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Unbeaten SMU rides scoring depth into clash vs. reeling Radford
Undefeated SMU will look to continue to leverage its balanced attack and ball-hawking defense and move closer to the Top 25 when it hosts Radford on Monday night in Dallas.,The Mustangs (6-0) have been impressive through the first six contests on their season-opening seven-game homestand, winning by...

Colorado State suspends 2 players after spitting incidents in loss to Boise State
Colorado State has suspended quarterback Darius Curry and offensive lineman Liam Wortmann for the season finale for spitting at Boise State players during a road loss on Saturday night, the school announced on Sunday.,Redshirt freshman Curry, who was making his first career start in the 49-21 setbac...

76ers can't overcome big day for Norman Powell as Heat win fourth straight
Norman Powell scored 32 points and Kel'el Ware registered 20 points and 16 rebounds to guide the visiting Miami Heat to their fourth straight win, a 127-117 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.,Bam Adebayo contributed 18 points and 13 rebounds for Miami, while Davion Mitchell chipped in wi...

Blackhawks next up to try to slow Avalanche's run of scoring, defense
The Colorado Avalanche bring an eight-game winning streak and an NHL-best 35 points into Sunday's visit to the Chicago Blackhawks.,Colorado also boasts a league-leading five goals in the first minute of a game, tallying its latest ultra-quick strike on Saturday.,Brent Burns scored just 15 seconds in...

Raleek Brown (255 yards), No. 25 Arizona State pull away from Colorado
Raleek Brown rushed 22 times for a career-high 255 yards, including an 88-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, to lead No. 25 Arizona State to a 42-17 victory over Colorado on Saturday night at Boulder, Colo.,The Sun Devils (8-3, 6-2 Big 12) have an opportunity to advance to their second straight B...

Mackenzie Blackwood, Avalanche blank Predators to extend win streak to 8
Mackenzie Blackwood made 35 saves to help the visiting Colorado Avalanche extend their winning streak to eight games with a 3-0 victory against the Nashville Predators on Saturday.,Brent Burns, Nathan MacKinnon and Jack Drury scored for the Avalanche, who are 10-0-1 in their past 11 games.,Juuse Sar...

Montreal defensemen dominate as Habs top reeling Leafs
The Montreal defense stole the show on Saturday night, as Canadiens defensemen scored three times to lead the club to a 5-2 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.,Noah Dobson posted the first multi-goal game of his career, scoring twice on one-timers as the Canadiens jumped out to a 4-0 lead and...

Clemson cruises past Furman to clinch bowl eligibility
Cade Klubnik threw two touchdown passes and backups Christopher Vizzina and Chris Denson each completed another to lead host Clemson to its 27th consecutive year of bowl eligibility with a 45-10 nonconference victory over Furman on Saturday.,Clemson (6-5) took a 24-0 lead with 14:15 remaining in the...

Amid turmoil, top-seed Union face NYCFC in East semifinals
The top-seeded Philadelphia Union host No. 5 New York City FC in Sunday's winner-take-all Eastern Conference semifinal, which has emerged as a match where both sides could be combating off-field distractions.,Philadelphia will take the field five days following a report from The Guardian, in which 1...

UC Davis hangs around late, but Colorado remains unbeaten
Bangot Dak scored 11 of his team-high 18 points in the second half, one of five Colorado players to reach double figures, and the Buffaloes pulled away to beat UC Davis 95-79 in Boulder, Colo., on Friday night.,Felix Kossaras scored a career-high 17 points, Sebastian Rancik had 15 points, Barrington...

No. 9 BYU crushes No. 23 Wisconsin in Salt Lake City showcase
Richie Saunders scored a game-high 26 points and AJ Dybantsa added 18 as No. 9 BYU rolled past No. 23 Wisconsin 98-70 on Friday in Salt Lake City.,BYU (4-1) shot 47.7% in the Bad Boy Mowers Series game while limiting Wisconsin to 37.7% from the floor.,Wisconsin (4-1) trailed by as many as 32 points ...

UFC Fight Night Qatar: Arman Tsarukyan popular favorite vs. Dan Hooker
UFC's first event in Qatar features a lightweight fight with Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker stepping into the Octagon on Saturday night seeking to position themselves for a title shot against Ilia Topuria.,It's the first fight for both in 2025, and the stakes are extremely high.,Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA,...

Banged-up Canadiens, Maple Leafs slump into rivalry matchup
The Toronto Maple Leafs hope for a speedy reversal of fortune when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night to kick off a six-game road trip in their second clash of the season against their Atlantic Division rival.,Toronto is coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets th...

Aga Makurat paces No. 17 Vanderbilt in rout of Alabama State
Aga Makurat scored 21 points off the bench and Mikayla Blakes added 19, fueling No. 17 Vanderbilt to a 92-38 romp over Alabama State on Friday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.,Makurat sank 8 of 15 shots -- including 5 of 11 from 3-point range -- to pace the Commodores (5-0), who led 50-22 at halftime. ...

Colorado balancing youth with experience; UC Davis up next
Colorado has started the season on a roll and wants to keep it going when it hosts UC Davis on Friday night in Boulder, Colo.,Colorado (4-0) has swept its early home schedule, including wins in the past week over Providence and Alabama State. Friday night's game will be the last at home before the B...

Alex Ovechkin's 33rd hat trick lifts Capitals over Canadiens
Alex Ovechkin scored his 33rd career hat trick and added an assist, and the Washington Capitals beat the Canadiens 8-4 in Montreal on Thursday night.,Ovechkin extended his goal streak to four games in the first meeting between the teams since Washington eliminated Montreal four games to one in a Sta...

5-star F Baba Oladotun commits to Maryland
Five-star forward Baba Oladotun of Maryland has committed to the Terrapins over Kentucky, Arkansas and Georgetown.,The 6-foot-10 senior in the Class of 2026 is ranked No. 10 nationally by the 247Sports composite. He ranked No. 1 in the 2027 class by ESPN before reclassifying in August.,From James Hu...

Frost bring back F Denisa Krizova in trade with Goldeneyes
The Minnesota Frost reacquired Denisa Krizova from the Vancouver Goldeneyes on Thursday in exchange for fellow forward Anna Segedi.,Krizova returns to Minnesota, with which she tallied seven goals and eight assists in 54 games with the Frost over the past two seasons while winning back-to-back PWHL ...

Alex Ovechkin, Capitals size up struggling Canadiens
Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are heating up as they travel north to visit the struggling Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in a rematch of last season's first-round series.,Washington, then the top seed in the Metropolitan Division, eliminated the wild-card Canadiens in five games last spr...

No. 25 Arizona State winning with backup QB, takes on struggling Colorado
No. 25 Arizona State faces Colorado on Saturday in Boulder, Colo., riding a two-game winning streak under veteran backup quarterback Jeff Sims, while the Buffaloes look to the future with freshman quarterback Julian "JuJu" Lewis.,Colorado (3-7, 1-6 Big 12) is assured of the second losing season in D...