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Struggling Nuggets strive to get right against Rockets
The Denver Nuggets waited nearly four months to get their starting lineup intact again, and now the task is to return to that unit's early season success.,Denver started 8-2 with its opening-day lineup together but has lost its first two games since it reunited last week. The Nuggets will try to get...
Clemson ready to shed ACC tourney infamy, starting with Wake Forest
Of the seven charter members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Clemson is the only one never to capture an ACC men's basketball tournament title.,That's the painful legacy the fifth-seeded Tigers will try to erase this week as they tip off in the ACC tournament for the 73rd time.,Clemson (22-9) will...
TCU on quest for 3rd season victory over Oklahoma State
TCU is bringing plenty of momentum into the Big 12 tournament as it faces Oklahoma State in the second round on Wednesday night in Kansas City, Mo.,This will be the third meeting between the teams this season. TCU (21-10), the No. 6 seed in the tournament, captured three-point wins in both contests ...
Hornets visit Kings, continue playoff push
Two teams coming off exciting wins 24 hours earlier will attempt to double their pleasure when the Charlotte Hornets visit the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.,In their push up the Eastern Conference standings, the Hornets got 12 fourth-quarter points from LaMelo Ball as they overtook the host P...
Finally at .500, Clippers take on Timberwolves
The new-look Los Angeles Clippers are starting to look like the version that was assembled before the trade deadline and will test their current form against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif. ,The Clippers have won five of their past six games, and while it still does not ...
Former Pelican Brandon Ingram, Raptors set to visit New Orleans
Brandon Ingram will make his return to New Orleans for the first time since being dealt at last season's trade deadline when his Toronto Raptors visit the Pelicans on Wednesday night.,Ingram played for the Pelicans for five-plus seasons, averaging 23.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. ...
Jake Evans, Canadiens heating up entering showdown vs. Senators
Montreal's Jake Evans will look to extend his points streak to six games on Wednesday night when the Canadiens visit the Ottawa Senators.,Montreal is in third place in the Atlantic Division after a 3-1 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. The Canadiens are one point ahead of t...
Motivated Indiana braces for Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
Indiana lost five of six games to close the regular season after a solid 5-1 stretch.,That sufficiently captures the profile of the Hoosiers, who enter Wednesday's Big Ten tournament second-round game against Northwestern in Chicago with a pulse on reality.,Tenth-seeded Indiana needs a strong run in...
No. 24 Louisville carries 'belief' into clash vs. familiar foe SMU
CHARLOTTE -- There might not be many secrets when SMU and No. 24-ranked Louisville meet Wednesday afternoon in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.,The clash will mark the third between the teams in less than 1 1/2 months.,The Cardinals (22-9), who hold the tournament's sixth seed, are looking ...
BYU, West Virginia strive to survive another day in Big 12 tournament
AJ Dybantsa put on a show during the opening day of the Big 12 tournament on Tuesday, and he will look to continue playing a starring role as No. 10 seed BYU takes on No. 7 seed West Virginia in the second round on Wednesday night in Kansas City, Mo.,Dybantsa became the first freshman in league hist...
Skidding UCF eager to regain form in encounter vs. Cincinnati
Eighth-seeded UCF will look to get back on track when it takes on ninth-seeded Cincinnati on Wednesday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference tournament second-round game in Kansas City, Mo.,There's not a lot to separate the two teams, save from the fact that Cincinnati had to defeat 16th-seeded Utah on T...
NC State skids into ACC tournament matchup with Pitt
CHARLOTTE -- North Carolina State could use some uplifting results after a rough patch to conclude the regular season.,The seventh-seeded Wolfpack open the postseason against 15th-seeded Pitt on Wednesday afternoon in a second-round game of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.,"We are going to ...
Iowa, aiming to seal NCAA status, opens Big Ten tourney vs. Maryland
Iowa is listed at No. 25 in the NET Rankings, suggesting that it is a lock for an NCAA Tournament berth.,However, as the ninth-seeded Hawkeyes (20-11) prepare to play 17th-seeded Maryland (12-20) in their Big Ten tournament opener, an unsettling question remains.,Could another loss to a conference b...
USMNT chooses Irvine, Calif., for World Cup base
The U.S. men's national team will set up its World Cup training base at Great Park Sports Complex in Irvine, Calif., this summer.,The U.S. Soccer Federation announced the decision on Tuesday.,The Irvine location is less than 50 miles from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., where the USMNT will play ...
Lakers catch Wolves in standings thanks to Luka Doncic's triple-double
Luka Doncic posted 31 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers earned a 120-106 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday in a battle of playoff-hopeful Western Conference teams.,Austin Reaves scored 31 points and Deandre Ayton added 14 points and 12 rebounds fo...
Oilers nip Avalanche after Nathan MacKinnon gets game misconduct
Connor McDavid scored a tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and added an assist, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in Denver on Tuesday.,Jack Roslovic had a goal, Evan Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl had two assists each and Tristan Jar...
Avs' Nathan MacKinnon ejected against Oilers after collision
Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon received a game misconduct and a major penalty for interference on Edmonton Oilers goaltender Connor Ingram in the final minute of the second period Tuesday night in Denver.,Colorado was on the power play when MacKinnon skated hard to the Edmonton net and col...
Hawks extend streak to seven with late spree against Mavs
Jalen Johnson scored 13 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter to help the Atlanta Hawks to a 124-112 win over the visiting Dallas Mavericks for their seventh straight win.,The win broke Atlanta's four-game losing streak against Dallas and sent the Mavericks to their eighth consecutive loss, their l...
Oklahoma rides late surge into SEC tourney vs. South Carolina with bubble at stake
Inching closer to the NCAA Tournament bubble, Oklahoma desperately needs to stay hot against South Carolina in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.,Oklahoma (17-14) finished 11th in the SEC after winning its last four regular-season games, catapu...
No more MSG moral victories: DePaul wants more against Georgetown
NEW YORK -- DePaul captivated many in Madison Square Garden when it threatened Villanova before taking a 1-point loss in the 2023 Big East tournament and did the same last year when it took Creighton to double overtime in a quarterfinals loss.,DePaul accomplished more than moral victories this seaso...