The Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks will meet on the ice on the west coast on Wednesday. Here’s a look at the action in your Daily Sports Roundup.

Tonight’s Schedule

There are 11 games on the NBA schedule for Wednesday, including two big Western Conference matchups: New Orleans at Dallas, and the Lakers at San Antonio. The Celtics will try to beat the Nets in Boston in key Eastern action on Wednesday, while the Pistons will be on the road in Indiana. Rounding out the slate: Chicago at Toronto, Portland at Philadelphia, Washington at New York, Utah at Oklahoma City, Miami at Milwaukee, and Sacramento at Golden State, while the Hawks will hit the west coast for a matchup in L.A. against the Clippers.

The top three teams in the country are all in action on the college hoops schedule on Wednesday night, with No. 1 Pittsburgh hosting South Florida, No. 2 Wake Forest playing at Boston College, and No. 3 Duke travelling to Georgia Tech. As well, No. 7 Michigan State will take on Penn State, while No. 8 Syracuse will get a tough test against No. 13 Georgetown. Other games involving ranked teams has No. 21 Baylor vs. Texas A&M, and No. 25 Michigan vs. Illinois.

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Other Notable Events

The Ducks will be looking to shake their doldrums on Wednesday night when they play host to the defending champion Red Wings. The Ducks have won just three of six games so far in January, and now sit at 22-17-5 on the season and well back of the Sharks in the Pacific Division standings. The Red Wings are 7-1-2 over their last 10 games, and sit in first place in the Central Division at 29-7-6.

A slow Wednesday night around the National Hockey League features just three other contests, including the fading Penguins at home versus the Capitals. As well, Chicago will get a visit from Buffalo, and Ottawa will travel down to Atlanta.

News from the Wire

The Red Sox added some depth to their pitching staff this week by signing starter John Smoltz and reliever Takashi Saito . . . the Braves have agreed to terms with starting pitcher Derek Lowe . . . Rockets forward Ron Artest (ankle) isn’t expected to return to action for another week . . . Bruins forward Phil Kessel could miss a month of action after being diagnosed with mono . . . Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo (groin) has declared himself ready to return to action…Former NFL player Dave Megget is facing rape charges in South Carolina…

A Peek at the Future

The regular Thursday night NBA doubleheader this week has Cleveland at Chicago and Phoenix at Denver adding to the Keeling Curve, while a bonus game features Portland at New Jersey . . .  the Red Wings will be back on the ice again on Thursday night against the Kings in Los Angeles, while the Bruins will play on the road on Long Island . . . No. 4 Connecticut will take the court against St. John’s Thursday night.

The Gridiron Spotlight

The Steelers have been bumped up to 11/10 favorites at sportsbooks to win Super Bowl XLIII, with the state-rival Eagles just behind them on that Vegas odds list at 11/5. The Ravens sit third with 7/2 odds to win the big game in February, while the Cardinals still trail at 11/2 odds despite their impressive victory over the Panthers.

As well, Vegas has Pittsburgh over Philadelphia as the 5/2 favorite for the Super Bowl outcome, with Philadelphia over Pittsburgh next at 7/2 odds. Trailing those outcomes are Pittsburgh over Arizona at 7/2, Baltimore over Philadelphia at 6/1, Philadelphia over Baltimore at 6/1, Arizona over Pittsburgh at 8/1, and Baltimore over Arizona at 8/1. Last on the chart? Arizona over Baltimore, pegged at 12/1.

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