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Streaking Bruins go up 2 in 2nd period, hold off Maple Leafs
Morgan Geekie had a goal and assist Saturday and the visiting Boston Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 for their sixth straight win.,Viktor Arvidsson, Michael Eyssimont, David Pastrnak and Fraser Minten also scored for Boston, Mason Lohrei added two assists and Jeremy Swayman made 30 stops...
Brandon Hagel's late goal helps Lightning edge Capitals
Brandon Hagel scored the tie-breaking goal and had an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning won for the seventh time in eight games by beating the visiting Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday night.,Jake Guentzel also had a goal and an assist, and Emil Lilleberg scored for the Lightning as well. Charle-...
Canadiens score five straight as Mammoth's woes continue
Cole Caufield scored twice, as the Montreal Canadiens notched five unanswered goals to beat the visiting Utah Mammoth 6-2 on Saturday night., ,Among the NHL leaders with 12 goals, Caufield scored in the second and third periods for the Canadiens, who erased a pair of one-goal deficits to extend thei...
Late scoring rescues Kraken against Blues
Shane Wright scored the winning goal as the visiting Seattle Kraken edged the St. Louis Blues 4-3 in overtime Saturday night.,The Kraken tied the game in the final 2 seconds of regulation time on Chandler Stephenson's goal to force overtime.,Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and two assists for the Kraken, w...
Islanders' Bo Horvat stars as Rangers blanked again at home
Bo Horvat scored on an odd-man rush midway through the first period and added a power-play goal late in the second Saturday night and the New York Islanders recorded a 5-0 victory over the New York Rangers, who remained winless at home ice.,In the opener of a seven-game road trip, the Islanders ende...
Hurricanes double up Sabres for third straight win
Andrei Svechnikov, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Charles Alexis Legault all had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Saturday night at Raleigh, N.C.,Sebastian Aho, Eric Robinson and Seth Jarvis also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won three games in a row....
Mavericks halt losing streak with narrow win over hapless Wizards
Naji Marshall scored 30 points and pulled down a key rebound in the closing seconds to help the Dallas Mavericks snap a four-game losing streak with a 111-105 win over the host Washington Wizards on Saturday.,The Mavericks were clinging to a three-point lead when Marshall grabbed an offensive reboun...
UFC Fight Night: Gabriel Bonfim uses flying knee to TKO Randy Brown
A flying knee from Gabriel Bonfim capped off a fast-paced welterweight main event at the expense of Randy Brown via second-round TKO at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas Saturday night.,Bonfim (19-1 MMA) already has a name in mind for his next fight, and it certainly is a step up in competition.,"Colby (...
Utah forces OT, then controls extra period to beat Weber State
Terrence Brown scored 36 points and Don McHenry added 26 to rally Utah to a 92-89 overtime victory over Weber State on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.,Keanu Dawes added 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Utes (2-0) who narrowly avoided losing at home to the Wildcats for the first time since 2000. U...
No. 22 Michigan State pulls away late in big win over No. 14 Arkansas
Freshman Cameron Ward had 18 points and 10 rebounds off the bench as No. 22 Michigan State held off No. 14 Arkansas, 69-66, in East Lansing, Mich. on Saturday night., ,Coen Carr supplied 15 points and seven rebounds for Michigan State (2-0), while Jaxon Kohler added 10 points with seven rebounds., ,...
Villanova drops 94 points on Queens as Kevin Willard notches first Wildcats win
Duke Brennan scored 17 points and pulled down a career-high 20 rebounds Saturday night for host Villanova, which never trailed in a 94-74 win over Queens in the opening game of the Villanova Classic.,The 20 rebounds were the most by a Wildcats player since Jan. 3, 2015, when Daniel Ochefu had 24 reb...
Against all odds, Minnesota United knocks out Sounders in shootout
Goaltender Dayne St. Clair made five saves then delivered the game-winner in the 10th round of a shootout as 10-man Minnesota United rallied to defeat the Seattle Sounders on penalty kicks following a 3-3 tie in a first-round playoff clincher Saturday at St. Paul. Minn.,Minnesota United finished wit...
Diego Pavia's magic propels No. 16 Vanderbilt to OT win over Auburn
Diego Pavia's third touchdown pass, a four-yarder to Cole Spence, lifted No. 16 Vanderbilt to a 45-38 overtime win over Auburn on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn., ,Vanderbilt (8-2, 4-2 SEC) then stopped Auburn on fourth-and-7 with an incomplete pass., ,Pavia went 25 of 33 for 377 passing yards and rush...
Brenner's 2 goals push FC Cincinnati past Crew in first round
Brenner's second goal of the match in the 86th minute rallied host FC Cincinnati to a 2-1 victory against the Columbus Crew in the deciding match of the Eastern Conference first-round best-of-3 series on Saturday.,Brenner took a lay-off from Samuel Gidi at the top of the box and drilled a shot to th...
Wisconsin upsets No. 23 Washington to snap 6-game skid
Freshman quarterback Carter Smith came off the bench to run for one touchdown and direct a second-half comeback as host Wisconsin snapped a six-game losing streak with a 13-10 upset of No. 23 Washington in a snowy Big Ten matchup on Saturday.,Smith, making his debut after starter Danny O'Neil was in...
North Carolina records nine sacks, defeats Stanford
Gio Lopez threw two second-half touchdown passes and North Carolina's defense was in control for most of the game in a 20-15 victory against Stanford on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Jordan Shipp made five catches for 83 yards and a touchdown, as the Tar Heels (4-5, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) wo...
Garrick Higgo ties course record to take lead at World Wide Technology Championship
South Africa's Garrick Higgo matched the El Cardonal at Diamante course record with an 11-under 61 to take a one-stroke lead after the third round at the World Wide Technology Championship on Saturday in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.,Higgo chipped in for an eagle on the par-5 first hole, then sank five st...
No. 3 Texas A&M shuts down No. 22 Missouri in Matt Zollers' first start
Marcel Reed passed for two touchdowns, and Dalton Brooks made two big plays to help No. 3 Texas A&M record a 38-17 victory over No. 22 Missouri in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday afternoon at Columbia, Mo.,Rueben Owens II rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns, and EJ Smith also had a scor...
Joe Fagnano aerial attack powers UConn over Duke
Joe Fagnano completed 27 of 39 passes for 311 yards and three touchdowns to lead UConn to a 37-34 victory over Duke in East Hartford, Conn. on Saturday.,UConn (7-3) trailed by five until Skyler Bell caught a 19-yard TD pass from Fagnano with 1:58 to play. Fagnano capped the scoring by running in the...
Arizona's TD in final minute drops Kansas, earns bowl eligibility
Quincy Craig scored on a 24-yard touchdown run untouched with 39 seconds left to give Arizona a 24-20 Big 12 victory over Kansas on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.,Craig's run followed his 18-yard burst and capped an 80-yard drive that took eight plays and two minutes as Arizona (6-3, 3-3) became bowl-eli...