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NWSL roundup: Orlando Pride edge Seattle Reign for record-tying 18th win this season
The NWSL-best Orlando Pride finished the regular season with a strong performance, halting a two-match skid by achieving historical markers with Saturday's 3-2 victory over the visiting Seattle Reign.,Ally Watt, Kerry Abella and Marta scored across the first 57 minutes for the Pride, who had tallied...
Cavaliers nip Bucks on Donovan Mitchell's last-second jumper to improve to 7-0
Donovan Mitchell buried a jumper with 0.3 seconds remaining as the Cleveland Cavaliers extended their unbeaten run with a 114-113 win over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.,Mitchell had 30 points for the Cavaliers, who recorded their seventh successive victory, their best start to a season...
Max Verstappen dropped to 4th in Sao Paulo sprint after latest penalty
A penalty for a virtual safety car infringement knocked Max Verstappen down from third to fourth place in the Sprint at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Saturday. ,Verstappen, 27, saw his advantage in the championship standings over fellow title contender Lando Norris reduced to 44 points with four grand...
Vanderbilt reaches bowl eligibility with road win at Auburn
Gritty Vanderbilt (6-3, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) used special teams, third-down defense and late-game clock control to get a 17-7 road upset of Auburn (3-6, 1-5) on Saturday afternoon and become bowl-eligible for the first time since 2018.,It's the Commodores' first win at Jordan-Hare Stadium ev...
Short-handed Isles take on Igor Shesterkin, rival Rangers
The New York Islanders finally snapped a three-game losing streak Friday night.,Now they just have to hope it wasn't the costliest day of their season.,The undermanned Islanders will embark upon an extended stretch without at least two of their key players Sunday afternoon when they visit the New Yo...
Islanders place F Mathew Barzal on long-term IR, D Adam Pelech on IR
The New York Islanders placed forward Mathew Barzal on long-term injured reserve and defenseman Adam Pelech on IR Saturday due to their respective upper-body injuries.,Barzal will be required to miss at least 10 games and 24 calendar days after being placed on long-term injured reserve.,"It (stinks)...
Stars, Panthers coaches hope for lower score in Finland rematch
The Dallas Stars will look to salvage a split with the Florida Panthers when the teams conclude their two-game NHL Global Series on Saturday at Tampere, Finland.,It might be hard to top the Friday game, at least from the locals' perspective.,In the Panthers' 6-4 victory, the teams' seven Finnish pla...
Charlotte FC tops Orlando City in PKs to even series
Kristijan Kahlina made two stellar saves during the penalty-kick shootout and Charlotte FC made all three of its attempts for a 3-1 edge following a scoreless draw with Orlando City on Friday night at Charlotte, N.C., to tie their best-of-three Eastern Conference playoff series at one game apiece.,K...
Islanders end skid by eking past Sabres
Bo Horvat, Maxim Tsyplakov and Kyle Palmieri scored three straight goals bridging the first and second periods and the undermanned New York Islanders snapped a three-game losing streak Friday by beating the host Buffalo Sabres 4-3.,Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored in the third for the Islanders, who lost ...
Grand Canyon joining Mountain West Conference
Grand Canyon University officially accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference on Friday.,The Phoenix-based Antelopes will become members no later than July 1, 2026, the school said.,"We want to best position ourselves to be nationally competitive, and we are excited about the vision...
Bengals WR Tee Higgins, OT Orlando Brown Jr. doubtful vs. Raiders
Cincinnati wide receiver Tee Higgins could miss his second straight game and four-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Orlando Brown also is doubtful for Sunday's home game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Bengals coach Zac Taylor said Friday.,Both Higgins (quadricep) and Brown (knee/fibula) missed three co...
Islanders F Mathew Barzal exits road trip with injury
New York Islanders star Mathew Barzal made an early exit from the team's road trip due to an upper-body injury.,The Islanders announced Friday that Barzal returned to Long Island to meet with team physicians, after which a time frame for his recovery will be announced.,Barzal, 27, led all New York f...
'Do or die' for Charlotte FC in first home playoff match vs. Orlando
Orlando City can wrap up their first-round playoff series when they visit Charlotte FC on Friday night.,Fourth-seeded Orlando City notched a 2-0 home victory n the first match of the best-of-three series and now enter a rabid environment in Charlotte, with the Crown hosting the first playoff game in...
Islanders, Sabres try to rediscover earlier form
Neither the New York Islanders nor Buffalo Sabres need to be reminded how a relatively brief stretch of subpar play can impact an entire season.,The Islanders will aim to snap a losing streak while the Sabres hope to return to their winning ways Friday night, when New York visits Buffalo in a battle...
Lando Norris: ‘Deep down’ Max Verstappen knows he was in the wrong
Lando Norris believes his rival Max Verstappen, the three-time defending Formula 1 champion, knows he was in the wrong when the pair tussled in the Mexico Grand Prix.,Verstappen received a pair of 10-second penalties for aggressive driving against Norris, his closest chaser in the drivers' standings...
No. 24 Ole Miss, loaded with veterans, opens season against LIU
Ole Miss returns four of its top five scorers from last season and adds five transfers who averaged double-figure scoring in 2023-24.,Experience and depth are primary reasons why Ole Miss is ranked No. 24 as it prepares to open the season against Long Island University on Monday in Oxford, Miss.,"We...
Giants look to slow Jayden Daniels-led Commanders
With their game-winning Hail Mary behind them, the Washington Commanders visit the New York Giants on Sunday at East Rutherford, N.J., in an NFC East rematch from Week 2.,The Commanders (6-2) are rolling, one half-game ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Eagles. Quarterback Jayden Daniels is bein...
Titans stress patience in losing campaign, while Patriots upbeat after tight win
The Tennessee Titans are 1-6 and already making plans for 2025. The No. 1 pick in next spring's draft is more likely than any kind of run to the fringes of playoff contention.,But unlike a couple of teams that have benched their young starters at quarterback to play veterans, Tennessee is committed ...
Browns, now in QB Jameis Winston's hands, face stingy Chargers
Jameis Winston was just an afterthought earlier this month when the Cleveland Browns had a full stable of quarterbacks.,But Deshaun Watson's season-ending Achilles injury changed the dynamic and Dorian Thompson-Robinson's injury to a throwing finger in the same Oct. 20 game fully opened the door for...
Elvis Merzlikins, Blue Jackets shut out struggling Islanders
Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves for the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 2-0 win against the visiting New York Islanders on Wednesday night.,Merzlikins earned the opportunity to start consecutive games for the first time this season after making 31 stops in a 6-1 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Monday.,...