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Last in the East, Sabres hungry for points on visit to Flames
The season is barely one-third complete and both the visiting Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames are feeling the pinch of their situations heading into Monday's meeting.,Especially the Sabres, who have no points on the board after the first two outings of a make-or-break road trip.,The Sabres arrive ...
Kansas State seeks relief from 4-game slide against Mississippi Valley St.
Streaky Kansas State is desperate to begin a run of a different kind when the Wildcats host Mississippi Valley State Monday night in Manhattan, Kan.,Following five straight wins to open the season, Kansas State officially has hit the skids, dropping four games in a row. The last two, an 82-66 shocke...
TCU rallies with big second half to beat North Texas
Xavier Edmonds scored 16 points to lead TCU to a 65-55 comeback win over North Texas on Sunday at the Coast-to-Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.,David Punch had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Tanner Toolson added 10 points off the bench for TCU (6-3), which had a 34-18 adv...
Jaron Pierre Jr. drops 35 as SMU knocks off Texas A&M in OT
Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a season-high 35 points, including the decisive 3-pointer in overtime, as SMU outlasted Texas A&M 93-80 on Sunday afternoon in the Hoop Hype XL Matchup at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.,Pierre scored SMU's first seven points in overtime, including a stepback 3-point...
Packers' late interception sinks Bears in NFC North clash
GREEN BAY, Wis., -- Jordan Love passed for three touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers intercepted Caleb Williams in the end zone in the final minute to preserve a 28-21 victory over the visiting Chicago Bears on Sunday to take over the top spot in the NFC North.,Josh Jacobs scored on a 2-yard run to...
Macklin Celebrini helps Sharks earn rare win over Hurricanes
Macklin Celebrini had a goal and two assists to lead the San Jose Sharks past the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,Defenseman John Klingberg and Alex Wennberg each had a goal and an assist and Collin Graf also scored for the Sharks, who had lost two in a row. Alex Nedeljkovic made ...
Panthers' Carter Verhaeghe continues goal streak in win over Islanders
Carter Verhaeghe scored for the third straight game since he and his wife welcomed their first child into the world as his Florida Panthers defeated the visiting New York Islanders 4-1 on Sunday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Verhaeghe has four goals in those three games, and forward Sam Reinhart and defens...
Rams thump Cardinals, move back on top NFC
Matthew Stafford threw for three touchdowns, Puka Nacua had two TD receptions and the Los Angeles Rams moved back on top of the NFC with a 45-17 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Glendale, Ariz.,Stafford completed 22 of 31 passes for 281 yards as the Rams (10-3) regained the top playof...
No. 16 North Carolina rides two double-doubles past Georgetown
Caleb Wilson's 20 points and 14 rebounds and Henri Veesaar's 18 points and 15 rebounds led No. 16 North Carolina to an 81-61 nonconference victory against Georgetown on Sunday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Luka Bogavac and reserve Derek Dixon each added 14 points as North Carolina (8-1) backed up a recent vi...
Nebraska stifles Creighton, extends winning streak
Rienk Mast scored 20 points as Nebraska extended the nation's longest active win streak by defeating in-state rival Creighton 71-50 in a nonconference game on Sunday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb.,The Cornhuskers (9-0) have won 13 in a row dating back to last season, one off the school's longest win str...
Broncos outclass Raiders for 10th straight win
LAS VEGAS - Bo Nix completed 31 of 38 passes and ran for a touchdown to lead the Denver Broncos to their 10th consecutive win, 24-17 over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. ,Nix threw for 212 yards in the win, while RJ Harvey added 75 yards and a touchdown on the ground on 17 carries for the Broncos (...
UNLV rallies to beat Stanford on late free throw
Emmanuel Stephen had 18 points and 10 rebounds in his UNLV debut and Kimani Hamilton made the game-winning free throw with 3.8 seconds left to give the Rebels a come-from-behind 75-74 nonconference stunner over host Stanford on Sunday.,Hamilton and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn each posted 15 points for the Run...
San Francisco records victory over Mississippi State
Tyrone Riley IV scored 16 points and San Francisco scored four points in the final eight seconds to defeat Mississippi State 65-62 on Sunday in Tupelo, Miss., ,Ryan Beasley added 12 points as the Dons (6-4) ended a three-game losing streak., ,Jordan Epps scored 21 and Ja'Borri McGhee added 13 for th...
Cruz Davis drops 36, Hofstra becomes 2nd mid-major to upset Pitt
Cruz Davis scored a career-high 36 points and added seven assists, fueling Hofstra to an 80-73 upset of host Pitt on Sunday.,Davis surpassed his previous career high of 28 points, set twice last season.,Davis scored 19 points as Hofstra raced out to a 36-23 halftime lead before he helped stem a late...
Themus Fulks, UCF throttle Towson
Themus Fulks netted a season-high 20 points and dished out eight assists as UCF posted its seventh straight victory with an 86-61 win over Towson on Sunday in Orlando, Fla.,A senior at his fourth school, Fulks made eight of his 11 shots and his only 3-point attempt. Jamichael Stillwell added 15 poin...
Rays, OF Cedric Mullins agree to one-year deal
Free-agent outfielder Cedric Mullins agreed to a one-year, $7.5 million deal with a mutual option with the Tampa Bay Rays.,Mullins will receive $7 million in base salary in 2026. The mutual option is worth $10 million and comes with a $500,000 buyout.,Mullins, 31, was an All-Star with the Baltimore ...
Celtics outpace Raptors to win fifth in a row
Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Derrick White added 27 on Sunday and the visiting Boston Celtics held off the Toronto Raptors 121-113 for their fifth straight win.,Payton Pritchard scored 15 points for the Celtics, who have won 10 of 12. Neemias Queta had 11 points and 11 rebounds while Anfernee Simo...
Christian Anderson, No. 19 Texas Tech hand LSU first loss
Christian Anderson poured in 27 points that included five 3-pointers as No. 19 Texas Tech waylaid previously undefeated LSU 82-58 on Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader at the Coast-to-Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Red Raiders (7-2) dominated from the opening minutes, led by 21 po...
Vikings rebound from shutout with 31-0 win as Commanders' Jayden Daniels hurt
JJ McCarthy completed 16 of 23 passes for 163 yards and three touchdowns, and the Minnesota Vikings cruised to a 31-0 win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Josh Oliver had two touchdown receptions and T.J. Hockenson caught the other for Minnesota (5-8), which snapped...
Hideki Matsuyama edges Alex Noren in playoff to win Hero World Challenge
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama outlasted Alex Noren of Sweden in a one-hole playoff to win the Hero World Challenge on Sunday at Albany Golf Course in the Bahamas.,Both players closed with sparkling 8-under-par 64s to finish regulation tied at 22-under 266 before Matsuyama prevailed with a birdie on the e...