CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Joel Farabee’s short-handed goal at 6:53 of the third period broke a tie and sent the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.

Morgan Frost and Matvei Gridin each scored his 12th goal of the season for the Flames (22-26-6), who overcame a pair of one-goal deficits and snapped a five-game losing streak.

Will Smith and Adam Gaudette scored for the Sharks (27-22-4), who have lost two in a row and four of seven.

Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 39 shots for the Sharks, while Dustin Wolf made 23 saves for the Flames.

Wolf’s best stop came against Macklin Celebrini with 21 seconds remaining when he stuck out a pad to deny the star forward after he was set up all by himself in front of the net.

Celebrini’s three-game point streak was snapped (three goals, four assists).

Just 15 seconds after teammate Nazem Kadri was penalized for slashing, Farabee broke a 2-all tie with Calgary’s NHL-leading eighth short-handed goal. Mikael Backlund’s slap shot missed the net, but the rebound caromed right back out front where Farbee knocked a backhand through Nedeljkovic’s pads.

It was Calgary’s first victory since trading defenseman Rasmus Andersson. The Flames had gone 0-3-2 and scored only seven goals since the deal.

Wolf, who is from Gilroy, California, improved to 16-2-2 against teams from his home state — the Sharks, Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks. He is 9-2-0 against San Jose.

While recently acquired left wing Kiefer Sherwood (upper body) remains out, San Jose did welcome back left wing Philipp Kurashev (upper body, 19 games) and defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin (undisclosed, 10 games).

Sherwood, acquired from Vancouver on Jan. 19, hasn’t played since Jan. 10, but he’s back skating with the team.

Up next

Sharks: Visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.

Flames: Host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Justin Sourdif scored off a rebound at 1:42 of overtime and the Washington Capitals overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Saturday night.

Down 3-0 early in second period, the Capitals tied it on defenseman Jakob Chychrun’s goal with 6:42 left in regulation — his 19th of the season.

Hendrix Lapierre and Dylan Strome scored in the second period to start the rally and help give Clay Stevenson his first NHL victory. Stevenson won in his second career start and first of the season, stopping 19 shots.

Washington has won two in a row. It beat beat Detroit 4-3 in a shootout Thursday night to end a six-game trip.

Mark Jankowski, Sebastian Aho and Shayne Gostisbehere scored for Carolina, and Frederik Andersen made 38 saves. The Hurricanes had won two in a row and five of six.

Jankowski opened the scoring for Carolina with 6:33 left in the first. Aho made it 2-0 with 2:09 to go in the period, and Gostisbehere struck at 4:16 of the second.

Lapierre got one back for Washington at 7:52 of the second, and Strome made it a one-goal game with 5:02 left in the period.

Up next

Hurricanes: Host Los Angeles on Sunday.

Capitals: Host New York Islanders on Monday night,

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In a matchup headlined by two of college basketball’s protagonists this season, Kansas’ 90-82 win over BYU had several of the top NBA minds and celebrities in the building.

One being Sam Presti. He was shown on the broadcast as Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa went at it. Peterson finished with 18 points and three rebounds in the Jayhawks’ win. Dybantsa had 17 points. Both will likely go in the top three of the 2026 NBA draft.

The Oklahoma City Thunder sit atop the NBA standings, but that doesn’t mean you can rest on your laurels. The reigning NBA champions vie to go back-to-back. And even with a pedestrian month, most expect them to enter the playoffs as the favorite.

Regardless of how this season plays out, the Thunder are due for some roster changes this upcoming offseason. It comes with the territory of professional sports. If they want to remain a title contender, they must figure out how to recast their supporting players.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams will soon make up most of OKC’s payroll. All three will have humongous new contracts kick in soon. One way to remain one of the league’s deepest teams is by adding talent through the draft.

While OKC’s own draft pick will be in the bottom 10, the Thunder have their hands stuck in several pots of gold. The big one is the LA Clippers‘ first-round swap rights. Even though they’ve bounced back and are near .500, you never know what could happen in the draft lottery.

