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The Chicago Blackhawks head into Sunday’s home clash against the Vancouver Canucks looking to climb out of a deep hole. The Blackhawks will return home for the matinee matchup after they suffered a 7-1 beating from the Seattle Kraken on Thursday. Chicago capped a two-game trip in which it lost both times, by a combined 11-2 score. “I feel like we’re a better group than that, and we should be a group that comes ready

Is Michigan State back after a bad start? That is the question that will continue to be answered when the Spartans host in-state foe Oakland on Monday in East Lansing, Mich. After being ranked No. 4 in the preseason poll, the Spartans quickly tumbled out of the rankings with a 4-5 start, their worst since 2003-04. But Michigan State showed it can still be an excellent team on Saturday when it crushed previously unbeaten and

One of the hottest offenses in college basketball looks to continue to run through their non-conference schedule as Iowa State hosts Florida A&M on Sunday in Ames, Iowa. While the Cyclones (8-2) dropped tough battles to Virginia Tech and Texas A&M to end November, they reeled off three straight lopsided wins to begin December. Iowa State has defeated opponents by 50 points or more three times this season, including beating both Lindenwood and Grambling by

The Detroit Pistons will try to halt their 23-game losing streak on Monday when they visit the Atlanta Hawks, a club that has lost six of its past seven. The Pistons were hammered by the Milwaukee Bucks 146-114 on Saturday and have not won a game since Oct. 28, against Chicago in the third game of the season. The Hawks were beaten 127-119 by Cleveland on Saturday to complete a three-game road trip, one night

The host Toronto Raptors will be out to avenge a loss to the Charlotte Hornets earlier this month when the teams convene for a rematch Monday night. Toronto’s Scottie Barnes had a triple-double at Charlotte with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, but the Hornets prevailed 119-116 with Gordon Hayward scoring 24 points. But the Hornets have now dropped four in a row after they were humbled 135-82 at home to the Philadelphia 76ers

The Los Angeles Clippers will go for their longest winning streak in eight seasons when they face the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis on Monday night. The Clippers have won seven games in a row, most recently toppling the New York Knicks 144-122 on Saturday night to complete a perfect four-game homestand. The last time Los Angeles won eight in a row in a single season was during a 10-game winning streak from Dec. 25, 2015,

The surging Philadelphia 76ers will look for their seventh consecutive victory when they host the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. The Sixers crushed the Charlotte Hornets 135-82 on Saturday. Reigning MVP Joel Embiid led the way with 42 points and 15 rebounds in 30 minutes. It was the 10th straight game Embiid compiled at least 30 points and 10 rebounds, an ongoing franchise record, as the Sixers dealt the Hornets their worst defeat in franchise

Stephen Curry could feel the drama surrounding the Golden State Warriors wearing on him, what with the chatter about the team’s dynasty bordering on extinction, the latest suspension for Draymond Green and the ledger showing more losses than victories. So when the going got tough Saturday night, Curry put the Warriors on his back in the final quarter and Golden State was soon celebrating a victory. Curry now looks to help the Warriors win back-to-back

Dillon Brooks is proving to be a perfect fit with the surging Houston Rockets, who bring a five-game winning streak into a matchup against the host Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night. Brooks matched his season high with 26 points in a 103-96 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. Brooks is averaging 13.8 points in his first season with the Rockets after spending the past six years with Memphis. Houston will need another strong outing

After a big victory against the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Buffalo Sabres look to win two in a row for only the second time this season when they face the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz. The Sabres beat the Golden Knights 5-2 on Friday in Las Vegas, scoring four unanswered goals after Vegas took a 2-1 lead early in the third period. It was Buffalo’s third win in the past five games,