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Tourney hopeful Georgia aims to avoid letdown at South Carolina
Georgia may be starting to figure things out in time to make a late push toward earning an NCAA Tournament bid.,The Bulldogs now must avoid repeating what happened to Arkansas over the weekend in Columbia, S.C., and beat last-place South Carolina on Tuesday night.,Georgia (18-11, 6-10 SEC) enters it...
No. 18 Purdue takes on Rutgers with eye on league standings
No. 18 Purdue is hoping its recent troubles have come to an end and that it can look ahead toward postseason play.,With a four-game slide in the rearview mirror, the Boilermakers look to win a second straight game when they face Rutgers on Tuesday night in Big Ten play in West Lafayette, Ind.,Purdue...
After 'terrible' game, No. 19 Kentucky takes on LSU
No. 19 Kentucky has lost three of its last five games and is coming off an uncompetitive 94-78 home loss to No. 1 Auburn on Saturday.,The Wildcats (19-10, 8-8 Southeastern Conference) will try to get back in the win column when they play their final home game of the regular season Tuesday night agai...
No. 3 Houston squares off with Kansas following Big 12 title
Roughly one month before the Big 12 schedule opened, and after Houston absorbed a pair of overtime losses during a tournament in Las Vegas, another conference title did not appear to be guaranteed.,With their 73-64 home victory over Cincinnati on Saturday, the third-ranked Cougars (25-4, 17-1 Big 12...
Thunder aim to keep offense clicking in clash vs. Rockets
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been led for much of this season by their defense.,The Thunder have been atop the NBA in defensive rating but are just 22nd in the category since the All-Star Break.,Oklahoma City, however, has won five of its six games since the break due in large part to its offense ...
Struggling Heat need to regain past form vs. Wizards
Playing the second leg of a back-to-back, the Miami Heat look to rebound from an overtime loss when they host the Washington Wizards on Monday.,Miami squandered a 19-point lead on Sunday, managing only 43 points in the second half and seven points in overtime of its 116-112 setback versus New York. ...
Sharks look to halt Leafs' win streak, end their own skid
Contrasting streaks will clash Monday night, and both could be extended, when the San Jose Sharks visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Sharks have dropped eight in a row (0-5-3) after a 5-3 road loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.,The Maple Leafs stretched their winning streak to five games on Su...
Rangers look for continued success vs. rival Islanders
The New York Rangers and Islanders are coming off impressive showings against one of the league's worst teams.,With the trade deadline rapidly approaching, the Islanders and Rangers get together for the second time in less than a week on Monday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.,The Rangers...
76ers' Quentin Grimes bids to build off career night in clash vs. Blazers
Quentin Grimes may not be the best player the Dallas Mavericks traded away last month, but the Philadelphia 76ers seem awfully happy to have him.,The newly acquired guard aims to build off the best game of his career Sunday when the Sixers host the road-weary Portland Trail Blazers.,In his first nin...
Jazz look for 'refocusing' moment as they prepare for Pistons
Though he's been patient as his team goes through a rebuilding phase, Utah Jazz coach Will Hardy didn't hold back on Sunday after a 128-121 home loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.,Considering how well the Detroit Pistons are playing coming into Monday's matchup in Salt Lake City, the Jazz will have t...
Kings, Mavericks battle for ground in tight West terrain
Two teams dealing with injured big men and looking to move out of the play-in portion of the Western Conference standings go head-to-head Monday night when the Sacramento Kings visit the Dallas Mavericks.,Three consecutive wins by the Kings and three losses in four games by the Mavericks have left t...
UCLA refocused on defense in road game against Northwestern
UCLA looks to salvage its final road trip of its inaugural Big Ten Conference season on Monday when the Bruins face recently surging Northwestern in Evanston, Ill.,UCLA (20-9, 11-7 Big Ten) suffered a major blow to its pursuit of a top-four seed and bye into the quarterfinals of the upcoming confere...
No. 4 Houston squares off with Kansas following Big 12 title
Roughly one month before the Big 12 schedule opened, and after Houston absorbed a pair of overtime losses during a tournament in Las Vegas, another conference title did not appear to be guaranteed.,With their 73-64 home victory over Cincinnati on Saturday, the fourth-ranked Cougars (25-4, 17-1 Big 1...
Kings out to halt skid, end trip with win vs. Blackhawks
The suddenly skidding Los Angeles Kings will shoot to salvage the finale of a three-game road trip Monday as they visit the Chicago Blackhawks.,Losers of three straight, Los Angeles had a brief respite Sunday after back-to-back road losses in Dallas and St. Louis to start the weekend.,Kings coach Ji...
Ja Morant on the upswing as Grizzlies prepare for Hawks
Ja Morant is returning to the form that made him a two-time NBA All-Star and one of the league's premier players.,Morant -- who has endured back-to-back seasons interrupted by injury, with a league suspension tossed in -- enters Monday's game against the visiting Atlanta Hawks on a roll, minus an ab...
Canadiens gunning for fifth straight win, sweep of Sabres
The Montreal Canadiens are feeling good since returning to action following the NHL's pause for the 4 Nations Face-Off and will aim to keep it going when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.,The Canadiens picked up a season-high fourth straight win on Saturday, downing the Sabres 4-2 in Buffalo i...
Panthers tasked with cooling off red-hot rival Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning -- the hottest team in the NHL -- are set to visit the rival Florida Panthers on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Tampa Bay has the longest active win streak in the league at eight games and has also won three straight road contests.,The key for the Lightning has been their defe...
Stephen Curry guides Warriors to face his hometown Hornets
While there's not lots to be excited about regarding the Charlotte Hornets, Monday night's home game should create some buzz.,That's because the opponent is the Golden State Warriors, who'll be playing in Stephen Curry's hometown.,The Warriors had a strong February even though March began with a dud...
Capitals not fretting over rare skid as Senators visit
The Washington Capitals will be out to break a season-long three-game losing streak when they host the Ottawa Senators on Monday night.,All three losses have come at home for the Capitals but forward Tom Wilson said his team isn't ready to push the panic button.,"You can call that a skid if you want...
Duke ready to show its depth against Wake Forest
No. 2 Duke has established that next-man up mentality, and the Blue Devils might need it again Monday night in their home finale against Wake Forest in Durham, N.C.,The Blue Devils used various lineup combinations the past couple of games as injuries have struck. But there's no room for a misstep if...