We’ll see how the rest of the season plays out. The Peterson and Dybantsa dream has likely been burst with LA’s hot run. But Presti’s attendance at Allen Fieldhouse shows how much of a must-watch game it was.

Look who showed up to watch Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa pic.twitter.com/SmFJcSaIa0

— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) January 31, 2026

This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Sam Presti attends to watch Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa show

No. 16 North Carolina handled Georgia Tech 91-75 to pick up its third straight win.

UNC improved to 17-4 overall and 5-3 in ACC play. The Tar Heels turned in an impressive performance after taking nearly a week off and coming off a much-needed road win over ranked Virginia. They turned the ball over only twice and scored 18 points off 14 forced turnovers.

Here are the biggest takeaways from UNC’s win over Georgia Tech.

The Big Three Stand Out

Caleb Wilson delivered another standout performance in his second hometown visit, finishing with 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field and 1-for-3 from 3-point range, along with four assists, four rebounds, a block and a steal. It marked his third straight game with at least 20 points and his sixth in the last eight

Junior center Henri Veesaar and senior guard Seth Trimble also posted big games. Veesaar recorded another double-double, his 11th of the season, and remained tied with Wilson for the ACC lead in that category. He scored 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting with 12 rebounds and four blocks, while Trimble added 18 points on 8-of-14 shooting..

Bogavac and Stevenson Step Up Again

Luka Bogavac scored 16 points off the bench, shooting six-for-10 from the field and 3-for-7 from beyond the arc. He continues his strong stretch from his last four outings. Forward Jarin Stevenson added seven points, six rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes off the bench.

Free Throws

The Tar Heels also shot an impressive 11-of-12 (91.6%) from the free-throw line, easily their best free-throw shooting game of the season. Veesaar and Wilson went to the line a combined six times, each making all three of his attempts.

In their last two games, the Tar Heels have made 26 of 34 free throws, a solid 76.4% from the line. They came in shooting 67.6%, one of the worst marks in the country.

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The 3 trades the Cleveland Cavaliers are being tied to currently originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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By this time next week, the Cleveland Cavaliers could look remarkably different. While a lot of armchair GMs are fantasy booking their favorite landing spots for Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, and, for some reason, Evan Mobley, the facts remain that the Cavs aren’t interested in moving those men. The core unit of the Cavs is pretty secured and only an Earth-moving deal could be enough to move on from them. 

Still, moves are expected to happen. Two of the biggest names that could be out the door by next Thursday include, but aren’t limited to, Lonzo Ball and DeAndre Hunter. Right now, both men have seemingly worn out their welcome in Cleveland, and in order for the Cavs to get under the second apron comfortably, both men would likely have to be moved. 

Luckily for the Cavs, GM Mike Gansey has done a good job of building out some young players to make moves like this possible. The rise of Jaylon Tyson, the development of Craig Porter, and the unexpected boost that rookie Tyrese Proctor have given the Cavs this season have made Hunter and Ball expendable. Which is good, because neither man is going to fetch you that much back in a trade. 

Ideally, the Cavs trading Hunter and Ball away for nothing, or maybe a second-round pick in a future draft, would be ideal. That would get the Cavs under the second apron and allow them to make more moves in the future. Plus, the team has enough talent on its roster right now to try to contend without additional players coming back. These moves would also help the Cavs land LeBron James in the near future, assuming he wants to return to Cleveland to finish out his career.

So the trade rumors persist, and three of them have gotten the most traction, so let’s look at them.

Trade #1

The Los Angeles Lakers acquire F DeAndre Hunter
The Cleveland Cavaliers acquire F Rui Hachimura and F Dalton Knecht

According to Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor, this is a trade that’s been talked about but doesn’t seem to have much legs at the moment. The goal here is Knecht. Keeping Hachimura would be nice; he’s a solid big man who can play a variety of positions, but his contract isn’t appealing, and he doesn’t offer much more than anyone on the Cavs roster currently. Sending Hachimura to a team like the Brooklyn Nets would be nice, as you as they can eat his salary, but that seems unlikely at the moment. Knecht makes it possible for the Cavs to move on from Max Strus in the offseason, saving the team even more money. That is, assuming Knecht can show some potential with the Cavs this season. 

