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Logan Thompson, Caps keep rolling, blank Jackets
Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson sparkled as he delivered his first shutout of the season to backstop his squad to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.,Thompson made 39 saves to earn his seventh career shutout.,Jakob Chychrun and Aliaksei Protas scored for th...

Ducks blast Blackhawks behind historic 2nd-period shooting display
Leo Carlsson scored two goals, Beckett Sennecke added a goal with an assist and the Anaheim Ducks turned a franchise-record 27-shot second period into a 7-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday., ,Jacob Trouba, Alex Killorn, Mason McTavish and Frank Vatrano also scored for the Duck...

Logan Thompson and Caps keep rolling, blank Jackets
Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson sparkled as he delivered his first shutout of the season to backstop his squad to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.,Thompson made 39 saves to earn his seventh career shutout.,Jakob Chychrun and Aliaksei Protas scored for th...

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...

Kings' scorching shooter Zach LaVine matches up with Andrew Nembhard, Pacers
You can't keep Zach LaVine down for long.,The Sacramento shooting guard responded to one of the worst nights of his career with his best of the season, pouring in 42 points in the Kings' 127-111 win over the Heat in Miami on Saturday.,LaVine's emphatic return to form augurs well ahead of Sacramento'...

Jaguars throttle Colts, take sole possession of first in AFC South
Trevor Lawrence threw two touchdowns, and Travis Etienne rushed for two touchdowns to lead the Jacksonville Jaguars to a commanding 36-19 victory over the visiting Indianapolis Colts in a matchup of the top two teams in the AFC South on Sunday.,Lawrence completed 17 of 30 passes for 244 yards. Brian...

Bad to worse: Commanders lose QB Jayden Daniels, TE Zach Ertz
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels and tight end Zach Ertz each left Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings because of injuries.,Daniels' injury marked another low point in a season filled with them for Washington. In the third quarter, he threw an interception to Vikings pass rus...

Ducks' Beckett Sennecke bids to stay hot vs. Blackhawks
Intent on breaking free from an up-and-down run of late, the Anaheim Ducks will complete a stretch of home games that has not gone quite as planned when they play host to the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. ,The Ducks have played eight of the past 10 games at home and have one more remaining before he...

Fresh off wild game, Jackets face quick turnaround vs. Capitals
The Columbus Blue Jackets do not have a long time to stew about a disappointing setback with Sunday's clash at the Washington Capitals on the docket.,The Blue Jackets arrive in Washington, D.C. after dropping a wild 7-6 overtime decision to the Florida Panthers on Saturday,,"That's the beauty of the...

Backed by Kings' 6 goals, Darcy Kuemper blanks Blackhawks
Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves for the Los Angeles Kings in a 6-0 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.,It's the second shutout of the season for Kuemper and the 38th of his NHL career, which is eighth on the NHL active list.,Brandt Clarke scored two goals, Mikey Anderson and A...

Cal knocks off Pacific, improves to 8-1
Justin Pippen scored 16 points and Dai Dai Ames added 15 as California led wire-to-wire and improved to 8-1 with a 67-61 win over visiting Pacific on Saturday.,John Camden had 13 points for Cal, which won its fifth straight game and is off to its best start since going 10-1 to begin the 2014-15 camp...

Panthers rally for wild win against Blue Jackets
Sam Bennett scored with 3.2 seconds left in overtime as the Florida Panthers rallied to defeat the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 7-6 on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise.,Bennett had a game-high-tying three assists and tied his career high with four points. Florida's Brad Marchand also had a big game w...

No. 25 Arkansas shoots its way to runaway win over Fresno State
Darius Acuff Jr. had 18 points, eight assists and five rebounds, Meleek Thomas and D.J. Wagner had 12 apiece points and the No. 25 Arkansas Razorbacks rolled over the Fresno State Bulldogs, 82-58, on Saturday afternoon in North Little Rock, Ark. ,Karter Knox had 11 for the balanced Razorbacks (7-2),...

Nationals trade LHP Jose A. Ferrer to Mariners for C Harry Ford
The Washington Nationals traded left-handed pitcher Jose A. Ferrer to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for catcher Harry Ford and right-hander Isaac Lyon, the teams announced on Saturday.,Over three seasons with the Nationals, Ferrer has posted a 4.36 ERA and 1.265 WHIP in 142 games, all relief appe...

Reports: Cubs finalizing deal with RHP Zac Gallen
The Chicago Cubs are finalizing a multi-year contract with free agent right-hander Zac Gallen, multiple outlets reported.,ESPN gave a conflicting report on Saturday, however, saying that Gallen is "not close" to completing a deal.,Gallen, 30, finished 13-15 with a 4.83 ERA in 33 starts for the Arizo...

Pascal Siakam's 36-10 double-double powers Pacers past Bulls
Pascal Siakam had 36 points and 10 rebounds and Bennedict Mathurin added 28 points to lift the visiting Indiana Pacers to a 120-105 victory against the scuffling Chicago Bulls on Friday night.,Indiana stopped a two-game slide while sending the Bulls to their season-high sixth straight defeat. Chicag...

CUSA final: Kennesaw State tops Jacksonville State on late TD
Quarterback Amari Odom led a last-minute touchdown drive to lift Kennesaw State to a 19-15 win over Jacksonville State in the Conference USA Championship game on Friday in Jacksonville, Ala.,Jacksonville State (8-5) had scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to erase a 12-0 deficit, with quarte...

Expect another 1-goal verdict when Kings host Blackhawks again
The Los Angeles Kings won't have to wait long for another opportunity to find their offense and solve the Chicago Blackhawks.,Less than 48 hours after losing to Chicago, the Kings host the Blackhawks again on Saturday night.,Los Angeles will be looking to avenge a 2-1 loss on Thursday night in which...

Pacific, Cal bring 4-game win streaks into matchup
Justin Pippen is quickly making a name for himself at Cal, which at 7-1 is off to its best start since 2016-17.,The Golden Bears continue their eight-game home stretch with a matchup against Pacific (7-2) on Saturday.,Pacific extended its winning streak to four with an 80-65 road victory over Air Fo...

CEO Zak Brown: McLaren will use team order if championship is on line
McLaren Racing has made a point of treating its drivers fairly to give them every opportunity to win the Drivers championship. ,However, that may not be the case for Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris - two drivers fighting for the top spot -- at this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, according to McLaren...