review Page 631 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Heat hope Tyler Herro stays hot in Cup game vs. Raptors
The availability of Jimmy Butler is one of the big questions looming for Friday night's game between the host Miami Heat and the Toronto Raptors.,Butler, a six-time All-Star, is Miami's spiritual leader and best all-around player. But he left Miami's win over Charlotte on Wednesday due to a back inj...
Texas Tech, Northern Colorado portend high-scoring shootout
Texas Tech gets back to work Friday in Lubbock against Northern Colorado after splitting a pair of games in its toughest challenges of the young season last week in New York.,The Red Raiders (5-1) lost for the first time this season to Saint Joseph's before bouncing back to edge Syracuse 79-74 at th...
Pacers out to extend win streak, dent Pistons' NBA Cup hopes
The defending NBA Cup runner-up gets an opportunity to play spoiler when the Indiana Pacers host the Detroit Pistons in tournament play Friday night.,The Pacers, while technically still alive for the Eastern wild-card spot in the quarterfinals, shot themselves to the bottom of the East Group B stand...
Anthony Edwards calls Wolves 'soft' before facing connected Clippers
Four straight losses have Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards fed up with his teammates.,Edwards has been upset with the childish brand of basketball that Minnesota has been playing, something he hopes the Timberwolves can shed when they face the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night in Minne...
Clemson hopes to keep momentum going vs. Florida A&M
Fresh off winning an in-season tournament, Clemson will host Florida A&M on Friday night.,The Tigers (6-1) have won three in a row and are coming off a 75-67 victory over Penn State, which handed the Nittany Lions their first loss of the season in the Sunshine Slam's Beach Division final.,Clemson fa...
Nets hope to keep better-than-expected start going vs. Magic
The Brooklyn Nets spent their past two games showcasing the phrase "next man up" by earning impressive road wins against two of the better teams in the Western Conference.,Armed with an extensive injury list, the Nets will attempt to earn a fourth straight victory Friday night when they return home ...
Bruins, surging since coaching change, prepare for Penguins
The Boston Bruins, winners of three of four games under interim head coach Joe Sacco, will look to keep the run going when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.,A struggling offense had been a common theme between the end of the Jim Montgomery era last week and Sacco's start behind the bench,...
Broncos look to continue surge against upset-minded Browns
The Denver Broncos can take a major step toward a postseason berth when they host the Cleveland Browns on Monday night.,Denver (7-5) has won two straight games since falling to division rival Kansas City on a last-second blocked field goal. The Broncos enter Week 13 holding the seventh and final AFC...
No. 11 Duke gets through tough stretch, Seattle up next
Duke has gone through a rugged stretch of the schedule with mixed results, but closing out November with a victory is still achievable.,The No. 11 Blue Devils take on visiting Seattle on Friday night at Durham, N.C.,"We focused, the whole summer, on being our best in March," Duke coach Jon Scheyer s...
Kraken try to avoid costly mistakes in clash with Sharks
The Seattle Kraken were in a giving mood on Thanksgiving eve. They hope to be a bit more cutthroat on Black Friday in a road game against the San Jose Sharks.,The Kraken took just their third loss in their past nine games on Wednesday, a 5-2 decision to visiting Anaheim to split a home-and-home seri...
‘Farmageddon’ could help decide Big 12 championship
"Farmageddon" has never been bigger.,The rivalry between No. 24 Kansas State and No. 18 Iowa State is one of the longest continuously played series in college football. The two schools have played each other every year since 1917, making this the 108th straight season and the eighth-longest uninterr...
No. 8 Kentucky coming together, next target Georgia State
Basketball in Lexington, Kentucky, looks a lot different right now than the "Big Blue Nation" has grown accustomed to.,No. 8 Kentucky has a brand new roster, led by a brand new coach. Six games in, it hasn't seemed to matter at all.,The Wildcats have are off to a 6-0 start ahead of Friday's home mee...
Lightning, Predators frustrated after wasting third-period leads
After winning just four times in 13 November contests, the Nashville Predators are looking for a Black Friday deal that will give them two points.,In the second game where newcomer Steven Stamkos will face his former team, the Predators will host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday afternoon to comple...
Rivals Kings, Ducks meet after uplifting victories
The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks both head into their Freeway Face-Off showdown at Anaheim on Friday afternoon coming off a pair of impressive bounce-back wins., ,Los Angeles, which gave up five third-period goals in an embarrassing 7-2 loss to the last-place San Jose Sharks on Monday, reboun...
Emotional matchup for Flames, Blue Jackets
It will not be just another hockey game for the Calgary Flames when they visit Columbus to face the Blue Jackets on Friday afternoon.,While the Flames are challenging the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights despite a recent 0-1-1 fall from a four-game win streak, this one has deeper meanin...
Panthers take aim at Hurricanes' home-ice streak
The Carolina Hurricanes are having quite a week with a pair of scintillating comeback victories.,They'll look for more thrills when the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers pay a visit on Friday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,"Right back to work, looking forward to it," Hurricanes rookie Jacks...
Vanderbilt looks to start new streak, hosts Tennessee Tech
Vanderbilt looks to rebound from its first loss of the season when it hosts Tennessee Tech on Friday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.,The Commodores (6-1) played well in wins over Nevada and Seton Hall before they fell to Drake 81-70 in the title game of the Charleston Classic on Sunday night. ,Jason E...
Capitals' resilience to get next test from Islanders
The Washington Capitals continue to succeed without Alex Ovechkin and aim to extend a two-game winning streak when they host the New York Islanders on Friday.,Ovechkin will be out for another 3-5 weeks after the superstar forward sustained a fractured fibula on Nov. 18.,Washington lost its first two...
Defensive-minded Red Wings set sights on Devils
The Detroit Red Wings have been even stingier in recent games and it has shown up in the won-loss column.,Detroit has won three of its last four games while giving up just six total goals during that span. Now the Red Wings will host the New Jersey Devils on Friday afternoon.,Detroit needed overtime...
Canucks face Sabres intent on starting new road streak
The Vancouver Canucks find themselves in unfamiliar territory after seeing their eight-game road winning streak come to a halt on Wednesday.,The Canucks look to dust themselves off on Friday afternoon when they visit the Buffalo Sabres for the fourth leg of their six-game road trip.,Vancouver droppe...