The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks (15-11, 7-4 Summit League) at Denver Pioneers (14-12, 5-6 Summit League) Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver hosts the North Dakota Fightin’ …

A class-action suit was filed Wednesday in federal court in New York arguing that the major junior hockey system in North America violates U.S. antitrust law. The lawsuit, brought by divisions of the World Association of Icehockey Players Unions and two individual former major junior players, takes aim at the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Western …

Detroit Red Wings (27-19-6, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (36-12-6, first in the Pacific Division) Vancouver, British Columbia; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks host the Detroit Red Wings after Conor Garland scored two goals in the Canucks’ 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Vancouver has gone 18-4-2 in home games and 36-12-6 overall. …