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After early goal explosion, Hurricanes hold off Wild
Nikolaj Ehlers scored a tiebreaking goal in the first minute of the second period to cap a dizzying stretch and the Carolina Hurricanes held on to defeat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Jackson Blake and Sean Walker both had a goal and an assist and Andrei Svechnikov also s...
Miami's lights-out shooting puts away Bethune-Cookman
Tre Donaldson scored 23 points, and Malik Reneau added 22 as host Miami defeated Bethune-Cookman 101-61 on Thursday night., ,Donaldson made 9 of 11 shots, including going 1 of 1 from distance, and he added four assists. Reneau made 9 of his 12 shots., ,The Hurricanes, who never trailed and turned th...
Skidding Grizzlies, Mavericks square off in NBA Cup action
There's trouble brewing in the first few weeks of the NBA season for the Memphis Grizzlies.,The Grizzlies, who play host to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in an NBA Cup game, have lost four straight and their top two players -- All-Stars Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. -- are struggling in new...
Red Wings F Patrick Kane (upper body) returns to practice
Nine-time All-Star forward Patrick Kane returned to practice on Thursday with the Detroit Red Wings after being sidelined with an upper-body injury since Oct. 17.,He practiced on his usual forward line with Marco Kasper and Alex DeBrincat, and also on the first power-play unit.,Kane, who turns 37 on...
Pelicans hold off Mavericks for second straight win
Saddiq Bey scored a season-high 22 points and the visiting New Orleans Pelicans won their second straight game after going 0-6 to open the season, beating the Dallas Mavericks 101-99 on Wednesday.,Jeremiah Fears and Jose Alvarado scored 13 points apiece for the Pelicans, who announced on Tuesday tha...
Miami wary of upset-hungry Bethune-Cookman
It's unlikely the host Miami Hurricanes will look past Bethune-Cookman on Thursday night.,That's because the Wildcats (0-1) put a scare into the No. 20 Auburn Tigers on Monday night. Auburn won that game 95-90 in overtime in the season opener for both teams.,"We took them all the way to the end," sa...
Wild looking to continue surge against Hurricanes
The Minnesota Wild might have found something of a spark and will put it to the test against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday at Raleigh, N.C.,The Wild's 3-2 overtime victory over the visiting Nashville Predators on Tuesday gave the team its first two-game winning streak of the season.,"I would s...
Star power will be diminished in Pelicans-Mavericks matchup
Both teams will be at less than full strength when the visiting New Orleans Pelicans face the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.,Dallas will be missing Anthony Davis (left calf strain), Kyrie Irving (left knee surgery), Dereck Lively II (right knee sprain) and Dante Exum (right knee management), w...
Hurricanes' Pyotr Kochetkov blanks Rangers in season debut
Pyotr Kochetkov made 25 saves in an impressive season debut Tuesday night and the Carolina Hurricanes earned a 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers, who remained winless on home ice.,Kochetkov returned from missing the first month with a lower-body injury after making one appearance for the Chicago...
Pyotr Kochetkov posts shutout in season debut as Hurricanes blank Rangers at MSG
Pyotr Kochetkov made 25 saves in an impressive season debut Tuesday night and the Carolina Hurricanes earned a 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers, who remained winless on home ice.,Kochetkov returned from missing the first month with a lower-body injury after making one appearance for the Chicago...
Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson carry Rockets past Mavericks
Alperen Sengun paired 26 points with 11 rebounds, Amen Thompson chipped in 27 points, and the Houston Rockets fended off the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 110-102 on Monday.,Sengun helped the Rockets get late separation with a pair of free throws and a spinning eight-footer down the stretch. His pas...
Mekhi Mason's double-double leads Wake Forest over American
Mekhi Mason scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in his first game for Wake Forest as the Demon Deacons beat visiting American 88-74 in Monday night's season opener in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Tre'Von Spillers also pumped in 20 points to go with eight rebounds, while Juke Harris posted 18 points. Myl...
Malik Reneau, Shelton Henderson guide Miami past Jacksonville
Malik Reneau scored a game-high 20 points as Miami defeated Jacksonville 86-69 on Monday at Coral Gables, Fla., in the season opener for both teams.,Hurricanes freshman Shelton Henderson -- a five-star recruit -- scored 10 of his 15 points in the first half. Miami's Ernest Udeh Jr. scored 14 points ...
Rangers aim for elusive first home win against slumping Hurricanes
The New York Rangers are still searching for their first home win, but are on their best stretch of the opening month.,New York seeks its fourth straight win and attempts to avoid starting this season with six straight home defeats Tuesday night when it hosts the Carolina Hurricanes.,The Rangers are...
Alabama DB Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. suspended after arrest
Alabama defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. was suspended indefinitely, head coach Kalen DeBoer said Monday, after the player's arrest Saturday on charges of reckless endangerment and attempting to elude and speeding.,According to court records, Kirkpatrick was released from a Tuscaloosa County jail ...
NFL Trade Deadline 2025: Three Players Who Should Be on the Move
The NFL trade deadline is here. We break down three surprising players who could be on the move and where they fit best....
Hot-shooting Rockets take aim at banged-up Mavericks
It didn't take too long for the Rockets to find their groove offensively, with a pair of close losses to open the season paving the way for Houston to unlock the potential pundits had forecast.,The Rockets thumped the Boston Celtics 128-101 on Saturday for their third consecutive win, a performance ...
Bengals QB Joe Flacco active, DE Trey Hendrickson out vs. Bears
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco is active and expected to start against the visiting Chicago Bears on Sunday, despite nursing an AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder.,Flacco, who is listed as questionable to play against the Bears (4-3), was limited in practice on Thursday before faili...
Jalen Duren's career night carries Pistons past Mavs in Mexico City
Jalen Duren scored a career-best 33 points on 13-of-16 shooting and collected 10 rebounds to help the Detroit Pistons notch a 122-110 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night in Mexico City.,Cade Cunningham recorded 21 points, tied his career high of 18 assists and grabbed six rebounds as...
Bruins extend winning streak with 3rd-period surge past Hurricanes
Casey Mittelstadt scored the opening goal and assisted on Viktor Arvidsson's eventual game-winner, leading the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday afternoon.,The game was scoreless after two periods. Boston netminder Jeremy Swayman (27 saves) made nine stops ...