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Sergachev's goal helps lift Utah Mammoth to 4-3 win over Florida Panthers

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Mikhail Sergachev scored in the third period to put Utah ahead to stay, and the Mammoth held on for a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

Nick Schmaltz, Sean Durzi and Barrett Hayton also scored goals for the Mammoth, who have won nine of their last 11 games and played without top goal-scorer Dylan Guenther, who has a lower-body injury. Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves and Durzi also had an assist.

Sandis Vilmanis, Cole Schwindt and Carter Verhaeghe scored goals and Sergei Bobrovsky made 16 saves for Florida, which had a three-game winning streak snapped.

Sergachev's goal with 8:55 to play gave Utah a 3-2 lead and Hayton made it 4-2 with an empty-netter with 56 seconds to play. Verhaeghe scored with 16 seconds left to pull the Panthers within 4-3, setting up a frantic final few seconds.

Schmaltz scored an unassisted short-handed goal with 4:14 to play in the first period when he picked up a loose puck just inside his own blue line, skated in alone and backhanded it past Bobrovsky.

The second short-handed goal of Schmaltz's NHL career (the first was on March 26, 2024, against Columbus) gives him 15 points in his last 14 games (7 goals, 8 assists).

Vilmanis' goal 2:52 into the second was the first of his NHL career and tied it at 1-1. The team's fifth-round draft choice in 2022 was playing in his ninth NHL game.

The Panthers went scoreless on the power play in four chances.

Florida's A.J. Greer played in his 300th career game

Up next

Mammoth: Play at Carolina on Thursday night in the final game of a four-game road trip.

Panthers: Visit St. Louis on Thursday night.

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Detroit's Patrick Kane ties Modano for American-born NHL points mark in 3-1 loss to Kings

DETROIT (AP) — Anton Forsberg made 26 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Red Wings 3-1 on Tuesday night as Detroit winger Patrick Kane moved into a tie with Dallas' Mike Modano as the highest-scoring American-born players in NHL history.

Kane matched Modano by recording his 1,374th point on an assist on a goal by Alex DeBrincat late in the third period. He accomplished the feat just a couple of months after turning 37, while Modano was 40 when he scored a goal to register point No. 1,374. For his career, Kane has 500 goals and 874 assists in 1,341 NHL regular-season games. Modano retired in 2011 with 561 goals and 813 assists in 1,499 games.

Samuel Helenius, Andrei Kuzmenko and Corey Perry scored for the Kings, who won their third straight game.

Detroit's John Gibson made 19 saves and had his eight-game win streak halted, surrendering a goal midway through the second period and a power-play score early in the third.

The Kings have earned points in their last six games (3-0-3). The Red Wings lost for just the second time in six games and third time in their last 11.

Helenius got Los Angeles on the board at the 10-minute mark of the second period, scoring his second of the season by converting a feed from Jeff Malott from behind the net.

Kuzmenko extended the lead to 2-0 for the Kings at 6:46 of the third period, scoring on the power play on assists from Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala. The goal was the 24th of the season with a man advantage for the Kings, who rank last in the NHL on the power play.

DeBrincat scored and pulled Detroit within 2-1 at 17:45 of the third period after the Red Wings pulled Gibson for the extra skater. Kane and Moritz Seider assisted.

The Kings iced the game when Perry scored into an empty net at 18:47.

Up next

Kings: At Buffalo on Thursday in the third game of a six-game trip.

Red Wings: Host the Washington Capitals on Thursday.

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Knicks overcome turnover issues in 103-87 win over Kings

The Knicks avoided another inexcusable performance against the Kings, splitting their season series with a 103-87 win on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.

Here are the takeaways...

-- Mikal Bridges was the Knicks' leading scorer in their sloppy road loss to the Kings back on Jan. 14, and Tuesday's rematch happened to begin with the veteran guard igniting their offense with nine first-quarter points on four-made shots. While the Kings steadily attacked in the early minutes, leading by as many as five points midway through the opening period, they were forced to burn a timeout after allowing a quick 9-0 run to the Knicks. The break in action didn't cool off the Knicks -- they shot 54 percent from the floor and led 36-26 through 12 minutes of action.

