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Italy clinches 3rd straight Davis Cup with sweep of Spain
Italy became the first country to win three consecutive Davis Cups since the United States between 1968-72 with a 2-0 sweep of Spain in Sunday's final in Bologna, Italy.,Even without their two top-10-players in World No. 2 Jannik Sinner and No. 8 Lorenzo Musetti, the Italians prevailed without even ...
Max Verstappen wins Vegas; Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri DQ'd
LAS VEGAS - A year after clinching his fourth consecutive World Drivers' Championship on the Strip, Red Bull's Max Verstappen maintained a sliver of hope for a fifth with a stellar showing at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.,After the FIA finished with its postrace inspections, those hopes grew exponential...
Max Verstappen wins Vegas; Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri could face DQ
LAS VEGAS -- A year after clinching his fourth consecutive World Drivers' Championship on the Strip, Red Bull's Max Verstappen maintained what appeared at the to be a sliver of hope for a fifth with a stellar showing at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.,Verstappen took advantage of a first-lap mishap by McL...
No. 24 Tulane keeps rolling, blows out Temple
What had the makings of a trap game instead turned into another statement win for 24th-ranked Tulane on Saturday.,Quarterback Jake Retzlaff threw a pair of touchdowns and ran for another score and freshman Patrick Durkin made all five of his field-goal attempts as the Green Wave smashed the Temple O...
LSU shuts down Western Kentucky in low-scoring battle
Michael Van Buren Jr. threw for 202 yards and a touchdown Saturday night as LSU suffocated Western Kentucky's high-powered offense for a 13-10 nonconference win in Baton Rouge, La.,Van Buren, who completed 25 of 42 passes with an interception, gave the Tigers the lead for good when he hit Trey'Dez G...
Down 14 to Oklahoma State, UCF rallies behind Dylan Wade
UCF staged a 14-point second-half comeback behind a stifling defensive performance and a career day from Dylan Wade to continue Oklahoma State's misery in a 17-14 win Saturday in Orlando, Fla.,After a tough first half, the Knights (5-6, 2-6 Big 12) stormed back to keep the Cowboys (1-10, 0-8) at the...
Demond Williams Jr., Washington in control throughout in downing UCLA
Demond Williams Jr. passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more as Washington cruised past UCLA 48-14 on Saturday night in Pasadena, Calif.,After its first three possessions resulted in two punts and a field goal set up by favorable field position, the Washington offense finally broke through ...
Ahead most of game, Wizards fall to Bulls in 14th straight loss
Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 12 rebounds and Josh Giddey contributed 18 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists as the host Chicago Bulls rallied to defeat the skidding Washington Wizards 121-120 on Saturday.,Washington led for 42 minutes but relinquished the advantage down the stretch en route to it...
Nazem Kadri's shootout goal lifts Flames out of NHL basement
Nazem Kadri scored the shootout-deciding goal to give the host Calgary Flames a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday.,Matt Coronato and Joel Farabee also scored for the Flames, who moved out of the league basement with a second consecutive win. Kadri added two assists.,Goaltender Devin Cool...
Vancouver makes first Western Conference final over LAFC in PKs
Mathias Laborda scored the decisive spot kick long after his goal late in the first half and the nine-man Vancouver Whitecaps prevailed 4-3 on penalties in the Western Conference semifinals over visiting Los Angeles FC on Saturday night following a 2-2 draw.,Sebastian Berhalter, Jayden Nelson and Ry...
Cutter Gauthier's OT goal lifts Ducks past Golden Knights
Cutter Gauthier scored at 3:57 of overtime as the Anaheim Ducks rallied for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night.,Gautier, who earlier had an assist, intercepted a pass by Mitch Marner in the low slot and then spun around and fired a wrist shot through the pads of V...
U.S. star Rose Lavelle finally wears NWSL crown as Gotham wins title
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Rose Lavelle already was a queen of international football.,Now she is finally an NWSL champion after leading Gotham FC to the title, scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 win over the Washington Spirit on Saturday.,The 30-year-old U.S. women's national team star fired home an 18-yard l...
Kings come through late, end 8-game skid at Nuggets' expense
Russell Westbrook scored 21 points, including two late buckets, Dennis Schroder also had 21 and the visiting Sacramento Kings beat the Denver Nuggets 128-123 on Saturday night, ending an eight-game losing streak.,Keegan Murray scored 19 points in his second game back from injury. DeMar DeRozan score...
Max Verstappen wins in Las Vegas; Lando Norris extends lead over Oscar Piastri
LAS VEGAS - Red Bull's Max Verstappen continued his red-hot run with a stellar showing on the Strip, winning the Las Vegas Grand Prix for a second time in three years after taking advantage of a first-lap mishap by McLaren's Lando Norris.,Norris, the polesitter and championship frontrunner, made wha...
Raleek Brown (255 yards), No. 25 Arizona State pull away from Colorado
Raleek Brown rushed 22 times for a career-high 255 yards, including an 88-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, to lead No. 25 Arizona State to a 42-17 victory over Colorado on Saturday night at Boulder, Colo.,The Sun Devils (8-3, 6-2 Big 12) have an opportunity to advance to their second straight B...
Mammoth prevail over Rangers thanks to Nick DeSimone's tiebreaking goal
Nick DeSimone scored the tiebreaking goal on a fortuitous bounce with 12:28 remaining in the third period, and the Utah Mammoth snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.,Utah snapped its longest streak of the season and won fo...
LJ Martin (222 yards), No. 11 BYU run past Cincinnati
LJ Martin ran for a career-high 222 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries and No. 11 Brigham Young shut down the high-powered Cincinnati offense to post a 26-14 road win on Saturday night.,Martin also had 44 receiving yards for 266 all-purpose yards. The junior now has 1,134 rushing yards to go wit...
LSU shuts down Western Kentucky to win low-scoring battle at home
Michael Van Buren Jr. threw for 202 yards and a touchdown Saturday night as LSU suffocated Western Kentucky's high-powered offense for a 13-10 nonconference win in Baton Rouge, La.,Van Buren, who completed 25 of 42 passes with an interception, gave the Tigers the lead for hood when he hit Trey'Dez G...
Micah Ford, Stanford's defense overwhelm Cal
Micah Ford rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown, Stanford's defense scored twice and set up a third score and the Cardinal took advantage of Cal mistakes to run away with a 31-10 victory in the 128th annual Big Game late Saturday afternoon in Stanford, Calif.,Elijah Brown threw a touchdown pass to C...
No. 20 Tennessee crushes Florida in first half, coasts to win
DeSean Bishop rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries and No. 20 Tennessee won for the first time at Florida in 22 seasons on Saturday night, thrashing the Gators 31-11 in Gainesville, Fla.,Quarterback Joey Aguilar completed his first 10 passes and finished 17 of 22 for 204 yards with ...