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Indiana and Atlanta square off for conference matchup 01/30/2026 02:03am • Atlanta Hawks (24-26, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (12-36, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Hawks take on Pascal Siakam and the Indiana Pacers in Eastern Conference action Saturday. The Pacers are 8-24 in Eastern Confe Charlotte takes on San Antonio, looks for 6th straight victory 01/30/2026 02:03am • San Antonio Spurs (32-15, second in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (21-28, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte heads into a matchup with San Antonio as winners of five straight games. The Hornets are 9-13 on their home Utah hosts Brooklyn, looks to stop home slide 01/30/2026 02:03am • Brooklyn Nets (12-34, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (15-33, 13th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jazz -2.5; over/under is 227.5 BOTTOM LINE: Utah takes on Brooklyn looking to break its four-game home skid. The Jazz are 10-16 in Washington hosts Los Angeles in cross-conference matchup 01/30/2026 02:03am • Los Angeles Lakers (28-18, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (11-34, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lakers -8.5; over/under is 229.5 BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles heads to Washington for a non-conference matchup. The Wizards ha Chicago faces Miami, seeks to end 3-game slide 01/30/2026 02:03am • Chicago Bulls (23-25, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (26-23, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Chicago comes into the matchup with Miami as losers of three in a row. The Heat have gone 13-13 against Eastern Conference teams. Miami has a 14-14 Golden State takes on Detroit in non-conference play 01/30/2026 02:03am • Detroit Pistons (34-12, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (27-22, eighth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Warriors -1.5; over/under is 224.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Golden State Warriors host the Detroit Pistons in non-conference Evans' 19 help UC Irvine down Hawaii 87-76 in OT 01/30/2026 01:58am • IRVINE, Calif. (AP) ��� Kyle Evans and Jurian Dixon each scored 19 points to help UC Irvine defeat Hawaii 87-76 in overtime on Thursday night. Evans added 11 rebounds and seven blocks for the Anteaters (15-7, 8-2 Big West Conference). Dixon was 8 of 16 from the floor and 3 for 4 from the line while ���So wrong���: Fairfax Co. community vigil honors Renee Good, Alex Pretti 01/30/2026 01:49am • A large crowd packed a Reston, Virginia, church on Thursday night, singing and holding candles to honor those who have been injured or killed during interactions with federal law enforcement officials. Led by community and religious leaders, the crowd applauded as speakers urged them to speak out Cooper Flagg breaks NBA teen record with 49 points in Mavs' loss to Hornets 01/30/2026 01:48am • DALLAS (AP) ��� As Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg set the NBA record for points by a teenager with 49 on Thursday night in a 123-121 loss to Charlotte, he broke the franchise rookie scoring record he shared with Mark Aguirre ��� whose jersey was retired at halftime. ���Mark Aguirre is special. Such a sp Stars win 5-4 in shootout after blowing 3-goal lead to Golden Knights 01/30/2026 01:41am • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen scored in the shootout and Dallas escaped with a 5-4 victory over the Golden Knights after the Stars blew a three-goal lead in the third period Thursday night. Vegas' Mitch Marner forced overtime when he used his stick to keep the puck from leavi PHOTO ESSAY: Liberia's largest gold miner and community tensions 01/30/2026 01:28am • JIKANDOR, Liberia (AP) ��� The announcement posted in the village has a cheerful tone: ���BMMC is pleased to inform you that there will be a blast��� at a mining pit nearby. Residents told visiting journalists with The Associated Press and The Gecko Project that such explosions have cracked or crumb Takeaways from AP report on toxic spills from gold mining in Liberia 01/30/2026 01:24am • JIKANDOR, Liberia (AP) ��� An investigation by The Associated Press and The Gecko Project has found that the largest gold mining company in Liberia repeatedly spilled toxic chemicals such as cyanide in levels that environmental authorities in the West African nation said were above legal limits. Vil Patrick Kane becomes highest-scoring US-born player during Red Wings' shootout loss to Capitals 01/30/2026 01:16am • DETROIT (AP) ��� Patrick Kane became the highest-scoring United States-born player in NHL history in the Detroit Red Wings��� 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals, who got the decisive goal from Nic Dowd in a shootout on Thursday night. Alex DeBrincat scored with 1:40 left and again with 51.1 seconds Shane Wright scores twice as Kraken extend win streak to 3 games with 5-2 win over Maple Leafs 01/30/2026 01:15am • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Shane Wright scored twice and the Seattle Kraken extended their winning streak to three games with a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Brandon Montour and Matty Beniers also scored for the Kraken, who had at least five goals in back-to-back games for the fi Tolopilo makes 32 saves in Canucks' 2-0 win over Ducks, but doesn't get credit for shutout 01/30/2026 01:12am • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) ��� Nikita Tolopilo made 32 saves, Drew O���Connor opened the scoring with 9:42 left and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-0 on Thursday night. Tolopilo was denied his first NHL shutout after missing the first 2:11 of the second period because of concuss