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Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno (hand) out 4 weeks
Chicago Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno is expected to be sidelined approximately four weeks with a hand injury, the team announced.,Foligno sustained the injury on Saturday night after blocking a shot from Toronto defenseman Jake McCabe during the second period of Chicago's 3-2 victory against the ...

Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno (hand) out 4 weeks
Chicago Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno is expected to be sidelined approximately four weeks with a hand injury, the team announced.,Foligno sustained the injury on Saturday night after blocking a shot from Toronto defenseman Jake McCabe during the second period of Chicago's 3-2 victory against the ...

NC State expects wakeup call against VCU
North Carolina State has been on cruise control through three games this season.,The Wolfpack look to keep the accelerator down when Virginia Commonwealth visits for Monday night's game in Raleigh, N.C.,"It's about to get real, real quick and we're going to have to play better," Wolfpack coach Will ...

No. 19 Gonzaga faces Southern Utah, seeks fifth straight double-digit win
Gonzaga takes aim at posting its fifth consecutive double-digit victory this season when it entertains Southern Utah on Monday night in nonconference action at Spokane, Wash.,The No. 19 Bulldogs (4-0) enter the clash with an average margin of victory of 27.3 points. Friday's 77-65 road win at Arizon...

New-look No. 24 Wisconsin refining formula against SIUE
Wisconsin looks to continue its early-season blending of newcomers and veterans when the No. 24 Badgers host SIUE in a nonconference game on Monday night in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin (3-0), which boasts eight newcomers averaging a combined 120.3 minutes per game, has not played since an 86-55 victory ...

No. 16 Iowa State developing new weapons for Stonehill matchup
As if No. 16 Iowa State didn't have enough weapons, now the Cyclones have a freshman starting to make noise.,Jamarion Batemon is seeing his minutes increase and it has been a big plus for Cyclones (3-0) as they get set to host Stonehill (1-4) on Monday in Ames, Iowa.,Batemon played 14 minutes in Iow...

Scuffling Canadiens face Blue Jackets seeking to halt skid
Stuck in their first slump of the season, the Montreal Canadiens look to get on track when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.,The Canadiens have won just once (1-3-2) in their last six games, and they have been outscored 15-3 during a three-game losing streak. While Saturday's 3-2 loss ...

J.P. Estrella, No. 20 Tennessee plot to take down Rice
J.P. Estrella is making up for lost time after playing in just three games last season before undergoing left foot surgery.,The 6-foot-11 big man has opened this season with three consecutive standout performances. He aims for another strong showing when No. 20 Tennessee (3-0) faces Rice (2-2) on Mo...

Rangers pursue second straight home win in clash vs. Red Wings
The New York Rangers spent most of the first month of new coach Mike Sullivan's tenure frustrated by an inability to win at home.,Dominant on the road, the Rangers hope to get rolling at home on Sunday night when they host the Detroit Red Wings.,New York was outscored 23-6 and went 0-6-1 in its firs...

Knights eager to ignite offense vs. defensive-minded Wild
The Vegas Golden Knights feel good about the direction of their offense.,The Minnesota Wild are happy with how they are coming together to play stout defense.,Something will have to give when the Golden Knights face off against the Wild on Sunday evening in St. Paul, Minn. Both teams will play on sh...

Injury-riddled Lightning brace for encounter vs. Canucks
Down seven starting players against a bitter rival, the Tampa Bay Lightning turned to 23-year-old rookie forward Jack Finley to win an important bounce-back game.,The Lightning and Finley, who scored the game-winning goal on Saturday in a 3-1 road victory over the Florida Panthers, will host the Van...

Steven Alker moves closer to tourney win, season points championship
Steven Alker held onto his one-stroke lead after the third round on Saturday at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship as the New Zealander is in position to win his third tour championship in four years.,Alker carded a 6-under-par 65 at Phoenix Country Club to match his nearest pursuer and get to 17 u...

Nikola Jokic posts triple-double as Nuggets top Timberwolves
Nikola Jokic posted a 27-point, 12-rebound, 10-assist triple-double and the Denver Nuggets pulled away for a 123-112 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Aaron Gordon added 23 points and 10 rebounds for Denver, which won its seventh game in a row. Tim Hardaway and Ja...

Cincinnati showing commitment to running as Mount St. Mary's visits
Cincinnati coach Wes Miller wants to keep pushing the pace on offense when the Bearcats host Mount St. Mary's on Sunday.,There have been some rough patches along the way. The Bearcats (3-0) racked up 24 turnovers in a 74-62 home win against Dayton on Tuesday, but Miller has seen the benefits of tran...

Averaging nearly 100 points, Indiana to host Incarnate Word
Through three games, the Darian DeVries era at Indiana is off to a high-scoring start. ,Under DeVries, who came over as the Hoosiers' new head coach from West Virginia in the offseason, Indiana has scored at least 100 points twice and 98 points the other game.,Indiana will hope to keep its offensive...

Vyctorius Miller leads explosive Oklahoma State against TAMCC
Vyctorius Miller has shown he can light up the scoreboard for Oklahoma State.,The sophomore transfer from LSU poured in a career-high 30 points in a 94-67 win over Prairie View on Wednesday night and will look to stay hot on Sunday when the Cowboys (3-0) take on Texas A&M Corpus Christi (1-3) in Sti...

Battle of hot Islanders, Avalanche also a reunion game
Brock Nelson scored 295 goals over 901 games for the New York Islanders, but the center is now wearing a Colorado Avalanche sweater.,Nelson will face the team he spent 11-plus seasons with when New York visits Denver to face surging Colorado on Sunday night.,Nelson was the most-coveted center at las...

Bruins D Charlie McAvoy hit in face by puck vs. Canadiens, ruled out
Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy was hit in the face by a puck in the second period and was ruled out of Saturday's 3-2 victory against the host Montreal Canadiens.,Montreal defenseman Noah Dobson took a slap shot at 11:01, which may have deflected off of the Bruins' Mark Kastelic or another ...

Washington shakes off key absences in rout of Purdue
Adam Mohammed rushed for three first-half touchdowns as Washington defeated Purdue 49-13 Saturday in a Big Ten Conference game in Seattle.,Jordan Washington added a 68-yard touchdown run for the Huskies (7-3 overall, 4-3 Big Ten), who played without leading rusher Jonah Coleman and leading receiver ...

Kewan Lacy, No. 7 Ole Miss run past Florida
Kewan Lacy rushed for a career-high 224 yards on 31 carries and set an Ole Miss touchdown record, and the No. 7 Rebels took another step toward the postseason by rallying to a 34-24 win over the Florida Gators on Saturday night in Oxford, Miss.,The Rebels (10-1, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) rallied ...