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Baylor out to boost tournament resume in visit to TCU
Baylor is looking to solidify itself as a team worthy of an invitation to the NCAA Tournament when it visits TCU on Tuesday night in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Bears (17-12, 9-9 Big 12), ranked No. 8 in the preseason, are on the right side of the bubble by most projections. They snapped a three-game los...
Avs hope to unveil new defender in game vs. Penguins
Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby teamed up to help Canada win the 4 Nations Face-Off last month, and now the good friends from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, will be back battling each other when the Colorado Avalanche meet the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night in Denver.,While MacKinnon and Crosby...
Villanova takes 3-game win streak into finale at Georgetown
Surging Villanova will try to end the regular season on a four-game winning streak when it faces Georgetown on Tuesday night in Washington.,The Wildcats (18-12, 11-8 Big East) once again relied heavily on Eric Dixon, the nation's leading scorer at 23.6 ppg, in going 2-0 last week. For his efforts, D...
Avalanche hope to unveil new defender in game vs. Penguins
Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby teamed up to help Canada win the 4 Nations Face-Off last month, and now the good friends from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, will be back battling each other when the Colorado Avalanche meet the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night in Denver.,While MacKinnon and Crosby...
Wyatt Johnston, rising Stars tangle with Devils
The streaking Dallas Stars try to keep the goals coming when they host the Jack Hughes-less New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.,Dallas leads the NHL in both wins (19) and goals (98) since Dec. 28. The Stars are 5-1-0 in their last six games, outscoring opponents 32-19 in that span. That hot streak include...
Miles Kelly, No. 1 Auburn bring hot hands to No. 22 Texas A&M
National Player of the Year candidate Johni Broome receives most of the attention for top-ranked Auburn's stellar season, but other players have stepped up to deliver key performances.,It was senior guard Miles Kelly who excelled in that role in the Tigers' last contest and he will look to deliver a...
No. 25 Mississippi State wraps home schedule vs. messed-up Texas
No. 25 Mississippi State gets another chance to build momentum for the postseason when it closes its home schedule against struggling Texas in a key late-season Southeastern Conference game Tuesday in Starkville, Miss.,The Bulldogs (20-9, 8-8 SEC) snapped a two-game losing streak with an 81-69 home ...
Nets drag 4-game losing streak into clash with stumbling Spurs
Something has to give when the Brooklyn Nets, losers of four straight games, square off against the slumping, short-handed Spurs on Tuesday night in San Antonio.,The Spurs play the second of a two-game homestand that began with a 146-132 loss to Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City on Sunday. Ro...
Cavaliers look to maintain mastery of Bulls
The NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers twice defeated the Chicago Bulls during a season-opening 15-game winning streak.,On Tuesday, they hope to extend their latest double-digit surge at the expense of host Chicago.,Cleveland totes a 10-game winning streak into the matchup with the struggling Bulls, it...
Cavaliers look to continue mastery over Bulls
The NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers twice defeated the Chicago Bulls during a season-opening 15-game winning streak.,On Tuesday, they'll hope to extend their latest double-digit surge at the expense of host Chicago.,Cleveland totes a 10-game winning streak into the matchup with the struggling Bulls,...
Off lopsided loss, Creighton opens final week at Seton Hall
After one of its worst losses of the season, Creighton looks to get back in the groove when it travels to face Seton Hall on Tuesday in Newark, N.J.,The Bluejays (20-9, 13-5 Big East) were hammered by Xavier 83-61 on Saturday, suffering their second-biggest margin of defeat this season.,"We haven't ...
Flyers open homestand vs. Flames, welcome back old faces
Just over a month since combining on a notable trade, the Calgary Flames and host Philadelphia Flyers square off Tuesday. ,Philadelphia is 4-0-1 in its last five games as the team has begun to integrate Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier into its lineup. They came to the Flyers, along with a pair o...
Freshman Ben Hammond guides Virginia Tech against North Carolina
In short bursts this season, Virginia Tech's Ben Hammond has shown potential to be a rare point guard who can control games at both ends of the floor with his quickness and the force of his will.,Saturday in an overtime victory against Syracuse, it all came together for the freshman as he posted car...
No. 23 BYU visits No. 10 Iowa State for battle of 'confident' teams
No. 10 Iowa State harbors no secrets about its keys to success.,Battle for rebounds. Dive for 50-50 balls. Apply relentless pressure on defense.,"We've got to be the more physical, tougher team," Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger said. "When we do that, we'll beat anybody. ... We're extremely confid...
Red Wings look to determine 'destiny' when taking on Hurricanes
Back-to-back losses to Columbus slowed the Detroit Red Wings' quest for a postseason berth. They will try to regain their footing when they host Carolina on Tuesday night.,The Blue Jackets handed the Red Wings a 5-2 loss in Detroit's most recent home game on Thursday. The rematch was played Saturday...
Magic sticking together, aiming for revenge on Raptors
The Orlando Magic will hope to dust themselves off and snap a three-game losing skid on Tuesday when they host the Toronto Raptors.,The teams will be meeting for the second time in three days.,The Magic put forth a spirited comeback before Franz Wagner was unable to convert a layup with two seconds ...
Bruins, Predators share offensive struggles
Playing the first of just four March home games, David Pastrnak and the Boston Bruins will have to start anew when they welcome in the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.,It will be Boston's first skate since the star winger's league-leading point streak ended at 17 games in a 1-0 loss Sunday to t...
Georgia Tech vying to build on recent stretch vs. last-place Miami
Surging Georgia Tech will play its final home game of the regular season when it faces last-place Miami on Tuesday in Atlanta.,Georgia Tech (15-14, 9-9 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won six of eight games since the beginning of February and enters play riding a five-game home winning streak. On the...
No. 16 Memphis, on brink of conference title, visits UTSA
Seventh-year Memphis coach Penny Hardaway spoke with some emotion after Sunday's 88-81 win at UAB moved the Tigers to the brink of the American Athletic Conference regular-season title.,"To be able to win this for the school, for the city, is phenomenal because we knew the city knew we needed this g...
Tourney hopeful Georgia aims to avoid letdown at South Carolina
Georgia may be starting to figure things out in time to make a late push toward earning an NCAA Tournament bid.,The Bulldogs now must avoid repeating what happened to Arkansas over the weekend in Columbia, S.C., and beat last-place South Carolina on Tuesday night.,Georgia (18-11, 6-10 SEC) enters it...