NBA NewsSaturday, Jan 24, 2026

Yaxel Lendeborg had 18 points and nine rebounds, Morez Johnson scored 12 points and No. 3 Michigan beat Ohio State 74-62 on Friday night. The Wolverines (18-1, 8-1 Big Ten) took control with a 21-6 run in the second half after the Buckeyes (13-6, 5-3) tied it for a ninth time midway through the second half. Ohio State's John Mobley Jr. scored 14 of his 22 points in the first half when Michigan led 33-30.

A second straight win.

Owen Tippett had his second career hat trick and the Philadelphia Flyers handed the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche their fourth loss in five games, 7-3 on Friday night. Tippett opened the scoring in the first and struck twice in the third. Matvei Michkov had two goals and an assist, Denver Barkey and Bobby Brink also scored and Samuel Ersson made 32 saves.

One loss, two injuries, and a familiar Atlanta feeling.

“He’s getting more comfortable,” Brown said after practice Friday. “But also, too, I’ve had to make some adjustments to help him out, make it a little easier for him, which I’ve done."

Hendrix Lapierre ended a 90-game goal drought, Alex Ovechkin had an empty-netter and the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday night to end a four-game losing streak. Aliaksei Protas also scored and Logan Thompson made 25 saves against his hometown town. Morgan Frost scored for Calgary, and Devin Cooley stopped 35 shots.

Cutter Gauthier had a goal and an assist, Lukas Dostal made 21 saves and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory following a nine-game losing streak. Ryan Poehling scored short-handed, Chris Kreider added a power-play goal and Pavel Mintyukov banked in a long empty-netter. The Ducks have three games left on a five-game trip they opened with a 2-1 shootout victory at NHL-leading Colorado on Wednesday night.

After choking the game away in regulation, the Celtics stole a crazy game in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn gave Boston way more than they asked for…but not an L

Macklin Celebrini had two goals to end his longest drought of the season, pacing the San Jose Sharks to a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers on Friday night. Celebrini's 25th and 26th goals of the season were his first since Jan. 7, a six-game stretch. The No. 1 overall pick in 2024, Celebrini had a chance for his third hat trick of the season but his shot in the third period was stopped by Rangers goalie Martin Spencer and the puck rolled slowly to the side of the net.

Cody Glass had two goals and an assist, Lenni Hameenaho scored his first NHL goal and the New Jersey Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Friday night to extend their Western Canada winning streak to three. Nico Hischier and Connor Brown also scored for New Jersey.

Cleveland Cavaliers (26-20, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (23-20, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Magic -1; over/under is 228 BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland hits the road against Orlando trying to extend its three-game road winning streak. The Magic are 15-15 in conference games. Orlando ranks eighth in the league with 16.6 fast break points per game led by Franz Wagner averaging 3.9. The Cavaliers are 17-13 agains...