oklahoma has turned over a new leaf on offense. ,The Sooners (3-2) have scored 95-plus points four times already this season entering what could be another offensive romp against Alcorn State in Norman, Okla., on Sunday.,The Braves (0-6) fell to LSU 107-81 on Tuesday.,Transfer guards Nijel ...

Amid turmoil, top-seed Union face NYCFC in East semifinals
The top-seeded Philadelphia Union host No. 5 New York City FC in Sunday's winner-take-all Eastern Conference semifinal, which has emerged as a match where both sides could be combating off-field distractions.,Philadelphia will take the field five days following a report from The Guardian, in which 1...

Revamped Butler, Virginia set to face off in Greenbriar Tip-Off final
After rare losing seasons, two teams with proud basketball traditions, Virginia and Butler, are rebounding -- literally and figuratively.,When the Cavaliers and Bulldogs play for the Mountain Division title of the Greenbrier Tip-Off, Sunday in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., it will match teams that r...

Lionel Messi in stride as Inter Miami faces FC Cincinnati in East semis
Lionel Messi and third-seeded Inter Miami look to continue their deepest MLS Cup playoff run in club history when they visit second-seeded FC Cincinnati in a winner-take-all Eastern Conference semifinal on Sunday.,Messi was brilliant during Miami's first-round three-game series victory over Nashvill...

Clemson to test mettle vs. Georgia in Charleston Classic final
Clemson and Georgia already have secured thrills in the Charleston Classic.,So each side would like to double that pleasure when they meet in the event's Palmetto bracket final Sunday afternoon in Charleston, S.C.,Clemson (5-1) rallied from 11 points down in the final 11 minutes to beat West Virgini...

Georgia Tech seeking offensive boost vs. West Georgia
Georgia Tech, which has found its nonconference schedule to be more challenging than expected, continues the slate Sunday afternoon when it hosts West Georgia in Atlanta.,The Yellow Jackets (4-1) needed overtime to turn back Maryland-Eastern Shore in the opener and squeaked past Georgia Southern 68-...

Surging Sabres look to continue climb vs. Canes
As the Carolina Hurricanes continue to thrive atop the Eastern Conference standings, the Buffalo Sabres seem poised to improve their lowly status.,With at least one point in five straight contests, the visiting Hurricanes will try to cool off the surging Sabres on Sunday afternoon.,Carolina entered ...

Tyrese Maxey, Sixers intent on cooling off Heat
Tyrese Maxey isn't the best player in the NBA, but he just might be the toughest.,Maxey looks to build off a career-high performance when his Philadelphia 76ers host the Miami Heat on Sunday afternoon.,In Thursday's 123-114 overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Maxey scored a career-high 54 points ...

Arsenal plot to continue hot streak vs. Tottenham Hotspur
League leaders Arsenal will try to continue their recent North London Derby dominance on Sunday at home against fifth-place Tottenham Hotspur, who enter the fixture for the first time with manager Thomas Frank in charge.,Arsenal (8-1-2, 26 points) are unbeaten with five victories in their last six i...

Spiraling Kings face tall task vs. Nikola Jokic, Nuggets
Sacramento has impressive wins over Milwaukee and Golden State this season, but not much else has gone right for the Kings.,Sacramento will attempt to halt an eight-game losing streak on Saturday night when it visits the Denver Nuggets.,The Kings won't have Domantas Sabonis, who is out for three to ...

Fresh off rout, injury-riddled Grizzlies take aim at Mavericks
The Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks are discovering that the first month of the NBA season is challenging with their key players sidelined.,The Grizzlies, who will visit the Mavericks on Saturday night, had lost five straight games before posting a lopsided home victory over the Sacramento Ki...

Coby White, Bulls eager to add to Wizards' woes
Guard Coby White is set to make his home debut for the Chicago Bulls during Saturday night's game against the last-place Washington Wizards.,The United Center faithful had to wait one more night as White rested during a 143-107 loss to the visiting Miami Heat on Friday. He missed the first 11 games ...

Hawks' Nickeil Alexander-Walker rides hot streak into clash vs. Pelicans
The Atlanta Hawks have been searching for another consistent scorer since Trae Young landed on the injured list earlier this month with a sprained MCL.,They may have found their answer in Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who will try to help the visiting Hawks beat the struggling New Orleans Pelicans on Sa...

Penguins, facing Kraken, get immediate chance to shake off ugly loss
The Pittsburgh Penguins still might have been dragging a bit Friday night from their two-game trip to Stockholm last weekend for the NHL's Global Series.,The result: a 5-0 home loss to the Minnesota Wild.,There will be no rest for the weary, as the Penguins are scheduled to face the visiting Seattle...

Stars look for more success against lowly Flames
The Dallas Stars kicked off a four-game road swing with a win. Now the red-hot Stars will look for another when they visit the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,Thanks to a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, Dallas has won six of seven games overall and posted a 5-0-2 mark in its last sev...

Pacific lead at stake as Jack Eichel, Golden Knights visit Ducks
First place in the Pacific Division will be on the line Saturday night when the reigning division champion Vegas Golden Knights visit the Anaheim Ducks.,Anaheim finished sixth in the division last season, 30 points behind Vegas, but enters this game with a one-point lead over the Golden Knights at t...