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Portland faces Toronto, looks for 5th straight win 01/23/2026 02:04am • Toronto Raptors (27-19, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (23-22, ninth in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Raptors -4.5; over/under is 223.5 BOTTOM LINE: Portland comes into a matchup with Toronto as winners of four gam Washington plays Charlotte on 5-game road skid 01/23/2026 02:04am • Washington Wizards (10-33, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (17-28, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Washington travels to Charlotte looking to stop its five-game road losing streak. The Hornets are 5-4 against Southeas Jazz play the Heat for out-of-conference matchup 01/23/2026 02:04am • Miami Heat (23-22, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (15-30, 13th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Keyonte George and the Utah Jazz host the Miami Heat in a non-conference matchup. The Jazz have gone 10-13 at home. Utah averages 15.3 turno Denver plays Milwaukee, aims for 6th straight road win 01/23/2026 02:04am • Denver Nuggets (30-15, third in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (18-25, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bucks -6.5; over/under is 221.5 BOTTOM LINE: Denver visits Milwaukee looking to prolong its five-game road winning streak. The Sharpe scores 27 points as Trail Blazers beat Heat 127-110 for 4th straight win 01/23/2026 01:16am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Shaedon Sharpe scored 27 points and had seven rebounds and four steals, and the Portland Trail Blazers extended their winning streak to four games with a 127-110 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday night. Deni Avdija added 20 points before leaving with a back injury. Cale Nurse scores twice against her former Toronto teammates, Goldeneyes beat Sceptres 5-0 01/23/2026 12:54am • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Sarah Nurse scored twice against her former Toronto teammates and the Vancouver Goldeneyes beat the Sceptres 5-0 on Thursday night. Former Toronto goalie Kristen Campbell made 24 saves, and Izzy Daniel, Tereza Vanisova and Abby Boreen also scored. laine Chuli sto Thursday's Scores 01/23/2026 12:53am • BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Annandale 74, John R. Lewis 43 Appalachian Christian 80, Blue Ridge Christian 67 Appomattox 62, Buckingham County 52 Banner Christian 68, Millwood School 40 Bruton 51, Smithfield 45 Catholic 61, Benedictine 56 Christiansburg 84, Staunton River 49 Clover Hill 58, Cosby 51 Courtl Thursday's Scores 01/23/2026 12:53am • GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Bland County 57, Giles 32 Broadway 54, Woodstock Central 35 Brunswick Academy 59, Tidewater Academy 11 Buckingham County 45, Appomattox 28 Catholic 96, Nansemond-Suffolk 11 Clarke County 59, Luray 43 Colonial Beach 36, Lancaster 8 Cosby 56, Clover Hill 49 Council 69, East Ridg Dixon puts up 15, UC Irvine knocks off UC Riverside 80-66 01/23/2026 12:52am • RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Jurian Dixon had 15 points in UC Irvine's 80-66 win over UC Riverside on Thursday night. Dixon also contributed three steals for the Anteaters (13-7, 6-2 Big West Conference). Harrison Carrington scored 14 points while going 6 of 8 and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. Andr Kawhi Leonard's 24 points help Clippers hold off Lakers in tight fourth quarter 01/23/2026 12:50am • INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points — his career-high 23rd consecutive game with at least 20 — and the Los Angeles Clippers survived a tight fourth quarter to beat Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers 112-104 on Thursday night. The Clippers have won seven of eight and 14 Bruins hold off Golden Knights 4-3 after three-goal flurry 01/23/2026 12:43am • BOSTON (AP) — Charlie McAvoy started a three-goal flurry in a 54-second span in the first period, David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and the Boston Bruins held off the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Thursday night. Boston won for the ninth time in 11 games. Elias Lindholm and Tanner Jeannot a Ward scores 21 as CSU Fullerton knocks off Long Beach State 71-61 01/23/2026 12:42am • FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Joshua Ward's 21 points helped CSU Fullerton defeat Long Beach State 71-61 on Thursday night. Ward also contributed nine rebounds and four steals for the Titans (9-12, 4-5 Big West Conference). Jefferson Monegro shot 5 for 11 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from th Professional Women's Hockey League Glance 01/23/2026 12:38am • Teams awarded three (3) points for a regulation win, two (2) points for an overtime or shootout win, one (1) point for an overtime or shootout loss, and zero (0) points for a regulation time loss. All Times EST Sunday's Games New York 2, Montreal 1 Boston at Seattle, 10 p.m. Tuesday's Games Ottaw Campaigning starts for Bangladesh's first national election after Hasina's ouster 01/23/2026 12:36am • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Campaigning began Thursday for Bangladesh’s first national elections since the 2024 uprising that ousted longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The major political parties held campaign rallies in the capital, Dhaka, and elsewhere ahead of Feb. 12 election, which is seen Kaprizov scores second goal of game in OT to lift Wild past Red Wings, 4-3 01/23/2026 12:36am • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored his second goal of the game 45 seconds into overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. Kaprizov came down the middle and beat goalie Cam Talbot with a wrist shot from between the circles. Mats Zuccar