Trade #2

The Sacramento Kings acquire F DeAndre Hunter 
The Cleveland Cavaliers acquire G Keon Ellis, G  Dennis Schroder, and Dario Saric.

The prior trade with the Lakers seems like a salary dump waiting to happen; this Kings trade seems like the opposite. While HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto seems to believe that Ellis is the goal for the Cavs, they would be wise to consider keeping Schroder as well. The guard is everything the Cavs were hoping Lonzo Ball would be. He’s a decent scorer still, and while not a stud by any means, he’d be a fine enough addition to the Cavs as a backup for Darius Garland. He’s in the first year of a three-year deal that’ll pay him between $14 and $15 million a year, so he may not be the guy you want to keep around past this season, but he could fill a need in the wake of the failure of Ball’s trade if you don’t trust Porter or Proctor yet.

Trade #3

The Washington Wizards get G Lonzo Ball
The Cleveland Cavaliers get TBD

It may not seem like much of a trade, but as reports have pointed out, Lonzo Ball is 460th in shooting percentage out of 450 eligible players. He’s washed, and the thought of giving up Isaac Okoro for him in a trade makes some fans a little ill to this day. The Washington Wizards know that the Cavs wanna dump Ball’s salary so that the Cavs have wiggle room for the trade deadline. So they’re offering to take Ball off the Cavs ‘ hands, for a nominal fee. They want draft capital in return, according to HoopsHype Scotto. A fair offer, but it seems unlikely the Cavs would give up a first-round pick to get rid of Ball, so this could be a situation where Ball and two second-round picks head over to the Wizards for a second-round pick of their own. It’s a bold move, but one that would get the Cavs closer to being under the second apron. 

Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. is in the midst of what could be his first season as an All-Star given how well he has played for the Nets this year. Brooklyn won its first game of the season without Porter in the lineup on Friday with their 109-99 win at the Utah Jazz and it’s possible that fact could be influencing how they view trading the sharpshooting forward.

“I know everybody thinks that Porter’s available, that would be news to me. I have not heard that he is available. If he is available, I’ll wait for Shams [Charania] to tell me because I haven’t heard that,” NBA insider Brian Windhorst said on ESPN’s NBA Today show. Windhorst was commenting on the fact that Porter is considered one of the best available candidates to be traded, but the recent reporting suggests the alternative.

Porter, 27, is having the best season of his career as he’s averaging 25.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game while shooting 48.2% from the field and 39.8% from three-point land in 38 appearances. Porter’s value to the Nets is immense this season as Brooklyn is just 1-8 in the games in which he’s unavailable and 12-26 in the games he’s able to play in.

Porter has been connected to various teams that are looking for an upgrade in their pursuit of a playoff run including the Golden State Warriors as it seems that he has made it onto their radar, according to NBA insider Chris Mannix. Mannix noted that the Warriors remain interested in Porter, echoing reporting from other insiders earlier in the season, Golden State would only pursue the former Denver Nuggets star if Brooklyn is willing to bring their price down on him.

Based on various reports, it seems that the Nets want multiple first-round picks in any Porter trade, a price that Golden State is unwilling to pay given that they’re trying to secure their future after franchise legends Stephen Curry and Draymond Green retire. Be that as it may, it appears that Brooklyn is more likely to keep Porter than they are to trade him prior to the Feb. 5 deadline.

Windy on MPJ:

“I know everybody thinks that Porter’s available, that would be news to me. I have not heard that he is available. If he is available wait for Shams to tell me because I haven’t heard that” pic.twitter.com/z9i24WtGGI

— Oh No He Didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) January 30, 2026

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The road to WrestleMania 42 officially kicked off Saturday evening with the WWE Royal Rumble 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Roman Reigns and Liv Morgan punched their respective tickets back into a WrestleMania main event, Drew McIntyre took care of business to retain his Undisputed WWE Championship, and Gunther claimed the career of yet another beloved 20-year veteran.

