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Five players to watch at the cricket's T20 World Cup 02/04/2026 02:13am • NEW DELHI (AP) — The Twenty20 World Cup gets underway in India and Sri Lanka on Saturday. The smash-and-bash nature of this cricket format makes it very likely to unearth a few stars of the future. Here are five names to watch out for: Abhishek Sharma, India The opening batter is already setting T Gillespie scores 30 as Suns top Trail Blazers 130-125 02/04/2026 02:08am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Collin Gillespie scored a career-high 30 points, Mark Williams had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns bounced back from a slow start for a 130-125 win over the reeling Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Grayson Allen also scored 24 points on 11-of-14 shooti Brooklyn plays Orlando for conference matchup 02/04/2026 02:04am • Brooklyn Nets (13-36, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (25-24, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Orlando and Brooklyn meet on Thursday. The Magic are 17-17 in Eastern Conference games. Orlando ranks ninth in Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder visit conference foe San Antonio 02/04/2026 02:04am • Oklahoma City Thunder (40-11, first in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (33-16, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -2; over/under is 225.5 BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes San Antonio and Oklahoma City square off o Detroit plays Washington, looks for 4th straight home win 02/04/2026 02:04am • Washington Wizards (13-36, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (37-12, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit hosts Washington looking to extend its three-game home winning streak. The Pistons have gone 23-6 against Eastern Conference team Houston takes on Boston, looks for 4th straight win 02/04/2026 02:04am • Boston Celtics (32-18, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (31-17, fourth in the Western Conference) Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -5.5; over/under is 216.5 BOTTOM LINE: Houston heads into a matchup with Boston as winners of three straight games. The Johnson and Atlanta take on Utah in non-conference action 02/04/2026 02:04am • Utah Jazz (16-35, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (25-27, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jalen Johnson and the Atlanta Hawks host Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz in non-conference action. The Hawks have gone 9-14 in home games. Atla New Orleans plays Milwaukee on 3-game road skid 02/04/2026 02:04am • New Orleans Pelicans (13-39, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (19-29, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pelicans -4.5; over/under is 222.5 BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans visits Milwaukee looking to break its three-game road skid. Th 76ers face the Lakers, aim for 6th straight victory 02/04/2026 02:04am • Philadelphia 76ers (29-21, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (30-19, fifth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia will attempt to build upon its five-game win streak with a victory over Los Angeles. The Lakers are 12-8 in home ga Phoenix plays Golden State in conference matchup 02/04/2026 02:04am • Golden State Warriors (27-24, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (30-20, sixth in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Collin Gillespie and the Phoenix Suns host Brandin Podziemski and the Golden State Warriors in Western Conference play. The Suns are 2 New York takes on Denver, looks for 5th straight home win 02/04/2026 02:04am • Denver Nuggets (33-18, third in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (32-18, second in the Eastern Conference) New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -5; over/under is 226.5 BOTTOM LINE: New York hosts Denver trying to extend its four-game home winning streak. The Knic What to know: India aims for consecutive T20 World Cup titles, Sri Lanka utilizing home advantage 02/04/2026 02:01am • NEW DELHI (AP) — India will be chasing a third Twenty20 World Cup title when the 2026 edition, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, gets underway Saturday. The defending champion I ndia squad will be in action on opening day, taking on the U.S. team at Mumbai. Sri Lanka will play its first game again Dixon-Waters scores 23, San Diego State beats Wyoming 72-63 02/04/2026 01:57am • SAN DIEGO (AP) — Reese Waters scored 23 points as San Diego State beat Wyoming 72-63 on Tuesday. Dixon-Waters shot 6 for 10 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 9 of 12 from the free-throw line for the Aztecs (16-6, 10-2 Mountain West Conference). Miles Byrd added 12 points while shooting 3 of 6 from India's Modi praised for US trade deal as opposition questions impact on agriculture 02/04/2026 01:50am • NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian lawmakers from the ruling coalition praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday for striking a deal with the U.S. that seeks to reduce tariffs on Indian goods, while the opposition raised questions on the impact on sensitive sectors such as agriculture. President Donald Gauthier gets 25th goal and surging Ducks beat Kraken 4-2 to move closer to Pacific Division lead 02/04/2026 01:43am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Cutter Gauthier scored his 25th goal and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Tuesday night to win their final game before the Olympic break. Jacob Trouba, Alex Killorn and Ross Johnston also scored as the resurgent Ducks built a 4-0 cushion before fending of