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Creighton intent on building momentum vs. Marquette
The beginning of the Big East schedule proved to be just what Creighton needed.,The Bluejays were on a two-game losing streak before crushing Xavier 98-57 in their conference opener on Wednesday. ,Creighton (6-5, 1-0) will try to keep rolling on Saturday night when it meets Marquette (5-7, 0-1) in O...
Protective teams Georgetown and Xavier meet in Big East clash
Two of the better teams in the nation at avoiding self-inflicted mistakes will square off Saturday night when Georgetown meets Xavier in a Big East Conference game at Washington, D.C.,Georgetown (8-3, 1-0) has committed an average of just 8.8 turnovers per game, tied for the second-best mark in the ...
For Stanford and Colorado, fine-tuning details takes center stage
Colorado and Stanford will look to focus on the little details in the first game of the Hall of Fame Series doubleheader in Phoenix on Saturday.,The Cardinal (9-2) have won two straight games -- 86-82 over San Jose State last Saturday and 76-60 over Texas-Arlington on Wednesday -- without leading sc...
Reeling Rutgers eager to make right decisions vs. Penn
Smarting from a one-sided rivalry defeat, Rutgers enters a brief respite on its schedule before Big Ten play resumes as it hosts Penn on Saturday night in Piscataway, N.J.,Rutgers (5-6) has dropped six of its past seven games, a stretch that began with an upset at the hands of Central Connecticut St...
Utah chases better defensive performance vs. Eastern Washington
Two teams trying to get back into the win column will square off when Utah faces Eastern Washington on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,The Utes (7-4) won their first five games but have dropped four of their last six. That slump includes an 82-74 home loss to Mississippi State last Saturday, a game in w...
UCF carries 8-game win streak into meeting with FGCU
Carrying an eight-game winning streak, the program's longest since the 2004-05 campaign, UCF is looking to put the finishing touches on a very successful nonconference slate.,After a nine-day layoff, the Knights (9-1) continued their recent dominance with an 81-63 home win over Mercer on Wednesday. ...
Iowa's stingy D not likely to be tested by Bucknell's struggling offense
Iowa nears the conclusion of its nonconference schedule before diving into the meat of Big Ten play, facing Bucknell on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa.,The Hawkeyes (9-2) make the short trek from their home in Iowa City to the state's capital city for their penultimate out-of-league date. Iowa draws U...
Xtreme stave off elimination twice at DreamLeague Season 27
Xtreme Gaming won a pair of elimination matches Friday to remain alive in the DreamLeague Season 27 playoffs, advancing into the lower-bracket semifinal.,After losing its playoff opener 2-0 to Team Spirit on Wednesday, Xtreme Gaming began the Friday competition with a 2-0 sweep of Team Falcons in a ...
Eight-point run in final minute pulls Wolves over Thunder
Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied for a 112-107 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday in Minneapolis.,Julius Randle added 19 points and eight rebounds for Minnesota, which closed the fourth quarter on an 8-0 run in the final minute....
NFC North roots for Steelers, Aaron Rodgers against desperate Lions
Not everyone is rooting for the Lions to lose to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but most NFC contenders are on the black-and-gold bandwagon this week. ,Detroit (8-6) sits in the tenuous No. 8 spot looking up at the NFC seven-team playoff field with three regular-season games remaining and the fate of at l...
Stefan Noesen nets go-ahead goal as Devils edge Mammoth
Stefan Noesen scored the go-ahead goal at the 4:20 mark of the third period and Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves as the New Jersey Devils completed a sweep of their two-game western road trip with a 2-1 victory over the Utah Mammoth on Friday night in Salt Lake City.,Connor Brown also scored a goal and...
Avalanche top floundering Jets for 12th straight home win
Brett Burns and Martin Necas scored goals in the first period, Parker Kelly had the eventual game-winner and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in Denver on Friday night.,Scott Wedgewood made 20 saves, and Josh Manson had two assists for Colorado, which has won 12 straight home games,...
Lakers look to remain on roll vs. struggling rival Clippers
The Los Angeles Lakers are feeling merry about the road ahead, while the Los Angeles Clippers have been weighed down with the holiday blues as the cross-town rivals get set to meet in a Clippers home game Saturday at Inglewood, Calif.,With an 11-3 record since Nov. 14, the Lakers are bumping elbows ...
No. 1 Arizona looks to match best start under Tommy Lloyd vs. SDSU
No. 1 Arizona enters Saturday night's game with San Diego State in Phoenix with a 10-0 record for the seventh time in program history and the second time under coach Tommy Lloyd.,The Wildcats started 11-0 in Lloyd's first season of 2021-22 and finished 33-4 with a Sweet 16 loss as a No. 1 seed to Ho...
Red-hot Flames ready for challenge of facing consistent Golden Knights
The Vegas Golden Knights will begin a key Pacific Division back-to-back Saturday night against the Calgary Flames without the services of leading scorer Jack Eichel and top-scoring defenseman Shea Theodore.,Eichel, tied for ninth in the NHL with 41 points (12 goals, 29 assists), and Theodore, who ha...
Reeling Kraken aim to get back on track vs. Macklin Celebrini, Sharks
It wasn't too long ago that the Seattle Kraken were touting their best start in franchise history.,At U.S. Thanksgiving, a traditional measuring stick for NHL teams, they were 11-6-6 and in third place in the Pacific Division.,But that has all been washed away with 10 losses in their past 11 games (...
After rally fell just short, Kings get another crack at Blazers
The Trail Blazers and Kings get together for a rematch in Sacramento on Saturday night, just two days after Portland notched a wild victory over the same foe in the opener of a home-and-home set.,Portland recorded a 134-133 overtime home win on Thursday night after blowing a 15-point lead in the fin...
Bryce Lindsay powers Villanova to overtime win against Wisconsin
Bryce Lindsay scored 10 of his 12 points in overtime to pace Villanova to a 76-66 victory over Wisconsin in a nonconference game Friday night as part of the Milwaukee Hoops Showdown.,Wisconsin, which trailed by 15 early in the second half, pulled even at 56-all on Nolan Winter's short jumper with 31...
Jazz, Magic each looking to break out of slumps in Saturday clash
Defensive lapses have repeatedly cost the Utah Jazz in close games this season., ,Heading into Saturday's game against the Orlando Magic in Salt Lake City, the Jazz are searching for answers after getting dominated in the fourth quarter of a 143-135 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday., ,Utah...
Butler, Northwestern seek resume-building win in Indy Classic opener
Pairs of courtside seats for Saturday's Indy Classic doubleheader are going for as much as $1,400 on StubHub -- primarily due to the nightcap clash between No. 6 Purdue and No. 21 Auburn.,No matter how that game turns out, though, the Boilermakers and Tigers know they're headed to the NCAA Tournamen...