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Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers take aim at undermanned 76ers
Cleveland was thoroughly outplayed Sunday by the Boston Celtics, who ended the Cavaliers' seven-game home winning streak.,There won't be time for Cleveland to lick its wounds because the team will host the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.,All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell scor...
Report: TE Travis Kelce wants to keep playing, perhaps not for Chiefs
Star tight end Travis Kelce wants to continue his NFL career after 13 years with the Kansas City Chiefs and could be open to playing for another team, The Athletic reported on Sunday.,Kelce, who will be 37 in October, has been selected to 11 Pro Bowls and is a four-time first-team All-Pro with Kansa...
Red Wings' John Gibson, Cam Talbot combine to blank Devils
John Gibson and Cam Talbot combined for a shutout and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the host New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Sunday night in Newark, N.J.,Gibson stopped all 21 shots he faced in the first two periods. But the Devils' Timo Meier knocked Detroit's Lucas Raymond into Gibson late in the second...
RJ Barrett, Raptors cruise past skidding Mavericks
RJ Barrett scored a season-best 31 points Sunday night and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Dallas Mavericks 122-92.,Scottie Barnes added 17 points for the Raptors, who had lost their two previous games and four or five. Jakob Poeltl had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Brandon Ingram and Ja'Kobe...
Leaning on depth, Senators wrap positive road trip at Canucks
The Ottawa Senators are making their best push toward playoff position.,Striving to cap an already successful road stretch with a third consecutive victory, the Senators visit Vancouver on Monday night, where the Canucks haven't won in well more than a month.,Ottawa remains just outside of a wild-ca...
Warriors look to steady form against slumping Jazz
Heading into Monday's clash with the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, the Golden State Warriors finally had a positive development on the injury front.,Kristaps Porzingis returned to action for the Warriors on Saturday in their 104-97 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder after missing six games due to illn...
No. 3 Michigan bests No. 8 Michigan St. to finish Big Ten slate 19-1
Yaxel Lendeborg poured in a game-high 27 points on just 12 shots as No. 3 Michigan swept the season series against No. 8 Michigan State with a 90-80 victory in a Big Ten regular-season finale on Sunday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Morez Johnson Jr. posted 18 points and seven rebounds while Roddy Ga...
Thunder, Nuggets clash again after recent feisty OT meeting
There were plenty of fireworks the last time the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets squared off.,Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander returning after missing nine games with injury. Gilgeous-Alexander being called for an early technical foul after throwing the ball at Nuggets star Nikola Jokic...
Nets host Grizzlies aiming to ride momentum of comeback win
The Brooklyn Nets spent Saturday night pulling off a miraculous comeback against the top team in the Eastern Conference.,The Memphis Grizzlies spent the same evening blowing a sizable lead after Ja Morant addressed his elbow injury and state of the team.,The Nets attempt to earn consecutive wins for...
Avalanche edge Wild in shootout for 5th straight win
Nathan MacKinnon beat Jesper Wallstedt in the fourth round of the shootout, and the Colorado Avalanche topped the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in Denver on Sunday.,The Avalanche increased their lead over Minnesota in the Central Division to 10 points with their fifth straight win and second in a row in a shoo...
Amid difficult stretch, Capitals 'still in this fight' as Flames visit
The shock has passed for the Washington Capitals. Now the onus is on them to regroup and make a playoff push, beginning with Monday's home clash with the Calgary Flames.,The Capitals dealt away a couple of key players in lynchpin defenseman John Carlson and forward Nic Dowd prior to the trade deadli...
Kings, Blue Jackets face off on fringe of respective wild-card races
The Columbus Blue Jackets will try to take another step towards making the playoffs for the first time since the COVID-shortened 2019-20 season when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Monday afternoon.,The Blue Jackets entered Sunday two points out of the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conferen...
Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum help Celtics dump Cavaliers
Jaylen Brown collected 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Boston Celtics built a 26-point lead on their way to a 109-98 victory over the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon.,Jayson Tatum had 20 points on 6-of-16 shooting for the Celtics, who are second in the Eastern Conferen...
Duke beats Louisville in OT to repeat as ACC tournament champion
Taina Mair and Delaney Thomas both scored 19 points and No. 13 Duke pulled out a 70-65 overtime victory against No. 12 Louisville to repeat as Atlantic Coast Conference tournament champion on Sunday afternoon in Duluth, Ga.,Thomas made key plays in regulation and overtime as Duke won its 10th ACC to...
Flyers aim to stay hot with struggling Rangers in town
The Philadelphia Flyers have proven throughout the season that they cannot be counted out, even when facing an early deficit., ,The Flyers aim to post their fifth victory in six games Monday when they host the New York Rangers., ,Philadelphia is coming off a 4-3 shootout victory over the Pittsburgh ...
Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog (lower body) week-to-week
Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury, the team announced on Sunday.,Landeksog, who missed 14 games with an upper-body injury before the Olympics, has two goals and five assists in the six games since returning to the lineup. ,He sat out thr...
Reports: Broncos ink 3-year deal to keep LB Justin Strnad
The Denver Broncos are bringing back another key part of their defensive front. The Broncos have agreed to a 3-year, $18 million deal with linebacker Justin Strnad to keep him in Denver, multiple outlets reported Sunday.,Per the reports, $5.1 million is guaranteed at signing with $10 million guarant...
Report: Tyler Huntley returning to Ravens on 2-year deal
Quarterback Tyler Huntley is staying with the Baltimore Ravens, with the sides agreeing to a two-year $5 million deal, multiple outlets reported.,Per reports, the contract contains up to $6 million in incentives.,Huntley, 28, has spent five of his six NFL seasons with the Ravens, who signed him as a...
Without Dylan Larkin, Red Wings out to derail surging Devils
The Detroit Red Wings will go into their game against the New Jersey Devils in Newark on Sunday night without their captain, with a new defenseman and losses in their last two contests.,Captain Dylan Larkin went down awkwardly in the third period Friday night in a 3-1 home loss to the Florida Panthe...
Confident Magic, experimenting Bucks tangle in Milwaukee
Coming in hot on a three-game win streak, the Orlando Magic will look to help solidify their playoff standing as they travel to Milwaukee to take on the Bucks Sunday night., ,It will be night two of a back-to-back for both teams. The Magic played Saturday night in Minnesota, where they dominated the...