-- Points were scarce for New York in the second quarter. They mustered a pair of buckets through the first four minutes, and that cold spell opened a window for the Kings, who trimmed their deficit to five, 45-40, with 5:50 left in the half. The Knicks' lack of rhythm was also due to poor ball control -- they committed a season-worst 11 first-half turnovers -- and in the closing minutes of the quarter, the Kings produced their own sudden 9-0 run that placed them ahead, 51-50. A driving layup from Karl-Anthony Towns with 14 seconds left gave the Knicks a 52-51 edge at the break.

-- Bridges wasn't a factor in the second quarter, as he took just one shot and remained at nine points. The Knicks' first-half leader was Jalen Brunson, but even his 13 points came on an underwhelming 3-of-9 shooting. DeMar DeRozan handily carried the Kings, scoring 22 first-half points and resembling the threat he posed in their Jan. 14 meeting (he contributed a game-high 27 points then). There weren't any other players with double-digit points through 24 minutes of play.

-- The Knicks didn't take too kindly to the Kings' physicality in the third quarter. By the 7:20 mark, a jumper from veteran Russell Westbrook put the Kings ahead again, 61-60, and both teams continued to exchange blows to the tune of a 72-72 tie by the buzzer. Turnovers continued to plague the Knicks, as they committed seven in the period to put their game total to an ugly 18. They also struggled to defend DeRozan, who reached 28 points -- his sixth-highest mark of the season -- entering the final quarter.

-- Towns tried his best to take matters into his own hands, scoring six of the Knicks' first eight points in the fourth on a pair of threes while clinching a double-double. With some assistance from OG Anunoby and five unanswered points from Brunson, their lead over the Kings climbed back to double-digits, 95-85, with 3:07 remaining. Following a media timeout, the tandem combined for another four points, bumping the Knicks' lead to a game-high 14 that forced the Kings to burn a timeout with 2:02 left. Their message on the bench was all for naught -- the Kings scored just two points in the final four-plus minutes, finishing with a measly 13 in the quarter. DeRozan gave the Knicks fits, adding 34 points in total, but his efforts weren't enough.

-- The only Knicks starter who failed to score double-digit points was Josh Hart, who added seven in 31 minutes. But the veteran made his presence known elsewhere, logging nine rebounds and four assists while forcing three turnovers. Miles McBride and Mitchell Robinson combined for 16 points off the bench -- Robinson registered a team-best 13 boards -- and in spite of a season-high 21 turnovers, the Knicks' talent and tenacity prevailed.

Game MVP: Jalen Brunson

Brunson came to life in the fourth quarter, racking up 11 crucial points that pushed his total to a team-best 28. The Knicks captain has averaged 25.2 points over his last four games. 

Highlights

What's next

The Knicks (28-18), now on a three-game win streak, will have travel north of the border for a Wednesday night matchup against the Toronto Raptors (7:30 tip-off).

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Jake Evans scores in overtime to lift Canadiens past Golden Knights 3-2

MONTREAL (AP) — Jake Evans scored at 3:58 of overtime, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.

Cole Caufield, with his 30th goal of the season, and Phillip Danault also scored for Montreal, as the Habs halted a two-game losing skid.

Mike Matheson ran his point streak to a season-long five games with an assist on Caufield’s goal.

Jakub Dobes made 32 saves in his first career start against Vegas. The 24-year-old boasts a 6-0-1 record over his past seven games, with his last regulation loss coming against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Dec. 9.

Pavel Dorofeyev scored both goals for the Golden Knights, who lost their third straight game against Montreal, dating back to last season.

Akira Schmid stopped 23 shots in the losing effort. The Swiss netminder lost for the second time in as many starts against Montreal this season.

Caufield, who had a hat trick in his team’s 4-3 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday, has scored in six straight games, the longest streak of his career. Caufield has nine goals over that six-game stretch.

Noah Hanifin skated in his 800th career NHL game for the Golden Knights. The 29-year-old Boston native became the first player of the 2015 draft class to reach the milestone.

