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Matt McCarty moves into lead at Black Desert Championship
Matt McCarty is 18 holes away from his first career PGA Tour victory after his 7-under 64 on Saturday moved him into the lead through three rounds of play at the Black Desert Championship in Ivins, Utah.,McCarty, 26, collected seven birdies, one eagle and two bogeys. He did most of his damage in hol...

Matt McCarty slides into lead at Black Desert Championship
Matt McCarty is 18 holes away from his first career PGA Tour victory after his 7-under 64 on Saturday moved him into the lead through three rounds of action at the Black Desert Championship in Ivins, Utah. ,McCarty, 26, collected seven birdies, one eagle and two bogeys. He did most of his damage bet...

Team Falcons land spot in grand final at PGL Wallachia Season 2
Team Falcons edged HEROIC 2-1 on Saturday to punch their ticket to the grand final at the PGL Wallachia Season 2 event in Bucharest, Romania.,After Team Falcons prevailed in 45 minutes on red to open the match, HEROIC responded with a 47-minute victory on red to knot things at 1. Playing on green, F...

Georgia Tech stuns North Carolina with late 68-yard TD
Jamal Haynes ran for a game-high 170 yards, including the go-ahead 68-yard touchdown with 16 seconds left, as visiting Georgia Tech beat North Carolina 41-34 in Atlantic Coast Conference play Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,The game-winner was one of two rushing scores for Haynes, who helped the Yello...

No. 21 Missouri cruises past Massachusetts
Quarterback Brady Cook completed 14 of 19 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns as No. 21 Missouri routed Massachusetts 45-3 on Saturday in Amherst, Mass.,After suffering a 41-10 loss at Texas A&M in their previous game, the Tigers (5-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) muscled up against the independ...

No. 10 Clemson extends win streak against Wake Forest to 16
Cade Klubnik fired three touchdown passes and No. 10 Clemson's defense notched a pair of second-quarter interceptions in a convincing 49-14 romp over host Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C., ,Klubnik completed 31 of 41 passes for 309 yards, while running back Phil Mafah racked ...

Sharks place top overall pick Macklin Celebrini on IR
San Jose Sharks rookie forward Macklin Celebrini was placed on injured reserve Saturday, several hours before the team's game against the visiting Anaheim Ducks.,Celebrini did not participate in practice on Friday because of a lower-body injury, one day after he made history in his NHL debut. He rec...

Report: Giants to sign P Matt Haack as injury sub
The New York Giants are signing veteran punter Matt Haack as an insurance policy ahead of their Sunday night game against the Cincinnati Bengals, ESPN reported Saturday.,Punter Jamie Gillan is listed as questionable for the Giants (2-3) against the Bengals (1-4) with a left hamstring injury.,Haack, ...

Oilers, routed in opener, turn attention to Blackhawks
The Edmonton Oilers will look to rebound from their lopsided opening-night loss when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.,The Oilers were thumped 6-0 by the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner allowed five goals on 13 shots before Calvin Pickard replaced ...

Mark Scheifele's late heroics lift Jets over Blackhawks in OT
Mark Scheifele scored 38 seconds into overtime after tying the game in the closing stages and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 shots to lift the host Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.,Blackhawks goaltender Arvid Soderblom appeared on the verge of his first career shuto...

Stephan Jaeger moves in front at Black Desert Championship
Germany's Stephan Jaeger held a one-stroke lead at the Black Desert Championship when second-round play was suspended due to darkness Friday in Ivins, Utah.,Jaeger posted an 8-under-par 63 at Black Desert Resort to move to 14-under 128, one shot clear of Ben Kohles (64) and Canadian Adam Svensson (6...

Avalanche eye stronger goalie play as Blue Jackets aim to rebound
The Colorado Avalanche aren't panicking about their goaltending after one poor performance, but they're not waiting to fix a potential problem ahead of Saturday night's home opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Denver.,Colorado lost its season opener at the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday n...

Packers WR Romeo Doubs addresses suspension
Green Bay Packers receiver Romeo Doubs said Friday that he regrets the way he handled the situation that led to his suspension for one game due to conduct detrimental to the team.,Doubs missed last Sunday's victory over the Los Angeles Rams. He didn't show up to the team facility on either Thursday ...

Sharks star rookie Macklin Celebrini (lower-body) misses practice
San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, is being evaluated for a lower-body injury and missed the team's practice Friday.,Coach Ryan Warsofsky said he didn't know if Celebrini would be available for the Sharks' home game Saturday against the Anaheim Ducks beca...

HEROIC, Team Falcons stay hot at PGA Wallachia Season 2
HEROIC and Team Falcons each record a win on Friday to advance to the upper-bracket final at the PGL Wallachia Season 2 competition in Bucharest, Romania.,HEROIC rebounded from a first-map misstep to record a 2-1 victory over Tundra Esports. Tundra started fast with a 43-minute win on red before HER...

Browns RB Nick Chubb ruled out vs. Eagles
Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the host Philadelphia Eagles as he continues to work his way back from reconstructive knee surgery.,"I think he's just building on every single day," coach Kevin Stefanski said of Chubb, who returned to practice la...

Matt Boldy's 3 points help Wild edge Jackets in opener
Matt Boldy scored a goal and tallied two assists, and the Minnesota Wild held on for a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn., in the opener for both teams.,Joel Eriksson Ek and Mats Zuccarello also scored for Minnesota, which is hoping to bounce back after missi...

Adam Svensson posts 60, leads inaugural Black Desert Championship
Canada's Adam Svensson fired an 11-under-par 60 to grab the lead in the first round of the inaugural Black Desert Championship on Thursday in Ivins, Utah.,Svensson, who started his day on the back nine at Black Desert Resort, holed a 31 1/2-foot eagle putt at the par-5 seventh hole to jump to 10 und...

Reports: Braves fire hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, two others
The Atlanta Braves fired hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, assistant hitting coach Bobby Magallanes and catching coach Sal Fasano, multiple reports said Thursday.,The rest of the Braves' coaching staff will be left intact, and the club will replace both hitting coaches but not carry a catching coach goin...

Report: Utah QB Cameron Rising (hand) to start vs. Arizona State
Utah quarterback Cameron Rising will start the Utes' game at Arizona State on Friday, Action Network reported Thursday.,Rising has not played since leaving Utah's 23-12 home win over Baylor on Sept. 7 with an injury to his throwing hand. He reportedly suffered a dislocated finger and a cut on his ri...