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Valentin Vacherot vanquishes cousin Arthur Rinderknech to win Shanghai Masters
Valentin Vacherot completed his astounding run at the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Sunday, defeating cousin Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win his first ATP Tour title and become the lowest-ranked champion of an ATP Masters 1000 event.,"It is unreal what just happened. I have no idea what is happe...
Jeeno Thitikul wins LPGA Shanghai after 5-hole playoff
Jeeno Thitikul overcame a four-stroke deficit with five holes to play, then outlasted Minami Katsu in a five-hole playoff to win the LPGA Shanghai tournament on Sunday.,The world's top-ranked golfer, Thitikul bested the overnight leader in the playoff to become a six-time LPGA Tour winner and the fi...
Rangers, Capitals set to clash after bouncing back from debut losses
On Tuesday, the New York Rangers made a poor initial impression with a lackluster home debut under new coach Mike Sullivan.,Five nights later, the Rangers are returning home feeling better about their efforts following a pair of blowout wins. They'll attempt to earn a third straight victory Sunday n...
Minnesota caps rally with pick-6 to upend Purdue
Drake Lindsey passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns and Koi Perich returned an interception 27 yards for a score as Minnesota defeated Purdue 27-20 on Saturday in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) stopped a two-game skid in the series against Purdue (2-4, 0-3).,The Golden Gophers outscored...
Utah's ground attack too strong for No. 21 Arizona State
Quarterback Devon Dampier totaled 224 yards on offense and ran for three touchdowns to lead Utah to a 42-10 victory over No. 21 Arizona State on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.,The Utes (5-1, 2-1 Big 12) earned their first home victory over a Big 12 opponent since joining the league last season. L...
Top pick Matthew Schaefer scores 1st goal in Isles' loss to Caps
Aliaksei Protas scored twice Saturday night for the Washington Capitals, who never trailed in a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y.,Martin Fehervary scored the Capitals' first goal while Ryan Leonard scored in the second for Washington, which has split its first two games for the thi...
Bear Bachmeier, No. 18 BYU storm past Arizona in 2OT
Bear Bachmeier rushed for two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score in the second overtime, to help No. 18 BYU pull out a 33-27 victory over Arizona on Saturday night in Big 12 play at Tucson, Ariz.,Bachmeier completed 12 of 29 passes for 172 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions and also ru...
Jared McCann's 400th point lifts Kraken over Knights in OT
Jared McCann's 400th career point -- a goal off a rebound with 3.8 seconds left in overtime -- lifted the Seattle Kraken over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 Saturday night.,Matty Beniers had a goal and an assist for the Kraken, who opened 2-0-0 for the first time in franchise history. Goalten...
Galaxy capitalize on early red card, top short-handed FC Dallas
Gabriel Pec scored in the 87th minute and also had an assist to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-1 victory over short-handed FC Dallas on Saturday night in Carson, Calif.,Elijah Wynder scored a first-half goal for Los Angeles (6-18-9, 27 points), which has won two of its past three MLS matchups.,A...
Ducks rally, pull off wild 7-6 OT win over Sharks
Leo Carlsson scored 45 seconds into overtime off a 2-on-1 to give the visiting Anaheim Ducks a 7-6 comeback victory against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.,The Ducks had pulled Petr Mrazek for an extra skater and Chris Kreider scored a loose puck off a rush to tie it 6-6 with 51 seconds left ...
Oilers find scoring touch, hold off Canucks
Andrew Mangiapane and Noah Philp scored second-period goals, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.,Leon Draisaitl added an empty-netter with 1:13 remaining in the third as the Oilers picked up their first win of the season following a 4-3...
Devils get 2 goals from Connor Brown, beat Lightning for 1st win
Connor Brown scored his first two goals as a member of the visiting New Jersey Devils in their first win this season, a 5-3 victory that kept the Tampa Bay Lightning winless on Saturday night. ,Brown, who netted 13 goals for the Edmonton Oilers last season, scored in the first and third periods as t...
Jake Oettinger, Stars get better of Avalanche in shootout
Jake Oettinger made 35 saves and stopped Nathan MacKinnon on the final shot of the shootout to lift the Dallas Stars over the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 in Denver on Saturday night.,Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen scored in the shootout for Dallas, which spoiled a big night for Colorado defenseman Br...
Paul Rothrock's early goal enough as Sounders edge Real Salt Lake
Paul Rothrock scored early and the Seattle Sounders held on for a 1-0 victory over visiting Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.,Stefan Frei made five stops to keep his eighth clean sheet and the Sounders' ninth. The win guaranteed Seattle (14-9-10, 52 points) a fifth-place finish in the Western Confer...
No. 10 Georgia overcomes slow start to beat Auburn for 9th straight time
Gunner Stockton completed 24 of 37 passes for 217 yards and ran for a game-sealing touchdown on Saturday night to help No. 10 Georgia rally for a 20-10 victory over host Auburn in Southeastern Conference play.,Zachariah Branch had nine receptions for 57 yards for Georgia (5-1, 3-1 SEC), which scored...
No. 5 Texas A&M pulls away from Florida, moves to 6-0
Marcel Reed threw for 234 yards and accounted for two touchdowns Saturday night as No. 5 Texas A&M pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 34-17 Southeastern Conference win over Florida in College Station, Texas.,The Aggies (6-0, 3-0) sealed the outcome with 10 points in the fourth quarter. Reuben O...
No. 11 LSU puts together solid effort, handles South Carolina
Garrett Nussmeier threw two touchdown passes and No. 11 LSU overcame his two interceptions in a 20-10 victory against South Carolina on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.,The Tigers (5-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) rushed for a season-high 166 yards and took the ball away twice from the Gamecocks ...
No. 10 Georgia overcomes slow start to beat Auburn for ninth straight time
Gunner Stockton completed 24 of 37 passes for 217 yards and ran for a game-sealing touchdown on Saturday night to help No. 10 Georgia rally for a 20-10 victory over host Auburn in Southeastern Conference play.,Zachariah Branch had nine receptions for 57 yards for Georgia (5-1, 3-1 SEC), which scored...
Aric Almirola outduels Connor Zilisch in Xfinity Playoff race at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - An incredible race-long scramble among the day's front-running trio of veteran Aric Almirola and young talents Connor Zilisch and Jesse Love ended in favor of the experienced Almirola, but he really had to earn this trophy in Saturday's Focused Health 302 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff ra...
Minnesota caps rally with pick-six to upend Purdue
Drake Lindsey passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns and Koi Perich returned an interception 27 yards for a score as Minnesota defeated Purdue 27-20 on Saturday in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) stopped a two-game skid in the series against Purdue (2-4, 0-3).,The Golden Gophers outscored...