Up next

Golden Knights: Host the Dallas Stars on Thursday.

Canadiens: Host the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.

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Patrick Kane ties Mike Modano as top U.S. scorer

The performance wasn't among the Detroit Red Wings' best, but there was still a milestone to celebrate as Patrick Kane tied metro Detroit native (and former Red Wing) Mike Modano for most points in NHL history by a U.S.-born player.

The Los Angeles Kings, who are fighting for a playoff spot, had the better start and middle in their only appearance of the season at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 27. It wasn't until the third period that the Wings looked like they had some pop to them and got on the scoreboard, but they couldn't undo the slow start and lost, 3-1.

Red Wings playoff picture

That kept the Wings at 69 points, with a 32-17-5 record. The Tampa Bay Lightning (70 points) were idle, and still have three games in hand on the Wings atop the Atlantic Division. Kane's next chance to pass Modano will come with a notable record-holder in the building: Alex Ovechkin, who holds the NHL's all-time goals record, with 918, and the Washington Capitals visit Little Caesars Arena on Thursday (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+/HULU). After that, the Wings will host Colorado at 1 p.m. ET Saturday in their last home game until March 4.

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The Kings, whose scheduled game on Monday against the Blue Jackets in Columbus, Ohio, was postponed because of snow, looked like they had the fresher legs, even though both teams had been off since Saturday. They scored their second goal while defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker was in the penalty box early in the third period, with Andrei Kusmenko scoring on a low shot. Goalie Anton Forsberg, who had a good night, denied Alex DeBrincat in the final minutes.

The Wings pulled goalie John Gibson with about 3½ minutes to play for an extra attacker, and during that stretch, DeBrincat did succeed, edging the Wings within a goal with 2:15 on the clock. Kane's assist gave him 1,374 career points.

Corey Perry added an empty net goal at 18:47.

A sleepy start at LCA

The Wings were home again after taking five of six points on a trip north and west. But right from the get-go Tuesday, they looked off.

Gibson was tested right away, by Warren Foegele. Midway through the first period, the Wings were assessed back-to-back penalties, to Albert Johansson and Dylan Larkin. It was while killing off the Larkin penalty that Moritz Seider was tripped, sending the Wings on a power play, as Larkin was released 6 seconds later. But the Wings got nothing out of the man advantage, running around chasing pucks and failing to generate a good chance against Forsberg. It was reflective of the Wings' first period overall: Sloppy.

That didn't improve much when the second period began, and sure enough, midway through, the Kings scored. Jeff Malott was in a forecheck when he got his stick on the puck and fired a backhand pass out to Samuel Helenius in the slot for a 1-0 lead.

A second power play wasn't enough to generate momentum for the Wings, who squandered the last 1:39 of the second period again running around accomplishing little. The Wings had 10 shots on goal after 40 minutes.

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Will Sharks' Kiefer Sherwood play tonight vs. Canucks?

San Jose Sharks newly acquired forward Kiefer Sherwood has been anticipating the moment he can suit up for his new team since being traded from the Vancouver Canucks.

Sherwood was traded to San Jose on Jan. 19 in exchange for defenseman Cole Clayton and two second round draft picks in 2026 and 2027.

Both teams play on Jan. 27 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The last time these two played each other was when the Sharks won 6-3 on Dec. 27. Sharks had goals from Macklin Celebrini, Igor Chernyshov, William Eklund, Collin Graf, John Klingberg and Ryan Reaves.

That game for the Canucks, Sherwood had five shots on goal and a missed shot in 16:22 on the ice.

Sherwood is expected to miss this reunion with his former team as it's been reported that he will not play tonight, according to Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.

He remains on injured reserve, the team said.

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Who is Kiefer Sherwood?

Sherwood is the Sharks' new forward who was acquired in a trade with the Canucks for Cole Clayton and two second round draft picks.

Sherwood, 30, has scored 23 points (17 goals, six assists) in 44 games in the 2025-26 regular-season for the Canucks. He led the team in goals, was third in points, and ranks second in the NHL in hits with 210.

In 2018, he signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks as an undrafted free agent after playing three years of college hockey at Miami University.

