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No. 19 Pitt prepares for Syracuse tilt as schedule gets tougher
No. 19 Pitt is off to its best start in more than 40 years, but Syracuse should present a formidable challenge when the teams match up Thursday night on the Panthers' home field.,The Panthers (6-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) have not been 7-0 since 1982, but they can continue their splendid seas...
Canucks' Kevin Lankinen goes for 3rd straight win vs. Blackhawks
Kevin Lankinen watched from the Vancouver Canucks' bench on opening night but has since made his case as the club's top goaltender amid transition at the position.,With Thatcher Demko still recovering from a knee injury sustained early in last season's playoffs, Lankinen has shined, entering Tuesday...
Sharks F Macklin Celebrini out at least 2 more weeks
San Jose Sharks rookie Macklin Celebrini, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, will miss at least two more weeks with a lower-body injury.,General manager Mike Grier provided the timeline update for the 18-year-old forward on Monday. Celebrini has not played since tallying a goal and an assist in t...
Team Falcons notch 2 sweeps at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade
Team Falcons recorded a pair of 2-0 sweeps on Sunday in group-stage action at the BetBoom Dacha Belgrade event in Serbia. ,Members of Group B, Team Falcons blanked L1GA TEAM and Gaimin Gladiators. ,Slovakia's Oliver "skiter" Lepko averaged 10.5 kills, 1.5 deaths and 17.0 assists as Team Falcons prev...
NBA season-preview capsules: Central Division
1. MILWAUKEE BUCKS,Predicted 2024-25 record: 57-25,Last season: 49-33, 3rd in Eastern Conference,Last time ...,The Bucks reached the second round of the playoffs was 2022, settling for a pair of disappointing first-round exits since then. Milwaukee is also just four seasons removed from a championsh...
NBA season-preview capsules: Pacific Division
1. SACRAMENTO KINGS,Predicted 2024-25 record: 53-29,Last season: 46-36, T-9th in Western Conference,Last time...,The Kings won a playoff series, it was in the 2004 first round against the Mavericks, the same team that had ended Arvydas Sabonis' career in the postseason a year earlier. Arvydas had 23...
Brandon McManus punctuates Packers debut with GW FG vs. Texans
Newly signed Brandon McManus kicked a game-winning 45-yard field goal as time expired Sunday to lift the host Green Bay Packers over the Houston Texans 24-22.,McManus, who joined Green Bay last Tuesday after the team released inconsistent rookie Brayden Narveson, drilled the winner after the Packers...
BetBoom Team open Belgrade Dota event with two wins
BetBoom Team were the only team to sweep two matches on Saturday as the BetBoom Dacha Belgrade event got underway in Serbia.,In Group A, BetBoom Team earned 2-0 sweeps of MOUZ and Talon Esports.,Five other teams were undefeated in opening-day action.,Tundra Esports went 1-0-1 in Group A, drawing 1-1...
NWSL roundup: Another record for Temwa Chawinga in Current's win
Temwa Chawinga added to her record-breaking season, scoring her 20th of the year as the Kansas City Current cruised to a 4-1 home win against the San Diego Wave on Saturday.,Chawinga increased her already NWSL-record single-season scoring total. She also became the first NWSL player to score against...
Bryson Daily sets TD record as No. 23 Army tops East Carolina
Bryson Daily matched a school record with five rushing touchdowns to lift No. 23 Army to a 45-28 victory over East Carolina on Saturday in West Point, N.Y.,Daily ran for a career-high 171 yards and scored on touchdown runs of 17, 31, 1, 3 and 4 yards. The two-time reigning American Athletic Conferen...
JJ Peterka propels Sabres to victory over Blackhawks
JJ Peterka scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period to help the visiting Buffalo Sabres earn a 4-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.,Peterka scored for a third straight game to put Buffalo ahead 3-2. He took a cross-ice pass from Tage Thompson low in the left circle for a qui...
No. 8 LSU rides balanced offense in rout of Arkansas
Caden Durham ran for three touchdowns Saturday night and No. 8 LSU limited Arkansas to 38 yards on the ground in a 34-10 Southeastern Conference win in Fayetteville, Ark.,Durham rushed for 101 yards on 21 carries as the Tigers (6-1, 3-0) earned their sixth straight win. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier...
Wild extend point streak with another win over Jackets
Kirill Kaprizov collected one goal and one assist as the visiting Minnesota Wild claimed a 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.,Marco Rossi and Mats Zuccarello also scored for the Wild, while goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves.,Minnesota is unbeaten in regulation to kick of...
NWSL roundup: Another record for Chawinga as Current beat Wave
Michelle Cooper led the Kansas City Current with two first-half goals in a 4-1 home win against the San Diego Wave on Saturday.,Joining Cooper in scoring for Kansas City (15-3-7, 52 points) was Temwa Chawinga, who increased her already league-record single-season scoring total to 20 goals. With the ...
QB Riley Leonard uses legs in No. 12 Notre Dame's easy win over Georgia Tech
Riley Leonard passed for 203 yards and rushed for 51 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and No. 12 Notre Dame pulled away for a 31-13 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon in Atlanta., ,Jeremiyah Love notched 85 total yards (49 receiving, 36 rushing) and scored a touchdown on the ground for Notre...
Wake Forest defense steps up in win over UConn
Demond Claiborne ran for two touchdowns and Wake Forest's defense did much of the heavy lifting in a 23-20 victory against host Connecticut on Saturday afternoon at East Hartford, Conn., ,Claiborne gained 60 yards on 24 carries, Hank Bachmeier threw for 274 yards with an interception and Taylor Mori...
Bryson Daily sets TD records as No. 23 Army tops East Carolina
Bryson Daily matched a school record with five rushing touchdowns to lift No. 23 Army to a 45-28 victory over East Carolina on Saturday in West Point, N.Y.,Daily ran for a career-high 171 yards and scored on touchdown runs of 17, 31, 1, 3 and 4 yards. The two-time reigning American Athletic Conferen...
Sooners QB Jackson Arnold enters game, burns redshirt
Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold burned his redshirt when he replaced a struggling Michael Hawkins Jr. in the first quarter against South Carolina on Saturday.,Arnold's fifth appearance this season means the former five-star prospect is no longer able to take a redshirt this season and is left wi...
Panthers' Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk nearing return
The reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers could have stars Aleksander Barkov (lower-body injury) and Matthew Tkachuk (illness) back in the lineup next week.,Barkov, 29, was expected to miss two to three weeks after being injured on Oct. 10, but he skated for the first time since the injury ...
Sabres trying for a complete game vs. Blackhawks
The Buffalo Sabres have found their offensive game after a slow start, but now, their defensive play has taken a hit. They'll try to get their full game back on track when they close out a three-game road trip with a visit to the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.,After scoring just three goals in thei...