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Artemi Panarin's 1-goal, 3-assist night lifts Rangers over Canadiens
Artemi Panarin scored his first goal this season 5:51 into the third period and collected three assists as the New York Rangers rallied from an early two-goal deficit and hung on for a 4-3 victory over the host Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.,The Rangers improved to 7-0-2 in their past nine tr...
Blue Jackets edge Lightning to notch first home win of season
Kirill Marchenko scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to help the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-2 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.,Marchenko gave Columbus the lead 1:15 into the third period with a wrist shot from the right circle that beat Tampa Bay goaltender Jon...
Late safety lifts No. 18 Virginia over Washington State for fifth straight win
No. 18 Virginia erased a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit and took its only lead on a safety with 2:41 left for a 22-20 victory over Washington State on Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va., ,The Cavaliers (6-1) won their fifth consecutive game and became bowl eligible for the first time since 2021...
Noah Cates' first career OT goal lifts Flyers past Wild
Noah Cates scored his first career overtime goal to propel the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday.,Owen Tippett also scored for the Flyers, while Vladimir Tarasenko scored his first goal since joining the Wild. Philadelphia's Dan Vladar (15 saves) and M...
Blues reverse early-season home woes with win vs. Stars
Jordan Kyrou, Jimmy Snuggerud and Pius Suter scored as the St. Louis Blues defeated the visiting Dallas Stars 3-1 on Saturday night.,After getting outscored 13-3 while losing their first two home games, the Blues tightened up their defensive play and allowed the Stars to put just 19 shots on goal.,J...
Marcel Reed shines as No. 4 Texas A&M holds off late Arkansas rally to stay perfect
Marcel Reed passed for 280 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another to help Texas A&M remain unbeaten with a 45-42 victory over host Arkansas on Saturday at Fayetteville, Ark.,The No. 4 Aggies (7-0, 4-0 SEC) won their first seven games in a season for the first time since 1994 and withstood a ...
Lionel Messi's hat trick powers Inter Miami past Nashville on Decision Day
Lionel Messi recorded a hat trick and added an assist and Baltasar Rodriguez scored the tiebreaking goal as visiting Inter Miami used a second-half assault to defeat Nashville SC 5-2 in a Decision Day matchup on Saturday night.,Telasco Segovia also scored for Inter Miami (19-7-8, 65 points), who won...
Charlotte FC's win vs. Philadelphia Union marred by Wilfried Zaha's red card
Wilfried Zaha scored his 10th goal of the season but received a late card that carries playoff implications, marring Charlotte FC's 2-0 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Union on Saturday night in both teams' regular-season finale.,Kerwin Vargas scored and had an assist to help Charlotte (19-13...
Fire catch a break, earn crucial draw vs. Revs to reach playoffs
A late Dor Turgeman own goal helped secure a crucial point for the Chicago Fire in a 2-2 draw against the host New England Revolution on Saturday night.,With the draw, Chicago (15-11-8, 53 points) finishes as the eight seed in the Eastern Conference. The Fire will host the East wild-card game agains...
Jackson Ragen's header gives Seattle win at NYCFC to close regular season
Jackson Ragen's 87th-minute header gave the Seattle Sounders a 2-1 away win over New York City FC on MLS Decision Day on Saturday.,Just five minutes after Nicolas Fernandez equalized for NYCFC, Ragen restored Seattle's lead by heading in Danny Leyva's free kick. It was just the second goal of the se...
Evander, Brenner power FC Cincinnati past Montreal to clinch No. 2 seed in East
Evander and Brenner scored goals in the second half to lift host FC Cincinnati to a 3-0 win over CF Montreal on Saturday.,The win clinched the second spot in the Eastern Conference for Cincinnati (20-9-5, 65 points) on Decision Day for Major League Soccer. Montreal finishes 6-18-10 with 28 points.,C...
Crew move up two spots, finish 7th in East with win over Red Bulls
Daniel Gazdag scored the go-ahead goal as the Columbus Crew defeated the visiting New York Red Bulls 3-1 on Saturday in the regular-season finale to avoid the Eastern Conference wild-card play-in match.,Gazdag put the Crew (14-8-12, 54 points) ahead in the 66th minute and Ibrahim Aliyu added an insu...
Austin Hill comes up clutch to claim win at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Once again, Richard Childress Racing's Austin Hill proved himself the driver to beat on NASCAR's big drafting-style tracks, as the veteran held off the field on a dramatic overtime restart with two laps remaining at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway to earn the victory in Saturday's ...
Orlando City falls into wild-card match with loss at Toronto
Visiting Orlando City SC fell into a wild-card spot after a 4-2 defeat to Toronto FC on Saturday night. A brace from designated player Djordje Mihailovic helped TFC to their first win at home since June 28.,Visiting fans surely had their eyes on simultaneous matches as Orlando's fortunes turned for ...
Gabriel Pirani's late score gives D.C. United draw vs. Atlanta United
Gabriel Pirani's goal in the second half salvaged a road point for visiting D.C. United on Saturday night, as they played Atlanta United to a 1-1 draw on the final day of the MLS regular season.,Despite its three-match losing streak coming to an end, D.C. (5-18-11, 26 points) saw its winless streak ...
Michai Boireau's late INT preserves Florida win over Mississippi State
Florida's Jadan Baugh rushed for a career-high 150 yards and a score, and defensive lineman Michai Boireau intercepted a pass with 21 seconds left to preserve the embattled Gators' 23-21 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday in Gainesville, Fla.,With Mississippi State (4-3, 0-3 Southea...
Arizona State scores late touchdown to hand No. 7 Texas Tech first loss
Sam Leavitt passed for a career-high 319 yards and a touchdown, running back Raleek Brown scored on a 1-yard run with 34 seconds left and Arizona State blew a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter before recovering for a 26-22 upset over No. 7 Texas Tech in a Big 12 game Saturday afternoon in Tempe, A...
UAB stuns No. 22 Memphis in Alex Mortensen’s coaching debut
The UAB Blazers gave interim coach Alex Mortensen an upset in his debut thanks to quarterback Ryder Burton's impressive first collegiate start and a last-second defensive stand to beat No. 22 Memphis 31-24 Saturday in Birmingham, Ala.,Burton, tabbed as the starter after the Blazers announced quarter...
SMU stays perfect in ACC with win over Clemson
Kevin Jennings tossed two touchdown passes and Sam Keltner made three field goals to help visiting SMU defeat Clemson 35-24 on Saturday in a rematch of last year's Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. ,Jennings completed 23 of 43 passes for 290 yards. He was intercepted once.,SMU (5-2, 3-0 A...
Lawson Luckie hauls in 3 TDs, No. 9 Georgia upsets No. 5 Ole Miss
ATHENS -- Gunner Stockton completed 26 of 31 passes for 289 yards and four touchdowns, as No. 9 Georgia posted a 43-35 victory over visiting No. 5 Ole Miss on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play.,Stockton also ran for 59 yards and a score, while Lawson Luckie hauled in three touchdowns receptio...