review Page 93 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Following ugly loss, Panthers oppose up-and-down Capitals
The Washington Capitals are searching for consistency going into their Saturday home game against the Florida Panthers.,The Capitals have not won back-to-back games since a six-game winning streak from Nov. 24-Dec. 3. Their latest outing was a 3-2 loss to the visiting San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,"B...
Hurricanes, after 9-goal explosion, take aim at Devils
The Carolina Hurricanes will be hard pressed to equal their latest goal output when they face the New Jersey Devils on Saturday in Newark, N.J.,It's a quick turnaround for the Hurricanes, who played a home game on Friday night. Nikolaj Ehlers scored a hat trick as Carolina cruised to a 9-1 win again...
Ole Miss on roll heading into matchup with rival Mississippi State
Ole Miss will look to stay hot as it travels to rival Mississippi State for the first of two annual Southeastern Conference meetings on Saturday in Starkville, Miss.,Ole Miss (10-7, 2-2 SEC) dropped its first seven games against major-conference opponents prior to its current two-game winning streak...
Villanova, St. John's step up in class after topping Big East also-rans
Villanova and St. John's have notched plenty of wins lately, but the Big East foes expect to face a tougher test Saturday when the Wildcats host the Red Storm in Philadelphia.,The Wildcats (14-3, 5-1 Big East) and Red Storm (12-5, 5-1) enter the weekend tied for second place in the league, trailing ...
Coach tells Oklahoma St. to 'look in the mirror' before K-State clash
Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz has been preaching defense all season, and the Cowboys finally seemed to have listened last week when they held UCF and Iowa State below their season averages.,That all went out the window in a 94-79 loss to Baylor Tuesday.,Oklahoma State (13-4, 1-3 Big 12) will try t...
Texas hosts rival Texas A&M in early SEC showdown
Expect the fur to fly when rivals Texas and Texas A&M square off on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference clash in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (11-6, 2-2 SEC) are playing their best basketball of the season as of late, having defeated two ranked conference opponents over a five-day stretch. Texas' ...
Lagging Lakers won't have Luka Doncic vs. trending Trail Blazers
The Los Angeles Lakers will be without the NBA's leading scorer on Saturday when they try to bust out of their funk with a visit to play the recently hot Portland Trail Blazers.,Doncic will sit out due to left groin soreness, bad news for a team that has lost eight of its past 13 games.,The contest ...
Auburn, South Carolina seek stability after tough starts in SEC
Four games into Southeastern Conference play, both Auburn and visiting South Carolina will look to unlock some consistency in Saturday's matchup.,Auburn (10-7, 1-3 SEC) seemed to have returned to form in a 95-73 win over Arkansas last Saturday but stumbled in an 84-74 loss at Missouri on Wednesday.,...
West Virginia puts perfect home record on line against Colorado
Colorado and West Virginia are both in need of a bounceback game when they clash in a Big 12 matchup on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va.,After a pair of wins to open Big 12 play, the Buffaloes (12-5, 2-2 Big 12) have dropped two straight games. They hung tight with No. 14 Texas Tech in a 73-71 home los...
Florida State hopes to address defense in time to face Wake Forest
Florida State and Wake Forest are both striving to end losing streaks as the teams prepare to meet Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla.,It's been a rough first season for coach Luke Loucks at Florida State (7-10, 0-4 Atlantic Coast Conference). The Seminoles are 2-9 over their past 11 games, including a fo...
Trending Trail Blazers could be short-handed vs. lagging Lakers
An organization that employs stars LeBron James and Luka Doncic has lost eight of its past 13 games.,Times are not good for the Los Angeles Lakers as they look to bust out of their funk with a visit to play the recently hot Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday.,The contest in Portland also begins a st...
No. 9 Gonzaga forges on minus Braden Huff as Seattle seeks revenge
The past few days have been rough for No. 9 Gonzaga after losing star player Braden Huff to injury, but the Bulldogs will try to keep trudging on as they visit Seattle University on Saturday night in a West Coast Conference tilt.,Huff -- who had been enjoying a career year, averaging 17.8 points and...
Connor McDavid looks to start new scoring streak as Oilers visit Canucks
The slumping Vancouver Canucks are hoping this isn't the perfect storm when they host three-time NHL MVP Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.,McDavid, who had his 20-game point streak snapped in Thursday's 1-0 loss to the New York Islanders, has had off nights before but rarely ...
No. 20 Louisville tries to stop the bleeding at Pitt
It's been a tough start to the new year for Louisville, and coach Pat Kelsey vows that will change. The No. 20 Cardinals will get a chance to prove that when they visit Pitt for an Atlantic Coast Conference game Saturday night.,Louisville (12-5, 2-3 ACC) is coming off a 79-70 loss at home to No. 16 ...
Spotlight on LaMelo Ball, Stephen Curry as Hornets visit Warriors
Two point guards who know how to put on a show will have to share the stage Saturday night when LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets duel Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.,Curry had 26 points and Ball 27 when the Warriors went to Charlotte and pulled out an entertaining ...
Bruins out to continue hot stretch in clash vs. Blackhawks
After sweeping a five-game homestand, the Boston Bruins will look to continue their recent winning ways when they hit the road to clash with the Original Six rival Chicago Blackhawks for the second time this season on Saturday night.,A 4-2 Thursday win over the Seattle Kraken wrapped up the perfect ...
Streaking Thunder focused on themselves as they visit Heat
After two straight losses earlier this month, the Oklahoma City Thunder seem to be back on track.,The Thunder, the defending NBA champions and league leaders at 35-7, take their deep and talented roster to Miami to face the Heat on Saturday night.,Reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was happy t...
No. 11 BYU-No. 15 Texas Tech a clash of Big 12 powers
Every game on a conference schedule counts the same at its core. Once in a while, though, there is a little more pizzazz attached, and that will be the case Saturday night in Lubbock, Texas.,Two of the top teams in the powerful Big 12 Conference get together when No. 11 BYU tangles with No. 15 Texas...
Knicks return home, looking for improved defense vs. surprising Suns
The New York Knicks hit the road last week hoping they had solved the first crisis of the season. After losing four straight games, they defeated the Los Angeles Clippers on Jan. 7 before heading west.,But the Knicks will still be searching for solutions Saturday night, when they host the Phoenix Su...
New-look Hawks return to Atlanta to welcome Celtics
Atlanta fans will get their first glimpse at the new-look Hawks on Saturday when the club returns home to entertain the Boston Celtics.,The Hawks have been on a four-game West Coast road trip since the team traded away all-star point guard Trae Young on Jan. 7. Atlanta went 2-2 on the trip and lost ...