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Skid broken, Kraken welcome struggling Blue Jackets
One way an NHL coach might try to get a player's attention is to scratch him from the lineup and let him sit and watch the game from high above the ice in the press box.,That's what Seattle Kraken coach Dan Bylsma did with forwards Oliver Bjorkstrand and Tye Kartye on Nov. 5 at Colorado.,The move se...
After 'embarrassing' loss, Blazers to host Wolves
Most teams would experience growing pains following a blockbuster trade, and the Minnesota Timberwolves are no exception.,After seeing its three-game win streak come to an end with a head-scratching home loss to the Miami Heat on Sunday, Minnesota opens up NBA Cup play against the host Portland Trai...
Klay Thompson returns to Bay Area as Mavs visit Warriors
The NBA Cup tips off with one of the most highly anticipated games of the season Tuesday night when Klay Thompson returns to San Francisco with the Dallas Mavericks to face his old pals, the Golden State Warriors.,The 34-year-old Thompson, a first-round pick by the Warriors in 2011, elected to leave...
Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud win openers at ATP Finals
Germany's Alexander Zverev, the only two-time champion in the Nitto ATP Finals field, opened his play in the event with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Russia's Andrey Rublev on Monday in Turin, Italy.,Zverev, the event's second seed, and Rublev, the eighth seed, began round-robin play in the John Newcombe ...
Northwestern looks to rebound against visiting Illinois-Chicago
Northwestern coach Chris Collins kept his comments brief Monday afternoon when asked if guard Brooks Barnhizer would play Tuesday night against Illinois-Chicago in Evanston, Ill.,"He's close," Collins said of the player's status.,Northwestern (1-1) was without Barnhizer for its first two games, incl...
Donovan Mitchell scores 36 as Cavs beat Bulls to remain perfect
Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 36 points and Evan Mobley had a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers remained undefeated with a 119-113 win against the Chicago Bulls on Monday.,Cleveland continued the best start in franchise history with its 12th vict...
Suns visit Jazz to open NBA Cup competition
The Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz started the season on much different trajectories, but they each have blank slates on Tuesday when they meet in Salt Lake City for the first game in group play in the NBA Cup.,In last season's inaugural edition of the NBA Cup, then called the NBA In-Season Tournament, ...
Islanders struggling to close out games, tangle with Oilers next
The New York Islanders' third-period collapse on Saturday night unearthed some familiar questions.,Conversely, the Edmonton Oilers' third-period outburst on Saturday provided a hint they might finally be ready to return to form.,The former tries to bounce back and the latter aims to build momentum T...
Georgia tries to avoid being latest in North Florida's run of upsets
One of the biggest stories to start the college basketball season will try to pull off another upset when North Florida visits Georgia in a nonconference game Tuesday night in Athens, Ga.,The visiting Ospreys (3-0) already have picked up wins at South Carolina and Georgia Tech, the latter a 105-93 v...
'Confident' Penn State shoots for 100 again vs. St. Francis
Penn State made history to start its season by scoring more than 100 points in blowout wins over Binghamton and UMBC.,Now the Nittany Lions try to go 3-for-3 -- not just in the win column but in reaching triple figures -- on Tuesday night when they host St. Francis in University Park, Pa.,The key fo...
Jacobi Wright, South Carolina take on hungry Towson
South Carolina opened the season in disappointing fashion but now sets its sights on a second straight victory when the Gamecocks battle Towson on Tuesday night at Columbia, S.C.,South Carolina fell to North Florida in its opener before bouncing back with an 86-64 rout of South Carolina State on Fri...
Providence working through lineup questions, faces Hampton
Looking to improve to 3-0 for the fourth straight season, Providence continues its season-opening, five-game homestand Tuesday against Hampton in the first-ever meeting between the programs.,The Friars (2-0) are coming off a 76-49 win Saturday over nearby Stonehill in which 11 different players scor...
Struggling Bucks welcome injury-prone Raptors in NBA Cup opener
Two teams at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings tangle when the Toronto Raptors travel to face the Milwaukee Bucks to open up Emirates NBA Cup play Tuesday night.,For the Raptors, coming off a 25-win season last year, it's not a surprise to see them where they are in the standings, but t...
Uneven Bruins, Blues try to solve issues on power play, offense
Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery is searching for reasons for his team's lackluster 7-7-2 start.,"We'll look at what we're doing sports science-wise, but we'll come up with answers," Montgomery said. "Right now, I don't have an answer for you.",The exploration will continue when the Bruins visit t...
Record-setting Jets embark on road trip, starting at Rangers
Not only are the Winnipeg Jets the early leader in the race for the President's Trophy, but they are also setting a historic pace for points.,Off to the best 15-game start in NHL history, the Jets attempt to push their winning streak to seven games Tuesday night when they visit the New York Rangers....
Panthers take on Devils, aim to extend win streak to 8
The Florida Panthers are riding high on the strength of a seven-game winning streak, but don't tell that to forward Sam Bennett.,"We don't really look at the streaks, just try and treat each game the same," Bennett said. "We're good at getting up for games that are tough to get up for and playing th...
Tennis Channel takes analyst off-air for Barbora Krejcikova comment
American journalist Jon Wertheim has been removed as an on-air analyst for the Tennis Channel for a derogatory comment he made about Barbora Krejcikova's forehead.,Covering the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, Wertheim said in a statement on Sunday that his comment "inadvertently" made...
Lynx GM Clare Duwelius leaves team to join Unrivaled
After losing to the New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals last month, the Minnesota Lynx lost general manager Clare Duwelius and assistant coach Katie Smith to other pursuits.,Duwelius, who has worked for the Lynx since 2014, will join Unrivaled, the new 3-on-3 professional women's league, as GM and e...
Brady Tkachuk, Senators out to cool off rival Leafs
Despite superstar center Auston Matthews missing the last three games, the Toronto Maple Leafs will look to sweep their four-game homestand on Tuesday when they face one of their Atlantic Division rivals, the Ottawa Senators.,Matthews (upper-body injury) is eligible to come off injured reserve on Tu...
76ers welcome back 'missing piece' Joel Embiid to face Knicks
Joel Embiid is slated to make his season debut Tuesday when the Philadelphia 76ers host the scuffling New York Knicks.,Tuesday's game is part of the NBA Cup, which features six groups of five teams. The Sixers and Knicks are part of East Group A, along with the Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic and Charl...