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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...
Sabres end skid, edge Capitals in shootout
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 31 saves and the Buffalo Sabres beat the visiting Washington Capitals 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday night.,Luukkonen made five saves in overtime and was perfect in the five-round shootout as the Sabres ended a three-game losing streak in which each loss was by a 4-3 score i...
Canadiens find winning formula again, edge Senators in OT
After Ivan Demidov tied the game late in regulation, teammate Alex Newhook scored on a breakaway 1:40 into overtime to lift the Montreal Canadiens past the visiting Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Saturday night.,Stepping in front of a pass at the blue line, Newhook surged alone into the Ottawa zone and rang...
Wild break out of slump with win over Canucks
Vladimir Tarasenko scored a goal and picked up two assists, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday evening in St. Paul, Minn.,Jonas Brodin and Vinnie Hinostroza had a goal and an assist apiece for Minnesota, which snapped a five-game winless drought. ...
Pacers rally late, upend Warriors to notch first win of season
Aaron Nesmith poured in a season-high 31 points, Quenton Jackson and Pascal Siakam buried key 3-pointers down the stretch and the short-handed Indiana Pacers outfinished the visiting Golden State Warriors for a 114-109 victory Saturday night in Indianapolis.,Facing a winless team playing the second ...
Zach Werenski's 2-point night helps Blue Jackets edge Blues
Zach Werenski scored a goal and added an assist as the Columbus Blue Jackets edged the visiting St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.,Charlie Coyle and Sean Monahan also scored for the Blue Jackets, who won for the sixth time in seven games. Jet Greaves made 37 sav...
Nashville SC strikes early, extends 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,...
Forever Young forges Breeders’ Cup history with win in $7 million Classic
Japan's Forever Young made history as the first horse from that country to win the $7 million Classic and long shot Ethical Diamond stole the show in the $5 million Turf on Saturday to highlight Day Two of the 42nd Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club just north of San Dieg...
BetBoom Team awaits foe in grand final of FISSURE Playground 2 event
BestBoom Team beat Team Yandex on Saturday to advance to the grand final of the FISSURE Playground 2 event in Belgrade, Serbia.,Team Yandex could get another shot as they face Team Falcons in the lower-bracket final earlier Sunday before the best-of-five grand final. Team Falcons advanced on Saturda...
Magic continue dominance over Wizards with decisive win
Paolo Banchero scored 28 points and added 11 rebounds and the visiting Orlando Magic thrashed the Washington Wizards 125-94 on Saturday.,Orlando shot 51.1% from the field and maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half. The Magic have won two straight following a four-game losing strea...
Brad Marchand hits net first and last to lead Panthers past Stars
Brad Marchand scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Marchand also scored in regulation along with Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett for the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves.,Mikko Rantanen had a goal an...
Julius Randle drops 30 as Timberwolves dominate 2nd half to beat Hornets
Julius Randle pumped in 30 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves rode a big second half to a 122-105 road victory against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.,Reserve Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo each posted 18 points for Minnesota, while Rudy Gobert's 14 points and 15 rebounds were critical. J...
Tai Barbaro collects brace as Union eliminates Fire
Tai Baribo's brace was part of a three-goal first half for the top-seeded Philadelphia Union, who cruised past the eighth-seeded Chicago Fire 3-0 on Saturday in Bridgeview, Ill., to sweep the team's best-of-three first-round MLS Cup Playoff series.,Bruno Damiani added a goal while Milan Iloski, Jova...
Kings snap losing skid with balanced scoring to beat Bucks
Zach LaVine's 31 points led a quartet of Sacramento scorers to post at least 24 as the Kings snapped a three-game losing skid with a135-133 road win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.,LaVine shot 6 of 13 from 3-point range on his way to his fifth game of 30-plus points in six contests this season...
Mississippi State storms back, stuns Arkansas with last-minute TD
Blake Shapen returned after missing most of the third quarter due to injury and threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Evans III with 48 seconds left, and Mississippi State defeated Arkansas 38-35 on Saturday in Fayetteville, Arkansas.,Shapen finished with two touchdown passes and 242 passing ya...
Philipp Kurashev's heroics propel Sharks to OT win over Avalanche
Philipp Kurashev scored twice, including the overtime winner, to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.,Kurashev snapped a shot over the glove of Mackenzie Blackwood at 1:48 of the extra period for the game-winner, giving San Jose back-to-back vic...
No. 15 Virginia tops Cal for seventh straight, stays perfect in ACC
J'Mari Taylor rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns and No. 15 Virginia defeated Cal 31-21 for its seventh straight win on Saturday in Berkeley, Calif.,The Cavalies (8-1, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their first-ever meeting with the Golden Bears (5-4, 2-3) and stayed on track for a spot in ...