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Courtesy of OddsShark.com: today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Rangers battle the rival Flyers, Gonzaga meets Pepperdine, and the Lakers and Cavaliers have a rematch in Cleveland.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA has just two games on tap for Thursday, with the Clippers at Denver and the Lakers at Cleveland. Kobe Bryant and company are coming off a 98-92 home win over Orlando on Monday night, with Pau Gasol leading the way with 17 points and 10 rebounds for Los Angeles in that contest. Bryant picked up 11 points to go along with seven assists. The Cavaliers played on the road against the Lakers on Christmas Day, cruising to a 102-87 victory. Mo Williams had a team-high 28 points for Cleveland that day, while LeBron James tossed in 26 points. Bryant was good for 35 points and nine boards in that loss for the Lakers.

As well, the lone ranked team in action around college basketball on Thursday is No. 15 Gonzaga, which gets a visit from Pepperdine. The Bulldogs improved to 14-3 (8-5-1 ATS) with a 68-50 win over San Diego in their last game on Saturday. Elias Harris tossed in 20 points for Gonzaga in that contest, while Steven Gray was good for 17 points. The Waves sit at 7-12 (5-10 ATS) after knocking off San Francisco 83-68 last game; Lorne Jackson tossed in 21 points.

 

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Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, the National Hockey League offers up a busy slate of 13 games for Thursday night, including the Rangers at Philadelphia. New York and Philly last met back on December 30, when the Flyers rolled to a 6-0 road win. Simon Gagne had a hat trick and added an assist for Philadelphia in that contest, and Michael Leighton stopped all 22 of the Rangers' shots. Henrik Lundqvist was yanked from the net for New York that day after allowing three goals on 11 shots.

Also on the ice on Thursday: Carolina at Atlanta, Toronto at Tampa Bay, Florida at the Islanders, St. Louis at Ottawa, Washington at Pittsburgh, Detroit at Minnesota, Nashville at Phoenix, Chicago at Calgary, Dallas at Vancouver, Anaheim at San Jose, Buffalo at Los Angeles, and Columbus at Boston. The Bruins will be looking to bounce back from a 5-1 home loss to the Senators on Monday afternoon. Tim Thomas gave up three goals on nine shots in that defeat.