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Duke has won its last 23 home games against unranked nonconference foes, yet the No. 21 Blue Devils do not figure to take their next one lightly when Hofstra visits Durham, N.C. With the memories of a rough week still vivid and an upset-happy team ready to step on Duke’s home floor, Duke will not need a reminder of the potential perils of looking beyond Hofstra. The Blue Devils will complete a two-game homestand Tuesday

Seton Hall will look to snap a two-game losing streak when it hosts Monmouth on Tuesday. The Pirates fell to 5-4 following a 70-63 loss to Rutgers on Saturday. Kadary Richmond led Seton Hall with 21 points and nine rebounds while Dre Davis added 12 points for Seton Hall, which never held a lead in the loss. “I’ll tell you the truth, I don’t think my guys understood the magnitude of this game,” Seton Hall

No. 12 Tennessee will look to extend a pair of streaks on Tuesday when it hosts winless Georgia Southern in Knoxville, Tenn. The Volunteers (6-3) answered a three-game skid against three ranked foes with a convincing victory over George Mason on Tuesday and delivered a spirited comeback versus then-No. 20 Illinois on Saturday. The 86-79 triumph over the Fighting Illini not only gave Tennessee back-to-back victories but also extended its nonconference home winning streak to

The San Jose Sharks reside at the bottom of the NHL standings, but they are serving notice that they no longer will go down easily. As the Sharks head to Las Vegas on Sunday night, it’s on the heels of two consecutive impressive comeback victories. They erased a four-goal deficit to claim a thrilling 6-5 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, two nights after erasing a three-goal third-period deficit against the New

The Minnesota Wild got a bump when John Hynes took over as head coach in late November, winning their first four games. But the schedule-makers haven’t done Hynes and the Wild any favors this week. The Wild will wrap up a stretch of four games in six days on the road Sunday night in Seattle. After winning 5-2 Tuesday in Calgary, the Wild dropped a 2-0 decision Thursday in Vancouver, then a night later lost

The Nashville Predators will look to avoid consecutive losses when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night to close out a brief two-game Canadian road trip. The Predators suffered their first shutout loss of the season in a 4-0 setback to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Nashville was undone by penalties and a lack of offensive urgency en route to seeing its three-game winning streak come to an end. The Predators mustered just

The Los Angeles Kings saw their historic road winning streak end on a breakaway goal by the New York Islanders on Saturday night. The same night, the New York Rangers authored another dud for their first losing streak of a strong opening two-plus months. On Sunday night, the Kings will try to begin a new road winning streak while the Rangers will hope to avoid a third straight defeat when the teams convene at Madison

The Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals will look to build on impressive Saturday night wins when they meet Sunday night in Chicago. The Capitals ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 shutout of the Metropolitan Division-leading New York Rangers. The Blackhawks have won consecutive games for the first time this season after a 3-1 win against the visiting St. Louis Blues. Charlie Lindgren made 31 saves to help the Capitals spoil former Capitals coach

The Cleveland Cavaliers, winners in five of their last six including the past three straight, look to keep rolling on Monday when they visit the Orlando Magic for the second matchup between the two teams in five days. Orlando’s run of nine consecutive wins ended on Dec. 2 when it visited Brooklyn, dropping a 129-101 decision. The Magic followed that with a 121-111 loss in Cleveland when Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and Darius Garland

Indiana came up short in its quest to win the inaugural NBA in-season tournament. The Pacers will have an entirely different challenge on Monday in Detroit when they try to avoid being the opponent the Pistons defeat to end their franchise-record losing streak. The Los Angeles Lakers downed the Pacers in Las Vegas on Saturday, 123-109, in the tournament final. Indiana was unable to stop Los Angeles superstars Anthony Davis and LeBron James and guard