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The Sacramento Kings are displaying signs of life under interim coach Alvin Gentry, and they look to score third straight victory Wednesday night when they host the Orlando Magic. Sacramento has yet to win three games in a row this season. The Kings swept a home-and home from the Los Angeles Clippers to improve to 4-3 under Gentry. The pair of wins followed two setbacks by an average of 26 points. The swift turnaround h

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The Dallas Stars are in position to make some club history. Standing in the way is a Vegas Golden Knights club that's playing quite well at home. Looking to record a franchise-record eighth straight victory, the Stars also aim to cool off the Golden Knights in their building on Wednesday night.Dallas has outscored its opponents 25-9 over the last seven games. On Monday, Jamie Benn had two goals with an assist and Stars a

Roy Jones Jr. and James "Lights Out" Toney once met in the ring to determine who was the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world. Some 27 years later, Jones and Toney were elected for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Tuesday. The duo will be inducted on June 12 in Canastota, N.Y., as part of the 2022 Hall of Fame class. Also chosen for induction in the men's modern category was former four-weight-

Boston Celtics standout guard Jaylen Brown will miss Tuesday night's road game against the Los Angeles Lakers due to his right hamstring injury. It marks the third straight game Brown has missed due to the injury. Boston initially listed Brown as questionable before downgrading him on Tuesday. Celtics coach Ime Udoka told reporters at the midday shootaround that Brown had a good workout but wasn't back to 100 percent.

Dundee United midfielder Calum Butcher is charged by the Scottish FA following his challenge on Celtic's David Turnbull on Sunday.

OK, so it's a longshot, but long shots are Stephen Curry's thing, right? The Golden State Warriors star sets out to thrill his home fans with not one, but two all-time NBA records Wednesday night when the Warriors host the Portland Trail Blazers. Curry's seven 3-pointers in Monday's 126-95 home romp over the Orlando Magic put him within 15 of Ray Allen's all-time NBA career record of 2,973. As the Warriors complete a f

The new-look Vancouver Canucks made a great first impression under new head coach Bruce Boudreau. Now the quest is to replicate that immediate success when they play host to the Boston Bruins on Wednesday. The Canucks, within hours of seeing coach Travis Green and general manager Jim Benning fired, along with their assistants, responded Monday to handily beat the Los Angeles Kings and left the ice to a standing ovation f

The Tennessee Titans activated Pro Bowl safety Kevin Byard off the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday. Byard, 28, had been placed on the list last week ahead of the team's bye and did not miss a game. He hasn't missed a game since becoming a starter midway through his rookie season, and has 89 consecutive starts (including six playoff games). He is tied for third in the NFL with five interceptions and is Tennessee's secon

There are a dozen teams that remain undefeated in NCAA Division I college basketball. Weber State is among them. The Wildcats (8-0) will put that streak on the line Wednesday night when they travel to Pullman, Wash., to meet Washington State (6-2). "I think our identity is our defense, togetherness and toughness and that's what we are embracing," Wildcats coach Randy Rahe said after Saturday's 80-69 Big Sky Conference

Fresh off helping No. 12 Pittsburgh win the ACC championship and mentoring a Heisman Trophy finalist, Panthers offensive coordinator Mark Whipple resigned Tuesday. No reason was given by Whipple or the school. Whipple, 64, just completed his third season in the role. He will not coach the Panthers in the Peach Bowl vs. Michigan State. "During his three seasons at Pitt, Mark Whipple was a great asset for our entire footb

The matchup between No. 21 Ohio State and Towson on Wednesday night in Columbus seems to fit the definition of a trap game for the Buckeyes. Ohio State (6-2, 1-0 Big Ten) in the past week defeated then-No. 1 Duke, then went on the road Sunday to open Big Ten play with a 76-64 win against Penn State. After Wednesday's nonleague game against the Tigers (6-3), the Buckeyes host No. 22 Wisconsin on Saturday looking to go 2-0

The biggest and oldest rivalry in world cricket resumes on Wednesday when Australia and England do battle in the first Ashes Test of the summer at the Gabba.

Although the New Orleans Pelicans are still at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, they are amid their best stretch of the season. In the meantime, the Denver Nuggets are amid their worst stretch. And Wednesday night, the two teams will meet in New Orleans. The Nuggets have lost eight of their past 10 games and have been plagued recently by a series of slow starts to the third quarter. They led the Bulls by

Heat Check Gaming traded Abdafatah "TBShiftay" Noman to T-Wolves Gaming on Tuesday in exchange for the 11th overall pick in the 2022 NBA 2K League Draft. TBShiftay, a small forward, was Heat Check's first-round pick (No. 13 overall) in the 2020 draft. TBShiftay played in 28 games (all starts) for Heat Check during the 2021 regular season and averaged 7.1 points, 1.8 steals and 1.4 assists while making 65.3 percent of hi

Paris Saint-Germain completed the group stages of the Champions League on Tuesday night with a 4-1 dismissal of Club Bruges.