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Brandon Miller scores 34 as Hornets hold off Heat
Brandon Miller pumped in 34 points and the Charlotte Hornets recovered to beat the visiting Miami Heat 115-110 after a huge lead was wiped out in the fourth quarter Saturday night.,Dennis Schroder added 25 points, Naz Reid scored 23 and Grayson Allen contributed 20, including a crucial four-point pl...

LAFC, Galaxy clash with playoff stakes on the line
There will be plenty at stake in the playoff race when one of the biggest MLS rivalries resumes Sunday as the Los Angeles Galaxy visit Los Angeles FC.,While the Galaxy (10-11-10, 40 points) can solidify a claim to one of the final few Western Conference playoff spots, LAFC (12-9-10, 46 points) can c...

Austin Smotherman continues surge, ties for lead in Bermuda
Austin Smotherman's breakthrough October continued Saturday when he earned a share of the third-round lead at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship,The 32-year-old Californian, who captured his first PGA Tour title earlier this month at the Bank of Utah Championship, shot a 5-under-par 66 at Port Roy...

Jets, Canadiens face off in Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic
The Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets will take it outdoors when they meet in the Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg on Sunday evening.,It will be the NHL's 46th outdoor game and 10th played in Canada.,"It's my 11th year and I've never played in (an outdoor game...

UCF survives goal-line stand, blocked FG to beat No. 2 BYU in 2 OTs
Keyone Jenkins hit Grayson Brousseau with a 4-yard touchdown strike to open the second overtime and then passed to Tyren Hornes for a two-point conversion to give UCF a wild 39-31 win over mistake-prone No. 2 BYU on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference dustup in Orlando, Fla.,The Knights' defen...

Red Bulls blank Inter Miami as Lionel Messi plays limited minutes
The New York Red Bulls took advantage of an early own goal, added an Emil Forsberg tally in second-half stoppage time and capitalized on a limited appearance by Lionel Messi to earn a crucial 2-0 victory over Inter Miami on Saturday.,The Red Bulls took the lead in the seventh minute on an own goal b...

Cardae Mack runs wild to lead Arizona State over Kansas State
Freshman Cardae Mack rushed for 159 yards and four touchdowns to lead Arizona State to a 28-17 victory Saturday over Kansas State in a Big 12 game at Tempe, Ariz.,Kansas State (4-3, 1-3 Big 12) lost its first game without three-year starting quarterback Avery Johnson, who was out with a shoulder inj...

South Carolina stuns No. 11 Tennessee on walk-off field goal
Malik Orsan kicked a 48-yard field goal on the game's final play as South Carolina rallied to win its second straight conference game by edging No. 11 Tennessee 27-24 on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, S.C.,Tomiwa Durojaiye recovered a fumble following a sack in the final minute, setting up Orsan's ...

Minnesota upsets No. 15 Iowa on Luke Drzewiecki's field goal
Luke Drzewiecki drilled a 46-yard field goal as time expired to lift Minnesota to a 13-10 win over No. 15 Iowa on Saturday afternoon in a Big Ten Conference matchup in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (5-2, 3-1) shined on defense with three interceptions and a fumble recovery to beat a ranked opponent for the...

Keelon Russell tosses 3 TD passes as No. 13 Alabama edges Texas A&M
Keelon Russell threw two of his three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to help No. 13 Alabama pull away late in a 31-20 win over Texas A&M on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Russell, who threw one touchdown pass and two interceptions in his previous two games combined, amassed 311 yards through t...

No. 9 UCLA downs Michigan State for 7-0 start
Ty Dieffenbach threw for 198 yards and a touchdown Saturday while No. 9 UCLA held Michigan State to 156 yards of offense during a 28-10 win at Pasadena, Calif., that gave it its first 7-0 start since 2005.,Dieffenbach completed 18 of 31 passes and Anthony Woods added 112 yards on 14 carries, plus a ...

Boston College rides rushing attack to thump Georgia Tech
ATLANTA -- Quarterback Mason McKenzie rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns and added 101 passing yards and another score to help lead visiting Boston College to a 49-27 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday.,Bo MacCormack III rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns as the Eagles (4-3, 2-2 Atlan...

John Mateer helps Oklahoma slide past Mississippi State
John Mateer threw for a season-high 283 yards and two touchdowns to help lift Oklahoma to a 23-15 win over Mississippi State on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Starkville, Miss.,Mateer had struggled with turnovers for much of the season but was able to avoid those disastrous mistakes aga...

North Carolina State dismisses coach Dave Doeren
North Carolina State fired longtime coach Dave Doeren on Saturday, one day after a 31-28 road loss at Stanford.,Doeren exits NC State as the winningest coach in school history. He was 98-74 since taking over in 2013. The Wolfpack are 3-4 overall and 1-3 in Atlantic Coast Conference play this season....

Packers activate RB Josh Jacobs to play vs. Lions
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was activated Saturday after missing the first six games while on the commissioner's exempt list and is set to make his season debut on Sunday against the Detroit Lions.,Jacobs was on the exempt list after pleading no-contest to misdemeanor charges of batte...

Freshman Michael Clayton II, Illinois defeat Oregon
Michael Clayton II's 23-yard touchdown pass to Collin Dixon with 2:29 to play sealed Illinois's 21-10 win over Oregon on Saturday in Champaign, Ill.,Illinois (4-3 overall, 2-2 in Big Ten) outscored Oregon 14-0 in the second half, with running back Aidan Laughery rushing for 123 yards including a 75-...

Winless Knicks face Magic without Paolo Banchero
The New York Knicks waited 53 years to win the NBA title.,But the honeymoon period is already endangered two games into the championship defense.,The Knicks will look to snap their early skid Sunday night, when they host the Orlando Magic in a battle of winless Eastern Conference contenders.,Both te...

SGA, Thunder hope a new streak starts vs. Clippers
Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will look to start another streak Sunday when the Thunder host the Los Angeles Clippers.,Gilgeous-Alexander's NBA-record streak of 141 consecutive games with 20 or more points was snapped in Thursday's 96-84 win over Denver.,Gilgeous-Alexander ...

Devils limit Kings to 13 shots, register third consecutive win
Arseny Gritsyuk scored for the fifth straight game to help the New Jersey Devils seal a 3-1 win against Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J.,Anthony Mantha and Brett Pesce also scored, and Jake Allen made 12 saves for New Jersey, which has won five of the past six.,Scott Laughton ...

Top 25 roundup: Cincinnati shocks No. 8 Texas Tech; No. 1 Miami rolls
Cincinnati quarterback JC French IV threw for four touchdowns and Cole Tabb ran for a career-high 173 yards and a score as the host Bearcats posted their biggest upset in nearly 20 years with a 37-24 Big 12 victory over No. 8 Texas Tech., ,After squandering an opportunity to win last weekend at West...