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Wild's Jesper Wallstedt keeps high-scoring Ducks out of the net
Jesper Wallstedt made 28 saves in his second consecutive shutout and the Minnesota Wild won 2-0 against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Saturday evening in St. Paul, Minn.,Wallstedt, a first-round pick of the Wild in 2021 who turned 23 on Friday, made 36 saves in a 2-0 win against the Calgary Flames l...

Bulls look to snap losing skid against Jazz
Key contributors returning to the lineup could help the Chicago Bulls bounce back from a four-game losing streak as they head to Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz on Sunday.,Both Josh Giddey (sprained right ankle) and Coby White (strained right calf) are expected back on the court this week. Gidd...

Legendary Hall of Fame S Kenny Easley dies at 66
Pro Football Hall of Famer Kenny Easley, one of the top safeties in college and NFL history, died on Friday. He was 66.,On Saturday, the Seattle Seahawks announced the death of Easley, who spent his entire seven-year NFL career (1981-87) with the team from before a kidney ailment forced him to retir...

Kansas State gets past Oklahoma State in Big 12 matchup
Kansas State's Avery Johnson threw a touchdown pass, Joe Jackson ran for one in the fourth quarter, and the Wildcats won 14-6 over the Oklahoma State Cowboys in a Big 12 matchup on Saturday afternoon in Stillwater, Okla.,The Wildcats (5-5, 4-3) saw Johnson throw for 177 yards and a score by completi...

Sabres D Rasmus Dahlin returns from personal leave
Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin is back with the team after traveling to Sweden to check on his fiancee, who is recovering from a heart transplant this summer.,He departed Nov. 7. The Sabres lost all three games they played without him as their record dropped to 5-8-4 (14 points).,Dahlin, 25, i...

Utah measuring incremental improvement as it prepares to host Sam Houston
Utah is showing improved efficiency and more confidence on offense heading into Saturday's clash with Sam Houston in Salt Lake City.,The Utes (3-0) committed a season-low six turnovers in an 87-69 victory over Holy Cross on Monday night. They shot 53.3% from the field and outscored the Crusaders 44-...

Old foes Nebraska, Oklahoma square off in neutral-site affair
An old rivalry from the Big 8 days gets renewed on Saturday night when Nebraska and Oklahoma meet in Sioux Falls, S.D.,The Cornhuskers and Sooners have only met once since 2011, before Nebraska moved to the Big Ten the following season. That came in 2022 in a Thanksgiving Week tournament in Florida,...

Wild intend to force deliberate pace vs. speedy Ducks
The Minnesota Wild will try to avoid getting coerced into a fast-paced game when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday evening.,The Ducks are loaded with speedy, young players who have been thriving on odd-man rushes this season. The Wild, on the other hand, would rather wear teams down with long ...

Raegan Beers leads No. 6 Oklahoma past North Alabama
Raegan Beers had 20 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots as No. 6 Oklahoma rolled to an 89-61 win against North Alabama on Friday afternoon in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (3-1) led 57-33 at halftime and held the Lions (3-1) to 32.4% shooting. Oklahoma's superior size produced a 53-40 edge in re...

Even at 7-2, Rams, Seahawks vie for NFC West lead
Looking for who has the edge when the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams play this week?,Good luck.,The Seahawks and Rams are tied atop the NFC West with 7-2 records and riding four-game winning streaks into Sunday's showdown in Inglewood, Calif.,The Seahawks and Rams are the only two teams in th...

Vyctorius Miller posts 30 as Oklahoma State dominates Prairie View A&M
Vyctorius Miller scored a game-high 30 points to lead Oklahoma State to a 94-67 win against Prairie View A&M on Wednesday in Stillwater, Okla.,Miller connected on 8 of 12 field goal attempts and shot 5 of 8 from 3-point range.,Parsa Fallah scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Kanye Clary ...

OK State driven to swipe second win, tame Avery Johnson, K-State
Oklahoma State limps home for its first game in Stillwater in four weeks, winless in the Big 12 and one of only two power-conference teams with a single FBS victory.,But the Cowboys (1-8, 0-6 Big 12) emerge from a bye week singularly focused on Saturday's matchup with Kansas State (4-5, 3-3), a team...

No. 13 Utah 'still in the hunt,' takes visions of playoffs to Baylor
No. 13 Utah and five-win Baylor share a mantra entering the Big 12 matchup on Saturday in Waco, Texas.,Still in the hunt.,The Utes (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) are not in ideal position with three games remaining because of losses to BYU and Texas Tech.,Baylor (5-4, 3-3) has its eyes on a spoiler role and a co...

Red Wings work on changes as Ducks chase new streak
Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan is tinkering with his lines in an effort to end a three-game losing streak as the Anaheim Ducks pay a visit on Thursday.,Alex DeBrincat is skating with the first line, joining Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin. Rookie Emmitt Finnie has been moved to the second line...

Louis Foster signs extension with Rahal Letterman Lanigan
Driver Louis Foster reached a multi-year extension with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing after earning IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year honors in 2025.,Foster, a native of England, arrived at RLL after winning the 2024 Indy NXT championship with Andretti Global.,"We've built a strong, trusting group ...

Oklahoma State counting on large cast to step up vs. Prairie View A&M
Oklahoma State found out the hard way that it has a roster full of ball handlers. ,In an 87-63 home win Sunday against Texas A&M, Kanye Clary suffered an apparent arm injury and played only seven minutes. The Oklahoma State depth could be tested again when the team meets Prairie View A&M on Wednesda...

Win-starved Sabres, Mammoth prepared for rematch in Utah
It has been a tough couple weeks for Buffalo and Utah.,The Sabres own just one win in their past seven games (1-2-4). The Mammoth have just one in their past six -- against Buffalo on Nov. 4.,Both are looking to snap out of their skid when the Sabres visit the Mammoth on Wednesday in Salt Lake City....

Oklahoma's balanced attack turns back Pine Bluff
Xzayvier Brown scored 19 points to lead Oklahoma to a 95-69 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday in Norman, Oklahoma.,Nijel Pack added 15 points for Oklahoma (2-1) by hitting 5 of 7 on 3-point attempts. Dayton Forsythe also scored 15 while Tae Davis added 13 and Darrion Reid 12. Davis also had 15...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 2 South Carolina finally shakes off Clemson
Joyce Edwards scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds for No. 2 South Carolina, which finally pulled away in the fourth quarter of a 65-37 nonconference win over Clemson on Tuesday in Columbia, S.C.,The Gamecocks (3-0) led by just 10 points entering the fourth quarter. South Carolina's Agot Make...

No. 4 Alabama locked in, keeps unforgettable loss to Oklahoma in '24 top of mind
Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer wants his players to remember what happened when the Crimson Tide played Oklahoma last season.,Sooners coach Brent Venables hopes his team carries over the lessons of that game without dwelling on the result. ,No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 4 Alabama square off Saturday in Tuscal...