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Hurricanes blow 3-goal lead, then win in OT to stay perfect
Seth Jarvis scored 1:45 into overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 win over the host Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.,Captain Jordan Staal had two goals, including his 300th, and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored for the Hurricanes, who blew a 3-0 lead. Defenseman K'Andre Miller had two as...
San Diego FC clinches top Western Conference seed with rout of Portland
Anders Dreyer scored two goals and added an assist to complete a sensational campaign and lift visiting San Diego FC to a Western Conference-sealing 4-0 victory over the Portland Timbers in both teams' regular-season finale.,Dreyer finishes with 19 goals and 19 assists in his maiden MLS regular seas...
Auburn rue three missed FGs, No. 16 Missouri capitalizes in OT
Beau Pribula passed for 252 yards and rushed for the winning touchdown as No. 16 Missouri defeated Auburn 23-17 in overtime Saturday night in Auburn, Ala., ,Ahmad Hardy rushed for two touchdowns as Missouri (6-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive., ,Jackson A...
Avalanche outshoot Bruins 38-14 in easy home victory
Nathan MacKinnon had two goals, Josh Manson also scored and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Denver on Saturday night.,Martin Necas added an empty-net goal, Artturi Lehkonen contributed two assists and Scott Wedgewood needed just 13 saves to secure the win for Colorado, which sco...
Minnesota United drops regular-season finale to Galaxy
Matheus Nascimento and Joseph Paintsil scored as the Los Angeles Galaxy held on for a 2-1 win over visiting Minnesota United on MLS Decision Day on Saturday in Carson, Calif.,The loss ensures that Minnesota (16-8-10, 58 points) will finish in fourth place in the Western Conference. The Loons will ho...
No. 15 BYU holds off No. 23 Utah for third straight win in Holy War rivalry
After fourth-quarter touchdown runs by receiver Parker Kingston and quarterback Bear Bachmeier in the fourth quarter, No. 15 BYU held off No. 23 Utah for a 24-21 Big 12 and rivalry win Saturday at Provo, Utah.,BYU (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) won its third consecutive game against Utah (5-2, 2-2) in the Holy W...
Andrew Moran's late winner snatches playoff berth from Rapids
Andrew Moran scored in the 90th minute shortly after Los Angeles FC fell behind to help his squad earn a 2-2 tie with the Colorado Rapids in a Decision Day match on Saturday night at Commerce City, Colo., ,Darren Yapi scored in the 87th minute to put Colorado ahead and better the squad's chance of s...
Pick-six sparks No. 6 Alabama to win over No. 11 Tennessee
Zabien Brown returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown and Ty Simpson passed for two touchdowns to lead No. 6 Alabama to a 37-20 victory over No. 11 Tennessee in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday night at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Jam Miller and Daniel Hill rushed for touchdowns and Isaiah Hor...
Steady QB Brendan Sorsby leads No. 24 Cincinnati to rout of Oklahoma State
The No. 24 Cincinnati Bearcats clinched bowl eligibility Saturday night with a 49-17 road win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys.,It's Cincinnati's first time being bowl eligible since 2022, and it's the first time Cincinnati (6-1, 4-0 Big 12) is eligible for a bowl game as members of the Big 12 and in...
Sporting KC, Houston end their seasons with scoreless draw
The Houston Dynamo and host Sporting Kansas City each enter the offseason with a bitter taste in their mouths after failing to find the back of the net in a 0-0 draw. ,Both teams had been eliminated from playoff consideration before Decision Day began., ,Houston (9-15-10, 37 points) had lost three o...
Pitt leans on special teams, defense in win over Syracuse
Kenny Johnson returned a punt for a touchdown to spark visiting Pitt to a 30-13 win over Syracuse in ACC action on Saturday.,Pitt's Mason Heintschel was 13-of-24 for 143 yards with an interception and a rushing score. Trey Butkowski kicked three field goals for the Panthers (5-2, 3-1 ACC), who have ...
Jeremiyah Love's career day helps No. 13 Notre Dame run past No. 20 USC
Jeremiyah Love rushed 24 times for a career-high 228 yards and a touchdown, and No. 13 Notre Dame pulled away for a 34-24 win over No. 20 USC on a rain-soaked Saturday night in South Bend, Ind.,Jadarian Price returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and rushed for 87 yards and a score for Notre ...
UCLA rallies past Maryland for third straight win
Anthony Frias II rushed for a 55-yard touchdown and broke a late 35-yard run that set up Mateen Bhaghani for a game-winning field goal as time expired, and UCLA scored its third consecutive victory with a 20-17 defeat of visiting Maryland on Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.,A defensive struggle most of ...
Byrum Brown, No. 19 South Florida surge past Florida Atlantic
Byrum Brown had another all-around performance and quick-tempo No. 19 South Florida subdued the visiting, high-flying Florida Atlantic Owls 48-13 in an American Conference matchup on Saturday night in Tampa, Fla.,Brown, who came into the day with 14 total touchdowns in his last three games, continue...
After goal-line stand in OT, Mason Shipley’s FG lifts No. 21 Texas over Kentucky
Mason Shipley booted a game-winning 45-yard field goal in overtime after the Texas defense made a goal-line stand as the 21st-ranked Texas Longhorns Texas escaped with a 16-13 victory over upset-minded Kentucky on Saturday evening in a Southeastern Conference matchup in Lexington, Ky.,Shipley and Ke...
UFC Fight Night: Corner stoppage gives Brendan Allen win over Reinier de Ridder
Brendan Allen shook up the UFC middleweight division in a big way by handing Reinier de Ridder his first promotional loss by securing a TKO after de Ridder's corner deemed him unable to continue ahead of Round 5. De Ridder was visibly exhausted in his neutral corner at UFC Fight Night in Vancouver S...
Iowa stages second-half comeback to top reeling Penn State
Quarterback Mark Gronowski ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns Saturday night and Iowa rallied from a 21-10 third-quarter deficit to edge visiting Penn State 25-24 in Iowa City.,Gronowski's 67-yard run set up the winning score, an 8-yard run on a jet sweep by receiver Kaden Wetjen with 3:54 remaini...
No. 8 Oregon piles up 750 yards in rout of Rutgers
Eighth-ranked Oregon rebounded from its first regular season loss in two years, rolling over Rutgers 56-10 Saturday night in Piscataway, N.J.,The Ducks (6-1 overall, 3-1 Big Ten) put up 653 yards of total offense after three quarters and 750 for the game, with quarterback Dante Moore completing 15 o...
Mark Scheifele sets franchise points record as Jets roll past Predators
Mark Scheifele celebrated a record-setting night with a power-play goal, and Connor Hellebuyck continued his domination of Nashville on Saturday as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Predators 4-1.,Scheifele's goal allowed him to pass Blake Wheeler as the franchise's all-time leader with 813 po...
Kraken win in OT, extend season-opening point streak
Defenseman Josh Mahura scored at 3:06 of overtime Saturday night and the visiting Seattle Kraken defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3.,Mahura scored on an 11-foot wrist shot in the Kraken's fourth straight overtime game (one went to a shootout). They have won three of five to open the season and hav...