Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Rangers take to the ice against the Maple Leafs, while Ohio State takes on Iowa, and the Lakers head to Dallas to battle the Mavs.
Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The NBA offers up 13 games on Wednesday, with Phoenix at Cleveland, Philadelphia at Orlando, Utah at New Jersey, Detroit at Boston, Memphis at New Orleans, Washington at Milwaukee, New York at Houston, Toronto at San Antonio, Oklahoma City at Denver, Portland at Sacramento, Minnesota at the Clippers, Indiana at Golden State, and the Lakers at Dallas. The Lakers (31-12 SU, 19-24 ATS) knocked off Oklahoma City 101-94 at home in their last game on Monday, with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol each tossing in 21 points. Lamar Odom added 16 points off the bench for Los Angeles. The Mavericks (26-14 SU, 19-19-2 ATS) have lost six straight games, falling 103-89 in Detroit last time out. Dirk Nowitzki led the way for the Mavericks with 32 points in the loss to the Pistons.
Nine games feature ranked teams on the college hoops schedule for Wednesday, with No. 25 Cincinnati at No. 16 Notre Dame, No. 4 Duke at N.C. State, St. John's at No. 19 Louisville, Marshall at No. 21 West Virginia, Penn State at No. 14 Purdue, No. 11 Texas A&M at No. 10 Texas, Air Force at No. 6 San Diego State, San Diego at No. 22 St. Mary's, and Iowa at No. 1 Ohio State. The top-ranked Buckeyes (18-0 SU, 7-8 ATS) took over the No. 1 berth in the polls with a 69-66 win at home over Penn State last time out; Jared Sullinger was good for 19 points for Ohio State in that matchup. The Hawkeyes (7-10 SU, 7-9 ATS) have lost five straight games, falling 69-59 in Minnesota last contest. Ohio State knocked off Iowa 73-68 when the teams last met on January 4.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, there are three games on the NHL's schedule for Wednesday, with Columbus at Florida, Minnesota at Calgary, and Toronto at the Rangers. The 18-21-5 Maple Leafs fell 2-1 in a shootout to the Flames in their last game on Saturday; Mikhail Grabovski had the lone Toronto goal in that contest, while J-S Giguere stopped 32 of 33 Calgary shots in regulation time. The 26-18-3 Rangers are coming off a 3-2 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday, with Wojtek Wolski and Derek Stepan providing the team's markers. The Maple Leafs and Rangers have met three times already this year, with New York winning twice.
Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The NBA offers up 13 games on Wednesday, with Phoenix at Cleveland, Philadelphia at Orlando, Utah at New Jersey, Detroit at Boston, Memphis at New Orleans, Washington at Milwaukee, New York at Houston, Toronto at San Antonio, Oklahoma City at Denver, Portland at Sacramento, Minnesota at the Clippers, Indiana at Golden State, and the Lakers at Dallas. The Lakers (31-12 SU, 19-24 ATS) knocked off Oklahoma City 101-94 at home in their last game on Monday, with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol each tossing in 21 points. Lamar Odom added 16 points off the bench for Los Angeles. The Mavericks (26-14 SU, 19-19-2 ATS) have lost six straight games, falling 103-89 in Detroit last time out. Dirk Nowitzki led the way for the Mavericks with 32 points in the loss to the Pistons.
Nine games feature ranked teams on the college hoops schedule for Wednesday, with No. 25 Cincinnati at No. 16 Notre Dame, No. 4 Duke at N.C. State, St. John's at No. 19 Louisville, Marshall at No. 21 West Virginia, Penn State at No. 14 Purdue, No. 11 Texas A&M at No. 10 Texas, Air Force at No. 6 San Diego State, San Diego at No. 22 St. Mary's, and Iowa at No. 1 Ohio State. The top-ranked Buckeyes (18-0 SU, 7-8 ATS) took over the No. 1 berth in the polls with a 69-66 win at home over Penn State last time out; Jared Sullinger was good for 19 points for Ohio State in that matchup. The Hawkeyes (7-10 SU, 7-9 ATS) have lost five straight games, falling 69-59 in Minnesota last contest. Ohio State knocked off Iowa 73-68 when the teams last met on January 4.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, there are three games on the NHL's schedule for Wednesday, with Columbus at Florida, Minnesota at Calgary, and Toronto at the Rangers. The 18-21-5 Maple Leafs fell 2-1 in a shootout to the Flames in their last game on Saturday; Mikhail Grabovski had the lone Toronto goal in that contest, while J-S Giguere stopped 32 of 33 Calgary shots in regulation time. The 26-18-3 Rangers are coming off a 3-2 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday, with Wojtek Wolski and Derek Stepan providing the team's markers. The Maple Leafs and Rangers have met three times already this year, with New York winning twice.
