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Calvin Austin III's two TDs steer Steelers past Giants
Calvin Austin III scored touchdowns on a 73-yard punt return and a 29-yard toss from Russell Wilson to push the host Pittsburgh Steelers past the New York Giants 26-18 on Monday night.,Austin broke a 9-9 tie in the third quarter with his thrilling return, and on the Steelers' next possession, Wilson...
Aleksander Barkov returns as Panthers blast Sabres
Aleksander Barkov celebrated his return to the lineup with a goal and an assist to help the visiting Florida Panthers to a 5-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.,Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart each had a goal and an assist for Florida, and Sam Bennett scored in his fifth straight gam...
No. 15 Boise State, 'warrior' Ashton Jeanty meet San Diego State
Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty will try to continue his push for the Heisman Trophy when the No. 15 Broncos host San Diego State in a Mountain West game on Friday evening.,Jeanty has rushed for a nation-leading 1,376 yards and is second in the country with 18 touchdowns while averaging 196.6...
Dillon Gabriel regains Heisman Trophy lead as Travis Hunter soars
No one claimed winning a Heisman Trophy as a running back would be an easy task -- or even necessarily a fair one.,Boise State's Ashton Jeanty rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown as the Broncos handed UNLV only its second loss of the season Friday night in Las Vegas. He now has racked up an FBS-lea...
Week 8 MNF: Giants-Steelers Preview, Props & Prediction
Week 8 of the NFL regular season comes to a close with Russell Wilson's return to primetime as the Pittsburgh Steelers play host to the New York Giants on "Monday Night Football.",Wilson is looking to build on a come-from-behind victory in his first start for the Steelers as Pittsburgh improved to 5...
Top two picks face off as Wizards take on Hawks
The first two picks in the 2024 NBA draft -- Atlanta's Zaccharie Risacher and Washington's Alex Sarr -- will go head-to-head for the first time on Monday when the Hawks host the Wizards.,Risacher, the No. 1 overall pick, started for the first time on Sunday. Sarr, the No. 2 overall pick, has started...
Panthers suffer another loss to rookie QB as Broncos cruise
Rookie quarterback Bo Nix threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and the Denver Broncos kept visiting Carolina's sluggish offense in check in beating the Panthers 28-14 on Sunday.,Nix completed 28 of 37 throws for 284 yards, with 11 Broncos making at least one reception.,The return of quarte...
Sabres try to keep streak alive vs. Aleksander Barkov, Panthers
The Buffalo Sabres will go for their fourth straight win when they host the Florida Panthers on Monday night.,Buffalo is coming off a 5-3 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, while the Panthers will be looking to make it three in a row after a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders the same d...
Hall of Fame Series headed to Allegiant Stadium in '27
LAS VEGAS -- Big-time college basketball is coming to Allegiant Stadium.,Four of the biggest names in NCAA basketball history will play a doubleheader on Nov. 12, 2027, inside the home of the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders, as the stadium joins its brethren from the gridiron.,Arizona will play Duke and Ind...
Matthew Tkachuk (2 goals), Panthers earn win at Isles
Matthew Tkachuk collected his first two goals of the season Saturday night for the Florida Panthers, who scored the final six goals as they stormed back to beat the host New York Islanders 6-3 in Elmont, N.Y.,Mackie Samoskevich and Sam Bennett had the tying and go-ahead goals for the Panthers, who h...
Spurs hold off late Rockets rally to get first win
Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points and rookie Stephon Castle hit a key free throw with 7.2 seconds to play as the San Antonio Spurs outlasted the visiting Houston Rockets 109-106 on Saturday in the first of a pair of games in three nights between the Lone Star State rivals in the Alamo City.,San Ant...
Matthew Tkachuk scores pair, Panthers win on the road again
Matthew Tkachuk collected his first two goals of the season Saturday night for the Florida Panthers, who scored the final six goals as they stormed back to beat the host New York Islanders 6-3 in Elmont, N.Y.,Mackie Samoskevich and Sam Bennett had the tying and go-ahead goals for the Panthers, who h...
Panthers expect C Aleksander Barkov (LBI) to return Monday vs. Sabres
Florida Panthers star center Aleksander Barkov practiced with the team on Saturday for the first time since his Oct. 10 lower-body injury and is expected to return to action Monday against the host Buffalo Sabres.,Barkov, 29, will miss his eighth consecutive game on Saturday night when the Panthers ...
Grant Enfinger grabs second Truck Playoffs' Round of 8 win at Homestead-Miami
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - A strategy call from the pit box coupled with a patient move forward landed veteran Grant Enfinger his second consecutive NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff race win in Saturday's Baptist Health 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway while his closest competitors ran out of fuel behind...
Islanders ride momentum of OT win into clash vs. Panthers
The seventh game of an NHL season is far too early for a team to be approaching must-win territory.,But considering what awaits the New York Islanders in their eighth game, it's a good thing they won Friday night.,The Islanders will look to complete a back-to-back sweep of Eastern Conference contend...
Jordi Alba lifts Miami past Atlanta in playoff opener
Jordi Alba scored on an exceptional strike from nearly 30 yards out early in the second half to lift Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United in Game 1 of their MLS Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Lionel Messi picked up an assist on the 60th-minute pla...
Kraken hope line changes bring continued success vs. Hurricanes
Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers may or may not be familiar with the Peaches & Herb hit "Reunited." However, the 21-year-old might want to learn the chorus -- "Reunited and it feels so good" -- after his performance Thursday night.,After returning to Seattle's top line with Jordan Eberle and Jare...
Panthers rule out WRs Diontae Johnson, Adam Thielen
Bryce Young will be minus two top targets when he gets back under center for the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.,On Friday, receivers Diontae Johnson (rib) and Adam Thielen (hamstring) were ruled out for the Week 8 game at Denver.,Quarterback Andy Dalton, who started the past five games after replacing...
Unrivaled announces team names ahead of inaugural season
Unrivaled, a new three-on-three basketball league headlined by top WNBA players, revealed the names of its six teams Thursday.,The Laces, Lunar Owls, Mist, Rose, Phantom and Vinyl will compete in the league, which has pledged to become the highest-paying league in the history of women's professional...
No. 19 Pitt uses 5 INTs to smother Syracuse, stay perfect
Rasheem Biles, Kyle Louis and Braylan Lovelace each recorded an interception for a touchdown during a wild first half as No. 19 Pittsburgh cruised past visiting Syracuse 41-13 on Thursday.,Eli Holstein completed 11 of 15 throws for 108 yards and two touchdowns for the Panthers (7-0, 3-0 ACC), who ha...