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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

Indiana and Army have been playing basketball for more than 120 years. But the Hoosiers and the Cadets have never met on the court until Sunday, just 11 days after Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight’s passing. Knight launched his college coaching career at West Point in 1965 before moving to Indiana in 1971 and claiming 659 wins and three national championships in 29 seasons. The Hoosiers, who wear jersey patches with the initials “RMK”

The host San Antonio Spurs look to get back on the winning track when they square off against the surging but short-handed Miami Heat on Sunday in an interconference matchup. The Spurs have lost four straight games, including a 117-110 setback at home to Minnesota on Friday in the team’s first game of the NBA’s in-season tournament. Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell scored 29 points each for San Antonio, with Jeremy Sochan adding 14 and

Rookie defenseman Uvis Balinskis is trying to make the most of his opportunity. With veteran defensemen Aaron Ekblad and Brandon Montour out due to injuries, Balinskis is expected to be in the lineup once again on Sunday afternoon when his Florida Panthers host the Chicago Blackhawks. Balinskis, a 27-year-old native of Latvia, scored his first NHL goal on Friday as Florida recorded its third straight win with a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. “It’s

The Los Angeles Kings carry an eight-game point streak into Saturday night’s game against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers, but the hosts don’t necessarily have a home-ice advantage. It will be the third game in four nights for Los Angeles, which is a perfect 7-0-0 on the road this season but has managed just one win in six games (1-2-3) at Crypto.com Arena. That’s one fewer home win than the woeful San Jose Sharks. “I don’t

No. 20 Baylor will look for improvement on the defensive end and continue to work on its rotation and execution when it hosts Gardner-Webb on Sunday afternoon in Waco, Texas. The Bears (2-0) return to the court after posting a pair of wins over a 32-hour stretch against decidedly different levels of competition. On Tuesday, Baylor came from behind to beat Auburn 88-82 in a game played in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in a win

In its season opener, Cincinnati’s defense did not match its shooting prowess. In the second game, both elements clicked for the Bearcats. The Bearcats hope to effectively mix both elements again Sunday afternoon when they host Eastern Washington in the second game of the Cincinnati Basketball Tournament. Cincinnati (2-0) enters Sunday coming off two differing performances. In their 69-58 win over Illinois-Chicago on Monday, the Bearcats shot 41.8 percent and misfired on 20 of 25

After falling 64-59 to Abilene Christian in Monday’s home opener, Oklahoma State head coach Mike Boynton did not mince words. “That was not a performance worthy of their commitment and support and what we’ve asked of them to come out and cheer for us,” Boynton said of the Cowboy fans in attendance, also taking responsibility for his role. “My apologies to our fans for what they had to watch tonight because that was not very

The Rutgers men’s basketball team doesn’t need to be reminded how dangerous mid-major foes can be. Good thing, because a symbol of the one of the biggest Cinderellas of all-time will be in New Jersey on Sunday afternoon. Rutgers will look to build its first winning streak of the season when the Scarlet Knights host Bryant in Piscataway, N.J. Both teams earned wins in their previous games. Rutgers rode a big second-half run to pull