National Basketball Association
Indiana Pacers 129 Toronto Raptors 114
Malcolm Brogdon had 36 points & 9 assists for the Pacers.
Myles Turner had a solid game for Indiana including 10 rebounds
Fred VanVleet & Norman Powell combined for 49 points for Toronto
The loss snaps Toronto’s 2 game win streak
The Raptors host Milwaukee tomorrow night
The Bucks are tied with Boston for 2nd in the Eastern Conference.
Detroit Pistons 119 Philadelphia 76ers 104
Delon Wright had 28 points for Detroit
Despite the loss, Philadelphia leads the Eastern Conference at 12 & 6.
Boston Celtics 119 Chicago Bulls 103
Jaylen Brown led Boston with 26 points
Los Angeles Lakers 115 Cleveland Cavaliers 108
LeBron James 46 points for L.A.
The Lakers improve to 14 & 4 good for 1st in the Western Conference & remain unbeaten on the road.
Brooklyn Nets 98 Miami Heat 85
Orlando Magic 117 Charlotte Hornets 108
Denver Nuggets 117 Dallas Mavericks 113
Oklahoma City Thunder 125 Portland Trail Blazers 122
Golden State Warriors 130 Minnesota Timberwolves 108
Sacramento Kings at Memphis Grizzlies (ppd)
San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans (ppd)
Tonight
Los Angeles Clippers at Atlanta Hawks 7:30 pm
Washington Wizards at Houston Rockets 8 pm
New York Knicks at Utah Jazz 9 pm
The NBA and the Players Association are discussing the possibility of holding an All-Star Game in early March, with Atlanta emerging as a possible site
The All-Star Weekend, previously to be hosted in Indianapolis, was cancelled because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Talks have centered on a March 7th game in Atlanta that would be a far-scaled-down version of the typical All-Star Weekend festivities.
National Hockey League
Vancouver Canucks 7 Ottawa Senators 1
Brandon Sutter had a hat trick for the Canucks who posted their 3rd win of the season.
Ottawa has lost 5 in a row
Tonight
Toronto Maple Leafs at Calgary Flames 9 pm
Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets 8 pm
Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins 7 pm
New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres 7 pm
Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes 7 pm
Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets 7 pm
Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils 7 pm
New York Islanders at Washington Capitals 7 pm
Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild 8 pm
Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators 8 pm
Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars 8:30 pm
Anaheim Ducks at Arizona Coyotes 9 pm
San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche 9 pm
St. Louis Blues at Vegas Golden Knights 9 pm
Former Arizona Coyotes general manager John Chayka has been suspended by the NHL until the end of this calendar year for conduct detrimental to the league and game.
Chayka resigned in July prior to the Coyotes heading to Edmonton to participate in the NHL’s Return to Play.
The verdict reportedly is related to the multiple years remaining on Chayka’s contract with Arizona and his attempts to terminate the contract.
Under Chayka, the Coyotes were stripped of draft picks for violating the scouting combine policy of conducting physical testing of draft-eligible players.
MLBPA Denies Modifications
The Major League Baseball Players Association rejected a deal for a universal designated hitter and expanded playoffs,
MLB reportedly offered the union the implementation of designated hitters in both leagues if they agreed to an expanded playoffs,
The union opposed those measures along with the consideration to implement a pitch clock
Spring training is set to begin February 27th.
Opening day for the 2021 regular season is Thursday, April. 1st.
MLS Dates
Major League Soccer will commence with their regular season on April 3rd
The season will run through November 7th with the MLS Cup final scheduled for December 11th
In announcing the dates, the MLS said it is continuing to work with Toronto FC, Montreal and the Vancouver Whitecaps on the issue of travel restrictions between Canada and the U.S.
MLS said more details on the Canadian teams will be announced in the “near future.”‘
Milanovich Moves On
Scott Milanovich resigned from his position as head coach of the Edmonton Football Team in the Canadian Football League,.
Milanovich, who never coached a game for Edmonton due to the global pandemic, resigned to pursue NFL opportunities.