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Raptors look to build momentum against Grizzlies
The Toronto Raptors will be out to win two in a row for the first time this season Sunday night when they host the spiraling Memphis Grizzlies.,The Raptors snapped a four-game losing streak Friday night when they earned a 112-101 road victory over the injury-depleted Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA Cu...
Knicks looking for improved defense in rematch vs. unbeaten Bulls
New York coach Mike Brown was straight to the point when addressing where the Knicks need to improve ahead of Sunday's home clash with the undefeated Chicago Bulls.,It will mark the long-time Eastern Conference rivals' second meeting in three days, after the Bulls claimed a 135-125 NBA Cup group-ope...
Lightning riding new mentality into clash vs. rested Mammoth
The Tampa Bay Lightning look for their fifth straight win when they visit the Utah Mammoth on Sunday afternoon in Salt Lake City.,The Mammoth saw their seven-game winning streak end with a 6-3 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. They'll look to rebound at home, where they have won all four of th...
Depleted Cavaliers hope to snap skid vs. trending Hawks
The injury bug has bit the Cleveland Cavaliers in a big way, with five of their top seven players currently sidelined.,Having over $130 million of the team's league-high payroll in street clothes can't be a happy sight for owner Dan Gilbert. It also has caused Cleveland to lose back-to-back games he...
Thunder look to match last year's 7-0 start vs. winless Pelicans
The Oklahoma City Thunder, one of three undefeated teams remaining in the NBA, try to match their start from last season's run to the NBA title when they take on the winless New Orleans Pelicans at home Sunday.,The Thunder have started hot despite missing some key pieces.,Chet Holmgren has missed th...
Crew have extra motivation to level series with FC Cincinnati
Not only do the Columbus Crew face potential elimination when they host FC Cincinnati on Sunday, but a loss in the second match of the Eastern Conference first-round best-of-three series also will mean the end of the storied career of midfielder Darlington Nagbe.,The three-time MLS All-Star announce...
76ers rolling offensively; Nets still winless amid point-guard woes
Offensively, the Philadelphia 76ers are playing to prove losing 58 games last season was an aberration.,So far, the results have been good, though the Sixers are coming off their first loss of the season heading into their Sunday visit to the winless Brooklyn Nets.,Philadelphia won its first four ga...
Austin FC wary of LAFC's counterattack entering Game 2
Los Angeles FC will try to seal their fourth consecutive Western Conference semifinal appearance when they visit Austin FC in Game 2 of a first-round MLS Cup playoff series on Sunday evening.,Nathan Ordaz scored the deciding 79th-minute goal of third-seeded LAFC's 2-1 win in the first game in Southe...
Celtics' set to pit 3-point attack vs. Rockets' inside power
There will be a contrast in styles at the offensive end of the court when the Houston Rockets visit the Boston Celtics on Saturday night.,Boston, coming home from a 109-108 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, lead the league in 3-point attempts with an average of 47.8 per game. The Rocket...
After disappointing loss, Warriors can't overlook short-handed Pacers
The Golden State Warriors hope to take better advantage of a short-handed opponent than they did in their previous game when they oppose the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night in Indianapolis.,Coming off an impressive home win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, the Warriors opened a two-game Mi...
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin tries again for No. 900 at Buffalo
The Alex Ovechkin milestone watch moves on to a fourth game when the Washington Capitals visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.,One team's three-game losing streak will end in the contest, during which the Capitals captain will try again to become the first NHL player to score 900 career goals....
Avs' Mackenzie Blackwood expected to make season debut vs. Sharks
Mackenzie Blackwood likely will make his season debut for the Avalanche on Saturday when Colorado visits his former team, the San Jose Sharks.,The 28-year-old goaltender, returning from a lower-body injury, spent parts of two seasons with the Sharks before being dealt to the Avalanche on Dec. 9, 202...
Dodgers. Blue Jays. Game 7. 'What the hell else do you want?'
TORONTO -- As if there were not enough drama, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays will go at it again Saturday in Game 7 of the World Series.,The teams played an 18-inning Game 3 in Los Angeles, won 6-5 by the Dodgers on Freddie Freeman's walk-off home run.,Then came the ending of Game...
West final between Lions, Stampeders marked by quarterbacks' history
Once the BC Lions decided Nathan Rourke would be their No. 1 quarterback, they decided to trade Vernon Adams Jr. to the division rival Calgary Stampeders.,Eleven months later, Adams is ready to guide his new team against his old one in a playoff setting when the Stampeders visit the Lions in the Wes...
Mavs' Anthony Davis ruled out for Pistons clash in Mexico City
Anthony Davis is delighted to be in Mexico City as the Dallas Mavericks make their record fourth regular-season appearance in Mexico's capital, but he's not happy that he won't get to play in Saturday night's game against the Detroit Pistons.,Davis injured his lower left leg during Wednesday's victo...
Devils' defense suddenly a sieve as they visit Kings
The NHL regular season is a little more than three weeks old, but the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings are already well aware of how quickly momentum can change -- for the worse as well as for the better.,The Devils will endeavor to snap their first losing streak of the season on Saturday nig...
Desperate for a win, slumping Wild host surging Canucks
Mired in a five-game winless drought, the Minnesota Wild are desperate for a victory.,The Wild will get a chance to snap their skid when they take on the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday evening in Saint Paul, Minn.,A sense of desperation is increasing in Minnesota, where the Wild are coming off a one-...
Stellar Packers defense to grapple with dangerous Panthers rushing attack
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Despite three consecutive victories, the Green Bay Packers will be looking for even better consistency to keep them atop the NFC North when they host the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.,Green Bay (5-1-1) is coming off a 35-25 victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers, winning its third...
Manchester City aim to stall Bournemouth’s surge up table
Second-place Bournemouth will attempt to continue their surprising Premier League start when they visit fifth-place Manchester City on Sunday.,The Cherries (5-1-3, 18 points) join league leaders Arsenal as the only EPL sides to lose just once through nine games, with arguably their most impressive v...
Rangers ride road streak into tilt with Kraken
The New York Rangers have been road warriors thus far this season.,The Rangers, who wrap up a four-game trip Saturday night at the Seattle Kraken, are one of only two NHL teams winless at home but are 5-1-1 away from Madison Square Garden.,New York is 2-1-0 on its current excursion, having won 2-0 T...