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Stars, Kraken finding ways to win close games ahead of clash
Both the Seattle Kraken and Dallas Stars had to rally for road victories Saturday to avoid two straight regulation defeats.,Which goes to show why the teams, who will meet Sunday in Dallas, are in second place in their respective divisions despite a negative goal differential this season.,The Kraken...

Jacob Trouba's OT goal propels surging Ducks past Golden Knights
Jacob Trouba scored with 31.5 seconds left in overtime to lead the Anaheim Ducks to their sixth straight victory, 4-3, over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,Trouba, who also had an assist, took a pass from Leo Carlsson while breaking down the right wing and then cut in front ...

Versatile RB Emmett Johnson (3 TDs) powers Nebraska past UCLA
Emmett Johnson caught touchdown passes of 56 and 40 yards, rushed for a score and totaled 232 yards of offense as Nebraska held off host UCLA 28-21 on Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.,With Dylan Raiola sidelined for the season after breaking his fibula last week vs. Southern California, TJ Lateef made h...

Lionel Messi scores twice, Inter Miami advances past Nashville
Lionel Messi scored two goals and assisted two more and Inter Miami advanced in the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in club history with a 4-0 victory over visiting Nashville SC in Game 3 of their first-round series on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Messi finished the best-of-three seri...

Kansas State pulls away late in home win over Bellarmine
P.J. Haggerty had a double-double with 23 points and 11 assists as Kansas State defeated a pesky Bellarmine squad 98-71 Saturday night in Manhattan, Kan. ,Bellarmine outscored K-State for much of the second half before the Wildcats went on a 17-4 run to close the game.,David Castillo had a career-hi...

UFC Fight Night: Gabriel Bonfim uses flying knee to TKO Randy Brown
A flying knee from Gabriel Bonfim capped off a fast-paced welterweight main event at the expense of Randy Brown via second-round TKO at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas Saturday night.,Bonfim (19-1 MMA) already has a name in mind for his next fight, and it certainly is a step up in competition.,"Colby (...

No. 22 Michigan State pulls away late in big win over No. 14 Arkansas
Freshman Cameron Ward had 18 points and 10 rebounds off the bench as No. 22 Michigan State held off No. 14 Arkansas, 69-66, in East Lansing, Mich. on Saturday night., ,Coen Carr supplied 15 points and seven rebounds for Michigan State (2-0), while Jaxon Kohler added 10 points with seven rebounds., ,...

NFL levies fines against Rashod Bateman, Josh Allen, George Pickens, others
Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman has been fined $25,154 for comments made during Baltimore's Thursday night 28-6 win over the Miami Dolphins a week ago, joining several NFL players in receiving fines from the NFL on Saturday.,Bateman was cited for verbal abuse of an official.,In addition to Batem...

Southern California off to hot start, but so is next foe Manhattan
Southern California returns to action in Los Angeles on Sunday when it hosts Manhattan, and the Trojans aim to carry over the red-hot offense from their season-opening win Monday.,USC (1-0) tipped off its campaign Monday with a 94-64 rout of Cal Poly in which the Trojans scored a whopping 57 points ...

Texas A&M tests 'Bucky Ball' against new-look Oklahoma State
Former Big 12 rivals Oklahoma State and Texas A&M -- teams that made major forays into the transfer portal to remake their rosters -- meet Sunday in Stillwater, Okla.,Second-year Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz brought in 12 new players, including seven Division I transfers, to add to the one starte...

Wisconsin upsets No. 23 Washington to snap 6-game skid
Freshman quarterback Carter Smith came off the bench to run for one touchdown and direct a second-half comeback as host Wisconsin snapped a six-game losing streak with a 13-10 upset of No. 23 Washington in a snowy Big Ten matchup on Saturday.,Smith, making his debut after starter Danny O'Neil was in...

No. 3 Texas A&M shuts down No. 22 Missouri in Matt Zollers' first start
Marcel Reed passed for two touchdowns, and Dalton Brooks made two big plays to help No. 3 Texas A&M record a 38-17 victory over No. 22 Missouri in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday afternoon at Columbia, Mo.,Rueben Owens II rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns, and EJ Smith also had a scor...

Arizona's TD in final minute drops Kansas, earns bowl eligibility
Quincy Craig scored on a 24-yard touchdown run untouched with 39 seconds left to give Arizona a 24-20 Big 12 victory over Kansas on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.,Craig's run followed his 18-yard burst and capped an 80-yard drive that took eight plays and two minutes as Arizona (6-3, 3-3) became bowl-eli...

No. 3 Texas A&M shuts down No. 22 Missouri in Matt Zollers's first start
Marcel Reed passed for two touchdowns and Dalton Brooks made two big plays to help No. 3 Texas A&M record a 38-17 victory over No. 22 Missouri in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday afternoon at Columbia, Mo.,Rueben Owens II rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns, and E.J. Smith also had a sco...

Colorado survives Eastern Washington, Isaiah Moses to win in overtime
Isaiah Johnson and Elijah Malone hit back-to-back 3-pointers to lift Colorado to a 102-97 overtime win over Eastern Washington Saturday in Boulder, Colo.,Isaiah Moses was a thorn in the side of Colorado (2-0) all night as he finished with 30 points, including a spinning three-pointer with 3.1 second...

Washington, Baylor meet in first test for both teams
New-look Baylor will look to take its next step to build team chemistry when it hosts Washington in a nonconference matchup Sunday in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (1-0) opened their campaign with a 96-81 win on Monday as Cameron Carr poured in 28 points, matching former Baylor star Ja'Kobe Walter for most...

Sean Miller gets first win at Texas in rout over Lafayette
Tramon Mark scored 16 points and Chendall Weaver added 15 to pace a balanced attack as Texas trounced Lafayette 97-60 on Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas in its home opener., ,The win was the first for the Longhorns under new coach Sean Miller. Texas dropped its season opener to No. 6 Duke on Tue...

Driver in Khyree Jackson crash death pleads guilty
The driver who caused a 2024 crash that led to the deaths of Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson and his two friends pleaded guilty Friday to three counts of negligent homicide under the influence of alcohol.,Cori Clingman, 25, accepted a plea agreement in a Maryland court. She had faced 13 char...

No. 8 Texas Tech sends No. 7 BYU to first loss in Big 12 clash
Cameron Dickey had 23 carries for 121 yards and a touchdown, and No. 8 Texas Tech pulled away for a 29-7 win over No. 7 BYU in a Big 12 Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Lubbock, Texas.,It was the first loss of the season for BYU.,Behren Morton completed 17 of 32 passes for 219 yards and a to...

Spirit outlast Racing Louisville in shootout, reach semifinals
Aubrey Kingsbury made two shootout saves to keep the Washington Spirit in the NWSL playoffs as the hosts survived against visiting Racing Louisville 1-1 (3-1) in a Saturday quarterfinal.,Kingsbury stopped shots by Marisa DiGrande and Ary Borges, the latter of which sealed the victory. Rebecca Bernal...