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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...

Dodgers rally past Blue Jays in 11th to win second straight World Series
TORONTO -- Will Smith hit a home run with two out in the 11th to send the Los Angeles Dodgers to their second straight World Series championship with a 5-4 Game 7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night.,Smith's second homer of the postseason came on a shot to left on a 2-0 slider from ...

Gage Guerra plays hero as Timbers level series with San Diego FC on penalties
Gage Guerra scored a dramatic stoppage-time leveler to help the Portland Timbers prolong their MLS Cup Playoff campaign, with the hosts prevailing 3-2 on penalties following a 2-2 draw with San Diego FC on Saturday night.,Guerra's goal -- on a header of Ariel Lassiter's cross -- was his first in nin...

Whitecaps win via shootout to complete Round 1 sweep of FC Dallas
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 ...

Trinidad Chambliss scores 2 TDs as No. 7 Ole Miss routs South Carolina
Trinidad Chambliss threw for a touchdown and ran for another Saturday night as No. 7 Ole Miss stopped visiting South Carolina 30-14 in Oxford, Miss.,Chambliss connected on 12 of 21 passes for 159 yards and an interception while adding another 59 yards on 15 carries. Running back Kewan Lacy tacked on...

Dawson Mercer's 2 short-handed goals spark Devils in win over Kings
Dawson Mercer scored a pair of short-handed goals for the visiting New Jersey Devils, who never trailed in a 4-1 win over the host Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.,Jacob Markstrom made 43 saves for the Devils in his first start since signing a contract extension Friday.,Nico Hischier scored earl...

Jesse Love closes out breakout year with Xfinity Series championship
AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Jesse Love turned in the ultimate season bookends, winning the opening race of the 2025 schedule at Daytona then closing it out with the biggest win of his young career to claim the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship on Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway.,The 20-year-old California...

John Mateer, No. 18 Oklahoma hold off No. 14 Tennessee
John Mateer rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown and threw for 159 to lead No. 18 Oklahoma to a 33-27 win over No. 14 Tennessee on Saturday in Knoxville, Tennessee.,Tate Sandell kicked four field goals -- three longer than 50 yards -- to tie a Sooners record as Oklahoma (7-2, 3-2 SEC) kept its Colleg...

Maple Leafs D Chris Tanev exits by stretcher during win over Flyers
Toronto defenseman Chris Tanev, in his first game back after sustaining a concussion, left the ice by stretcher in the third period of the Maple Leafs' 5-2 win over the host Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.,Tanev was hit from behind, shoulder to shoulder with their heads apparently coming together, ...

NC State racks up 583 yards while handing No. 8 Georgia Tech its first loss
CJ Bailey threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns, adding another score on the ground as North Carolina State posted a 48-36 upset of visiting No. 8 Georgia Tech on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Jayden Scott rushed for a career-high 196 yards and a touchdown for NC State (5-4, 2-3 in AC...

Kentucky's defense shuts down Auburn in low-scoring win
Cutter Boley threw for 161 yards and the game's only touchdown Saturday night, while the Kentucky defense allowed only 241 yards and notched seven sacks in a 10-3 defeat of homestanding Auburn.,In winning their first Southeastern Conference game of the year, the Wildcats (3-5, 1-5) got a sack and a ...

No. 23 Southern California scores last to avoid upset at Nebraska
Behind King Miller's 129 rushing yards and fourth-quarter touchdown, No. 23 Southern California overcame a sluggish offensive start to rally past Nebraska 21-17 on Saturday night in Lincoln, Neb.,USC (6-2, 4-1 Big Ten Conference), which came into Saturday's matchup with the fifth-most prolific offen...

Noah Fifita throws 4 TDs in Arizona's rout of Colorado
Noah Fifita threw four touchdown passes and Arizona scored 21 points off three of Colorado's five turnovers in the Wildcats' 52-17 victory Saturday at Boulder, Colo.,Arizona (5-3, 2-3 Big 12) has surpassed its win total from last year, when it went 4-8.,Colorado (3-6, 1-5) has lost four of its last ...

Florida State rolls Wake Forest to end ACC winless drought
Florida State racked up five rushing touchdowns while snapping its four-game losing streak in blowout fashion with a 42-7 win over Wake Forest on Saturday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Four different players ran for touchdowns for the Seminoles (4-4, 1-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference), who also snap...

Trinidad Chambliss scores 2 touchdowns as No. 7 Ole Miss routs South Carolina
Trinidad Chambliss threw for a touchdown and ran for another Saturday night as No. 7 Ole Miss stopped visiting South Carolina 30-14 in Oxford, Miss.,Chambliss connected on 12 of 21 passes for 159 yards and an interception while adding another 59 yards on 15 carries. Running back Kewan Lacy tacked on...

Kevin Durant helps Rockets clobber Celtics
Kevin Durant scored a game-high 26 points and Alperen Sengun had 16 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to lead the visiting Houston Rockets to a 128-101 victory over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night. , ,Amen Thompson added 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for Houston, which has won t...

No. 21 Michigan's ground game too much for Purdue
Jordan Marshall rushed for 185 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries to lead No. 21 Michigan to a 21-16 home win over Purdue on Saturday in a Big Ten contest.,Michigan (7-2, 5-1) won its third straight game and sixth of last seven to keep its conference title and College Football Playoff hopes al...

UFC Vegas 110: Steve Garcia calls out Max Holloway after TKO win
Featherweight Steve Garcia made a statement Saturday night in the main event of UFC Vegas 110 with his 15th KO/TKO win at the expense of David Onama at 3:34 of Round 1. New Mexico's Garcia (19-5 MMA) is already eying his next victim, which is none other than "BMF" champion Max Holloway (27-8 MMA).,"...

Maple Leafs cruise past Flyers
Jake McCabe and Nicholas Robertson scored second-period goals to help the Toronto Maple Leafs separate from the host Philadelphia Flyers en route to a 5-2 victory Saturday., ,Auston Matthews, Easton Cowan and Calle Jarnkrok also scored for Toronto, while John Tavares notched a pair of assists. Antho...