His first career point and win was against the Sharks in 2018. Now, Sherwood looks forward to joining to franchise he began his hockey career facing.

"It's great. I know the facility is pretty new, so I'm coming at a good time," Sherwood told reporters. "It's been great. I'm really excited to join this group. And just love the energy so far, and looking forward to get going."

How does Kiefer Sherwood help the San Jose Sharks?

Sherwood, a 6-foot, 194-pound native of Columbus, Ohio, joins a Sharks team that is young, but aims to make strides towards the NHL Playoffs.

Sherwood leaves a Canucks team that is 17-30-5 and scored 39 points for a Sharks organization with a 26-21-3 record and 55 points scored that is also on the cusp of a wild-card playoff spot.

"I'm just excited. I looked at the standings right away. And, you know, obviously you just want to be able to compete and be in the hunt," Sherwood said. "So that's something that, you know, I'm really looking forward to helping this team and pushing forward in the second half."

Sherwood has an upper body injury that has sidelined him from Sharks games, but when he comes back players know that they are getting an impact player added to their squad.

"I mean, he's a dog, just the way he competes, the way he battles," Celebrini said. "He's hard to play against, and that's something that I respected, playing against them, just anytime you match up against them, you know, it's not going to be easy. And, I mean, I'm happy to have that on our team."

"I think it's great. I think it's great. That's what we want in this locker room, is to add pieces that will hopefully help us win," Celebrini added. "He's an awesome guy, and I think we're all just excited for him to get into the lineup and start playing."

Some standout moments from Sherwood early on in the 2025-26 regular-season has been recording two hat tricks this season. Once on Oct. 30 at the St. Louis Blues and later on Dec. 19 at the New York Islanders.

Over the course of his NHL career with the Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Nashville Predators and Canucks, Sherwood has appeared in 309 NHL games, scoring 121 points (60 goals, 61 assists). 

In a seven-game stretch from Nov. 8 to Nov. 20, Sherwood tallied three goals and four assists. He has scored three consecutive 10-goal seasons. He currently has 17 goals on the season, his career-high for a season in 19.

Known for his physical play, Sherwood is excited to bring his tenacity and talents to Northern California and the Bay Area.

"Yeah, that's I want to make us hard to play against and do whatever I can to do that, whether that's being physical or being verbal or emotional or mental, whatever it is, you know, kind of the game within the game, I want to make it hard to play against us, and try to add different and complement some of the identity that I know that the team is building," Sherwood said.

Sherwood said he looks to help bring the team energy by occasionally "stir things up" but also being a "glue guy."

He's eager to get out there.

"I know the Shark Tank is a special place when it gets buzzing," Sherwood said. "There's so many things about Northern Cali and what San Jose has to offer. And obviously, the players are, there's some special players brewing. And, you know, I think it's an exciting time to be part of that. And you know, they're building a great culture moving forward. And I'm just getting, you know, excited to get to know everyone and kind of ruffle some feathers when I can, you know, and and whatnot."

He is excited to join them and their fight for playoffs. Both, literally and figuratively.

He took notice of the Sharks' since-viral goalie fight between Sharks' goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic and Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky on the night of the trade.

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Devils score late, but fall to Jets for second straight loss

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored his 26th goal of the season, reigning MVP Connor Hellebuyck stopped 26 of the 29 shots he faced and the Winnipeg Jets ended their two-game skid by beating the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Tuesday night.

The Devils have lost back-to-back games after winning three in a row at the start of their Western Conference road trip. They traded veteran winger Ondrej Palat to the New York Islanders in a deal that was consummated before he left the arena prior to warmups and finalized during the first period.

Winnipeg, which entered the night eight points back of the second and final wild-card spot in the West, won for just the second time in five games. Scheifele got the Jets on the board 1:33 in, then Gabriel Vilardi, Cole Koepke and Nino Niederreiter scored in the second.

Hellebuyck, who is in line to be the U.S. starter at the upcoming Olympics, was sharp in bouncing back from allowing four goals in a 5-1 home loss to Detroit on Saturday.

