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The St. Louis Blues hope to find some consistency when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night. The Blues have alternated wins and losses in their past eight games. On Wednesday, St. Louis had a chance to climb four games above .500 for the first time since the end of the 2021-22 season, but the Blues blew a 3-1 lead against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights and lost 6-3. “We’re going in spurts,”

No. 24 Clemson, off to its best start in 15 years, looks to continue its impressive play on Saturday against TCU in a battle of unbeaten teams at the Hall of Fame Series in Toronto. The Tigers (8-0) last had a better opening to a campaign in 2008-09, when they started 16-0. That was two seasons before current coach Brad Brownell took over on the bench. Clemson began its Atlantic Coast Conference schedule on Sunday

Next season, Arkansas and Oklahoma will become SEC rivals. On Saturday, though, the Razorbacks and 19th-ranked Sooners will face off for the final time – barring a postseason game – as nonconference rivals when they play a neutral-site game in Tulsa, Okla., for the third consecutive season. Oklahoma (8-0) is off to its best start since 2015-16, which includes a pair of neutral-site wins. A big piece of the Sooners’ success so far has been

Arizona will play its first game in nearly a decade as the No. 1 team in the nation on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz., facing a 23rd-ranked Wisconsin squad that has already toppled giants. The Wildcats (7-0) surged to the top of the rankings on the strength of victories at then-No. 2 Duke and against then-No. 21 Michigan State on a neutral court. Arizona has otherwise routed five teams from outside the power conferences, averaging 93.4

No. 12 Texas will return home and look to get back on the winning track when it squares off against Houston Christian on Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas. The Longhorns (6-2) have little time to lick their wounds after they were thoroughly outplayed on Wednesday in an 86-65 loss at No. 8 Marquette as part of the Big East/Big 12 Battle. Texas surrendered a 13-0 run late in the first half to fall behind 42-28

All of the hallmarks were present for the third-ranked Houston Cougars on Wednesday, with their drubbing of crosstown rival Rice offering the latest showcase of their annual commitments. Houston (9-0) beat the Owls 75-39 at Fertitta Center, stretching its home-court winning streak to 10 games while remaining unbeaten through the first nine games for a second consecutive season. The Cougars accomplished those feats by the usual means: defense and rebounding. The Cougars, who will host

While Baylor Scheierman has emerged as the top scorer in the Big East, he doesn’t want people to forget how dangerous No. 10 Creighton’s offense is as a whole. The Bluejays have averaged 84 points per game since suffering their first loss of the season, and they will look to continue rolling when they face Central Michigan on Saturday in Omaha, Neb. After stumbling to a 69-48 loss to Colorado State on Nov. 23, Creighton

A week off for No. 22 Duke to prepare for a visit from Charlotte on Saturday afternoon in Durham, N.C., might be just what the Blue Devils needed. “This is a time for us, for our team — a week of practice,” Duke coach Jon Scheyer said. “We have to stick together. We’ve got to get together even closer. As a coaching staff, there are some things we have to look at and probably make

Zach Edey gets a true home game when he leads No. 4 Purdue into action against Alabama on Saturday in the Hall of Fame Series in Toronto. The reigning National Player of the Year was born in Toronto and was the lone college player on Team Canada’s 12-man roster when it won the bronze medal in last summer’s FIBA Basketball World Cup. The contest marks the first time that the 7-foot-4 Edey will play a

Tennessee’s tough early season continues Saturday, when the 17th-ranked Volunteers play yet another top Big Ten team. The game against No. 20 Illinois (7-1) at Thompson Boling Arena marks the Volunteers’ third game against a Big Ten team in the first five weeks of the season. Tennessee (5-3) earned a 10-point win Nov. 10 at Wisconsin and suffered a four-point loss to Purdue on Nov. 21 at the Maui Invitational. The Volunteers’ tough early schedule