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No. 3 UConn survives late rally from No. 7 BYU in Hall of Fame Series
Silas Demary Jr., Alex Karaban and Tarris Reed Jr. each scored 21 points to lead No. 3 UConn to an 86-84 victory over No. 7 BYU on Saturday night in the Hall of Fame Series at Boston.,Karaban made all four 3-point attempts and was 8 of 11 overall, Reed was 8-of-10 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds...
Washington shakes off key absences in rout of Purdue
Adam Mohammed rushed for three first-half touchdowns as Washington defeated Purdue 49-13 Saturday in a Big Ten Conference game in Seattle.,Jordan Washington added a 68-yard touchdown run for the Huskies (7-3 overall, 4-3 Big Ten), who played without leading rusher Jonah Coleman and leading receiver ...
Explosive ground attack powers No.13 Utah to blowout of Baylor
No. 13 Utah rushed for touchdowns of 64, 67 and 74 yards, Elijah Davis scored on a pick-six, and the Utes cruised to a 55-28 rout of Baylor on Saturday in Waco, Texas.,Byrd Ficklin ran for the first of the long touchdown carries for Utah (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) on a 67-yard dash early in the first quarter...
Devils again work OT, edge Capitals in shootout
Simon Nemec scored the decisive goal in the shootout Saturday night for the visiting New Jersey Devils, who won their first game since losing Jack Hughes to injury by edging the Washington Capitals 3-2.,Hughes, a center, is expected to miss up to two months after requiring surgery to repair a finger...
Anton Forsberg shuts door on Senators as Kings win fourth straight
Anton Forsberg stunned his former team with a 17-save shutout to lead the Los Angeles Kings to their fourth consecutive win with a hard-fought 1-0 road victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.,Forsberg, who spent a total of five seasons with the Senators between 2020-2025, improved his career r...
Bruins edge Atlantic foe Canadiens in penalty-filled game
The visiting Boston Bruins scored twice in the second period to break a 1-1 tie and held on to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in Saturday night's battle of the top two teams in the Atlantic Division.,Viktor Arvidsson scored the eventual game-winner on a power play at 16:51 of the middle frame aft...
Mattias Samuelsson's OT goal tops Red Wings, snaps Sabres' 5-game skid
Mattias Samuelsson scored 1:05 into overtime off a Tage Thompson feed as the visiting Buffalo Sabres stormed back from a three-goal deficit to down the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Saturday night.,Thompson and Josh Doan had a goal and an assist apiece as the Sabres snapped a five-game losing streak and ...
Colton Dach scores decider as Blackhawks edge past Maple Leafs
Colton Dach scored the go-ahead goal at 15:35 of the third period Saturday night and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2.,Dach tipped in a shot from the right point by Louis Crevier to give the Blackhawks their fourth win in the past five games.,Ryan Greene and Teuvo...
Thriving away from home, Rangers top Jackets in shootout
J.T. Miller scored in the third round of the shootout and the New York Rangers extended their road winning streak to six with a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.,The Rangers won their third straight and improved to 9-1-1 on the road thanks to Miller's nifty move.,Miller w...
Canes rally, but Oilers prevail on Leon Draisaitl's OT goal
Leon Draisaitl scored 19 seconds into overtime and also had two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C., ,Draisaitl won the opening faceoff to begin the extra period and Connor McDavid, who finished with two goals and an as...
Raptors' balanced attack too much for woeful Pacers
RJ Barrett and Jakob Poeltl scored 22 points apiece on Saturday night to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 129-111 victory over the hapless Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis.,Brandon Ingram added 19 points, followed by Scottie Barnes' 14 points and 11 rebounds for Toronto, which won its third straight game...
Efficient Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder to road win over Hornets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder won their fifth straight game, cruising in the second half of a 109-96 victory over the host Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.,Chet Holmgren racked up 25 points and Ajay Mitchell had 14 points off the bench. Isaiah Hartenst...
No. 13 St. John's scores 54 in second half, tops William & Mary
Bryce Hopkins finished with 15 points and 13th-ranked St. John's fended off a stiff challenge from William & Mary in the opening half before dominating the final 20 minutes of its 93-60 victory Saturday night in Queens, N.Y.,After dropping eight spots in this week's top 25 poll, the Red Storm (2-1) ...
Kiyan Anthony powers Syracuse to 30-point victory over Drexel
Kiyan Anthony scored 18 points to lead Syracuse to an 80-50 victory over Drexel in Philadelphia on Saturday.,Anthony, a heralded freshman and the son of Syracuse legend Carmelo Anthony, shot 7-of-12 from the field, as the Orange (3-0) shot 48 percent as a team overall. Naithan George and Donnie Free...
Wild's Jesper Wallstedt keeps high-scoring Ducks out of the net
Jesper Wallstedt made 28 saves in his second consecutive shutout and the Minnesota Wild won 2-0 against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Saturday evening in St. Paul, Minn.,Wallstedt, a first-round pick of the Wild in 2021 who turned 23 on Friday, made 36 saves in a 2-0 win against the Calgary Flames l...
No. 13 St. John's scores 54 second points in win over William & Mary
Bryce Hopkins finished with 15 points and 13th-ranked St. John's fended off a stiff challenge from William & Mary in the opening half before dominating the final 20 minutes of its 93-60 victory Saturday night in Queens, N.Y.,After dropping eight spots in this week's top 25 poll, the Red Storm (2-1) ...
Linn Grant takes one-stroke lead into final round at The Annika
Sweden's Linn Grant carded a 5-under-par 65 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead into the final round at The Annika at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla.,Six pursuers are within four strokes of Grant's 14-under score through three rounds. Jennifer Kupcho, who matched Grant's bogey-free 65, is one ...
Carlos Hernandez delivers two quirky TDs as Wake Forest rolls past UNC
Carlos Hernandez scored on a couple of unconventional touchdown plays as Wake Forest beat visiting North Carolina 28-12 on Saturday at Winston-Salem, N.C.,Robby Ashford threw for one touchdown and ran for another and Demond Claiborne had 98 rushing yards with a touchdown as Wake Forest (7-3, 4-3 Atl...
Lightning get back to winning at Panthers' expense
Jack Finley's first NHL goal was the game-winner as the Tampa Bay Lightning rebounded from a blowout loss two days prior with a 3-1 win over the rival Florida Panthers on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla.,Early in the third period, Florida defenseman Donovan Sebrango fell down, allowing the 23-year-old Finl...
Cavaliers overcome second-half deficit, top Grizzlies after Ja Morant's exit
Donovan Mitchell scored 14 points and made three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers came from behind to beat the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 108-100 on Saturday.,Mitchell, a six-time All-Star, finished with 30 points and Evan Mobley had 22 points and 13 rebounds. The Cavalier...