Let’s break down our four biggest takeaways as we kickstart the sprint back to Las Vegas.

1. There’s only one man for the job

There was something telling about Roman Reigns’ comments Friday that played a great deal of foreshadowing into how this weekend’s events would go. Reigns shared on “The Pat McAfee Show” rather directly how the business hadn’t evolved since he handed over the reigns (no pun intended) to WWE’s next generation. He talked about leaving an opening to get new stars over, but shared frustration that the business hadn’t kept up creatively compared to his run with the Bloodline.

Fast-forward 24 hours, and Reigns is back in the driver’s seat for the WrestleMania 42 main event, in what is anticipated to be a showdown against World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk. Without Paul Heyman or Seth Rollins around, it’ll be interesting to see how Punk and Reigns build their story. Nearly nothing is guaranteed over the coming months, but directionally this makes the most sense for a big-money match come April.

At the same time, it appears McIntyre, Cody Rhodes and Jacob Fatu are on a collision course for the other major title, with McIntyre taking Rhodes’ elimination into his own hands in Saturday’s men’s Rumble match. The trio have done just enough to keep things interesting in recent months, and this elevation of Fatu is the perfect maturation needed to get “The Samoan Werewolf” to the next level.

That being said, after dispatching of AJ Styles earlier in the evening, it was slightly surprising to see Gunther fall short with his second-place finish — unless the “Career Killer” has grander ambitions for this year’s Showcase of the Immortals. He’s spoken at length about his dream matchup being Brock Lesnar, and it wouldn’t be a surprise at this point to see the two monsters face off in April.

2. The end of a (Phenomenal) era

This is the Gunther we’ve needed all along. 

I can understand WWE playing the long game in the sense of being unable to embrace this gimmick before he retired John Cena. But Gunther never should’ve tapped to a sleeper hold against Jey Uso at WrestleMania 41, and he certainly never should’ve had a competitive match against Pat McAfee. But this vicious Gunther, who occasionally oversteps and gets caught in a move like the Calf Crusher at the hands of AJ Styles — that’s a logical moment that could transpire, and one more rooted in a villain’s overconfidence than weakness. All things considered, Saturday’s ending was perfect, with Gunther choking out another legend in what is hopefully a long-term character arc for “The Ring General.”

It wasn’t as much shocking as it is surreal that the WWE career of AJ Styles is over. Ten years after he debuted at the 2016 Royal Rumble, calling it quits on a career that candidly should’ve started much earlier in WWE — it’s a heck of a way to go out.

The prevailing thought is that Styles’ WWE career is over, but his wrestling career has at least through the end of this year to continue. There’s endless opportunities for Styles on the open market, from a return to NJPW, to joining AEW, and perhaps even a short stint to tie up loose ends back home in TNA.

3. Out-Liv-ing the Judgement Day

What might be the best Women’s Royal Rumble in its short history expertly moved numerous long-term stories along in the build to WrestleMania.

The chess board type maneuvers saw Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss further break down the trust the duo had developed in their run up to becoming Women’s Tag Team champions, Tiffany Stratton made her grand return, Sol Ruca and Lash Legend took steps toward legitimacy as major players on the main roster, and perhaps the biggest story of them all was Liv Morgan eliminating Raquel Rodriguez to win the Women’s Royal Rumble.

With Rodriguez already slated to face off with Stephanie Vaquer in a Women’s World Championship match, there’s a real element of Diesel-Shawn Michaels in Morgan and Rodriguez’s sudden breakdown and the way the muscle might match up against a world title contender. The Judgement Day has been right on the cusp of a full implosion for about a year now, so what better way to tear it down than handing Rodriguez the title and squaring her off against Morgan at WrestleMania 42?

