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Wizards carry 9-game skid into matchup vs. Trail Blazers
The Washington Wizards find themselves in the midst of another extended losing streak, but team officials are increasingly optimistic about the future.,The club brass will be looking for continued growth when the Wizards face the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday.,Portland has dropped two i...
Kawhi Leonard, Clippers ready to feast on porous Jazz defense
It's tough to find an NBA team currently playing better basketball than the Los Angeles Clippers.,The Clippers enter Tuesday's clash with the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City as winners in eight of their last nine games -- the league's best run over the last three weeks. It has thrust a team seemingly bo...
Sharks shoot to continue successful run vs. hapless Canucks
The San Jose Sharks will look to continue playing with winning habits when they open a five-game road trip in Vancouver against the Canucks on Tuesday night.,San Jose has not played since defeating the visiting New York Rangers 3-1 on Friday night.,Macklin Celebrini scored twice and Pavol Regenda al...
Suns adjusting to life without Devin Booker, face lowly Nets
The Phoenix Suns will look to regain their offensive rhythm when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, understanding things change without leading scorer Devin Booker.,Booker's absence stood out in the Suns' 111-102 home loss to Miami on Sunday, when they shot 37% from the field and made only 7 of...
Pistons launch tough road trip with test vs. Nuggets
The slog of an 82-game schedule becomes tough in January, when winter has settled in and injuries add up.,The Detroit Pistons are feeling it as they embark on a three-game road trip Tuesday night at the Denver Nuggets. ,All-Star Cade Cunningham is dealing with a wrist injury that sidelined him for t...
Pierre-Luc Dubois returns to practice as Caps prep for Kraken
The Washington Capitals, trying to surge back into playoff positioning before the Olympic break, had a welcome participant Monday at practice.,Forward Pierre-Luc Dubois, who has missed 42 games since undergoing surgery on Nov. 7 on his abdominal and adductor muscles, was cleared for full contact wit...
Blackhawks ready to bring back Teuvo Teravainen vs. Wild
Connor Bedard is about to get a boost on the Chicago Blackhawks' top scoring line.,Chicago expects to welcome back forward Teuvo Teravainen from injury when the Blackhawks face off against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,The 31-year-old Teravainen shares fourth on the team w...
Stars, Blues face off in rematch of struggling squads
The Dallas Stars have been struggling to regain traction since before the holiday break.,After starting the season 25-7-5, they have gone 4-7-4. The Stars have not won consecutive games since Dec. 19 and 21.,They will try to finally achieve that feat Tuesday night when they visit the St. Louis Blues...
Thunder hope to emerge from tough stretch, battle Pelicans
Even though the Oklahoma City Thunder are facing some challenges, with two starters out and several other rotational players injured, Mark Daigneault views it as a positive.,"There's a lot of headwinds in the NBA -- scheduling, injuries, refereeing, shot variance, and everybody deals with it at diff...
Marquette seeks boost from home cooking in clash vs. Creighton
Struggling Marquette will hope to continue its strong play at home when it hosts Creighton in a Big East matchup on Tuesday in Milwaukee.,The Golden Eagles (7-14, 2-8 Big East), who have recorded all seven of their wins at home, dropped an 87-76 decision at Butler on Friday.,Creighton (12-8, 6-3) ra...
24 teams set to compete for IEM Krakow's $1.25M prize fund
The first Counter-Strike arena event of 2026 kicks off on Wednesday with the start of IEM Krakow.,The ESL Pro Tour Championship event takes over for Poland's iconic IEM Katowice, moving to a bigger city with a bigger setting at the 15,000-seat Tauron Arena.,The top 24 teams per the Global VRS as of ...
West Virginia tries to stay connected, meets free-falling K-State
West Virginia coach Ross Hodge is happy with the way his team has settled into the brutal grind of the Big 12.,The Mountaineers (13-7, 4-3) road-tripped through Arizona last week and earned their first win away from home by defeating Arizona State, 75-63, on Wednesday. The back half of the trip didn...
Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech plan to 'take a stand'
With both teams coming off decisive losses to ranked foes, Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech seek turnarounds when they meet Tuesday in Blacksburg, Va.,Both teams have struggled lately. After starting 12-2, the Hokies (15-6, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) have lost four of their last seven games to dro...
Knicks look to avenge recent loss to lowly Kings
The first time this month the New York Knicks gained some momentum, it vanished with a surprising loss to the Sacramento Kings.,The Knicks will look to avoid repeating history Tuesday night when they host the Kings in the final battle of the season between the nonconference foes.,The Knicks have bee...
UCF feeling whole again, takes on Arizona State
With coach Johnny Dawkins getting another leader back in his lineup, things are looking up as UCF prepares to host Arizona State on Tuesday night in Orlando, Fla.,The Knights (15-4, 4-3 Big 12) recently welcomed back Jamichael Stillwell after he missed the squad's game at then-No. 9 Iowa State, an 8...
NC State's Quadir Copeland gets shot at former club Syracuse
When Syracuse visits North Carolina State on Tuesday night, expect quite a bit of attention to fall on Wolfpack guard Quadir Copeland.,He started his college career at Syracuse, but now, in his first season with NC State, he has made significant contributions to his new team in Raleigh, N.C.,Copelan...
Faltering Jets, Devils seek return to early-season form
The quest to move into playoff position in their respective conferences remains a grind for both the New Jersey Devils and Winnipeg Jets. ,Amid disappointing seasons, the Devils and Jets try to rebound from their latest defeat when they meet Tuesday night in Newark, N.J. ,Last season, Winnipeg won t...
Cole Caufield, Habs out to extend Knights' tough stretch
Cole Caufield will look to continue his torrid goal-scoring pace on Tuesday when the Montreal Canadiens host the Vegas Golden Knights.,Caufield recorded his second career hat trick in Montreal's 4-3 setback to the Boston Bruins on Saturday, extending his point streak to five games (eight goals, two ...
Tennessee's tough task: Slow down high-octane Georgia
Tennessee, which boasts the No. 1-ranked defense in the Southeastern Conference, will try to slow down the league's top offensive team when it visits Georgia on Wednesday in Athens, Ga.,The game originally was scheduled for Tuesday before being moved back one day because of icy conditions from a win...
No. 7 Michigan State's focus on Rutgers, not No. 3 Michigan
Tuesday might be the ultimate trap game for No. 7 Michigan State. ,Winners of six in a row, Michigan State (18-2, 8-1) heads into a Big Ten contest against Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J., knowing that a showdown with archrival and No. 3 Michigan is looming at home on Friday.,So before the Spartans worr...