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Josh Giddey, Bulls out to attack banged-up Blazers
The Chicago Bulls ended a five-game slide earlier this week, and now look to land a split of a four-game road trip when they face the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.,The Bulls saw their splendid 6-1 start diminish into a .500 record before notching a solid 130-127 victory over the host De...
Jimmy Butler III leads weary Warriors in return to Miami
Jimmy Butler III returns to his old home for a second annual reunion Wednesday night, but there is no guarantee the marquee attraction will perform for his longtime fans when the Golden State Warriors close out a grueling road trip against the host Miami Heat.,Butler began a two-night Florida tour w...
East-worst Sabres on uptick ahead of game vs. West-worst Flames
The Buffalo Sabres sit last in the Eastern Conference, but they have plenty of reasons to be confident as they prepare to host the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.,The Sabres may be looking up at all the other conference rivals, but it is a short distance between themselves and the club holding the seco...
Wild tab young F Danila Yurov for top line vs. Hurricanes
Danila Yurov's opportunity has arrived.,Yurov is slated to join the top line for the Minnesota Wild when they take the ice against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night in St. Paul, Minn.,The highly touted 21-year-old forward has two goals and one assist in 15 games in his rookie season. The Ru...
Bruins, Ducks prepare for battle of division leaders
The Boston Bruins are headed west.,With the top spot in the Atlantic Division in hand, Boston will make a cross-country flight to begin a three-game California swing with Wednesday night's game against the Pacific Division-leading Anaheim Ducks.,The game will be challenging for Boston, which has won...
Bills praise 'unreal' Josh Allen ahead of game vs. Texans' stout D
Reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen may have reached the point in the campaign where he's decided to single-handedly carry the Buffalo Bills.,Fresh off an epic performance, Allen aims to be in top form during a short week when the Bills visit the Houston Texans on Thursday night.,Allen passed for three touc...
Kansas, Iowa State pursue win after coming off bye week
Kansas and Iowa State both are coming off bye weeks ahead of their Big 12 Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.,With two weeks left in the regular season, the Cyclones (6-4, 3-4) are bowl eligible but the Jayhawks (5-5, 3-4) need one more win to achieve the feat.,In their most recent ...
Knicks head to Dallas in search of first road victory
The New York Knicks' search for their first road win of the season continues when they face the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.,As good as the Knicks have been at home this season (8-1), that success has not traveled well in the early season. New York fell to 0-4 away from Madison Square Garden with ...
Matt Rhule brings Nebraska 'home' to face pupil, Penn State
TJ Lateef and Ethan Grunkemeyer have been thrust into important roles and found some good fortune last week.,The quarterbacks at the center of the Big Ten matchup between Nebraska and Penn State on Saturday in University Park, Pa., look for more of the same with the regular season winding down.,Late...
TCU's early homestand concludes with Kansas City
TCU's last of five home games to start the season will be against Kansas City on Wednesday at Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (2-2) haven't feasted solely on patsies during their homestand. They opened the season with a 4-point loss against New Orleans and suffered another 4-point loss Friday ag...
Oklahoma State adds more depth to face South Florida
Oklahoma State and South Florida have been flexing their depth leading up to their nonconference game on Wednesday in Stillwater, Okla.,The Cowboys (4-0) used a big second half Sunday to overcome a dogged effort from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and pull off an 85-69 win. Oklahoma State shook off the Is...
Pelicans interim coach James Borrego seeks 'players' spirit' vs. Nuggets
Two games into James Borrego's head-coaching stint for New Orleans, the Pelicans are still struggling. ,The team might continue down that path when it hosts the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.,Borrego replaced the fired Willie Green on Saturday after New Orleans started the season 2-10. Borrego's...
Wake's Jake Dickert pursues record win total in matchup vs. Delaware
Wake Forest will aim to double its win total from each of the last two seasons on Saturday afternoon when it meets Delaware in Winson-Salem, N.C.,The Demon Deacons (7-3) continued their meteoric rise under first-year head coach Jake Dickert with a 28-12 victory over North Carolina last Saturday. ,Di...
Unsung Luguentz Dort leads sizzling Thunder vs. Kings
Amid Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's otherworldly production, Chet Holmgren's third-season progression and Oklahoma City's blazing-hot start, it might be easy to overlook Luguentz Dort's contributions.,But Dort continues to be a major piece of the Thunder's success. He figures to be in the center of Oklah...
Marquette in midst of 'real soul-searching' as Dayton game looms
Coming off a disappointing home loss, Marquette will face another tough opponent when it faces Dayton on Wednesday night in Milwaukee.,Maryland beat Marquette 89-82 on Saturday despite playing without multiple injured starters.,Marquette (3-2) lost despite a career-high 31 points from Chase Ross, wh...
Florida State, NC State battle for bowl eligibility
There will be quite a bit at stake -- just not at the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference standings -- when Florida State and North Carolina State meet Friday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Instead, the winner will achieve bowl eligibility with time running out in the season.,Florida State (5-5, 2-5), whic...
Timberwolves aim to keep rolling, meet struggling Wizards
Winners in five of their last six games, the Minnesota Timberwolves will look to extend its balanced scoring effort on Wednesday, when they face the plummeting Washington Wizards in Minneapolis.,Averaging 120.6 points per game, Minnesota's 38.5% 3-point success rate ranks second in the Western Confe...
Creighton continues to strive for depth when North Dakota visits
Creighton has benefited from balanced scoring to win two of its first three games of the season.,With six players averaging at least nine points per game, the Bluejays set out to continue their strong play on Wednesday when they host North Dakota (2-3) in Omaha, Neb.,Jasen Green and Blake Harper sco...
Villanova, La Salle set to tangle in Big 5 Classic
Villanova and the nation's leading rebounder will make their first trip up the Main Line to renovated Glaser Arena in Philadelphia to take on Big 5 rival La Salle on Wednesday night.,The game is part of the Big 5 Classic. Both teams are in the three-team Pod 1, with the series concluding at the Xfin...
Smoldering Raptors look for fifth straight win at 76ers
Fresh off their most exciting win of the season, the Toronto Raptors now find themselves in first place in the Atlantic Division., ,The surging Raptors aim for their fifth straight victory Wednesday when they visit Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers., ,Toronto enters Wednesday's action a half-g...