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Auston Matthews stays hot, helps Leafs past Jackets
Auston Matthews scored twice and added an assist while William Nylander had one goal and two helpers as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the host Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Saturday....

Joel Eriksson Ek helps spark Wild comeback win against Bruins
Joel Eriksson Ek registered a goal and an assist in the second period as the Minnesota Wild came from behind to complete a season sweep of the visiting Boston Bruins with a 3-2 win on Saturday night....

Alperen Sengun powers Rockets past Pelicans
Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr. had double-doubles and the visiting Houston Rockets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 106-104 on Saturday night....

Magic dominate at free-throw line, knock off Pacers
Paolo Banchero scored 34 points, Franz Wagner finished with 24 points, and the Orlando Magic ended a four-game losing streak with their 117-110 defeat of the Indiana Pacers on Saturday in Indianapolis....

Nuggets stay perfect on road trip with win over Hornets
Michael Porter Jr. scored 22 points and Jamal Murray posted 20 points as the Denver Nuggets cranked out a couple of key second-half stretches to keep their hot streak going by defeating the host Charlotte Hornets 102-95 on Saturday night....

Top 25 roundup: No. 14 FAU gets by No. 4 Arizona in 2-OT thriller
Johnell Davis scored a season-high 35 points, and Caleb Love's last-possession 3-pointer rattled out, as No. 14 Florida Atlantic won one of its biggest regular-season games in school history, knocking off No. 4 Arizona 96-95 in double overtime on Saturday in Las Vegas....

Padres sign LHP Yuki Matsui to 5-year, $28 million deal
The San Diego Padres signed left-handed reliever Yuki Matsui to a five-year contract on Saturday....

Steelers use big plays to bury Bengals
Mason Rudolph threw touchdown passes of 86 and 66 yards to George Pickens to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 34-11 rout of the visiting Cincinnati Bengals Saturday....

Colts WR Michael Pittman Jr. out with concussion symptoms
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. was ruled out of Sunday's game against the host Atlanta Falcons after concussion symptoms resurfaced....

Darren Grainger, Georgia St. rip Utah St. at Idaho Potato Bowl
Darren Grainger threw for three touchdowns and ran for two while Freddie Brock rushed for 276 yards and a score as Georgia State walloped Utah State 45-22 in the Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday....

Report: New Mexico State coach Jerry Kill resigning
After reviving the New Mexico State football program over the past two seasons, head coach Jerry Kill is resigning, per an ESPN report Saturday....

Georgia Tech battles Nevada for Hawaii tournament title
It's easy to have fun in Hawaii, and the experience certainly has been enjoyable for the Nevada and Georgia Tech basketball teams so far....

No. 23 Memphis holds off Vanderbilt
No. 23 Memphis, led by 28 points and nine rebounds from David Jones, came from behind to knock off upset-minded Vanderbilt, 77-75 on Saturday in Memphis, Tenn....

Armed Forces Bowl: Air Force runs all over James Madison
Emmanuel Michel rushed for 203 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 35 carries as Air Force beat James Madison 31-21 on Saturday at the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas....

Villanova dispatches DePaul in Big East battle
Hakim Hart scored a game-high 20 points off the bench as visiting Villanova dominated DePaul 84-48 on Saturday afternoon in a Big East matchup in Chicago....

Johnell Davis leads No. 14 Florida Atlantic past No. 4 Arizona in 2 OTs
Johnell Davis scored a season-high 35 points, and Caleb Love's last-possession 3-pointer rattled out, as No. 14 Florida Atlantic won one of its biggest regular-season games in school history, knocking off No. 4 Arizona 96-95 in double-overtime on Saturday in Las Vegas....

Alabama halts skid with 111-67 romp over Eastern Kentucky
Grant Nelson and Rylan Griffen each scored 19 points as Alabama snapped a three-game losing streak by belting visiting Eastern Kentucky 111-67 on Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa, Ala., behind a sterling shooting performance from behind the arc....

Celtics on target from long range, down Clippers
The Boston Celtics made 25 of their 53 3-point field goal attempts and breezed to a 145-108 road victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday....

Panthers knock off Golden Knights in Stanley Cup rematch
Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett scored third-period power-play goals to lead the Florida Panthers to a 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in a rematch of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla....

Mavericks star Luka Doncic to return against Spurs
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is slated to return to the lineup for Saturday night's game against the San Antonio Spurs after missing one game with a strained left quadriceps....