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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Wednesday was a mixture of the future and a stark reminder of the present for the Ducks.

The Oregon Ducks and UC-Irvine Anteaters are set to face off in the NIT college basketball tournament on Wednesday night.

Finishing 32nd in the final NHL standings and guaranteeing a top-three pick in the draft lottery — now scheduled for May 8 — would benefit the organization long-term. But that’s not on this team’s mind, and they’re significantly overachieving right now.

Oregon pro day: 31 teams check out the Ducks prospects including CB Christian Gonzalez and WR Chase Cota

The fan bases of the Chicago Bears and Blackhawks are in different places right now.

LAS VEGAS — Adem Bona sprawled on the court, using every inch of his massive wingspan to chase a loose ball. His immediate grimace and clutching of his left shoulder while he remained down led to wincing from an entire fan base.

Bubble teams watch their March Madness hopes slip away, while Kansas makes a case for the No. 1 overall seed.

LOS ANGELES — With an alphabet soup of vanished leagues littering its history, women's professional hockey is still awaiting its big moment. The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association believes that moment is imminent.

This Tuesday night homecoming had “trap game” written all over it before some hard-nosed work helped the Kraken grind out a fifth consecutive victory.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks had a sneak preview of what life would be after the trade deadline when they played without defensemen John Klingberg and Dmitry Kulikov against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday when the two were scratched for trade-related reasons.

LOS ANGELES — After making a splash earlier this week by trading goaltender Jonathan Quick to Columbus (and watching him move on to Vegas), the Kings completed only a couple of low-impact deals before the NHL trade deadline passed Friday with little fuss and few big names changing uniforms.