New Jersey got goals from rookie Lenni Hameenaho and Swedish Olympian Jesper Bratt, and captain Nico Hischier scored with 1:46 left to make things interesting, but the offense couldn’t quite make up for a series of mistakes. Hours after coach Sheldon Keefe credited defensive commitment and “giving up way less on the rush” for his team’s recent success, all four goals against came on odd-man rushes.

That made life much more difficult for goaltender Jake Allen, who made some big saves among his 22 to keep the deficit from getting out of hand. There was little he could do when his teammates were repeatedly outnumbered skating back down the ice into their defensive zone by the opportunistic Jets.

Devils forward Cody Glass left with an undisclosed injury early in the second.

Up next

Jets: Visit Tampa Bay on Thursday night.

Devils: Host Nashville on Thursday night.

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New Mets star Bo Bichette won’t suit up for Team Brazil in WBC

New York Mets infielder Bo Bichette poses on the field in his team uniform after his introductory press conference at Citi Field.

Bo Bichette’s focus this spring appears to rest solely with his new team.

On the heels of his lucrative three-year, $126 million deal with the Mets, the infielder will not suit up for Team Brazil in this year’s World Baseball Classic, according to ESPN Brasil.

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The 27-year-old expressed his desire to suit up for Brazil in this year’s tournament alongside older brother Dante Bichette Jr., a first-round pick by the Yankees in 2011.

Their mother, Mariana, is a native of Porto Alegre, Brazil, which made them both eligible.

“I hope that I can bring some attention to baseball in Brazil,” Bichette told MLB.com last May. “There’s amazing and talented athletes in there. The WBC is a big opportunity for us.”

Bichette, the Mets’ new third baseman, was officially introduced at a press conference last week. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST

Bo and Dante, sons of former MLB slugger Dante Bichette, both suited up for Brazil during the 2016 WBC qualifiers at Maimonides Park in Brooklyn.

A prospect in the Blue Jays system at the time, Bichette recorded two hits in those games, though Brazil failed to qualify for the WBC.

Bichette would have been the lone MLB representative for Brazil in the tournament, as his brother never played above Double-A. The last Brazilian-born players to appear at the MLB level were catcher Yan Gomes and pitcher Thyago Vieira in 2024.

While Bichette would also be eligible to play for Team USA in the WBC, it seems he will enter spring training looking to acclimate to his new club and new position.

After spending his first seven major league seasons with the Blue Jays, the two-time All-Star officially joined the Mets as the team’s new third baseman last week.

He slashed a strong .311/.357/.483 with 18 home runs and 94 RBIs last season, finishing second to Aaron Judge (.331) for the American League batting title.

Outside of last year’s postseason, when he played at second base after returning from a knee injury, Bichette spent his entire big league career at shortstop — where several defensive metrics rated him among the worst defenders at the position.

Mets skipper Carlos Mendoza told The Post’s Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman during Monday’s edition of  “The Show” podcast that early indicators on Bichette’s new position are encouraging.

“He’s an athlete,” Mendoza said. “We’re looking at a guy that has played shortstop pretty much his whole career. And just watching him today, moving around third base, taking ground balls, creating angles and then the throws to first base, I was telling him, ‘It looks like you played there before.’”

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Panthers fail to build on road momentum, lose to visiting Mammoth

The Florida Panthers returned to home ice looking to build on their recent road success.

Unfortunately for the Carts, they came up short on home ice for the third time in four tries this month, falling 4-3 to the visiting Utah Mammoth.

It was the visitors who struck first on this night, and they did it while down a man.

With Brandon Tanev in the penalty box for tripping A.J. Greer, a turnover by Uvis Balinskis at the Utah blue line led to a breakaway for Nick Schmaltz.

A couple quick forehand-backhand dekes later, Schmaltz sent his 19th goal of the season past the blocker of a sprawling Sergei Bobrovsky to give the Mammoth a 1-0 lead with 4:14 to go in the first period.

Florida tied the game early in the second on the first NHL goal scored by Sandis Vilmanis in just his ninth National League game.

Less than a minute later, the combination of a tough line change and a turnover by Florida led to the Mammoth moving quickly into the Florida zone.

