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Austin Hill wins in Homestead, secures Championship Four spot
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- An emotional Austin Hill climbed out of his No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet on the Homestead-Miami Speedway front stretch to celebrate one of the most significant race wins of his burgeoning career, claiming the Credit One NASCAR AMEX Credit Card 300 trophy Saturday and ...
No. 6 Miami dominates hapless Florida State, now 8-0
Cam Ward threw for 208 yards and also caught a touchdown pass as the sixth-ranked Miami Hurricanes remained unbeaten with a 36-14 win over the visiting Florida State Seminoles in an ACC matchup on Saturday night.,Hurricanes running back Damien Martinez rushed for 148 yards with a 9.9-yard average an...
Spurs hold off late Rockets rally to get first win
Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points and rookie Stephon Castle hit a key free throw with 7.2 seconds to play as the San Antonio Spurs outlasted the visiting Houston Rockets 109-106 on Saturday in the first of a pair of games in three nights between the Lone Star State rivals in the Alamo City.,San Ant...
Dodgers thwart Yanks' comeback, lead World Series 2-0
LOS ANGELES -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up one hit into the seventh inning, Teoscar Hernandez and Freddie Freeman hit back-to-back home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers delivered a 4-2 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Saturday to take a 2-0 World Series lead., ,Tommy Edman also hit a hom...
After Drew Allar departs, backup QB leads No. 3 Penn State past Wisconsin
Penn State starting quarterback Drew Allar exited the game with an apparent injury, but backup Beau Pribula completed 11 of 13 passes and tossed a touchdown to help No. 3 Penn State beat host Wisconsin 28-13 on Saturday night in Madison, Wis.,The Nittany Lions (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) remained undefeated ...
Backup QB Nicco Marchiol leads West Virginia past Arizona
West Virginia quarterback Nicco Marchiol, playing in place of injured Garrett Greene, led the Mountaineers to a 31-26 victory Saturday over Arizona in a Big 12 game at Tucson, Ariz.,Greene and starting left tackle Wyatt Milum, both of whom suffered upper-body injuries in last week's loss to Kansas S...
Matt Duchene, Stars hold off Blackhawks
Matt Duchene scored twice as the Dallas Stars remained undefeated at home this season with a 4-2 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. ,Evgenii Dadonov's first-period goal and Jamie Benn's marker in the second gave Dallas a seemingly comfortable 2-0 lead. Then Duchene added wha...
Preds sink Jackets on Jonathan Marchessault's OT goal
Jonathan Marchessault scored the overtime winner as the Nashville Predators edged the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday night., ,Filip Forsberg, Cole Smith and Alexandre Carrier also scored for Nashville, which won three straight after starting the season with five consecutive losses., ...
Michigan holds off Michigan State for third straight year
Colston Loveland caught six passes for 67 yards and two touchdowns to help lead host Michigan to a 24-17 win over Michigan State in a Big Ten contest on Saturday. ,Michigan (5-3, 3-2) won the Paul Bunyan Trophy for a third straight year. ,Aidan Chiles went 17-of-23 passing for 189 yards against Mich...
No. 6 Miami dominates hapless Florida State to improve to 8-0
Cam Ward threw for 208 yards and also caught a touchdown pass as the sixth-ranked Miami Hurricanes remained unbeaten with a 36-14 win over the visiting Florida State Seminoles in an ACC matchup on Saturday night.,Hurricanes running back Damien Martinez rushed for 148 yards with a 9.9-yard average an...
Grizzlies build huge lead, withstand Magic's comeback
Santi Aldama scored 22 points and Jay Huff had a career-high 18 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 124-111 victory in their home opener Saturday night against the Orlando Magic.,Ja Morant finished with 16 points and 10 assists for the Grizzlies. The double-double by Morant was the 60th of his...
Thunder spoil Lonzo Ball's return to Chicago
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander contributed 10 points to a 22-3 run to close the first half and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder spoiled Lonzo Ball's first game before the home fans in almost three years with a 114-95 triumph over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.,Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 23 po...
Timberwolves hold off Raptors to win home opener
Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle scored 24 points apiece, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 112-101 win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night in Minneapolis., ,Donte DiVincenzo added 16 points off the bench for Minnesota, which won its home opener. Rudy Gobert finished with 15 point...
Jack Martin’s last-play FG vaults Houston over Utah
Jack Martin's 43-yard field goal on the game's final play lifted Houston over visiting Utah 17-14 on Saturday in a Big 12 Conference defensive battle., ,Houston (3-5, 2-3 Big 12) beat the preseason conference favorites despite amassing only 289 yards of total offense, including just 61 through the a...
Matthew Tkachuk scores pair, Panthers win on the road again
Matthew Tkachuk collected his first two goals of the season Saturday night for the Florida Panthers, who scored the final six goals as they stormed back to beat the host New York Islanders 6-3 in Elmont, N.Y.,Mackie Samoskevich and Sam Bennett had the tying and go-ahead goals for the Panthers, who h...
Cavaliers rip through Wizards for 135-116 win
Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, Jarrett Allen went 10-for-10 from the floor en route to 23 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers cruised to a 135-116 rout of the host Washington Wizards on Saturday night. ,Allen and Darius Garland, who made 9 of 11 shots on the way to 23 points, headlined a 53.4 per...
Brad Marchand gets OT winner as Bruins edge Maple Leafs
Brad Marchand buried a rebound with 2:34 remaining in overtime as the Boston Bruins responded to the Toronto Maple Leafs' game-tying goal late in regulation, earning a 4-3 Saturday night victory.,The Boston captain whacked at the puck in the left crease and beat Toronto goaltender Anthony Stolarz (3...
Clippers edge Nuggets despite Nikola Jokic's 41 points
Norman Powell scored 22 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, James Harden hit four high-pressure free throws in the final 30 seconds and the visiting Los Angeles Clippers beat the Denver Nuggets 109-104 on Saturday.,Harden finished with 23 points and 16 assists, Ivica Zubac contributed 24 points ...
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Lightning shut down Capitals
Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded his first shutout this season, rookie Conor Geekie notched his first NHL goal, and the Tampa Bay Lightning shut out the visiting Washington Capitals 3-0 on Saturday night in a matchup of Eastern Conference powers. ,In crafting his 35th career shutout, Vasilevskiy made 31 ...
Jets turn away Flames, improve to 8-0-0
Cole Perfetti's power-play goal broke a third-period tie as the Winnipeg Jets continued their perfect season with a 5-3 road victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,The Jets are the ninth team in NHL history to open a season with eight consecutive victories.,Kyle Connor and Mason Appleton each ...