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Golden Knights bid to stay hot against scuffling Penguins
Two teams who have been busy in the trade market face off on Friday night when the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights face the last-place team from the Metropolitan Division, the Pittsburgh Penguins, in Las Vegas.,Vegas, which holds a six-point lead over the Edmonton Oilers, brings a thre...
Winless Dynamo not discouraged as they take aim at Crew
The Houston Dynamo and host Columbus Crew aim to bounce back from disheartening losses in different competitions when they play Saturday.,For the Dynamo (0-2-0, 0 points), a chance to compete with one of the best teams in MLS fizzled in a 4-1 loss to Lionel Messi-less Inter Miami last Saturday.,Yet ...
Thunder believe defense is back on track, welcome Blazers
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault wasn't overly concerned about his team's sluggish defensive start after the All-Star break.,But heading into the Thunder's Friday home game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Daigneault hopes his side can sustain the defensive momentum it built in Wednesd...
Kings look to stay in playoff hunt as they host Spurs
The Sacramento Kings will look to get back on the winning track and move closer to solidifying a spot in the postseason when they host the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night in a late-season Western Conference matchup., ,At 32-29, the new look Kings sit in ninth place -- just 1 1/2 game out of avoidi...
Red-hot Blues look to maintain momentum in meeting with Ducks
The St. Louis Blues will continue pursuing a playoff spot on their road trip in a Friday night meeting with the Anaheim Ducks.,The Blues are coming off a comeback 3-2 shootout victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday -- their final clash before the trade deadline -- and are on a 6-1-1 run to ...
Wild look to continue road success in battle with Canucks
The NHL's top road team faces a club finally starting to make some noise on home ice when the Minnesota Wild visit the Vancouver Canucks on Friday.,Minnesota is 22-9-3 in away games this season, with an NHL-leading 47 road points. This success has kept the Wild in third place in the Central Division...
Struggling Suns need wins, Nuggets next team in way
With five weeks left in the regular season, the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets are battling for playoff positioning. While Denver is jockeying for the second overall seed in the Western Conference, Phoenix is fighting for its postseason life.,The Suns sit outside the play-in tournament with 20 game...
Atlanta tries to shake off tough loss when Red Bulls visit
Back home after last week's disappointing showing against Charlotte FC, Atlanta United will host the New York Red Bulls on Saturday in hopes of earning a win over its Eastern Conference foe.,Atlanta (1-1-0, 3 points) followed its 3-2 season-opening win over CF Montreal with a 2-0 defeat in Charlotte...
Sporting KC, DC United chase first win of '25
One shared goal draws Sporting Kansas City to D.C. United on Saturday night: Earn their first win of 2025. ,Kansas City (0-2-0, 0 points) has been the busiest of the two sides, also absorbing a 4-1 aggregate loss to Inter Miami in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, sandwiched around its MLS opener, a 1-0 ...
No. 16 Memphis primed for postseason run, but first takes on USF
No. 16 Memphis has already secured the top seed in the upcoming American Athletic Conference tournament and at least a share of the conference's regular-season title.,They will be attempting to win the latter outright when they host the South Florida Bulls on Friday night.,If the Tigers (25-5, 15-2 ...
Young players having to step up for Raptors, Jazz
The Toronto Raptors have proven they can win and learn at the same time, and they aim to continue the trend Friday night against the visiting Utah Jazz.,Rookie Ja'Kobe Walter hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds left when the Raptors defeated the Orlando Magic 114-113 on Tuesday to comple...
Grizzlies, Mavericks are two teams heading in wrong direction
The Dallas Mavericks play host to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night in a game that will be a reflection of how quickly things can turn.,The Grizzlies spent most of the past two months second in the Western Conference behind runaway leader Oklahoma City. But they will enter the game against the M...
Heat turn focus to Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves
When the Heat play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night, a key for host Miami will be its defensive coverage on Anthony Edwards.,The 6-foot-4 Timberwolves star is averaging career highs in points (27.5), free-throw percentage (83.7) and 3-point percentage (40.6).,Edwards, who finished second i...
Hornets next up for sizzling Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are cruising along at a rapid clip with a 12-game winning streak, so their next game might not even look like a speed bump.,The Cavaliers have a road assignment against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.,The goal for Cleveland, which became the first team in the NBA to cl...
No. 18 Purdue, Illinois ride recent resurgence into season finale
Nearly two weeks ago, Purdue's prospects for a long March Madness run looked poor, and Illinois' appeared worse. ,Matt Painter's Purdue crew was suffering through the program's first four-game losing streak in five years. Meanwhile, Brad Underwood's bunch was dealing with national ridicule after tak...
Canadiens aim to continue hot streak in clash vs. slumping Oilers
The Montreal Canadiens will put their five-game winning streak on the line when they visit the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.,The Canadiens are commencing a four-game road trip against Western Conference foes after sweeping a home-and-home series with the Buffalo Sabres.,Mike Matheson extended t...
Kraken look for fast start vs. Predators
The Seattle Kraken will try to keep their fading playoff hopes alive when they visit the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.,A 3-5-1 record in the last nine games has put Seattle behind five teams fighting for the second wild-card slot in the Western Conference. With the NHL trade deadline loomin...
Quentin Grimes, 76ers face uphill climb vs. Celtics
The Philadelphia 76ers will attempt to end a five-game road losing streak when they face the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.,The 76ers have lost 11 of their last 12 games overall. This will be Philadelphia's fourth game since the team announced Joel Embiid would miss the rest of the season for lef...
No. 8 Michigan State can seal Big Ten title with win at Iowa
No. 8 Michigan State clinched a share of the Big Ten regular-season championship Wednesday without stepping on the court. The Spartans can win it outright Thursday with a victory over Iowa in Iowa City.,Second-place Michigan took a 71-65 home loss Wednesday night to Maryland to ensure the Spartans (...
Sharks' Alexandar Georgiev returns to Colorado to face Avs
The Colorado Avalanche came into the season with championship aspirations and Alexandar Georgiev as their top goaltender.,Two months in, Colorado was scuffling and made bold moves to reshape its goaltending tandem. The Avalanche dealt backup Justus Annunen and a 2025 sixth-round pick to the Nashvill...