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Kyle Palmieri, Brock Nelson lead Islanders past Blues
Kyle Palmieri scored twice Saturday night as the New York Islanders finally preserved a third-period lead in defeating the St. Louis Blues 3-1 in Elmont, N.Y.,Palmieri scored late in the first and even later in the third on an empty-netter for the Islanders, who snapped a three-game losing streak (0...

Kaleb Johnson, Kamari Moulton help Iowa run over Maryland
Iowa's Kaleb Johnson gashed Maryland for 164 yards, leading the Hawkeyes to a 29-13 win Saturday afternoon in College Park, Md.,On a windy afternoon, Drew Stevens tied a program record with five field goals and Kamari Moulton scored on a 68-yard sprint as Iowa (7-4, 5-3 Big Ten) bounced back from a ...

Atlanta United puts survival instincts up against Orlando City
Atlanta United is out to continue one of the great Cinderella runs in MLS Cup Playoff history when they visit Orlando City in an Eastern Conference semifinal match Sunday.,Ninth-seeded Atlanta United needed to win its last two regular-season matches just to reach the postseason and finished that tas...

Villanova vies to subdue high-powered Maryland
Amid a rocky start to the season, Villanova coach Kyle Neptune saw his team's defense strengthen during Tuesday's 93-49 home win over Pennsylvania.,"I thought we were way more cohesive than we've been," Neptune said. "Guys were together, they were talking. I thought our switches were better.",The im...
Luis Gil vs. Mason Miller: One Rookie Got the Hype, the Other Got the Outs
A’s Mason Miller dominated with 104 relief strikeouts, but Yankees’ Luis Gil stole the Rookie of the Year spotlight. Who deserved it more?...

Patriots will try to reverse road struggles against Dolphins
Hitting the road to face the Miami Dolphins has been anything but easy for the New England Patriots over the past 11 years.,Since 2013, New England is 2-9 against the Dolphins in Miami Gardens, Fla., where the Patriots will attempt to pick up a rare win on Sunday afternoon.,First-year coach Jerod Ma...

Islanders battle Blues, aim to solve third-period struggles
The St. Louis Blues figured out a way Thursday night to recover from some familiar third-period doldrums. The New York Islanders are growing increasingly frustrated with their inability to do the same thing.,The Islanders strive to snap a discouraging skid as the visiting Blues aim to build a winnin...

Rockets roll past Blazers, continue recent surge
Dillon Brooks scored a season-high 28 points and Tari Eason added 22 off the bench as the Houston Rockets rolled to a 116-88 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.,Brooks shot 10 of 15 from the floor and finished 6-for-8 on 3-pointers, leading Houston to its seventh win in its p...

Tyler Nickel guides Vanderbilt past Seton Hall, into Charleston final
Tyler Nickel matched a career high by scoring 24 points as Vanderbilt constantly found holes in the nation's top-ranked scoring defense and pulled away in the second half for a 76-60 victory over Seton Hall in the semifinals of the Charleston Classic Friday in South Carolina.,Off to their best start...

Cowboys star G Zack Martin doubtful to play vs. Commanders
Dallas Cowboys star guard Zack Martin is doubtful for Sunday's game against the Washington Commanders due to ankle and shoulder injuries.,Martin didn't practice at all this week. He also physically struggled during Monday night's loss to the Houston Texas.,Martin, who turned 34 on Wednesday, has sta...

Iowa turns to former walk-on QB to start against Maryland
Iowa moves on without injured quarterback Brendan Sullivan when the Hawkeyes visit Maryland for a Big Ten Conference contest on Saturday afternoon.,Former starter Cade McNamara is not ready to return from a concussion, so Iowa (6-4, 4-3) turns to former walk-on and fourth-stringer Jackson Stratton t...

Netherlands qualifies for first Davis Cup final by beating Germany
The Netherlands will play for the Davis Cup title after completing a 2-0 sweep of Germany in the semifinals Friday in Malaga, Spain.,Botic van de Zandschulp and Tallon Griekspoor took down their German opponents in three sets to clinch their country's spot in the finals without needing a doubles mat...

Leafs put F Matthew Knies (upper-body injury) on IR
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies was placed on injured reserve Friday due to an upper-body injury, though coach Craig Berube said the former second-round pick is showing signs of improvement.,The decision to put the 22-year-old Knies on IR, retroactive to Wednesday, means the third-year pla...

New Commanders CB Marshon Lattimore ruled out again
The Washington Commanders will have to wait at least another week for cornerback Marshon Lattimore.,Acquired in a Nov. 5 trade with New Orleans, he has yet to practice for Washington due to a hamstring injury.,On Friday, the Commanders (7-4) ruled Lattimore out for Sunday's game against the visiting...

No. 25 Illinois determined to make strides vs. UMES
When Illinois coach Brad Underwood lined up non-conference games against the likes of Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee and Duke, the goal was to find out how his guys stack up and where they need to improve., ,Now that the first results are in - No. 25 Illinois lost 100-87 Wednesday night to No. 8 Alaba...

Seton Hall looks for offense to pick up steam vs. Vanderbilt
Seton Hall showed plenty of grit defensively through its first four games of the season. In its fifth game, the trait also appeared on the offensive side.,After opening the Charleston Classic in South Carolina with a thrilling overtime victory over Virginia Commonwealth, the Pirates (3-2) will face ...

AJ Hoggard leads Vanderbilt to narrow win over Nevada
AJ Hoggard scored 18 points and dished out seven assists as Vanderbilt beat Nevada 73-71 in the Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday night. ,Jason Edwards (16 points) and MJ Collins (15) also scored in double figures, while Devin McGlockton added nine points and eight rebounds for the...

Red Wings score twice late to sneak past Islanders
Lucas Raymond scored with 51.1 seconds remaining as the Detroit Red Wings snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the visiting New York Islanders on Thursday night.,Raymond took a pass from Dylan Larkin and scored from the left circle for his third goal this season. Jonatan Berggren s...

Clemson cruises in wire-to-wire win over Radford
Chauncey Wiggins scored 16 points as host Clemson rolled to a 79-51 victory over Radford on Thursday night.,The Tigers (4-1) also got 14 points and nine rebounds from Ian Schieffelin, a career-best 15 points from Dillon Hunter and 10 points and five boards from Chase Hunter.,Radford (4-2) was paced ...

McLaren no longer asking Oscar Piastri to support Lando Norris' title chase
McLaren no longer will have its drivers adhere to a pecking order as the Las Vegas Grand Prix approaches Saturday.,McLaren driver Oscar Piastri said he does not have to operate in a support role for teammate Lando Norris, now that Norris' hopes of a driver's championship are in long-shot mode.,"Pret...