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Dawson Garcia helps Minnesota hold off Omaha
Dawson Garcia scored 24 points on 9-for-16 shooting and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds, and Minnesota held on for a 68-64 win over Omaha on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Trey Edmonds added 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting off the bench for Minnesota (2-0). Lu'Cye Patterson added eight po...
Jets rout Stars to make NHL history for hottest start to a season
The Winnipeg Jets now boast the greatest start to a season in NHL history, as they became the first team to win 14 of their opening 15 games by crushing the visiting Dallas Stars 4-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 32 shots in the process while setting the franchise...
St. John's overcomes slow start to rout Quinnipiac
RJ Luis Jr., Brady Dunlap and Simeon Wilcher combined to score 43 points in the second half Saturday afternoon for host St. John's, which fended off an upset bid by Quinnipiac and pulled away to earn a 96-73 victory.,Luis Jr. had 16 points in the second half and finished with 24 points - his most si...
QB Athan Kaliakmanis excels against former team as Rutgers downs Minnesota
Athan Kaliakmanis threw three touchdowns against his former team, including a go-ahead 4-yard score to Ian Strong with 7:41 remaining in the fourth quarter, in Rutgers' 26-19 home victory over Minnesota on Saturday afternoon in Piscataway, N.J.,Kaliakmanis completed 17 of 33 passes for 240 yards aga...
Sabres score two early goals, finish off Flames in shootout
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 24 saves and stopped all three attempts in the shootout to help the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 win against the visiting Calgary Flames on Saturday afternoon.,Zach Benson and Tage Thompson scored first-period goals for the Sabres, who have won three in a row for the second time...
Boston College runs all over Syracuse to snap 3-game losing skid
Kye Robichaux and Jordan McDonald combined for 331 rushing yards and three touchdowns as host Boston College beat Syracuse 37-31 in an Atlantic Coast Conference clash on Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,A 16-point third quarter lifted the Eagles (5-4, 2-3 ACC), who broke a three-game skid in a game ...
Georgia Tech pulls off 28-23 upset win over No. 4 Miami
Haynes King ran for a game-high 93 yards and a touchdown to help Georgia Tech to the home upset of No. 4 Miami 28-23 in Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday.,King, who split time at quarterback with Aaron Philo, also threw for a touchdown, while Philo passed for 67 yards and a score. Jamal Haynes ran for 83 ya...
No. 5 Texas dominates first half, rolls past Florida 49-17
Quinn Ewers passed for 333 yards and career-high five touchdowns over the game's first 33 minutes as No. 5 Texas romped past visiting Florida 49-17 on Saturday afternoon at Austin, Texas., ,The Longhorns (8-1, 4-1 SEC) flexed their talent and speed throughout the win as the teams played as SEC oppon...
West Virginia takes advantage of turnovers, downs Cincinnati
The visiting West Virginia Mountaineers turned three turnovers by Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Brendan Sorsby into 17 points in registering a 31-24 win on Saturday.,Despite being outgained 436-249, West Virginia (5-4, 4-2 Big 12 Conference) won for the second straight week on the road and drew to...
No. 2 Ohio State has easy time with Purdue 45-0
Will Howard threw for three touchdowns and Jeremiah Smith set a pair of team records as No. 2 Ohio State rolled past Purdue 45-0 in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.,Smith had a 17-yard touchdown catch late in the first half to up the lead to 21-0 for the Buckeyes (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten). The score was Smith'...
Temwa Chawinga, Current topple Courage 1-0 in quarterfinals
Temwa Chawinga scored a goal in the eighth minute to lead the Kansas City Current to a 1-0 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Saturday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the NWSL playoffs. ,The Current advanced to the semifinals where they will face the No. 1 seed Orlando Pride, who earned a ...
No. 12 Tennessee posts dominating win over Louisville
Zakai Zeigler and Chaz Lanier scored 19 points each for the Tennessee Volunteers, who posted their first road win of the season in dominating fashion, beating the Louisville Cardinals 77-55 on Saturday.,Tennessee (2-0), the No. 12 team in the country, came out sharp on both ends of the court, scorin...
Temwa Chawinga, Current topple Courage
Temwa Chawinga scored a goal in the eighth minute to lead the Kansas City Current to a 1-0 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Saturday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the NWSL playoffs. ,The NWSL's record-breaking goal scorer returned from a knee injury to score the lone goal of the match....
Fordham pulls off 57-56 upset over Seton Hall at buzzer
Jackie Johnson III hit a floater to beat the buzzer as visiting Fordham upset Seton Hall 57-56 on Saturday in South Orange, N.J., ,Johnson scored a game-high 18 points and fought through his defender to hoist up a last-second shot that was upheld upon review., ,Will Richardson added 11 points for Fo...
ATP roundup: Qualifiers take titles in Belgrade, Metz
Denis Shapovalov won his second ATP Tour title -- and first in five years -- by defeating home-country favorite Hamad Medjedovic 6-4, 6-4 at the Belgrade Open in Serbia on Saturday.,The only other championship trophy for Shapovalov, of Canada, came in Stockholm in 2019. This trophy, however, was pre...
Field closes in as Paul Waring shoots 73 in Abu Dhabi
Paul Waring entered the third round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with a five-stroke lead after two spectacular rounds, but a 73 on Saturday gave the rest of the field a chance to re-enter the competition.,Waring's 54-hole total of 18-under is good enough to take a one-shot lead into the final ...
College Football's Most Overpaid Coaches Based on Results
There's bad coaches all across America, but these are the most overpaid coaches in college football based on their poor results compared to massive salaries....
Blues bid for bounce-back effort vs. Alex Ovechkin, Capitals
The depleted St. Louis Blues will try to muster a healthier offense when they host the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.,The Blues put just 15 shots on goal during their 4-2 loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday. They had just one shot on goal during the final 11:28 of the game and failed to...
Reeling Canadiens aim to halt slide in clash vs. Leafs
The Montreal Canadiens believe they are playing better than the results show. ,They have another chance to prove it Saturday night when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Canadiens lost their fifth game in a row and ninth in 11 games (2-7-2) on Thursday night, a 5-3 decision to the host New Jer...
Clippers introduce Raptors to new arena, aim for fourth consecutive win
Norman Powell has embraced his turn as the Los Angeles Clippers' go-to scorer and gets a chance to show his productive form against his former team when the Toronto Raptors pay a visit Saturday to Inglewood, Calif. ,Without Kawhi Leonard, who has not played this season because of a knee injury, and ...