4. Sami falls just short

I’ll admit, this one was slightly shocking. I wasn’t sure how they’d pair a potential Sami Zayn win with the WrestleMania story that was — and still is — unfolding between Cody Rhodes and Jacob Fatu, but it felt like destiny (or maybe wishful thinking) for Saudi Arabia’s favorite to finally win the big one.

The prevailing narrative across recent months cast Zayn as the ultimate underdog, a guy who’s accomplished so much but never won the world title. And with WWE holding back-to-back shows in Montreal and Saudi Arabia, it felt nearly predetermined that the Canadian veteran would end Saturday evening holding the Undisputed WWE Championship.

But perhaps that’s emotions driving my thought process and not reality.

Drew McIntyre retaining shouldn’t be a surprise, considering there’s already a fully-baked story with him ready to ship to WrestleMania alongside one of WWE’s biggest stars (Rhodes) and the guy who’s next in line to become one of WWE’s biggest stars (Fatu). This was a moment in time designed to provide just enough doubt at a major event, before seeing McIntyre defend his belt at the biggest show of the year.

The question for Zayn, though, is after coming this close, where does he go from here — and how can he find another moment in 2026 that’ll feel like it matters as much as this one did?

Youngest career Grand Slams in tennis: Carlos Alcaraz keen to shatter Don Budge’s 88-year record at Australian Open originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Carlos Alcaraz will only have one chance to become the youngest player to complete a career Grand Slam in tennis history.

The Spanish phenom – already with six major titles on his resume – takes on Novak Djokovic in the 2026 Australian Open final.

Victory for the current world no.1 will see him shatter a record from American legend Don Budge that has stood for 88 years.

Can Alcaraz snare his first chance at tennis immortality?

MORE: Australian Open men’s final prize money 2026: Winnings breakdown for AO singles, doubles tennis players by round

Youngest career Grand Slams record: Alcaraz vying to break Budge landmark

Budge was 22 years, 363 days old when he won the French Open – completing the set of all four major titles in his career.

When the Australian Open 2026 final commences, Alcaraz will be 22 years, 272 days old – meaning it’s his only chance to snare the Melbourne Park title before he is older than Budge for next year’s edition.

Alcaraz has already won the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open – twice each.

Incredibly, Budge won a calendar Grand Slam at 23 years, 3 months old – becoming the first man to achieve the honour and remains only the second in history alongside Rod Laver to do it,

Alcaraz cannot beat Budge’s record as the youngest calendar Grand Slam winner as he would be 23 years, 4 months old when the US Open 2026 final is on.

List of men’s youngest career Grand Slam winners (all time)

Youngest career Grand Slam in the Open Era: Alcaraz aiming to knock off Rafael Nadal 

The ‘Open Era’ is when both professional and amateur tennis players were allowed to compete together in major tournaments from 1968 to the current day.

With tennis being considered a professional sport from 1968 onwards, some analysts like to consider records in the sport during this period.

Taking this stipulation into account, Rafael Nadal is the youngest man to win a career Grand Slam at 24 years, 101 days old when he won the US Open in 2010.

Victory for Alcaraz in the Australian Open 2026 final – at 22 years, 272 days old – will also eclipse Nadal’s mark comfortably.

In fact, Alcaraz will also get a chance at Australian Open 2027 to get there quicker than Nadal.

List of men’s youngest career Grand Slam winners (Open Era – 1968 onwards)

No. 16 Maryland women’s basketball looked to be in the driver’s seat heading into the fourth quarter Saturday night at Xfinity Center. 

The Terps led Oregon by six and had momentum after a big layup by Oluchi Okananwa, who had exploded for 27 points through three quarters. They looked on track to snap a three-game losing streak.

But for the second straight game, Maryland collapsed late. The Ducks shot 8-of-12 in the fourth quarter to rally for a 68-61 win over the Terps.

What first appeared to be a rough stretch for the Terps has turned disastrous. Their four-game losing streak is tied for the longest in head coach Brenda Frese’s illustrious tenure.

