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Auburn's defense to be tested vs. sharpshooting Texas A&M offense
Riding a four-game win streak and one of the nation's top offenses, Texas A&M travels to face Auburn in a Southeastern Conference clash Tuesday night.,The Aggies (11-3, 1-0 SEC) are coming off a three-point win over LSU on Saturday. They are averaging 94.7 points a game, fifth in the nation, and hav...
Mavericks, Kings look to improve form as season midway point nears
The Dallas Mavericks will attempt to halt a seven-game road losing streak when they visit the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.,One of the losses during the stretch came in Sacramento when Dallas lost 113-107 to the Kings on Dec. 27. The Mavericks are 3-12 on the road.,Dallas ended a four-game over...
Mick Cronin challenges UCLA's toughness ahead of Wisconsin matchup
UCLA coach Mick Cronin was beside himself as he begged his players to show more toughness.,Then-No. 25 Iowa ran roughshod over the visiting Bruins in the first half of a 74-61 victory on Saturday -- a game in which UCLA trailed by as many as 24 points. The Bruins will try to regroup and produce a be...
Blue Jackets want to protect late leads better with Sharks on tap
Holding onto third-period leads has been a struggle for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season. They've lost six of 18 games when leading at the start of the third period, the second-worst winning percentage in the NHL in that situation.,The Blue Jackets hope to get another chance to buck that trend ...
Outside shooting could be key to NC State's tilt at Boston College
Tuesday night's Atlantic Coast Conference matchup between Boston College and visiting North Carolina State in Chestnut Hill, Mass., will be won at the 3-point line. At least that's how things look on paper.,NC State (10-5, 1-1) enters the game at leading the ACC in 3-point field goal percentage (37....
Predators bring momentum into battle with struggling Oilers
The Nashville Predators skate into Edmonton to face the Oilers on Tuesday night with a lot of momentum.,The Predators have won six of their last eight, including Saturday night's 4-3 road victory over the Calgary Flames, in which defenseman Nicolas Hague broke a 3-3 tie with 29 seconds left.,Nashvil...
Jets, Golden Knights each looking to end long droughts
Two teams striving to snap long losing streaks face off Tuesday when the Vegas Golden Knights visit the Winnipeg Jets.,Vegas, which entered Monday's action atop the Pacific Division with 46 points, has lost a season-high five straight games and has won just once in its last nine (1-5-3).,Things are ...
DePaul aims to recapture last season's dominance of Georgetown
DePaul has struggled to win consistently throughout its tenure in the Big East.,However, that hasn't been the case against Georgetown of late.,Looking to build on their first league win of the season, the Blue Demons eye a fourth consecutive victory over the visiting Hoyas on Tuesday night in Chicag...
Jake LaRavia filling scoring void for Lakers ahead of Pelicans clash
Jake LaRavia has proven to be the perfect tonic for the resurgent Los Angeles Lakers ahead of Tuesday's road clash with the New Orleans Pelicans.,The versatile wing, who signed as a free agent last summer, is in season-best form -- his surge arriving just when his team needed his two-way punch most....
Tyler Herro close to a return as Heat face Timberwolves again
Tyler Herro is close to returning to the Miami Heat.,The only question is whether Herro will be on the court Tuesday night or if he will wait at least one more game to rejoin the action.,The Heat will go for back-to-back wins when they tip off against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis. Miami...
Cedric Coward ailing as Grizzlies host Spurs
During a season in which Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant has missed approximately half of the team's 35 games due to injury, teammates seem to be joining him on the sidelines on a consistent basis.,The latest to join the oft-injured Morant was rookie Cedric Coward, a bright spot for the Grizz...
Leafs, new franchise record-holder Auston Matthews take on Florida
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will return home Tuesday night to play the Florida Panthers on a roll that has made him the team's all-time leading scoring leader.,Matthews has six goals and four assists over his past four games. He scored twice in a 4-3 overtime road loss to the New Yor...
Isles return Ilya Sorokin, hope to have Matthew Schaefer vs. Devils
Matthew Schaefer, the player most responsible for the New York Islanders' surprising turnaround this season, may not play Tuesday night.,But the Islanders will get back one of their biggest foundational pieces when goalie Ilya Sorokin starts against the New Jersey Devils in a battle of longtime Metr...
LSU hoping for Dedan Thomas Jr.'s return vs. South Carolina
If LSU is going to stay undefeated at home and pick up its first SEC victory against South Carolina on Tuesday in Baton Rouge, it may have to do so without one of the conference's most dynamic playmakers.,Dedan Thomas Jr., a two-time All-Mountain West performer while at UNLV, is averaging 16.2 point...
Cincinnati, West Virginia hope to brush off losses to cream of the crop
Cincinnati and West Virginia opened with losses to the class of the Big 12 Conference, and both are after a league win when they square off on Tuesday in Morgantown, W. Va.,In a back-and-forth affair, the Bearcats (8-6, 0-1 Big 12) lost 67-60 to then-No. 8 Houston on Saturday at home. Day Day Thomas...
Coming off rare regulation loss, Avalanche visit sizzling Lightning
The matchup Tuesday night on Florida's Gulf Coast comes down to this: It's the NHL's best, the Colorado Avalanche, versus its hottest, the Tampa Bay Lightning.,Colorado will be playing its third game in four nights, but nothing has seemed to hamper coach Jared Bednar's dynamic club and its race to t...
Sabres aim to start new streak as they host Canucks
Rasmus Dahlin doesn't see any reason why the Buffalo Sabres can't start another winning streak when they host the struggling Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night., ,The Sabres are looking to rebound from a 5-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday which snapped their franchise-record tying 10-...
Hurricanes seek consistency while Stars eager for a win
The Carolina Hurricanes finally found slivers of what has made them successful, so now it's a matter of putting that on repeat.,The Hurricanes take on the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Carolina had its first skid of three consecutive regulation losses of the season prior to Sunday's...
St. John's seeking more help for Zuby Ejiofor vs. Butler
Rick Pitino often issues reminders about how this version of St. John's is not like the team who won the Big East and 31 games last season.,The Red Storm hope they can start going on a run like last year's team, and their next chance is Tuesday when they visit Butler in Indianapolis.,Although they l...
Syracuse finally takes show on the road to face Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech will try to continue its dominant home-court play when it hosts Syracuse -- a team that will finally play its first true road game -- on Tuesday in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Atlanta.,The Yellow Jackets (10-5, 1-1 ACC) improved to 10-1 at home after their 65-53 come-from-behind w...