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No. 13 Vanderbilt takes advantage of USF turnovers, rolls to win
All five Vanderbilt starters scored in double figures as the No. 13 Commodores cruised to an 87-58 win over South Florida on Monday in Nashville.,Mikayla Blakes hit just 7 of 19 field-goal attempts, but she still led Vanderbilt (10-0) with 19 points. Sacha Washington followed with 16 points, Justine...

Cutter Gauthier's two goals life Ducks over Rangers
Cutter Gauthier scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play 5:51 into the third period as part of a two-goal performance, and the visiting Anaheim Ducks beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Monday night.,The game marked the return of Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba after both players were dealt to Anahei...

After goal in Wild debut, Quinn Hughes targets encore vs. Capitals
Quinn Hughes' first game with the Minnesota Wild went about as perfectly as possible.,Now, Hughes will try to put on an equally impressive encore performance.,Minnesota will go for its fifth win in a row when it faces off against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn. The Wild...

Maple Leafs host Blackhawks seeking to fix third-period woes
The Toronto Maple Leafs know they must reverse a recent trend of faltering in the third period Tuesday night when they host the Chicago Blackhawks.,At least they won't have to face Chicago's top scorer Connor Bedard, who was placed on injured reserve Monday due to an upper-body injury.,The Maple Lea...
Philip Rivers Inspiring Comeback Spoiled By Indianapolis Colts Loss
Philip Rivers makes his emotional NFL comeback with the Colts, showing leadership and skill despite a close loss to the Seahawks in Week 15....

Texas A&M spreads wealth in blowout of Jacksonville
Rylan Griffen posted 19 points to lead a balanced scoring effort and Texas A&M overwhelmed Jacksonville 112-75 on Sunday in College Station, Texas.,Jamie Vinson scored 14 points, Mackenzie Mgbako had 13, Marcus Hill added 12, Ruben Dominguez and Ali Dibba each had 10 and a total of 14 players scored...

Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia apologizes for 'disrespectful' reaction to Heisman vote
Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia apologized on Sunday night for his "disrespectful" social media post a night earlier after finishing runner-up for the Heisman Trophy.,Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza became the program's first Heisman Trophy winner on Saturday night in New York. Pavia posted ...

Trail Blazers overcome Stephen Curry (48 points), Warriors
Jerami Grant and Shaedon Sharpe scored 35 points apiece and the host Portland Trail Blazers withstood 48 points from Stephen Curry to notch a 136-131 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night.,Deni Avdija added 26 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as the Trail Blazers won for jus...

Vikings' win dampens Cowboys' playoff hopes
J.J. McCarthy passed for two touchdowns and ran for one to lead the Minnesota Vikings to a 34-26 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night at Arlington, Texas.,Jalen Nailor caught both scoring passes and C.J. Ham rushed for a touchdown as the Vikings (6-8) won their second straight game.,Dak P...

LeBron James makes clutch plays as Lakers edge Suns
LeBron James gave Los Angeles the lead on two free throws with three seconds left, then blocked Grayson Allen's potential game-winning 3-pointer at the other end, and the Lakers survived a wild finish to defeat the host Phoenix Suns 116-114 on Sunday night.,Luka Doncic finished with 29 points, James...

Tage Thompson, Sabres stay hot in win over Kraken
Tage Thompson extended his goal-scoring streak as the Buffalo Sabres wrapped up a six-game road trip with a 3-1 victory Sunday night in Seattle.,Noah Ostlund and Zach Benson also scored and Alex Tuch had two assists for the Sabres, who won their third game in a row. Goaltender Alex Lyon made 23 save...

Jason Myers nails 6 FGs as Seahawks spoil Philip Rivers' return to Colts
Jason Myers kicked a franchise-record six field goals, the last a 56-yarder with 18 seconds remaining, as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the visiting Indianapolis Colts 18-16 on Sunday, spoiling the return of quarterback Philip Rivers.,Rivers, the 44-year-old high school coach and grandfather, an eig...

USC never trails but has to hold off Washington State
Jacob Cofie recorded a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds and Chad Baker-Mazara came alive in the second half to help Southern California hold off Washington State 68-61 on Sunday in Los Angeles.,USC (10-1) never trailed, but the Trojans nearly squandered a 16-point lead as Washington Stat...

Zion Williamson helps Pelicans nab win in return against Bulls
Zion Williamson gave his New Orleans Pelicans teammates a taste of what they have been missing the last two weeks. Trey Murphy III, along with rookies Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen, showed Williamson what the team is capable of going forward.,Murphy and Fears tied for the team-high with 20 points w...

Canadiens snap out of funk, handle Oilers
Jakub Dobes made 27 saves and the host Montreal Canadiens defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Sunday night.,Nick Suzuki ended a six-game goal drought for the Canadiens, who had lost three of four. Juraj Slafkovsky and Lane Hutson each had two assists.,Zach Hyman scored his fifth goal in three games ...

Short-handed Timberwolves stay hot, beat Kings
Julius Randle collected 24 points and 10 rebounds and Naz Reid added 20 and 11, respectively, fueling the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 117-103 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday in Minneapolis.,Jaden McDaniels had 21 points and Donte DiVincenzo and Bones Hyland each added 18 for the Timberwo...

Team Falcons remain undefeated at DreamLeague Season 27
Team Falcons knocked OG from the unbeatens to stand alone in first place on Sunday at DreamLeague Season 27.,OG now share a 4-1 record with Team Spirit and Virtus.pro.,The $1 million Dota 2 event features 24 teams starting in a Swiss System group stage. All matches are best-of-three, with the top ei...

Texas A&M spreads the wealth in blowout of Jacksonville
Rylan Griffen posted 19 points to lead a balanced scoring effort and Texas A&M overwhelmed Jacksonville 112-75 on Sunday in College Station, Texas.,Jamie Vinson scored 14 points, Mackenzie Mgbako had 13, Marcus Hill added 12, Ruben Dominguez and Ali Dibba each had 10 and a total of 14 players scored...

FaZe, Heretics, Falcons pick up wins at CDL Stage 1 Major qualifiers
FaZe Vegas, the Miami Heretics and the Riyadh Falcons picked up wins Sunday to wrap up Week 2 of Call of Duty League 2026: Stage 1 Major qualifiers.,Vegas took down Toronto KOI 3-2, Miami did the same to Cloud9 New York and Riyadh defeated the Boston Breach 3-1. The losses by Toronto and Boston mean...

Hawks continue recent mastery of 76ers with 3-point win
Dyson Daniels scored a season-high 27 points to help the Atlanta Hawks defeat the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 120-117 on Sunday.,It was Atlanta's seventh straight win over Philadelphia dating back to a 76ers' victory on Dec. 8, 2023.,Philadelphia's Quentin Grimes' 3-pointer to tie the game rimmed ou...