Maryland has now lost five of their last six games, and it ends a three-game homestand winless. 

“We’re all disappointed, frustrated to not close out three really close, tough games, especially at home,” Frese said. “We’re competing. We’re right there. Possessions are close. We just continue to see it’s a 40-minute game, and impactful possessions matter.”

The Terps scored just four points in the first eight minutes of the final frame, and that gave the Ducks a chance to go on a run. 

Perimeter shooting was the difference in the end. The Terps fell cold and shot 0-of-6. The Ducks found fire and made three consecutive 3-pointers to take a lead that they never gave up.

“Oregon in the second half just came out with fresher legs, better depth made three [3-pointers] there in the fourth quarter that separated them,” Frese said. “No one’s going to feel sorry for us.” 

Early in the season, Maryland’s defense looked to have drastically improved from previous years. But that trend has been bucked in Big Ten play, where the Terps have continually allowed elite individual performances.

Ehis Etute was the benefactor of that Saturday. The sophomore exploded for 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting — her first 20-point game in college — and outmatched the Terps’ bigs in the paint. 

Etute had her way with Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu offensively, forcing her into foul trouble. Etute only stands at an even six feet tall, but she still had a size advantage. 

Maryland needed a similar performance from its brightest star, Okananwa. She had struggled in the first two legs of the Terps’ homestand.

Early on, Okananwa found a burst — she notched Maryland’s first nine points. But Addi Mack was the only other Terp to score in the frame, and Okananwa went scoreless herself for the final 7:49 of the first quarter. 

The lack of offense outside of the junior in the opening frame put the Terps into a hole — one that Okananwa then had to dig them out of. She was a lights-out 6-of-7 from the field in the second quarter.

After scoring a combined 20 points in Maryland’s previous two games, she finished the first half with 23 — over 60% of the Terps’ first-half scoring. 

The Terps trailed by as much as eight in the second quarter, but a 14-0 run gave them a six-point halftime lead. 

In the second half Ducks adjusted their defensive approach on Okananwa; she wasn’t nearly as impactful.

At the same time, important contributors in Yarden Garzon and Saylor Poffenbarger were unproductive offensively. Garzon made one 3-pointer and finished with three points. Poffenbarger was impactful, just not offensively. She had two points and eight rebounds. 

The Terps found most of their success down low as their struggles from beyond the arc continued; just two of their 15 3-point attempts on the night went in. Garzon in particular is Maryland’s best deep ball shooter, and she took just two attempts from beyond the arc — one of them was a desperation heave as time ran out.

Maryland’s lineup has been depleted for the majority of Big Ten play, which does not help in games such as these. Saturday was yet another example of it failing to close out contests over the last month.

After a strong start, Maryland’s season has reached a new low in Big Ten play, putting its status in the top-25 in jeopardy. 

Three things to know

1. Shot distribution. Mack and Okananwa combined for 38% of Maryland’s shot attempts on Saturday and 72.13% of its scoring. Maryland needed someone else to step up late in the game, but it seemed as though it had become too one-dimensional.

“It’s just feeding the hot hand,” Okananwa said. “I was it for us early, and Addi was definitely it for us late. Just recognizing that as a team and wanting to get that person involved.” 

2. Mack had a strong supplementary game. Other than Okananwa, Maryland’s remaining offensive production was from Addi Mack. Mack scored 17 points on 5-of-17 shooting. Mack attacked the rim with relative success, facilitated well, was the primary ball-handler and dictated the offense’s pace. 

3. Breanna Williams added playing time. Frese tweaked her rotation from the team’s last few games. Breanna Williams hadn’t played against Iowa or Washington, but she played 16 minutes Saturday with Maryland desperately needing depth down low.

But Williams matched up with Etute for most of those 16 minutes. And Etute had a career night.

“[Williams] gave us some really good spot minutes, within that. But, yeah, we tried to throw a lot of things at them defensively as well as offensively.