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Defense guides Thunder to NBA Cup win over Mavs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-104 win over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night in the Western Conference quarterfinals of the NBA Cup. ,Oklahoma City will play the Warriors or Rockets in Las Vegas on Saturday, with the winner advancing...

Hurricanes score twice in 3rd to slip past Sharks
Jalen Chatfield scored the go-ahead goal with 2:39 remaining to help the Carolina Hurricanes rally past the visiting San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.,Defensemen Shayne Gostisbehere and Brent Burns also scored for the Hurricanes, who trailed 2-1 entering the third period.,Burns evened ...

No. 1 Tennessee uses 14-0 run to handle slumping Miami
Chaz Lanier tallied 22 points, Igor Milicic Jr. posted 16 points and nine rebounds, and No. 1 Tennessee used a late first-half run to roll to a 75-62 nonconference victory over Miami on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic in New York., ,Favored by 14 1/2 points at Madison Square Garden, the Volunte...

Mavericks, Thunder continue growing rivalry in NBA Cup quarters
Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder are among the NBA's brightest stars. Both finished in the top three of Most Valuable Player voting last season, with Gilgeous-Alexander finishing second and Doncic third.,On Tuesday, the Mavericks and host T...

Hurricanes out to regain form as Sharks visit
The Carolina Hurricanes have gone about two weeks without a feeling that the pieces are all fitting together.,It's an unusual stretch for a team that has excelled for most of the past few seasons.,Another chance to sort through glitches comes Tuesday night when the San Jose Sharks visit Raleigh, N.C...

Tennessee takes new No. 1 ranking into matchup with Miami
With five nonconference games still remaining on his team's schedule, Tennessee coach Rick Barnes has the newest No. 1-ranked team in the country primed for the rigors of Southeastern Conference competition. ,The Volunteers (8-0) return to action Tuesday night when they take their top ranking to New...

Mavericks hold off Raptors for 7th straight win
Luka Doncic had 30 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists and the visiting Dallas Mavericks defeated the Toronto Raptors 125-118 on Saturday night for their seventh straight win.,It was the second consecutive triple-double for Doncic and the 79th of his career, good for seventh on the all-time list.,Kyr...

Islanders score 4 goals in 2nd period to down Hurricanes
Bo Horvat snapped a lengthy scoring drought to cap a four-goal second period Saturday for the host New York Islanders, who came back to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in Elmont, N.Y.,Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Oliver Wahlstrom each collected a tying goal before Maxim Tsyplakov put the Islanders ahead...

Clemson wins sixth straight, Miami drops sixth in a row
Ian Schieffelin posted a 15-point, 12-rebound double-double, leading Clemson over Miami 65-55 in the ACC opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla.,Chase Hunter scored a game-high 18 points and Viktor Lakhin added 12 -- all in the second half -- as the Tigers (9-1) won their s...

Mavericks eye seventh straight win in matchup with Raptors
The Dallas Mavericks will be going for their season-best seventh consecutive victory when they visit the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.,The teams enter the matchup after being on opposite sides of blowouts in their games on Thursday.,Dallas defeated the Washington Wizards 137-101 to open a three...

Clemson rolling, Miami slumping ahead of ACC opener
With a win over host Miami on Saturday in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams, Clemson will likely vault into the AP Top 25 poll.,Clemson (8-1) has won five straight, including a 70-66 home victory over No. 4 Kentucky on Tuesday.,"We're under the shadow of (Clemson) football for sure...

Canes again can add to Isles' misery after recent playoff exits
The New York Islanders have been eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the playoffs in each of the last two seasons.,On Saturday afternoon, the Hurricanes can nudge the Islanders another step toward making it less likely they'll have to worry about the playoffs next spring.,The free-falling Islan...

Andrei Svechnikov's career night carries Canes past Avs
Andrei Svechnikov's empty-net goal combined with three earlier assists gave him the first four-point outing of his seven-year career in the Carolina Hurricanes' 5-3 victory against the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,NHL points leader Martin Necas provided a goal and a...

Luka Doncic, Mavs dominate in handing Wizards 16th consecutive loss
Luka Doncic recorded his first triple double of the season and the visiting Dallas Mavericks routed the Washington Wizards 137-101 on Thursday night for their sixth straight win.,Doncic finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his 78th regular-season triple double.,Kyrie Irving scored...

Red Wings' Patrick Kane activated off IR, to play vs. Senators
Detroit Red Wings forward Patrick Kane has been activated off injured reserve and is expected to play in Thursday's game against the host Ottawa Senators.,Kane has missed five games with what initially was labeled as an undisclosed ailment, however the Red Wings later described it as an upper-body i...

UCLA, OC Eric Bieniemy part ways after one season
UCLA and offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy parted ways after one season on Thursday.,The Bruins (5-7) ranked 126th out of 134 FBS teams with 18.4 points per game in their first season in the Big Ten and first under head coach Deshaun Foster.,Bieniemy, 55, won two Super Bowls as the Kansas City Chi...

Avalanche, Hurricanes hunting better consistency
The Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes have something in common lately, and both teams are trying to shed recent labels.,The teams have hit rough patches, making their meeting Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C., crucial for both sides.,"I think we know we're in a little bit of funk here with ou...

Mavs shoot for sixth straight win in visit to Wizards
The Dallas Mavericks go for their sixth straight win when they visit the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.,Dallas won for the ninth time in 10 games when they defeated the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 121-116 on Tuesday night to advance to the knockout round of the NBA Cup.,The Wizards have lost 1...

Mavs overcome 15-point deficit, halt Grizzlies' win streak
The Dallas Mavericks overcame a 15-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 121-116 on Tuesday behind Luka Doncic's 37 points and 12 rebounds and Dereck Lively III's 17 points and 11 rebounds.,The Mavericks, who have won five in a row and nine of their past 10, also got 1...

Kraken score twice in 3rd to surge past Hurricanes
Jaden Schwartz and Yanni Gourde each had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Eeli Tolvanen and Brandon Tanev also scored and Matty Beniers added two assists for the Kraken, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Goaltender J...