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Warriors could get glimpse of future vs. Bulls
Golden State Warriors fans will get a chance to put a face to the rumors when Nikola Vucevic and the Chicago Bulls visit San Francisco on Thursday night.,The veteran big man has been linked to the vertically challenged Warriors ever since the Stephen Curry-led squad began tumbling from its lofty per...
Bucks bid to walk off plane and subdue short-handed Heat
After their game Wednesday was postponed due to a winter storm in New Orleans, the Milwaukee Bucks hope to return to the court on Thursday night against the visiting Miami Heat.,The Athletic reported the Bucks were unable to travel to Milwaukee on Wednesday night. The team hopes to fly back early en...
West-best Thunder set for rematch against Mavs
Less than a week after a heated game between the teams, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks will square off again.,The Thunder will host the Mavericks on Thursday night, six days after Dallas handed visiting Oklahoma City a 106-98 defeat.,Five technical fouls and a flagrant foul were call...
Hawks hope to reverse course in first of two games vs. Raptors
Losers of two straight games, the Atlanta Hawks will look to get back on track and improve their standing in the Eastern Conference on Thursday night when they host the Toronto Raptors.,The Hawks, who hold the seventh seed in the conference, will host Toronto in back-to-back games as the teams wrap ...
Hot teams face off as Blue Jackets oppose Hurricanes
There were times that the Carolina Hurricanes seemed a little out of kilter during the past month, but they might be hitting their stride again.,They will see if they can keep the recent momentum going when they face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes have wo...
Bruins return home, look to rebound vs. Senators
The Boston Bruins have little time to dwell on negatives.,A night after the Bruins' season of ups and downs continued with a 5-1 road loss to the New Jersey Devils, Boston returns to home ice for a Thursday night matchup against the Atlantic Division rival Ottawa Senators.,Boston had been on a four-...
Jets win in OT, topple Avalanche once again
Neal Pionk scored 17 seconds into overtime and Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Morgan Barron and Gabriel Vilardi also scored and Josh Morrissey and Vladislav Namestnikov had two assists each for Winnipeg, which won th...
After some rest, Pens resume SoCal swing in Anaheim
After getting a well-earned two-day break in Southern California, the Pittsburgh Penguins resume a seven-day road trip on Thursday night with a game against the slumping Anaheim Ducks.,It's the fourth contest on a trip that began with three games over four days -- a run that also included a six-hour...
Rockets make clutch plays, hold off Cavaliers
Alperen Sengun sank two free throws with 4.5 seconds left and the Houston Rockets survived a seven-minute scoring drought in the fourth quarter to outlast the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 109-108 on Wednesday.,Sengun rebounded a Donovan Mitchell miss and absorbed a foul from Jarrett Allen before sna...
Predators, boosted by wild win, get another shot at Sharks
The Nashville Predators enter Thursday 10 points out of playoff position with 36 games remaining as they head to San Jose to face the Sharks.,On the heels of their wild 7-5 comeback victory over the Sharks on Tuesday in the first half of a home-and-home set, the Predators are riding a four-game winn...
Jaden McDaniels leads Wolves past short-handed Mavs
Jaden McDaniels scored a career-high 27 points and Anthony Edwards added 21 as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 115-114 on Wednesday night.,Mike Conley added a season-high 18 points for Minnesota, which snapped a two-game losing skid and won the season series ...
Take III: Rival Eagles, Commanders collide in NFC title game
Jayden Daniels and the underdog Washington Commanders are one win away from the Super Bowl with a familiar roadblock standing in the way. ,East division rivals meet in Philadelphia on Sunday to decide the NFC in the third meeting between the teams since the Eagles posted a 26-18 win on Nov. 14 with ...
Dawson Mercer's two-goal night sparks Devils' rout of Bruins
Dawson Mercer scored bookend goals in New Jersey's four-goal second period, propelling the Devils to a 5-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday in Newark, N.J.,Mercer, 23, recorded his first multigoal game this season, scoring a game-tying goal 1:24 into the frame and the second of New Jersey...
No. 20 St. John's starts fast in OT, rallies past Xavier
Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 16 points in overtime for No. 20 St. John's, which overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to beat Xavier 79-71 on Wednesday night in New York.,Kadary Richmond finished with 19 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals for St. John's (17-3, 8-1 Big East), w...
No. 12 Kansas rallies from early deficit to defeat TCU
Hunter Dickinson scored a game-high 16 points and pulled down nine rebounds, Flory Bidunga posted his first career double-double and No. 12 Kansas overcame an early deficit for a 74-61 victory over TCU on Wednesday night in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Jayhawks (14-4, 5-2 Big 12) had three other players f...
NHL-best Capitals set to face optimistic Kraken
For the Washington Capitals, this season was expected to be about Alex Ovechkin's chase to surpass Wayne Gretzky for the NHL's career goal-scoring record.,Instead, it's turned into so much more.,The Capitals enter Thursday's road game against the Seattle Kraken in first place in the league's overall...
Golden Knights try for different result in rematch with Blues
Mired in their worst stretch of the season, the Vegas Golden Knights hope to reverse their fortunes on a two-game, two-day road trip that begins Thursday against the St. Louis Blues.,The Golden Knights lost 6-5 at home to the Blues in a shootout on Monday after Vegas scored twice late in the third p...
Hot start paces Ludvig Aberg to lead at Farmers Insurance Open
Sweden's Ludvig Aberg shot a 9-under-par 63 on the Torrey Pines North Course to take a two-shot lead after the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Wednesday at San Diego.,Danny Walker and Hayden Springer each delivered an opening round of 7 under to tie for second place. Walker had the be...
Oilers, without Connor McDavid, meet Canucks again
The Edmonton Oilers will be without suspended superstar Connor McDavid when they host the struggling Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night in the second game between the Pacific Division rivals in less than a week., ,There is bad blood between the two teams after the league slapped McDavid with a thre...
Dustin Wolf, Flames seek to continue success against Sabres
For several years, Dustin Wolf had been talked about as the goalie of the future for the Calgary Flames. The future is now.,The 23-year-old has been stellar in his first full NHL season, going 16-7-2 with two shutouts, a 2.50 goals-against average and .917 save percentage in 25 games. The Flames wil...