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Freshman Egor Demin fuels BYU's rout of Central Arkansas
Egor Demin scored 18 points and dished out 11 assists in his collegiate debut while leading BYU to a 88-50 win over Central Arkansas in the season opener for both teams at Provo, Utah, on Tuesday night.,Demin set a BYU freshman record for most assists in a debut game. Richie Saunders added 16 points...
Big finish carries Kings past Wild
Kevin Fiala scored the go-ahead goal against his former team, and the Los Angeles Kings finished strong for a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Trevor Lewis scored a pair of goals for the Kings, who earned their second victory in as many nights. Warren Foegele and...
Martin Necas, Hurricanes beat Flyers for seventh straight win
Martin Necas continued his recent hot stretch by scoring the tiebreaking goal with 31 seconds left as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Necas delivered his seventh goal of the season as the Hurricanes stretched their league-best activ...
Connor Hellebuyck, NHL-best Jets keep rolling, blank Utah
Nino Niederreiter had two goals and Connor Hellebuyck had to make just 21 saves for his second shutout of the season, as the Winnipeg Jets continued their stellar start with a 3-0 victory over the visiting Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night. ,Gabriel Vilardi also scored and Adam Lowry added two assis...
JJ Peterka, Bowen Byram each score pair as Sabres top Sens
JJ Peterka scored two power-play goals and Bowen Byram tallied twice, lifting the host Buffalo Sabres to a 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.,Peterka also had an assist as part of the third three-point performance in his NHL career.,Buffalo's Tage Thompson scored and set up a goal whil...
Connor Hellebuyck, Jets keep rolling, blank Utah Hockey Club
Nino Niederreiter had two goals and Connor Hellebuyck had to make just 21 saves for his second shutout of the season, as the Winnipeg Jets continued their stellar start with a 3-0 victory over the visiting Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night. ,Gabriel Vilardi also scored and Adam Lowry added two assis...
Blues overcome Dylan Holloway's injury, top Lightning
Jordan Kyrou scored the decisive goal in the third period as the St. Louis Blues edged the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday in a game marred by a medical scare.,Blues forward Dylan Holloway was hit in the neck by a puck late in the first period, then completed his shift but required medic...
One shootout goal is enough for Isles to edge Penguins
Bo Horvat scored the only goal in a shootout Tuesday night for the host New York Islanders, who overcame a two-goal third-period deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in Elmont, N.Y.,Both teams failed to score on the power play in overtime before Horvat came through in the second round of the ...
Half-closing surge lifts Texas Tech to rout of Bethune-Cookman
Darrion Williams posted 17 points, six rebounds and six assists while Kerwin Walton and scored 21 points as Texas Tech turned a late-first-half rally into a 94-61 season-opening win over Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.,Williams shot 7-for-12 from the floor while pacing the Red Raiders ...
Kansas State shakes off slow start, topples New Orleans
David N'Guessan posted a double-double and newcomers Max Jones and Brendan Hausen combined for 36 points as host Kansas State overcame a sluggish start to defeat New Orleans 89-65 on Tuesday night.,In the season opener for both sides, K-State stretched the lead to 20 points at 56-36 with 16:13 left ...
Maple Leafs end woes vs. Bruins with 4-0 shutout
Morgan Rielly had a goal and two assists, Anthony Stolarz earned his first shutout of the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Boston Bruins 4-0 on Tuesday night.,Stolarz made 29 saves to pick up the ninth shutout of his career.,William Nylander and Matthew Knies each added a goa...
Flames' Matt Coronato ties game late, beats Habs in OT
Matt Coronato scored the tying goal late in the third period and the winner seven seconds into overtime to as visiting Calgary Flames beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday.,Right off the opening faceoff of the extra frame, Coronato took the puck away from Nick Suzuki, then skated into the circl...
JJ Peterka, Bowen Byram each score twice in Sabres' win over Senators
JJ Peterka scored two power-play goals and defenseman Bowen Byram tallied twice, lifting the host Buffalo Sabres to a 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.,Peterka also had an assist as part of his third three-point performance in his NHL career.,Buffalo's Tage Thompson scored and set up ...
Martin Necas, Hurricanes earn seventh straight win vs. Flyers
Martin Necas continued his recent hot stretch by scoring the tiebreaking goal with 29.3 seconds left as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Necas delivered his seventh goal of the season as the Hurricanes stretched their league-best act...
High-scoring Caps try to keep home win streak going vs. Predators
The Washington Capitals will look to stay hot at home when they host the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night.,The Capitals have won six straight home games after opening the season with a home loss to the New Jersey Devils. They've scored at least four goals in all but one of those wins, includin...
Coco Gauff tops Iga Swiatek, moves to semis at WTA Finals
Coco Gauff and Barbora Krejcikova posted big wins in the WTA Finals Riyadh on Tuesday, bouncing their opponents in straight sets.,Gauff topped Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-3, 6-4, while Krejcikova, a Czech, beat Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-3.,The victory by Gauff ensures her a spot in the event's semifinals. K...
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews (upper body) out vs. Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews has been ruled out of Tuesday's game against the visiting Boston Bruins due to an upper-body injury.,Matthews, who is considered day-to-day with the injury, had an assist and logged just over 22 minutes of ice time in Toronto's 2-1 overtime loss to the Min...
Team Spirit lone unbeaten left at DreamLeague
Team Spirit continued their perfect start to Stage 2 of DreamLeague Season 24 group play on Monday, beating Team Waska 2-1 to improve to 4-0.,The other unbeaten team in Stage 2 entering Monday, PARAVISION, weren't as fortunate, falling 2-0 to BetBoom Team.,Team Liquid got their first win of Stage 2 ...
New-look Cal downs Cal State Bakersfield
Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored a team-high 17 points in his return to the Bay Area, Stanford transfer Andrej Stojakovic had 16 and California, featuring 10 new players, handled Cal State Bakersfield 86-73 in a non-conference men's basketball opener Monday night in Berkeley, Calif.,BJ Omot chipped in wit...
Vesean Allette scores 20 as TCU crushes Florida A&M
Vesean Allette came off the bench and scored a game high 20 points to lead six players in double figures as TCU rolled to a 105-59 win against FAMU in the season opener for both teams on Monday night in Fort Worth, Texas.,Ernest Udeh Jr had a double double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Frank...