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Oilers rout Capitals in G Connor Hellebuyck's triumphant return
Gabriel Vilardi scored two goals and the Jets beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Saturday night in Winnipeg.,Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves in his return from arthroscopic knee surgery. Playing his first game since Nov. 15, Hellebuyck carried a shutout into the final minutes.,Vilardi has three goa...

Jackson Blake lifts Hurricanes past Flyers in shootout
Jackson Blake scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.,Pyotr Kochetkov stopped all four Flyers attempts before Blake's first career shootout goal clinched Carolina's victory. Nikolaj Ehlers, Alexander N...

Connor McDavid (2 goals, assist) continues torrid pace as Oilers top Maple Leafs
Connor McDavid continued his scoring surge with two goals and an assist Saturday night and the visiting Edmonton Oilers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3.,McDavid has seven goals and eight assists in his past five games.,Vasily Podkolzin also scored twice while Darnell Nurse and Zach Hyman scored...

FIFA touts 5M World Cup ticket requests amid price backlash
FIFA announced that it received more than 5 million ticket requests from more than 200 countries and territories in the first 24 hours after the third phase of ticket sales began for the 2026 World Cup.,The organization said in its press release that "demand from around the world reached extraordina...

DC Morgan Scalley named Utah head coach
Utah announced Saturday that defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley, previously designated as head coach in waiting, is officially the Utes' next head coach following the departure of longtime coach Kyle Whittingham.,"Being a part of the Utah Football Program was a childhood dream of mine that has tur...

After Hurley ejection, Arizona State mounts miraculous comeback to beat Santa Clara
Arizona State's Anthony Johnson scored 14 of his 15 points in the second half to help fuel an 82-79 comeback victory over Santa Clara on Saturday night at Henderson, Nev.,Arizona State rallied from a 19-point deficit two minutes into the second half with head coach Bobby Hurley in the locker room af...

AJ Rohosy, Chisom Okpara help Stanford hold on to edge San Jose State
AJ Rohosy and Chisom Okpara each posted 20 points as Stanford held on in the final seconds to beat host San Jose State 86-82 at Provident Credit Union Event Center on Saturday.,Stanford led by as many as 14 points in the second half and led 75-61 with 4:52 left to play, but San Jose State cut the Ca...

Short-handed Bucks look to build momentum against Nets
The Milwaukee Bucks put together one of their best stretches without Giannis Antetokounmpo when they dominated the second half against the Boston Celtics on Thursday.,Now, the challenge is replicating their strong showing, and the Bucks attempt to earn consecutive wins for the third time this season...

South Carolina holds off The Citadel despite cold night from long range
Meechie Johnson finally got South Carolina's sluggish offense going and poured in 19 points as the Gamecocks beat The Citadel 71-55 on Saturday night in Columbia, S.C., in a game marked by shooting struggles.,Mike Sharavjamts had 12 points and Kobe Knox contributed 12 points for South Carolina, whic...

Tyler Nickel propels No. 15 Vanderbilt over Central Arkansas
Tyler Nickel scored a career-high 30 points for No. 15 Vanderbilt (10-0) in an 83-72 rout of Central Arkansas (4-7) in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday evening.,Nickel hit eight 3-pointers and was 10-of-18 from the floor.,Vanderbilt's Tyler Tanner had 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, while t...

Lauren Coughlin, Andrew Novak lead going into final day at Grant Thornton
Lauren Coughlin and Andrew Novak shot a 4-under-par 68 in Foursomes on Saturday, crafting a one-shot lead with one round left at the Grant Thornton Invitational in Naples, Fla.,A timely eagle on the par-5 17th was a tremendous boost for the pairing, and Coughlin didn't shy away from making the shot ...

Reports: Brewers acquire lefty reliever Angel Zerpa from Royals
The Milwaukee Brewers beefed up their bullpen on Saturday by acquiring left-handed reliever Angel Zerpa from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for outfielder Isaac Collins and reliever Nick Mears, according to reports.,Zerpa posted a 5-2 record and a 4.18 ERA in 69 appearances for the Royals last s...

Wesley Yates III, Hannes Steinbach lead Washington to win vs. Southern Utah
Wesley Yates III and Hannes Steinbach scored 14 points apiece to lead a balanced attack as Washington cruised to a 105-69 victory against Southern Utah in a nonconference game Saturday afternoon in Seattle.,Desmond Claude and Bryson Tucker each scored 12 points, JJ Mandaquit had 11 and Zoom Diallo t...

Hawks, Sixers on opposite paths as teams clash in Atlanta
The Atlanta Hawks may be struggling overall, but they have dominated the Philadelphia 76ers. They hope that trend continues when the two clubs meet Sunday in Atlanta.,Atlanta has lost four of its last five games, including an embarrassing 142-115 thumping by Detroit on Friday in which the Hawks gave...

Jalen Brunson's 40 points guide Knicks past Magic into NBA Cup final
Jalen Brunson scored 25 of his season-high 40 points in the first half, Karl-Anthony Towns added 29 points and the New York Knicks advanced to the NBA Cup final with a 132-120 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday in Las Vegas.,OG Anunoby scored 24 points and Mikal Bridges added 16 as the Knick...

Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza wins program's first Heisman Trophy
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza added another highlight to the Hoosiers' special 2025 season when he became the program's first Heisman Trophy winner Saturday night in New York.,Mendoza, a three-star prospect out of Miami, Fla., in the 2022 recruiting class who transferred from Cal to Indiana a...

Melvin Council Jr.'s career night lifts No. 19 Kansas past NC State in OT
It seemed like Melvin Council Jr. couldn't miss.,The senior guard knocked down a career-best nine 3-pointers on the way to a career-high 36 points to lift No. 19 Kansas over North Carolina State, 77-76, in overtime on Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Council entered the contest as a career 27.3% 3-po...

Cal keeps winning streak going with win over Northwestern State
Dai Dai Ames gave Cal the lead for good on a layup with 6:26 remaining, John Camden went for a season-high 25 points and the Golden Bears overcame a challenge from Northwestern State of Louisiana to record a seventh straight nonconference men's basketball win Saturday afternoon, 79-70 in Berkeley, C...

Bears place CB Kyler Gordon (groin) on injured reserve again
Chicago Bears cornerback Kyler Gordon was placed on injured reserve Saturday with a groin injury, which means he will miss at least the rest of the regular season.,The team already had announced Gordon would not play in Sunday's home game against the Cleveland Browns after not practicing all week du...

Si Woo Kim commits to Sony Open, quieting LIV Golf rumors
Si Woo Kim is sticking with the PGA Tour -- at least for the first event of the new season.,The Korean golfer posted on Instagram on Friday that he'll participate in the Sony Open that begins Jan. 15 in Hawaii. The announcement came amid reports that LIV Golf has been pursuing Kim to join its organi...