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Cavs out to spoil Raptors' first win streak of season
After successfully bouncing back from their first loss of the season, the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers will attempt to end a rare winning streak by the Raptors when they welcome visiting Toronto to town on Sunday night. ,The Raptors had dropped seven games in a row before beating the Indiana Pacers ...
USC wins defensive battle, ends UCLA's bowl hopes
Jayden Maiava's 4-yard touchdown pass to Ja'Kobi Lane midway through the fourth quarter proved the game-winning score for Southern California, which escaped a defensive tussle with rival and host UCLA 19-13 on Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.,USC (6-5, 4-5 Big Ten) went the game's first 53:05 without sc...
Sounders eliminate West top-seed LAFC in 2nd-half extra time
Jordan Morris scored in second-half extra time as the Seattle Sounders defeated host Los Angeles FC 2-1 on Saturday night, eliminating the Western Conference's top seed from the MLS Cup playoffs.,Seattle will play the winner of Sunday's match between Minnesota and the Los Angeles Galaxy in the confe...
Nuggets use big 3rd quarter to pull away from Lakers
Nikola Jokic had 34 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to lead the visiting Denver Nuggets in a 127-102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.,Michael Porter Jr. scored 13 of his 24 points in the third quarter, helping the Nuggets outscore Los Angeles 37-15 to take a 94-78 advantage i...
Connor McDavid, Oilers rough up Rangers
Connor McDavid scored twice in the third period and added an assist in the second and Leon Draisaitl collected a goal and an assist as the host Edmonton Oilers rolled to a 6-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.,McDavid notched at least three points in a game for the fourth time thi...
Jaylen Blakes' game-winner lifts Stanford over Santa Clara
Jaylen Blakes buried a tiebreaking jumper with two seconds remaining, Maxime Raynaud poured in a game-high 32 points and visiting Stanford remained unbeaten with a 71-69 victory over Santa Clara in a nonconference matchup game Saturday night.,Blakes' heroics came after a series of missed free throws...
Sabres take lead in third period, hold on to top Sharks
Alex Tuch broke a third-period tie and James Reimer made 31 saves in his Sabres debut as Buffalo beat the host San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Saturday night. ,Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist and Bowen Byram had two assists for the Sabres, who swept a three-game road swing through California.,Fabian Z...
Auburn topples No. 15 Texas A&M in 4OT thriller
Auburn's Payton Thorne tossed a two-point scoring pass to KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the fourth overtime to give the host Tigers a 43-41 upset of No. 15 Texas A&M on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play.,The Aggies had a chance to force another extra session, but Amari Daniels dropped Marcel...
Maalik Murphy throws 3 TDs, helps Duke outlast Virginia Tech
Maalik Murphy threw three touchdown passes to Eli Pancol, including two that went for more than 75 yards, and overcame several mistakes as the Duke Blue Devils outlasted Virginia Tech for a 31-28 victory Saturday night in Durham, N.C., ,Pancol had 188 receiving yards on five catches as Duke (8-3, 4-...
Kansas State's ground game chews up Cincinnati in big win
Avery Johnson threw for two touchdowns, rushed for a third, and DJ Giddens racked up 143 yards rushing and two scores as Kansas State shredded Cincinnati 41-15 on Saturday night in Manhattan, Kan.,Cincinnati (5-6, 3-5 Big 12) needs a home victory over TCU on Nov. 30 to get bowl-eligible.,Kansas Stat...
Stephon Castle headlines Spurs' late rally in win over Warriors
Victor Wembanyama scored 25 points and rookie Stephon Castle added 19, including six during a decisive late run, as the San Antonio Spurs rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the visiting Golden State Warriors 104-94 on Saturday night.,The Warriors were playing the second game of a road back-to-bac...
LSU stops 3-game slide with 24-17 win over Vanderbilt
Josh Williams rushed for two touchdowns, Garrett Nussmeier passed for one and host LSU ended a three-game losing streak by defeating Vanderbilt 24-17 on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La., ,Williams finished with 90 rushing yards and 61 receiving yards. Nussmeier completed 28 of 37 passes for 332 ya...
BYU cruises past Mississippi Valley State, improves to 5-0
Fousseyni Traore had 15 points and 11 rebounds to spark BYU to an 87-43 win over visiting Mississippi Valley State on Saturday night in Provo, Utah.,Kanon Catchings added 14 points and Trevin Knell chipped in 12 points off the bench as the Cougars (5-0) won their fifth straight game at the Marriott ...
No. 22 Iowa State edges Utah on late TD
Carson Hansen's 3-yard touchdown run with 1:31 left Saturday night lifted No. 22 Iowa State to a 31-28 win over Utah in Salt Lake City, forcing a four-way tie for the Big 12 Conference lead with one week left in the regular season.,Hansen's score capped a 75-yard drive for the Cyclones (9-2, 6-2). H...
Oklahoma's defense does number on No. 7 Alabama
Oklahoma forced two big turnovers in the third quarter and freshman running back Xavier Robinson ran for 107 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Sooners to a 24-3 home win over No. 7 Alabama on Saturday.,The win snapped a four-game losing streak in the Southeastern Conference for Oklahoma (6-5, 2-5...
Surging Bucks top Hornets despite LaMelo Ball's 50 points
The Milwaukee Bucks survived a career-best 50-point night from LaMelo Ball to beat the visiting Charlotte Hornets 125-119 and extend their winning streak to four in a row.,Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for Milwaukee, while Damian Lillard scored 31 points.,Ball star...
Oregon State outlasts Washington State in Pac-12 shootout
Everett Hayes booted a 55-yard field goal with 20 seconds left to lift Oregon State to a wild 41-38 victory over Washington State on Saturday night at Corvallis, Ore., in the lone Pac-12 game of the season.,Ben Gulbranson completed 22 of 34 passes for 294 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions ...
Blazers win second game of back-to-back with Rockets
Anfernee Simons hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 28.7 seconds remaining and the Portland Trail Blazers claimed the second game of a back-to-back with the host Houston Rockets 104-98 on Saturday.,Simons finished with a team-high 25 points to help Portland survive a wild fourth quarter that included ...
Ashton Jeanty hits 2,000-yard mark as No. 12 Boise State tops Wyoming
Ashton Jeanty became Boise State's first 2,000-yard rusher by collecting 169 yards on 19 carries as the 12th-ranked Broncos beat Wyoming 17-13 on Saturday night in Laramie, Wyo. ,Jeanty, who also found the end zone once on the ground, entered the contest as the nation's leading rusher with 1,893 yar...
Jeremiyah Love stars as No. 6 Notre Dame routs No. 19 Army
Jeremiyah Love rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass, helping No. 6 Notre Dame crush No. 19 Army 49-14 on Saturday night at Yankee Stadium in New York.,Riley Leonard completed 10 of 13 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns for Notre Dame (10-1). Jadarian Price rushed ...