Sean Durzi scored into a yawning cage after a couple quick cross-zone passes by Utah, giving them a 2-1 lead 3:46 into the period.

Florida again tied the game, and again it was the hard-working fourth line.

After Jeff Petry forced a turnover at the Utah blue line, A.J. Greer pushed the puck along to Vilmanis, who drove to the net. The puck came off his stick and went right to Cole Schwindt, and he beat Vanecek to tie the game once again.

A point shot by Sean Durzi was deflected by fellow defenseman Mikhail Sergachev with 8:55 left in the third period to give Utah their third lead of the night.

Two embellishment penalties called on the Panthers, one on Evan Rodrigues and another on Matthew Tkachuk, greatly hindered Florida’s ability to mount a comeback in the final minutes.

An empty-net goal by Barrett Hayton would seal the deal for the Mammoth, and it was a needed goal due to a tally by Carter Verhaeghe with 14.6 on the clock.

On to St. Louis.

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Williams, Copeland lead balanced scoring attack to send NC State past Syracuse

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Darrion Williams scored 23 points and Quadir Copeland scored 19 points, and NC State won its third straight game by beating Syracuse 88-68 on Tuesday night.

Ven-Allen Lubin made all eight of his shots and scored 18 points and reserve Musa Sagnia scored 10. Copeland, who made all nine of his foul shots, just missed a double-double distributing nine assists and defensively came up with four steals.

The Wolfpack (15-6, 6-2 ACC) shot 51% (33 of 65) despite a 29% effort (7 of 24) from behind the arc. NC State led the entire game.

Donnie Freeman scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and J.J. Starling scored 17 points for Syracuse (12-9, 3-5). The Orange missed 41 shots, going 26 of 67 (39%) from the floor.

NC State led 41-37 at halftime and made that margin over the first eight minutes of the second half. Freeman's layup with 11:50 left made it 55-51.

Copeland responded with a three-point play and two more foul shots to push the lead to 60-51. After a Starling layup, Sagnia threw down a dunk and Terrance Arceneaux made a layup and the Wolfpack claimed their first double-digit lead.

NC State stayed ahead by double digits over the final 5:16.

Up next

Syracuse: Will try to end its four-game losing streak when it hosts Notre Dame on Saturday.

NC State: Winners of five of six and eight of their last 10, the Wolfpack rravels to face Wake Forest on Saturday.

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Kugel scores 17, Burks hits late 3 and UCF rallies late to beat Arizona State 79-76

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Riley Kugel scored 17 points, Jordan Burks hit a late 3-pointer and finished with 15 points, and UCF rallied to beat Arizona State 79-76 on Tuesday night.

UCF used a 14-2 run to tie it 72-all with 2:30 remaining. Burks' 3 gave the Knights a 78-76 lead with 34 seconds left, and he forced a turnover on the next possession. Themus Fulks split a pair of free throws for UCF with six seconds to go before Bryce Ford missed a 3-pointer to end it.

Jamichael Stillwell added 14 points and Fulks finished with 12 for UCF (16-4, 5-3 Big 12). John Bol grabbed 10 rebounds, and Kugel and Stillwell had nine apiece.

Maurice Odum made three 3-pointers and scored 18 points for Arizona State (11-10, 2-6). Anthony Johnson scored 12 points and Ford added 11.

An Odum 3-pointer with about six minutes left in the first half sparked a 15-6 surge to give Arizona State a 33-28 advantage, and the Sun Devils took a 39-35 lead into the break. Arizona State used a 23-11 run to take its largest lead, 70-58, with 6:09 remaining.

It was Arizona State's first game at Orlando in the series.

Up next

Arizona State: Hosts top-ranked Arizona on Saturday.

UCF: At home against No. 11 Texas Tech on Saturday.

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Red Wings' Kane ties Stars' Modano as highest-scoring American-born players in NHL history

DETROIT (AP) — Patrick Kane of the Detroit Red Wings has tied Dallas' Mike Modano as the highest-scoring U.S.-born players in NHL history.

