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Thunder, 7-0 for 2nd straight season, thrash winless Pelicans
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder remain undefeated with a 137-106 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.,The Thunder are 7-0 for the second consecutive season while the Pelicans have dropped six consecutive games to start the season.,New Orleans h...
Broncos beat Texans, extend win streak to 6 with another comeback
Bo Nix scrambled 25 yards for a critical first down and set the table for Will Lutz, whose 34-yard field goal lifted the Denver Broncos to an 18-15 road win over the Houston Texans on Sunday.,The Broncos (7-2) extended their win streak to six games with a stifling defensive performance that bolstere...
Bears stun porous Bengals late to win 47-42 shootout
CINCINNATI -- Caleb Williams found Colston Loveland with 17 seconds left for a 58-yard touchdown Sunday to vault the Chicago Bears to a wild 47-42 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.,Colston caught the pass inside the Cincinnati 40 and broke Jordan Battle's tackle attempt and outraced the Cincinnati se...
Maple Leafs return to friendly confines to battle Penguins
The Toronto Maple Leafs resume their home-heavy early schedule Monday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins.,The Maple Leafs gained a split of a two-game road trip Saturday with a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers that featured the first NHL goal by their top rookie, Easton Cowan.,They now pl...
Steelers' defense dominates to knock off Colts
Jaylen Warren rushed for two touchdowns and T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith made huge defensive plays to help the Pittsburgh Steelers notch a 27-20 victory over the visiting Indianapolis Colts on Sunday afternoon.,Aaron Rodgers completed 25 of 35 passes for 203 yards and tossed a touchdown pass to Pat ...
Vikings win see-saw affair, hand Lions first home loss
J.J. McCarthy passed for two touchdowns and rushed for one more as the Minnesota Vikings escaped with a 27-24 win over the host Detroit Lions on Sunday afternoon.,McCarthy completed 14 of 25 passes for 143 yards and one interception for Minnesota (4-4), which tightened the NFC North race with the vi...
Patriots hold off Falcons for 6th straight win
Drake Maye threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns on Sunday as the New England Patriots held on for a 24-23 victory over the visiting Atlanta Falcons in Foxborough, Mass.,Maye also threw an interception, while Demario Douglas had 100 receiving yards and a score for the Patriots (7-2), who won their ...
Christian McCaffrey breaks NFL record as 49ers handle Giants
Christian McCaffrey totaled 173 yards and had a pair of touchdowns, Mac Jones threw for a pair of first-half scores and the San Francisco 49ers earned a 34-24 victory over the New York Giants Sunday afternoon in East Rutherford, N.J.,McCaffrey gained 106 yards on the ground after being held to a sea...
Rico Dowdle, opportunistic Panthers upset Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Ryan Fitzgerald drilled a 49-yard field goal on the final play of the game to give the Carolina Panthers a 16-13 upset victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.,Green Bay (5-2-1) tied the game at 13 on Josh Jacobs' 1-yard plunge capping a 12-play, 71-yard touchdown drive with ...
Team Falcons runs table in lower bracket to win FISSURE Playground 2
Team Falcons completed a run through the lower bracket and took down BetBoom Team 3-1 in the grand final of the FISSURE Playground 2 event Sunday in Belgrade, Serbia.,Team Falcons secured a $300,000 first prize along with an additional $50,000 club reward for winning the $1 million Dota 2 event. Bet...
Justin Herbert's 3-TD day pushes Chargers past Titans
Justin Herbert threw for 250 yards and had a hand in all three Los Angeles Chargers touchdowns Sunday as they stopped the Tennessee Titans 27-20 in Nashville.,Herbert, who completed 19 of 29 passes with two scores and an interception, capped a 15-play, 9-minute, 99-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown...
Miyu Yamashita charges from 8 shots back to win in Malaysia
Miyu Yamashita of Japan shot a final-round 65, then made a birdie putt on the first playoff hole, to come from eight strokes behind to win the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday.,Entering play on Sunday, Hye-Jin Choi of South Korea was in control of the tournament, a three-rou...
Faker propels T1 into grand final at World Championship
T1 recorded a 3-0 sweep of Top Esports on Sunday to advance to the grand final at the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship in Shanghai.,South Korean Sang-hyeok "Faker" Lee was the MVP for T1, which posted a 30-minute win on blue and 27- and 29-minute victories on red to set up an enc...
Whitecaps win via shootout, sweep FC Dallas in Round One
Ralph Priso scored the tying goal in the third minute of second-half stoppage time and the Vancouver Whitecaps won the ensuing shootout to beat Dallas FC on Saturday night at Frisco, Texas, to win the best-of-three Round One series.,Priso's late tally was Vancouver's first shot on goal in the match ...
Nashville SC strike early, extend favored Inter Miami to decider
Sam Surridge and Josh Bauer each scored goals to help host Nashville SC top Inter Miami CF 2-1 on Saturday night and even their first-round MLS Cup playoff series at 1-1.,Nashville SC snapped a 10-game winless streak against Inter Miami and forced a decisive Game 3 that will be played next Saturday,...
Devon Dampier helps No. 24 Utah trounce No. 17 Cincinnati
Devon Dampier passed for 213 yards and two touchdowns and added 78 on the ground to help No. 24 Utah roll to a 45-14 victory over No. 17 Cincinnati in Big 12 play on Saturday night at Salt Lake City.,Utah (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) entered Saturday night fourth in the country with 267.1 rushing yards per gam...
Mason Heintschel keeps Pitt offense rolling in win at Stanford
Mason Heintschel threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns, Ja'Kyrian Turner rushed for a season-best 127 yards and Pittsburgh ran away from Stanford in the second half for a 35-20 Atlantic Coast Conference victory Saturday afternoon in Stanford, Calif.,Seeking a fourth straight home win, the Cardina...
Jalen Duren's career night carries Pistons past Mavs in Mexico City
Jalen Duren scored a career-best 33 points on 13-of-16 shooting and collected 10 rebounds to help the Detroit Pistons notch a 122-110 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night in Mexico City.,Cade Cunningham recorded 21 points, tied his career high of 18 assists and grabbed six rebounds as...
Rangers upend Kraken in OT, move to 6-1-1 on road
Will Cuylle scored the game-winning goal at 2:42 of overtime as the New York Rangers defeated the host Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Saturday night.,Cuylle added an assist and Vladislav Gavrikov and Noah Laba scored in regulation for the Rangers, who went 3-1-0 on their Western trip to improve to 6-1-1 on t...
Evan Bouchard's OT goal pushes Oilers past Blackhawks
Evan Bouchard scored at 2:43 of overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.,Spencer Knight made a save on a one-timer by Bouchard, but he scored the rebound to give Edmonton the win.,Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and an a...