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Utah travels to Washington to face old Pac-12 foe
Utah featured three 20-point scorers in its most recent contest and hopes to keep the offensive output at a high level when it takes on Washington in Seattle in a battle of former Pac-12 rivals on Monday night.,The Utes (8-4) have gone just 3-4 after winning their first five games but displayed sign...

Surging Wild aim to stay hot, extend Knights' struggles
The Minnesota Wild make the second stop on a seven-game, 13-day road trip on Monday when they face the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas., ,It will be Minnesota's first game back in Sin City since losing to the Golden Knights in six games in the first round of the Western Co...

Offense returns for Sharks just in time for revenge game vs. Ducks
After rediscovering their offense in their first game back from the Christmas break, the San Jose Sharks will be out for a bit of revenge when they visit the Anaheim Ducks on Monday.,The Sharks ended a three-game losing streak with a 6-3 road victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday as celebra...

Auburn closes out challenging nonconference slate vs. Queens
Auburn will hope to steady the ship when it hosts Queens on Monday night in its final pre-Southeastern Conference tune-up.,Last time out, Auburn (8-4) took a tough 88-60 loss on Dec. 20 to then-No. 6 Purdue, trailing by double digits for the final 24 minutes. Their two leading scorers on the season,...

Continuing road trip, Predators try to get settled at Mammoth
The Nashville Predators continue the longest road trip of their season with a visit to Salt Lake City on Monday to face the Utah Mammoth.,Monday's game is the third stop on the Predators' seven-game trip, which was interrupted by the NHL's Christmas break. Nashville returned to action in Saturday's ...

TCU eyes more complete game in final Big 12 tuneup vs. Jackson State
TCU still has plenty to prove before heading into Big 12 Conference play but has only one more game to get its ducks in a row: a clash with Jackson State on Monday in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (9-3) return to the floor after a seven-day Christmas break. TCU has captured four straight wins,...

Oklahoma State battling complacency along with Bethune-Cookman
Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz hopes his team has learned its lesson after almost blowing an 18-point, second-half lead to Cal State Fullerton last week.,The Cowboys (11-1) wrap up their nonconference schedule Monday when they host Bethune-Cookman (3-9) in Stillwater, Okla.,Oklahoma State built a c...

Sabres carry 8-game winning streak into road clash vs. Blues
All the Buffalo Sabres do, of late, is win.,The red-hot Sabres will look to extend their eight-game winning streak Monday when they open a three-game road trip with a visit to the St. Louis Blues.,Buffalo picked up its most recent triumph on Saturday, 4-1 against the Boston Bruins in the Sabres' fir...

Avalanche firing on all cylinders ahead of Kings matchup
The Colorado Avalanche went into the holiday hiatus with a low-scoring victory and came out of it with a shootout in Las Vegas.,Colorado has won games in a variety of ways -- now seven in a row -- and will try to extend the winning streak to eight when it plays the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night ...

Skidding Bruins open Western Canada swing vs. surging Flames
The Boston Bruins make the first of three Western Canadian stops on their season-long, five-game road trip, visiting the Calgary Flames for a Monday night matchup of teams trending in opposite directions as they fight in crowded playoff races.,It will be the teams' first meeting of the season and th...

Looking to move past loss in trap game, Spurs welcome Cavaliers
The San Antonio Spurs and visiting Cleveland Cavaliers both have questions to be answered and both will look to return to their winning form when they clash on Monday for their second and final meeting of the season.,The Cavaliers beat the Spurs 130-117 in Cleveland on Dec. 5.,The Spurs got caught i...

Oklahoma aims to keep protecting the ball vs. Mississippi Valley St.
Oklahoma's offense has scored plenty against almost every team it has faced.,But now, the Sooners will take on a team that's struggled to slow down most everybody it has played when they meet Mississippi Valley State on Monday in Norman, Okla.,Oklahoma comes in averaging 86.9 points per game and has...

Persistent Knicks look to continue Pelicans' woes
The finishing kick for the undermanned New York Knicks on Saturday night showed why they're considered NBA title contenders.,The end-game execution by the New Orleans Pelicans displayed why they're still in the early stages of a rebuild.,The Knicks will look to continue their impressive December on ...

Rockets host struggling Pacers with focus on balanced playmaking
The Rockets have maximized their ability to create offense without a traditional point guard, with results often varying from game to game and sometimes from quarter to quarter.,Houston excelled offensively without its top facilitator, center Alperen Sengun, on Saturday, rolling to a 117-100 victory...

Mississippi State tunes up for SEC season vs. Alabama State
Mississippi State could be sorting out its early-season problems at the right time when it hosts Alabama State on Monday in Starkville, Miss.,It's the final nonconference game for the Bulldogs (7-5), who begin an 18-game march through the Southeastern Conference in January. Their resolve to hang on ...

Jets welcome Oilers trying to halt 5-game skid
When the Edmonton Oilers visit the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night, both clubs will look to move on from disappointing results in their first games back from the holiday break.,In a rematch against their pre-Christmas opponent, the Oilers lost 3-2 to the host Flames on Saturday night, a game largely c...

No. 12 North Carolina takes on Florida State in ACC opener
Plenty has been achieved so far this season for No. 12 North Carolina, so now it's time to see if the Tar Heels can carry their strong stretch into the season's next phase.,They take on visiting Florida State to begin the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,"I'm hap...

Baylor set to debut James Nnaji vs. Arlington Baptist after NCAA grants eligibility
Baylor coach Scott Drew said it is "going to be a process" to add former NBA draft pick James Nnaji to the mix for the Bears.,That process starts Monday when the 7-foot center is eligible to play for the Bears (9-2) when they host Division II Arlington Baptist (2-8) in a nonconference game in Waco, ...

Bulls, Timberwolves clash in search for more energy
The Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves are both miffed about circumstances that have little to do with the other.,On Monday at Chicago, the teams will try to work through those annoyances on the way to victory.,What has the Bulls steamed? It's the way Saturday's 112-103 home loss to Milwaukee ...

With restored confidence, Heat out to solve woes vs. Nuggets
In the space of 24 hours, the Miami Heat have rediscovered their old mojo., ,After losing eight of nine and sliding from 14-7 to .500 at 15-15, Miami bounced back to its high-octane best with a resounding pair of back-to-back wins ahead of Monday's clash with the visiting Denver Nuggets., ,The Heat'...