Kane matched Mike Modano by recording his 1,374th point on an assist on a goal by Alex DeBrincat late in Detroit's 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. He got there a couple of months after turning 37, while Modano was 40 when he scored a goal to register point No. 1,374.

“Nothing really went right for us tonight, so it’s tough to really think about (the record) right now, but hopefully next game’s a better result and (I) can move past Mike next game," Kane said after the game. "That’d be nice, to do that and do it with a win.”

He will have a chance to move ahead of Modano when the Red Wings host the Washington Capitals on Thursday.

Kane has been one of the faces of American hockey since getting taken with the first pick in the 2007 draft by Chicago. He helped the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup three times from 2010-15 as a co-headliner of one of the most successful runs since the league’s salary cap era began in ’05.

Earlier this month, Kane became the 50th player and fifth American to score 500 goals, following Keith Tkachuk, Jeremy Roenick and Joe Mullen. Brett Hull, a dual citizen who was born in Canada and played internationally for the U.S., had 741 goals and 1,391 points.

Kane won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year in ’07-08, the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2013 and the Hart Trophy as regular-season MVP in 2015-16, when he also led the league in scoring.

Kane has 1,374 points on 500 goals and 874 assists in 1,341 career NHL regular-season games.

Modano retired in 2011 with 561 goals and 813 assists in 1,499 games.

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Broncos fire offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and 2 other assistants after AFC title game loss

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi on Tuesday in a shakeup of their coaching staff in the wake of their AFC championship game loss.

Lombardi had been with coach Sean Payton since he took the Broncos job 2023. His tenure in Denver ended after backup Jarrett Stidham filled in for an injured Bo Nix on Sunday and the New England Patriots beat the Broncos 10-7 in a game where a snowstorm made it difficult for both offenses in the second half.

Denver also fired wide receivers coach Keary Colbert and cornerbacks coach Addison Lynch. Lombardi also was part of Payton's staff in New Orleans.

“I want to thank these coaches for playing an important role in elevating our program over the last three seasons,” Payton said in a statement. “I’ve been fortunate to work with Joe Lombardi for 15 years and am particularly grateful for his many contributions to our success as offensive coordinator.

“We sincerely appreciate Joe, Keary and Addison’s hard work and wish them all the best in the future.”

Nix led the Broncos (15-4) to a franchise record-tying 14 wins in the regular season and their first playoff victory since Super Bowl 50 a decade ago. He’s won 25 games in two seasons and boasts an NFL-best 11 game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime over that span. The Broncos’ offense averaged 23.6 points per game during the regular season.

Payton fell to 1-3 in conference championships.

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Recap: Wizards beat Trail Blazers, 115-111

The Washington Wizards defeated the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night, 115-111 at Capital One Arena. Washington didn’t just get a win tonight. They pushed the Blazers down to a sub .500 record as well.

This game featured 19 lead changes, six ties and a long stretch in the middle of the game where the Wizards led by as many as 11 points. The Blazers on the other hand never led by more than 11.

In the fourth quarter, the Blazers started with the lead and still held it midway. Shaedon Sharpe scored 12 of his team-high 31 points and kept Washington on their toes. But Kyshawn George scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth. George even made a three off a Bilal Coulibaly assist with just under three minutes left that gave Washington the lead for good.

And it gets better. George made that three over Blazers superstar (and former Wizard) Deni Avdija.

Avdija, who is poised to make the NBA All-Star team for the first time, scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. But he also committed 6 turnovers for Portland. As for Washington, George had the biggest clutch play of the night, but Alex Sarr led Washington’s scorers with 29 points and added grabbed 12 rebounds.

The Wizards’ next game is on Thursday when they host the Milwaukee Bucks. Tip off is at 7 p.m. ET. See you then.

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Patrick Kane Officially Ties Mike Modano For Points By U.S.-Born Player

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Detroit Red Wings forward Patrick Kane already made NHL history this season by becoming the 50th player to score 500 career goals.

Now, he's made more history by tying Mike Modano for the most points by a U.S.-born player in NHL history.

His assist on teammate Alex DeBrincat's goal on Tuesday evening confirmed the milestone: 

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