review Page 189 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Whitecaps seek breakthrough vs. LAFC in West semifinal
The Vancouver Whitecaps will try at last to get the better of visiting LAFC when they meet for a third consecutive MLS Cup Playoffs in Saturday night's Western Conference semifinal.,Vancouver lost to LAFC in the best-of-three first-round series in both 2023 and 2024, and were also eliminated by the ...
Red Wings shake off ugly loss, host Blue Jackets
The Detroit Red Wings, who are trying to end a long playoff drought, are battling for the top spot in the Atlantic Division. A more immediate concern is bouncing back from one of their worst outings of the season.,Detroit was blanked 5-0 at home by the New York Islanders on Thursday night. The Red W...
Spiraling Hornets, Clippers both seeking turnaround
The Los Angeles Clippers and Charlotte Hornets have similarities -- and that's not a good thing.,Both hold 4-11 records and will be trying to snap losing skids when they meet Saturday afternoon in Charlotte.,"We got to be better," Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said.,The Hornets have been off since losin...
Wake Forest, Memphis battle in Bahamas after hard-fought losses
Memphis and Wake Forest turned in highly competitive showings and were pleased with the efforts against ranked opponents on Thursday.,After falling short in their opening games at the Baha Mar Championship, Memphis and Wake Forest will get together in the third-place game on Friday night in Nassau, ...
Shoring up defense priority for Bruins vs. Kings
There was no California Dreamin' for the Boston Bruins to start a three-game swing through the Golden State. Instead, a nightmarish trend continued.,After allowing a game-winning goal in the final six minutes of regulation for the second time in four games in a Wednesday setback to the Anaheim Ducks...
Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State eager to bounce back vs. New Mexico
Mississippi State seeks to bounce back from a poor defensive showing when it battles New Mexico on Friday night in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Classic at Kansas City, Mo.,The Bulldogs (2-2) had no answer for Kansas State star PJ Haggerty while falling 98-77 in Thursday's first round. Ha...
Keeping composure top task for No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 15 Texas Tech
No. 1 Purdue and No. 15 Texas Tech should be happy to be meeting in the title game of the Baha Mar Championship on Friday night at Nassau, Bahamas.,They weren't that far away from facing each other in the consolation game.,But they both found the necessary resolve to set up what could be an entertai...
Wake Forest, Memphis vie in Bahamas after hard-fought losses
Memphis and Wake Forest turned in highly competitive showings and were pleased with the efforts against ranked opponents on Thursday.,After falling short in their opening games at the Baha Mar Championship, Memphis and Wake Forest will get together in the third-place game on Friday night in Nassau, ...
Sabres intent on ramping up physical play vs. Blackhawks
While the Chicago Blackhawks have emerged from their rebuild and are performing more like a consistent playoff team, the Buffalo Sabres still look like they haven't made the playoffs in each of the last 14 seasons.,The teams will try their luck in a matchup on Friday in Buffalo, N.Y.,Buffalo has los...
Panthers ready for rare big game on Monday night vs. 49ers
Without many opportunities for what would qualify as a significant game in recent seasons, this is about as big as it gets for the Carolina Panthers.,The San Francisco 49ers are more accustomed to these assignments.,Monday night's matchup between the teams at Santa Clara, Calif., could have ramifica...
Stanford aims to preserve spotless record vs. Seattle
Ebuka Okorie looks to stay hot and keep Stanford out of the loss column as the Cardinal welcome Seattle University to Maples Pavilion on Friday.,Okorie ranks third in the country and first among freshmen averaging 25.5 points per game. He is coming off a 26-point outing in a 93-66 win against Louisi...
Cal aims for complete effort vs. Sacramento State
Cal coach Mark Madsen is hoping for a fast start when the Bears face Sacramento State on Friday in Berkeley, Calif.,Madsen would like to avoid a replay of the team's last game, when Cal (4-1) struggled in the first half before going on to beat visiting Presbyterian 67-57 on Tuesday.,Delaware transfe...
Colorado balancing youth with experience; UC Davis up next
Colorado has started the season on a roll and wants to keep it going when it hosts UC Davis on Friday night in Boulder, Colo.,Colorado (4-0) has swept its early home schedule, including wins in the past week over Providence and Alabama State. Friday night's game will be the last at home before the B...
No. 19 UCLA shakes up rotation ahead of Presbyterian matchup
No. 19-ranked UCLA readies for a road swing through the Pacific Northwest with a final home-court tune-up on Friday, welcoming Presbyterian to Los Angeles.,The Bruins (4-1) host a Blue Hose team that is at the end of a three-game California road trip. Presbyterian (3-4) is on a three-game losing ski...
Mark Mitchell scores 22 as Missouri routs South Dakota
Mark Mitchell scored a game-high 22 points Thursday night and unbeaten Missouri pulled away from visiting South Dakota in the second half of a 102-68 nonconference win in Columbia.,Five other players reached double figures for the Tigers (6-0). Jevon Porter hit all nine of his field-goal attempts fo...
Xavier still in feeling-out mode ahead of tilt with unbeaten Georgia
With 13 new players on Xavier's roster, this season was destined to be filled with growing pains for the Musketeers.,First-year head coach Richard Pitino hopes a tough nonconference schedule will have the Musketeers ready for Big East play -- and they're guaranteed two games against high-major foes ...
Lauri Markkanen leads Jazz into NBA Cup matchup vs. dominant Thunder
Two of the NBA's best big men square off Friday when the Utah Jazz host the Oklahoma City Thunder in NBA Cup West Group A action.,While the Jazz (5-9, 0-2) have struggled, dropping five of their last seven games overall, Lauri Markkanen has not. He enters Friday's contest averaging 30.6 points per g...
SMU's balanced, high-scoring attack awaits Arkansas State
SMU looks to continue its perfect start to the season and build on a dominant win Friday when Arkansas State visits Dallas for the schools' first meeting.,The Mustangs (5-0) rarely have been challenged during their season-opening seven-game homestand -- with their latest triumph being Tuesday's 106-...
Road Warriors no more as Golden State readies for lengthy homestand
The Golden State Warriors begin the schedule-equalizing portion of their season Friday night when they get a revenge matchup at home against the Portland Trail Blazers in an NBA Cup game.,The Warriors will play more than two straight home games for the first time this season after concluding a nine-...
Pelicans hope lightning strikes twice on Mavericks' floor
The New Orleans Pelicans haven't enjoyed much success this season, but one of their two victories came against the Mavericks in Dallas.,The Pelicans will be back in "Big D" on Friday night for a rematch against the Mavericks as the teams square off in NBA Cup West Group B play.,New Orleans and Dalla...