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Islanders improve to 9-0 in OT with Bo Horvat game-winner vs. Sharks
Bo Horvat scored the overtime winner as the visiting New York Islanders edged the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Saturday night.,Horvat, on a partial break, put a backhand between the legs of Yaroslav Askarov for his 27th tally of the season at 4:20 of the extra period.,Tony DeAngelo scored in regulation fo...
Vancouver remains perfect with road rout of Portland
Brian White scored his second and third goals of the season and the Vancouver Whitecaps remained perfect with a 4-1 victory over the host Portland Timbers on Saturday night.,Sebastian Berhalter scored his side's third goal and assisted on White's first tally for the Whitecaps (3-0-0, 9 points) in th...
Long Island advances to NEC final, earns NCAA Tournament bid
Long Island's 64-56 victory over Wagner on Saturday in New York not only advanced the Sharks to the Northeast Conference tournament finals, but they also secured the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.,Top seed LIU (23-10) will play third-seeded Mercyhurst (17-16) on Tuesday in the tournament fina...
Desmond Bane, Paolo Banchero lead Magic to thumping of Timberwolves
Desmond Bane scored 30 points on 10-for-17 shooting, and the Orlando Magic held on for a 119-92 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Paolo Banchero recorded a double-double with 25 points and 15 rebounds for Orlando, which won its third game in a row. Jalen Suggs...
Maxi Moralez, Keaton Parks help NYCFC rout Orlando City
Maxi Moralez scored on a penalty kick and collected two assists in a dominant first half, Keaton Parks scored twice early in the second and New York City FC continued their success in home openers with a 5-0 victory over Orlando City Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.,NYCFC (2-0-1, 7 points) impr...
No. 24 Vanderbilt rides sharp shooting to series split with No. 23 Tennessee
Tyler Tanner scored 25 points, AK Okereke added 17 and Duke Miles scored 13 with four steals to lead No. 24 Vanderbilt to an 86-82 Southeastern Conference upset of No. 23 Tennessee on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.,The Commodores (24-7, 11-7 SEC) shot 52.9% from the floor, 50% from 3 and 84.4% from th...
Celtics, Cavaliers battle for position in East standings
Two of the top four teams in the Eastern Conference are set to battle Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, where the Cavaliers host the Boston Celtics.,Boston, which stands in second place behind the Detroit Pistons, has become the most dangerous squad in the conference with the return of star power forwa...
Reports: Cowboys put 2nd-round tender on K Brandon Aubrey
The Dallas Cowboys placed the $5.7 million second-round tender on kicker Brandon Aubrey, still hoping to sign the restricted free agent to a multi-year contract extension, ESPN reported Saturday.,The move allows Aubrey to sign an offer sheet with another team. The Cowboys would then have the right t...
No. 11 Illinois meets Maryland with eyes on Big Ten triple-bye
No. 11 Illinois can clinch a triple-bye in next week's Big Ten tournament with a victory at Maryland on Sunday in College Park. But it might not even come to that.,If No. 15 Purdue wins Saturday at home over Wisconsin or if Iowa takes care of No. 9 Nebraska on Sunday, the Fighting Illini will be ass...
New-look Islanders hope to halt West Coast skid against Sharks
The New York Islanders will have a new look down the middle when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night, looking to end a two-game skid.,New York acquired center Brayden Schenn from the St. Louis Blues before Friday's trade deadline. The 34-year-old, who has 12 goals and 28 points in 61 ga...
Islanders F Jean-Gabriel Pageau signs 3-year extension
The New York Islanders announced a three-year contract extension with forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau on Friday.,Terms were not disclosed, but multiple reports put the total value at $14.55 million ($4.85 million per season).,The deal starts with the 2026-27 season and runs through 2028-29 for the 33-ye...
No. 24 Vanderbilt has plenty of incentive vs. No. 23 Tennessee
No. 24 Vanderbilt looks for revenge against No. 23 Tennessee when the Commodores visit Knoxville on Saturday in the teams' regular-season finale.,The in-state rivals are playing for a shot at the No. 4 seed and a double-bye in next week's SEC tournament.,The Vols (21-9, 11-6 SEC) won 69-65 at Vander...
NFL Free Agency QB Predictions: Where the Top 2026 Quarterbacks Could Land
NFL free agency is about to begin. Here are predictions for where quarterbacks like Malik Willis, Kyler Murray, Aaron Rodgers, and Geno Smith could land....
NYCFC hope to build on history of strong home openers vs. Orlando
New York City FC's time at Yankee Stadium is coming close to its end.,Until NYCFC move into their new stadium next year, they hope to continue their strong performances in home openers Saturday when they host Orlando City and attempt to maintain an unbeaten start.,New York City (1-0-1, 4 points) is ...
Reports: Browns restructure Deshaun Watson contract
The Cleveland Browns are restructuring the contract of quarterback Deshaun Watson to open up cap space, according to multiple reports Friday.,This marks the fourth straight offseason the Browns have restructured Watson's contract, which drops his cap hit for the 2026 season from $80.7 million to abo...
Four Teams Poised to Spend Big in NFL Free Agency This Offseason
With NFL free agency approaching, several teams including the Cowboys, Raiders, Titans and Commanders are positioned to spend big....
Artemi Panarin, Kings hand Islanders another Southern California loss
Artemi Panarin scored his first goal for the Kings, helping Los Angeles to a 5-3 win against the visiting New York Islanders on Thursday night.,Panarin, Adrian Kempe and Mikey Anderson each had a goal and an assist, Samuel Helenius and Alex Laferriere also scored, Brandt Clarke had two assists and D...
Why the Raiders Might Be Wrong to Draft Fernando Mendoza at No. 1 Overall
Fernando Mendoza is the consensus No. 1 pick, but should the Raiders reconsider and draft a defensive star instead?...
Anze Kopitar to play in 1,500th NHL game as Kings host Islanders
After the Los Angeles Kings played the type of game D.J. Smith would like to see them play regularly but still lost, the new head coach will take another aim at earning his first victory when the New York Islanders visit on Thursday.,Smith had a difficult matchup in his first game since taking over ...
Ville Husso steller in net as Ducks score 5 unanswered goals to top Islanders
Cutter Gauthier scored Anaheim's first two goals of a three-goal first-period flurry Wednesday night for the host Ducks, who cooled off the surging New York Islanders with a 5-1 win.,Beckett Sennecke scored late in the first while Ryan Poehling and Frank Vatrano added insurance goals in the third fo...