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Suns face Raptors, look to reverse recent misfortunes
The Phoenix Suns can salvage their fast-setting playoff hopes with a strong showing in their five-game homestand, which will begin Monday night against the Toronto Raptors. ,With both teams playing the second leg of a back-to-back set, Phoenix (31-37) enters Monday's contest 1 1/2 games behind Dalla...
Coby White, Bulls vie to tune out Jazz in rematch
The Chicago Bulls will get a chance to avenge a loss that looks worse as the NBA season progresses when they visit Salt Lake City to play the Utah Jazz on Monday night.,The Bulls (28-39) suffered a 135-126 setback to the Jazz in early November. That was the first win of the season for Utah (15-53), ...
Anthony Edwards, Wolves aim to stay hot in clash vs. Pacers
The Minnesota Timberwolves already have established a season high with eight victories in a row as the postseason approaches.,Now, the Timberwolves are greedy for more.,Minnesota (40-29) will try to extend its winning streak on Monday night when it tips off against the Indiana Pacers (37-29) in Minn...
Seasons for Rockets, 76ers heading in different directions
Looking to extend their season-best six-game winning streak, the surging Houston Rockets will look to take advantage of the undermanned visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.,Primed for a return to the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2020, Houston (43-25) pulled even with the Denver Nuggets fo...
Thieves earn top seeding for CDL Stage 2 Major playoffs
The Los Angeles Thieves took home first place with the completion of Week 4 matches on Sunday in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major.,The Thieves went 7-0 with a plus-19 map differential and earned 70 CDL points. Atlanta FaZe (6-1, plus-11) were second for 60 points, followed by Tor...
Short-handed Lakers host injury-hampered Spurs
With a four-game losing streak behind them, the Los Angeles Lakers will continue looking for a path forward when they play host to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night., ,Dealing with injury issues, the Lakers (41-25) earned a 107-96 home victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Luka Doncic had 33 ...
Cale Makar's OT goal lifts Avalanche over Stars
Cale Makar scored 34 seconds into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche recovered to beat the visiting Dallas Stars 4-3 on Sunday afternoon in Denver.,Valeri Nichushkin and Jonathan Drouin each had a goal and an assist, Martin Necas also scored, Makar had added two assists and Scott Wedgewood made 19 ...
Midwest Region: Top seed Houston looks primed for Final Four run
The top-seeded Houston Cougars have been knocking on the door in recent seasons and now appear primed to make a championship run.,Houston has reached the Sweet 16 the past five times the NCAA Tournament has been played. That includes a Final Four appearance in 2021 and the Elite Eight in 2022.,Last ...
West Region: Intriguing coaching matchups loom in early rounds
When the NCAA Selection Committee members filled out the West Region bracket, they must have been looking ahead to potential coaching matchups in the second round.,How else to explain this:,Todd Golden, the coach of top-seeded Florida, has never won an NCAA Tournament game. If he gets the first one,...
South Region: Despite recent struggles, Auburn is No. 1 overall for a reason
The top overall seed, Auburn, lives here. Even though the Tigers wobbled a bit at the end of the regular season and Southeastern Conference tournament with three losses in four games, they still amassed a whopping 16 Quad 1 wins from a 28-5 worksheet.,They might have the nation's best player in John...
East Region: No. 1 Duke's chance for title run goes through Cooper Flagg
A decade has passed since Duke won its most recent of five national championships, the longest title drought for the program since claiming its first in 1991. All five of those titles came under the direction of legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski.,Duke has the firepower in 2025 to end an excruciating w...
Anthony Edwards goes for 41 points as Timberwolves crush Jazz
Anthony Edwards scored 41 points on 16-for-27 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 128-102 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night in Minneapolis.,Jaden McDaniels added 20 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota (40-29), which won its eighth game in a row. Julius Randle and Donte DiVinc...
Angel City, Wave kick off season with 1-1 draw in rivalry tilt
Alyssa Thompson scored early in the second half as Angel City FC pulled off a 1-1 tie against the San Diego Wave on Sunday in the rivals' season opener in Los Angeles.,Thompson dribbled in on goal and created just enough space on Wave defender Kristen McNabb to fire a right-footed shot toward the le...
Is Duke the team to beat at the NCAA Tournament?
There are enough factors to make Duke, the No. 1-ranked team in the East, an appealing choice to win the college basketball national championship.,The pieces will be in place if freshman Cooper Flagg is back in action for the NCAA Tournament.,It's no mystery that Duke has been eyeing its status as a...
Slumping Kings look to regroup vs. Grizzlies
Time is of the essence for the Sacramento Kings, whose tenuous grasp on a spot in the play-in tournament weakened over the past week.,Sacramento (33-33) has lost four straight heading into a matchup against the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Monday and is ninth in the Western Conference standings.,Th...
Sizzling Warriors look to take down Nuggets, Nikola Jokic
Two teams that would meet in the first round if the playoffs started today get a chance for a statement win Monday night when the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors duel in San Francisco.,The Nuggets (43-25) would have the home-court advantage in the 3 vs. 6 Western Conference series as well a...
Mirra Andreeva wins Indian Wells with upset of Aryna Sabalenka
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva recorded six aces and overcame a first-set deficit to post a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka to win the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday at Indian Wells, Calif.,The ninth-seeded Andreeva is the tournament's third-youngest champion at 17 years, 301 days...
Cale Makar's OT goal lifts Stars over Avalanche
Cale Makar scored 34 seconds into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche recovered to beat the visiting Dallas Stars 4-3 on Sunday afternoon in Denver.,Valeri Nichushkin and Jonathan Drouin each had a goal and an assist, Martin Necas also scored, Makar had added two assists and Scott Wedgewood made 19 ...
Kings soar into matchup against Wild's struggling offense
The Los Angeles Kings take their five-game winning streak to Saint Paul, Minn., on Monday when they face the Minnesota Wild.,It's the third time this season Los Angeles has won at least five straight, and Quinton Byfield has been the offensive catalyst behind the recent streak. The Kings center has ...
Pistons' composure under the microscope against hobbled Pelicans
The Detroit Pistons surged into a strong playoff position by going 10-1 in a stretch that began Feb. 7.,Since then, they've lost four of six, including their last two.,They'll try to get back on a winning track when they begin a three-game road trip by facing the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night...