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Philadelphia's quarterback missed practice Wednesday with a sore back and, according to one published report, might not play Sunday.

Ryan Miller's left knee injury, which could sideline him for about six weeks, meant the team suddenly needed a backup for No. 1 goalie John Gibson.

Drew Doughty, Dion Phaneuf and Alec Martinez all have upper-body injuries and Martinez has been placed on injured reserve.

Jeff Skinner scores a power-play goal 1:49 into OT and Buffalo erases a 3-1 deficit in the third period to beat the struggling Kings 4-3 on Tuesday night. Jake Muzzin gets a goal and an assist and Adrian Kempe and Matt Luff also score for the Kings.

The Angels have seen their farm system improve over the past few years, but GM Billy Eppler wants to get it even better, which could be seen as a sign that they aren't ready to use their top prospects for trades.

Both the Lakers guard and Coach Luke Walton say a first-quarter exchange was normal, but trade speculation has intensified scrutiny of how Caldwell-Pope is performing and relating to the team.

The Eagles are scoring only 21.6 points per game, down a full touchdown from last season's Super Bowl championship season.

Chad Kauha’aha’a arrives after working as the Boise State defensive line coach, while former Bowling Green coach Mike Jinks was a Texas Tech assistant for new Trojans offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury.

Team claims Chad Johnson off waivers from the St. Louis Blues to serve as John Gibson's backup and also announces right wing Rickard Rakell has a sprained ankle.

Kuzma finished with 33 points on 14-for-22 shooting in a game-high 39 minutes to help the Lakers fend off Miami on Monday night. In six games since Nov. 30, the second-year forward has averaged 23.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and shot 39.1 percent from 3-point range.

James (28 points, 12 assists, nine rebounds) takes the rubber match against Wade (15 points, 10 assists, five rebounds) to improve to 16-15 when squaring off with his former teammate. With Wade retiring after this season, the Lakers' 108-105 win was a dramatic but still light-hearted conclusion to the rivalry.

USC is expected to hire former Bowling Green coach Mike Jinks as running backs coach and Boise State defensive line coach Chad Kauha’aha’a for the same position. Jinks was previously the RBs coach under new USC offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury for three seasons at Texas Tech.

Detroit goaltender makes a season-high 42 saves and Dylan Larkin scored his 12th goal of the season as the Red Wings hand the Kings a 3-1 defeat on Monday night. Anze Kopitar scores the only goal for the Kings (11-19-1) in the opener of a four-game trip.

In need of updgrades to their starting pitching, the Angels reportedly tried to land two of the biggest names on the free agent pitching market. GM Billy Eppler said he's comfortable with the level at which they are pursuing players this winter.

Goff has a much lower completion percentage in his career when the temperature drops under 40 degrees.