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8:12 PM on Thursday, January 8

Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist to extend his points streak to a career high-matching 17 games and the Edmonton Oilers beat Winnipeg 4-3 on Thursday night for the Jets’ 11th straight loss

7:57 PM on Thursday, January 8

Julius Randle had 28 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists to help the Minnesota Timberwolves hang on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 131-122 for their fourth consecutive victory

7:53 PM on Thursday, January 8

Colten Ellis was in awe of Madison Square Garden, so he got there early to look around “The World's Most Famous Arena.”

7:52 PM on Thursday, January 8

Anaheim Ducks winger Troy Terry, who shares the team lead with 42 points, missed his first game of the season Thursday night due to an upper-body injury and isn’t expected to be sidelined for an extended period

7:45 PM on Thursday, January 8

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle has finally won his 1,000th career game

7:31 PM on Thursday, January 8

Easton Cowan scored 2:48 into a wild overtime and Scott Laughton had a short-handed goal in his return to Philadelphia as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Flyers 2-1

7:25 PM on Thursday, January 8

Britt Prince scored 20 points and Jessica Petrie adds 17 as No. 25 Nebraska beats Indiana 78-73

7:24 PM on Thursday, January 8

Darianna Littlepage-Buggs notched a double-double to lead the No. 16 Baylor women 56-52 past Colorado on Thursday

7:16 PM on Thursday, January 8

Senior Kyla Oldacre had a career-best 23 points and 11 rebounds, helping No. 2 Texas rout Auburn 97-36 Thursday night

7:14 PM on Thursday, January 8

Alexandre Texier had a hat trick for his second straight three-point game and the Montreal Canadiens beat the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 6-2 on Thursday night

7:05 PM on Thursday, January 8

Pascal Siakam scored 30 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and made a driving layup with 11.5 seconds left to lift Indiana to a 114-112 win over the Charlotte Hornets that snapped the Pacers’ 13-game skid and finally gave coach Rick Carlisle his 1,000th career win

7:03 PM on Thursday, January 8

Flau’jae Johnson scored 15 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter, MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 18, and No. 12 LSU beat Georgia 80-59

6:58 PM on Thursday, January 8

Sean Kuraly had a goal and an assist, Tanner Jeannot had two assists, and the Boston Bruins started a five-game homestand with a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames

6:54 PM on Thursday, January 8

Jalen Chatfield’s first goal of the season was a tiebreaker and goalie Frederik Andersen snapped a personal nine-game losing streak as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2

6:52 PM on Thursday, January 8

Josh Doan scored, Colten Ellis made 30 saves in his first game in a month and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 5-2 to give them 12 victories in their past 13 games

6:51 PM on Thursday, January 8

Evgeni Malkin scored a power-play goal in his return from an upper-body injury and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory

6:44 PM on Thursday, January 8

Patrick Kane became the 50th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals, scoring his second goal of the game into an empty net with 3:53 left to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Thursday night

6:37 PM on Thursday, January 8

Patrick Kane became the 50th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals, scoring his second goal of the game into an empty net with 3:53 left to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Thursday night

6:09 PM on Thursday, January 8

Two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal asked for a record $32 million in salary arbitration while the Detroit Tigers offered the left-hander $19 million

5:57 PM on Thursday, January 8

Nick Kyrgios says he’s not fit enough to play singles at the Australian Open but will compete in doubles with his good mate Thanasi Kokkinakis at Melbourne Park