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Shorthanded Lakers bid to avenge early loss to Blazers
One week after defeating the Lakers, the Portland Trail Blazers will look to do it again when they host Los Angeles on Monday night.,The Trail Blazers recorded a 122-108 road win over the Lakers on Oct. 27. It was their second straight win over Los Angeles after losing their previous six matchups.,P...

Lakers resting Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves against Trail Blazers
Los Angeles Lakers star guard Luka Doncic and backcourt mate Austin Reaves won't play in Monday night's road game against the Portland Trail Blazers on the second end of a back-to-back.,The Lakers listed Doncic as out on the injury report with a lower left leg contusion, the same ailment that recent...

Trae Young-less Hawks return home for Magic rematch
The Atlanta Hawks return from a three-game road trip to host the Orlando Magic on Tuesday, but they'll do it without all-star guard Trae Young.,Young sprained the MCL in his right knee on Oct. 29 and will be out four-plus weeks. He will be re-evaluated in a month, when the team will have a better id...

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...

Louisville RB Isaac Brown (leg) out for extended period
No. 16 Louisville will be without leading rusher Isaac Brown for an extended period after the leg injury he sustained in Saturday's win at Virginia Tech, head coach Jeff Brohm said Monday.,Brown had 126 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries before he was injured in the fourth quarter on a touchdown dr...

Surging Canadiens put win streak on line vs. Flyers
Nick Suzuki has dented the scoresheet in each contest since being held without a point in the Montreal Canadiens' season-opening game.,The Canadiens' captain will carry a career-high 11-game points streak into Tuesday's contest against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.,Entering play on Monday with a...

Elena Rybakina storms past Iga Swiatek at WTA Finals
No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina stormed to a 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory against No. 2 Iga Swiatek on Monday to move into first place in her group at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Rybakina's stunning rally, coupled with Amanda Anisimova's victory against Madison Keys, guaranteed the Kazakh's spot in t...

Clippers' pristine home record on the line against Heat
The Los Angeles Clippers are looking to stay perfect at home in the early part of the season when they receive a visit from the Miami Heat on Monday.,The Clippers improved to 3-0 in their own building with a 126-124 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.,The Heat, in turn, will enter off a...

Lakers have chance to avenge early loss to Blazers
One week after defeating the Lakers, the Portland Trail Blazers will look to do it again when they host Los Angeles on Monday night.,The Trail Blazers recorded a 122-108 road win over the Lakers on Oct. 27. It was their second straight win over Los Angeles after losing their previous six matchups.,P...

Knicks ride team effort into encounter vs. struggling Wizards
It doesn't take long for impatience to begin appearing within a city starved for an NBA championship.,But the New York Knicks finally offered a glimpse at their best-case scenario on Sunday night.,The Knicks will look to complete a perfect back-to-back set on Monday when they host the Washington Wiz...

Jazz head to Boston still looking for first road win
The Utah Jazz will be seeking their first road victory of the season when they visit the Boston Celtics on Monday night.,Utah's road record dropped to 0-3 following Sunday's 126-103 loss to Charlotte. The Jazz played without center Walker Kessler, who returned to Utah before Sunday's game to get tre...

Ja Morant to return from 1-game suspension as Grizzlies host Pistons
The Memphis Grizzlies and the visiting Detroit Pistons find themselves trending in different directions ahead of Monday's game.,After starting the season 3-2, the Grizzlies have lost two straight and they suspended star point guard Ja Morant for Sunday's game in Toronto for conduct detrimental to th...

Hapless Nets hope to find elusive first win vs. Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves struggled in their first two games without Anthony Edwards and excelled on both ends in the third contest.,As they continue to wait for Edwards to fully heal from his hamstring injury, the Timberwolves attempt to put it together again on both ends Monday night when they vi...

Lukas Dostal stellar for streaking Ducks in win over Devils
Lukas Dostal was stout while making 32 saves, and Beckett Sennecke and Cutter Gauthier each had a goal with an assist, as the Anaheim Ducks won their third straight, 4-1 over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Sunday.,Frank Vatrano also scored and Chris Kreider added an empty-netter for his sixth goa...

Max Fried, Steven Kwan, Ian Happ collect fourth Gold Glove awards
Eight players earned their first career Gold Glove award while New York Yankees pitcher Max Fried, Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan and Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ each won their fourth career Gold Gloves when this season's winners were announced Sunday night.,Fried becomes the fo...

Donovan Mitchell (season-high 37 points) on target, Cavs down Hawks
Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 37 points and made eight 3-pointers, and Jaylon Tyson added 18 points and a career-best five 3-pointers as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Atlanta Hawks 117-109 on Sunday.,Mitchell, an All-NBA guard and six-time All-Star, poured in 24 points in the sec...

Loons eye first-round sweep, 4th straight win vs. Sounders
Coaches often say it's hard to beat a team three times in a season.,So what's their stance on four?,Minnesota United FC will try to accomplish that feat Monday night in Seattle and complete a sweep of their first-round, best-of-3 Western Conference playoff series.,The fourth-seeded Loons beat the No...

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 ...

Blackhawks, Kraken would likely rather avoid overtime
It seems the Chicago Blackhawks and Seattle Kraken could both use some work on their 3-on-3 play.,The teams, who meet Monday night in Seattle, both suffered overtime defeats Saturday.,The Blackhawks dropped a 3-2 decision at Edmonton, while the Kraken lost by the same score at home against the New Y...

Kings hopeful of halting recent troubles vs. Nuggets
The Sacramento Kings are coming off a dramatic win in Milwaukee, and their next goal is ending a losing streak against the Denver Nuggets.,Sacramento has lost five straight to the 2023 NBA champs but has a chance to snap that streak Monday night in Denver.,The Kings haven't beaten the Nuggets since ...