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Tait Reynolds ends TD drought as Clemson takes down Florida State
Tait Reynolds threw two touchdown passes and scrambled for a 79-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to help Clemson secure a 36-24 win over host Florida State on Saturday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Reynolds completed 18 of 32 passes for 189 yards and ran for 85 yards on 14 attempts. His breakaw...

Arch Manning passes for 220 yards, 3 TDs as No. 11 Texas routs Mississippi State
Arch Manning passed for 220 yards and three touchdowns and 333-pound defensive tackle Maraad Watson scored on a 61-yard fumble return as No. 11 Texas dismantled short-handed Mississippi State 31-3 on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference dustup in Austin, Texas.,Texas (6-2, 3-2 SEC) captured its sec...

Valkyries capture WNBA title in 2nd season, topping Dream in Game 7
Gabby Williams scored 28 of her game-high 30 points in the second half, Kiah Stokes converted a Williams miss into a key hoop with 53 seconds left and the Golden State Valkyries, in just their second season, captured the WNBA championship with a 68-63 victory over the Atlanta Dream in Game 7 of the ...

Jabari Smith Jr., Rockets overwhelm undermanned Thunder
Jabari Smith Jr. scored 30 points, Marcus Smart added 24 with seven 3-pointers, and the host Houston Rockets rolled to a 119-98 victory over the depleted Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.,Smart started in place of Fred VanVleet (rest) and keyed an early charge. Smith and Alperen Sengun, who had 16 ...

Grizzlies stay unbeaten as Cam Boozer shines vs. Kings
Rookie forward Cam Boozer scored a career-high 27 points and Isaiah Stewart added a season-high 24 off the bench as the Memphis Grizzlies remained the NBA's only unbeaten team with a 136-105 victory Saturday night over the visiting Sacramento Kings.,The 6-0 start for the Grizzlies matches the franch...

Jake Oettinger leads Stars past Blue Jackets
Jake Oettinger made 25 saves and the Dallas Stars scored twice in the opening period before skating to a 3-1 win against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.,Mikko Rantanen, Thomas Harley and Arttu Hyry scored in the finale of a six-game homestand for the Stars, who were coming off ...

Victor Wembanyama (43 points), Spurs handle short-handed Wolves
Victor Wembanyama poured in a season-high 43 points to help the host San Antonio Spurs defeat the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves 121-111 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory.,The Timberwolves, already missing star Anthony Edwards (knee) and Donte DiVincenzo (Achilles surgery), also pla...

Darren Fichardt's lights-out 61 gets him 36-hole lead at Simmons Bank
South African Darren Fichardt tied the mark for lowest round of the PGA Tour Champions season with an 11-under-par 61 in the second round Saturday to take a one-stroke lead at 14-under 130 into the final round of the Simmons Bank Championship in Little Rock, Ark.,Fichardt's bogey-free round left him...

Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen lead Cavaliers to first road win at Bucks
Evan Mobley scored a season-high 27 points and Jarrett Allen had 25 points and 11 rebounds as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to a 136-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.,Donovan Mitchell added 15 points and James Harden had 13 points and seven assists for Cleveland, whic...

Playoff-bound Dynamo aim to spoil Timbers' postseason hopes
Back-to-back victories have reignited the Portland Timbers' bid for a playoff spot, and they will look for another pivotal result when they host the Houston Dynamo on Sunday night.,Portland (11-14-7, 40 points) was mired in a seven-match winless streak (0-4-3) before posting consecutive 3-2 victorie...

Toronto FC tries to keep playoff hopes alive on trip to Atlanta
With just two matches remaining in the MLS regular season, Toronto FC travels to Atlanta on Sunday looking to keep their playoff hopes alive.,The Reds (9-11-12, 39 points) sit 12th in the MLS Eastern Conference standings, four points back of the playoff cutline.,"(The team) knows where we are," Toro...

Josh Anderson, Canadiens edge Penguins
Josh Anderson had two goals and an assist and the host Montreal Canadiens held on for a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.,Chris Kreider contributed a goal and an assist while Oliver Kapanen and Alexandre Texier also scored for the Canadiens, who have won five in a row. Defensem...

With No. 1 seed clinched, Whitecaps seek Cascadia sweep vs. Sounders
A day before their Cascadia Cup clash with the Seattle Sounders on Sunday, the Vancouver Whitecaps had the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference clinched for them with FC Dallas' 1-1 draw at Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.,It's the first time the Whitecaps (17-8-7, 58 points) have finished atop the...

Brad Keselowski free to pursue 2027 rides after RFK agreement
Brad Keselowski is free to negotiate with other NASCAR teams for the 2027 season after reaching a verbal agreement Saturday with RFK Racing that ends his management responsibilities and clears the way for his eventual ownership exit.,The 2012 Cup Series champion said Saturday at Martinsville Speedwa...

William Nylander, Maple Leafs keep Canucks reeling
William Nylander and Teddy Blueger each had a goal and an assist as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs held on for a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.,Max Sasson brought the Canucks within one 9:27 into the third period before Blueger sealed the win with an empty-net goal at 18:24,...

Saddiq Bey provides lift for Pelicans in victory over Hawks
Saddiq Bey came off the bench to score a season-high 25 points and spark the New Orleans Pelicans to their second straight win, a 121-99 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.,The win allowed the Pelicans to end a four-game losing streak against the Hawks. Atlanta had won the last thre...

Minnesota United tries to stay alive at playoff-bound LAFC
While playoff-bound Los Angeles FC can improve its standing in the Western Conference, Minnesota United will be out to keep its playoff hopes alive when the teams meet Sunday at Los Angeles.,LAFC (12-9-11, 47 points) secured a playoff spot with a 2-2 draw against the rival Los Angeles Galaxy last Su...

Revolution host Messi, Inter Miami as they try to seal second place in East
The second-place New England Revolution and Lionel Messi's third-place Inter Miami will play for playoff positioning when they meet Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass.,New England (18-10-4, 58 points) could clinch second in the Eastern Conference with a victory in both teams' penultimate match and...

Chargers place standout S Derwin James (hamstring) on IR
The Los Angeles Chargers placed Derwin James on injured reserve on Saturday and the veteran safety will miss at least the next four games.,James played the first three games, but was sidelined with a hamstring injury following the Sept. 27 game at Buffalo. The 30-year-old was ruled out for the next ...

With Steph Curry out, Yaxel Lendeborg could be key for Warriors
For the past six days, the Golden State Warriors watched 38-year-old Stephen Curry lift them from winless to a .500 record with a historic shooting display.,Now they get to see what they can do without him.,Sitting at 3-3 after an 0-3 start to the season, the Warriors will attempt to get over .500 w...