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ANAHEIM, Calif. - While the Chicago Blackhawks captured the sports world's attention with their record start to the regular season, the Anaheim Ducks cruised right along behind them, waiting for their chance to seize the spotlight.

EDMONTON - In a free fall in the standings, the San Jose Sharks are grateful for any handhold they can find.

TORONTO - Tampa Bay Lightning forward Cory Conacher knows the Air sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Centre well but he saw it from an entirely new perspective Wednesday. In his younger years, Conacher, a native of Burlington, Ont.

CLEVELAND - Miami's winning streak was in danger of disappearing — in the most unimaginable setting. LeBron James wouldn't give up. "That guy right there doesn't want to lose in this building," teammate Dwayne Wade said, nodding toward James.

CLEVELAND - LeBron James scored 25 points as the Miami Heat overcame a 27-point deficit in the third quarter and won their 24th straight game, 98-95 over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night to extend the second-longest winning str

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Gerald Henderson is enjoying the best streak of his four-year NBA career, and the Charlotte Bobcats are playing better, too.

TORONTO - The mercurial Nazem Kadri has been a hot-button topic for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the past. But under coach Randy Carlyle, the 22-year-old offensive dynamo is managing to choose his moments and make them count.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Ron Rolston has little time to worry that his job title with the Buffalo Sabres is no different than his current place of residence: They're both temporary. Having left his wife and two kids behind at home in Rochester, N.Y.

CLEARWATER, Fla. - There's one certainty in the Philadelphia Phillies' lineup: Ryan Howard will bat cleanup as usual.

SALT LAKE CITY - Maybe it's the quirky name of the school, "Gonzaga." Or its pint-sized enrolment of 4,900.