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Chris Kreider, Ducks go up early, hold off Golden Knights
Feb 1, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; Anaheim Ducks left wing Chris Kreider (20) fights for the puck against Vegas Golden Knights left wing Ivan Barbashev (49) during the second period at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Chris Kreider scored two goals, Cutter Gauthier and Ryan Poehling each scored one and the Anaheim Ducks got back to their winning ways with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.
Troy Terry had two assists in his return from an 11-game absence because of an upper body injury and Lukas Dostal made 28 saves in the Ducks’ fourth consecutive home victory. Anaheim moved back into playoff position with the win.
The Ducks entered the contest on a two-game losing streak that immediately followed a seven-game winning streak. Anaheim finished the season series with three victories in three tries over Vegas, including two in overtime.
Mitch Marner, Ivan Barbashev and Tomas Hertl scored goals and Adin Hill made 19 saves for the Golden Knights, who matched a season-high five-game losing streak (0-3-2). Vegas also is 1-5-2 since a seven-game winning streak that ended Jan. 19.
Kreider gave the Ducks a 1-0 lead at 13:21 of the first period when Poehling’s pass in front of the net deflected off his skate and over the line.
Kreider turned a stick deflection into a 2-0 lead at 1:10 of the second period. Jacob Truba’s blast from the left point was knocked down by Kreider and redirected past Hill for his 19th of the season, second most on the team.
Gauthier tallied his team-leading 24th of the season on the power play for a 3-0 lead at 4:32 of the second period when he scored through traffic from the left penalty spot.
The Golden Knights pulled back a goal at 9:47 of the second period when Mark Stone’s pass from behind the goal was deflected to Marner, who scored before Dostal could recover.
Vegas cut the deficit to 3-2 at 10:40 of the third period when Barbashev tipped in a shot past Dostal. Barbashev now has a goal in three consecutive games immediately following a 16-game run without a score.
Poehling scored into an empty net for Anaheim off an assist from Terry with 1:07 remaining, and Hertl added a goal for Vegas with 5.3 seconds left.
–Field Level Media
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Pistons' Isaiah Stewart banned 7 games, 3 others punished after brawl
Feb 9, 2026; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller (24) and forward Grant Williams (2) hold back Head Coach Charles Lee after his ejection during the second half against the Detroit Pistons at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images Detroit Pistons forward-center Isaiah Stewart was suspended seven games by the NBA on Wednesday for leaving the bench area, aggressively entering an on-court altercation and fighting.
Per the league, the length of Stewart’s suspensions is based, in part, on his repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts. He has now been suspended five times in his six seasons in the league.
The 24-year-old received a two-game ban for an on-court brawl versus the Minnesota Timberwolves last March, two months after his flagrant-2 versus the Indiana Pacers triggered an automatic one-game suspension. He also was banned three games for punching Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks hours before their game in February 2024, and Stewart received a two-game suspension in November 2021 after he had to be restrained following an altercation with Lakers star LeBron James.
Also, Charlotte Hornets forwards Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate received four-game bans for fighting and escalating the altercation, while Pistons All-Star center Jalen Duren was suspended two games for initiating the altercation and fighting.
All four players will begin serving their suspensions on Wednesday night, with the Pistons visiting the Toronto Raptors and the Hornets hosting the Atlanta Hawks.
The incident in question occurred midway through the third quarter on Monday night in Charlotte, resulting in four ejections and a lengthy delay.
Diabate committed a defensive foul on Duren in the lane, prompting the latter to turn and square up the former. When that scrap wound down, another broke out near midcourt as Bridges came off the bench to tangle with Stewart.
All four players were assessed technical fouls and ejected from the game.
–Field Level Media
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Angel Reese returning to Unrivaled's Rose BC for remainder of season
Jan 17, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Angel Reese (5) of the Rose takes a moment against the Vinyl during a timeout in the first half of the Unrivaled women’s professional 3v3 basketball league at Wayfair Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images WNBA star Angel Reese is returning to Unrivaled for the stretch run of the 3-on-3 league’s second season.
Reese again will play for Rose BC, which won Unrivaled’s championship title in the Miami-based league’s inaugural season. She will play the final three games of the regular season, starting with Rose’s matchup against Hive BC on Feb 20.
The 23-year-old, who plays for the Chicago Sky of the WNBA, was Unrivaled’s rebounding leader (12.2 rebounds per game) and was named the Defensive Player of the Year.
She joins a Rose team that still includes multiple players from last season’s championship team, including reigning finals MVP Chelsea Gray, Kahleah Copper and Lexie Hull. Reese did not play in the semifinals or finals due to a hand injury.
The spot for Reese became available when Rose traded Azura Stevens to Hive as part of a four-team trade resulting from a season-ending injury to Breeze BC’s Aari McDonald (right leg).
–Field Level Media
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Martin Kaymer (elbow) WDs from LIV Adelaide
Jun 8, 2025; Gainesville, Virginia, USA; Martin Kaymer of team Cleeks Golf Club watches a putt on the fourth hole during the final round of the LIV Golf Virginia golf tournament at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Cleeks Golf Club captain and two-time major winner Martin Kaymer withdrew from LIV Golf Adelaide on Wednesday due to an elbow injury.
The 41-year-old German is the latest LIV Golf captain to bow out of the event, joining six-time major champion Phil Mickelson (family matter) and Englishman Lee Westwood (wrist).
“I won’t be playing in Adelaide this week due to a minor injury on my left elbow,” Kaymer said in a statement. “Sitting out is never an easy call, especially for an event as special as LIV Golf Adelaide.
“The positive is that recovery is going very well and I’m feeling strong. This is just a short pause with the focus firmly on the long season ahead, and I look forward to returning to competition in Hong Kong.”
LIV Golf reserve John Catlin will step in for Kaymer, who won the 2010 PGA Championship and 2014 U.S. Open.
–Field Level Media
Pistons' Isaiah Stewart banned 7 games, 3 others punished after brawl
Angel Reese returning to Unrivaled's Rose BC for remainder of season
