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The Boston Celtics rebounded from last week’s back-to-back losses to Minnesota and Philadelphia and can stretch their winning streak to three games when they host the New York Knicks on Monday night. Boston ended its two-game skid with a 121-107 victory over Brooklyn on Friday, then beat Toronto 117-94 on Saturday. The win against Toronto improved Boston’s home record to 4-0. “I think what we’re trying to do is share the ball a little bit

Cal State Bakersfield looks to pick on the only Pac-12 Conference team it has beaten in recent years when the Roadrunners visit Cal on Monday night in Berkeley, Calif. Bakersfield (1-1) got a taste of the Pac-12’s projected upper division in an 85-59 shellacking at Southern California on Thursday. The loss came after a 73-72 season-opening win at home over Southern Utah. The last time the Roadrunners tasted success against the Pac-12, it wasn’t a

Two teams looking to build upon impressive wins go head-to-head on Monday night when the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Sacramento Kings. After uninspiring starts to the season, the Cavaliers and Kings showed flashes of their 2023 playoff form when Cleveland won 118-110 at Golden State on Saturday, one day after Sacramento defeated the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder 105-98. Finally able to settle into a rotation with Jarrett Allen and Caris LeVert, the Cavaliers used balanced

The New York Rangers’ goaltending situation is uncertain due to Igor Shesterkin and Jonathan Quick recovering from minor injuries, but the scheduling is working favorably for the surging club. With five full days off before their next game, the Rangers could turn to Louis Domingue again Sunday when they host Columbus Blue Jackets. Domingue made his season debut Thursday and provided the Rangers with ample evidence of his capabilities by making 14 of his 25

Two teams playing the second game of back-to-backs meet Sunday night when the Vancouver Canucks visit the Montreal Canadiens. The Canucks saw their five-game winning streak snapped in a 5-2 loss at Toronto on Saturday. The Canadiens, in turn, opened a four-game homestand with a 3-2 overtime upset of the Boston Bruins. Defenseman Kaiden Guhle, who also had an assist, scored on a rebound at 2:13 of overtime to give Montreal its first win against

It’s easy to forget about Bensley Joseph … unless you’re the player he’s guarding. Joseph, a defensive-minded point guard and perhaps the least-hyped member of Miami’s starting five, is set to lead the 13th-ranked Hurricanes (2-0) against visiting Florida International (0-2) on Monday night. In Miami’s 88-72 win over visiting UCF on Friday, Joseph had an incredible stat line: a career-high 15 points, five rebounds, five assists, five steals and four blocks. “We want to

No. 22 Villanova will play its first fixture in the newly imagined Philadelphia Big 5 tournament when it pays a visit to Penn on Monday night. The “Big 5” name is being kept, but all six of the city’s Division I men’s basketball teams are involved. They were split into two pods of three for a round robin at campus sites during November. Villanova, Penn and Saint Joseph’s are in one pod, and Temple, La

The Minnesota Timberwolves will aim to extend their winning streak to six games on Sunday night when they visit the Golden State Warriors for the first of two consecutive contests in San Francisco. The Timberwolves also will play the Warriors on Tuesday night before concluding their five-game trip with stops in Phoenix (Wednesday) and New Orleans (Saturday). Minnesota began its trek with a 117-110 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. Karl-Anthony Towns collected

Atlanta United feels they have the momentum. The Columbus Crew will rely on their home-field advantage. Something has to give when the third-seeded Crew host No. 6 Atlanta in the decisive match of their Eastern Conference first-round best-of-three series on Sunday. Atlanta avoided elimination in Match 2 at home on Tuesday with a 4-2 victory following the Crew’s 2-0 win in Columbus in the Nov. 1 opener. “I think we got some momentum after scoring

The Dallas Stars will go for their third straight victory when they visit the Minnesota Wild on Sunday evening in St. Paul, Minn. Dallas just notched road wins against the Winnipeg Jets and the Columbus Blue Jackets in the past three days. The Stars have won nine of their first 13 games and are in first place in the Western Conference’s Central Division. Stars coach Peter DeBoer likes what he is seeing from his team