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Dynamo season on the line while hosting Sounders in Game 2
The season will be on the line for the Houston Dynamo when they host the Seattle Sounders on Sunday in Game 2 of the teams' best-of-three first-round Western Conference playoff series.,Game 3, if necessary, will be played Nov. 10 in Seattle.,The Sounders, the fourth seed in the West, captured the se...
Northwestern continues Purdue's misery with OT victory
Joseph Himon II scored two touchdowns, including a 22-yard game-ending TD reception in overtime, as visiting Northwestern pulled off a 26-20 victory over Purdue on Saturday at West Lafayette, Ind.,Purdue turned the ball over on downs to open overtime, gambling on a fourth-and-5 play, to set up North...
NC State racks up 527 yards, demolishes Stanford 59-28
Jordan Waters and Hollywood Smothers each rushed for two touchdowns and 100 yards apiece as North Carolina State rolled to a 59-28 home victory over Stanford on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,NC State (5-4, 2-3 ACC) has won consecutive games for the first time this season, while Stanford (2-7, ...
Defensive stand propels No. 4 Ohio State past No. 3 Penn State
A goal-line stand late in the game helped No. 4 Ohio State record a 20-13 win over No. 3 Penn State on Saturday afternoon in State College, Pa.,The Buckeyes (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) have defeated the Nittany Lions (7-1, 4-1) eight straight times since 2016.,Trailing 20-13, Penn State had a first-and-goal ...
Patriots QB Drake Maye clears protocol, in line to face Titans
New England Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye cleared concussion protocol and is in line to start Sunday's game against the host Tennessee Titans.,Maye was a limited participant in practice for the third straight day on Friday. He does not carry an injury designation into the game with the Tita...
Transfer-heavy Cal meets Cal State Bakersfield in opener
Cal will get an opportunity to introduce its new look to the home fans -- and any scouts from Atlantic Coast Conference rivals -- when coach Mark Madsen's second edition debuts Monday night against Cal State Bakersfield in Berkeley, Calif.,Cal improved from three to 13 wins (13-19) in its first seas...
Islanders place F Mathew Barzal on long-term IR, D Adam Pelech on IR
The New York Islanders placed forward Mathew Barzal on long-term injured reserve and defenseman Adam Pelech on IR Saturday due to their respective upper-body injuries.,Barzal will be required to miss at least 10 games and 24 calendar days after being placed on long-term injured reserve.,"It (stinks)...
SMU begins Andy Enfield era against Tarleton State
SMU will begin a new chapter in its rebuilding effort when it hosts Tarleton State on Monday night in Dallas in the teams' season-opening game.,It will be the Mustangs' first contest with Andy Enfield as head coach and for SMU as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Eight transfers will join t...
Drew Allar expected to play for No. 3 Penn State vs. No. 4 Ohio State
Penn State quarterback Drew Allar is expected to start when the No. 3 Nittany Lions host No. 4 Ohio State in a Big Ten showdown on Saturday afternoon in University Park, Pa.,He was not listed on the Penn State injury report Saturday morning and took part in pregame warmups. ESPN reported Allar was p...
Penn State QB Drew Allar off injury report vs. Ohio State
Penn State quarterback Drew Allar is not on the injury report Saturday and is expected to play in the showdown between the No. 3 Nittany Lions and visiting No. 4 Ohio State.,Head coach James Franklin had told reporters Monday that evaluating the status of Allar's injured left knee would be a "timeli...
Sister of Gaudreau brothers reschedules wedding after their deaths
The sister of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau has rescheduled her wedding date.,The hockey-playing brothers were killed the night before Katie Gaudreau's scheduled Aug. 30 wedding when they were out for a bike ride and hit by a suspected drunk driver near the family's New Jersey home.,The brothers were ...
Kraken look to regain footing vs. slumping Senators
If there were any question about how much Brandon Montour means to the Seattle Kraken, they were answered this week.,Montour became the first NHL defenseman with a hat trick this season and added an assist Tuesday as the Kraken opened a five-game trip with an 8-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens....
Maddux Madsen's 4 TD tosses take No. 15 Boise State past SDSU
Maddux Madsen threw for four touchdowns in the first half of No. 15 Boise State's 56-24 romp past visiting San Diego State in a Friday night Mountain West Conference matchup.,Latrell Caples caught six passes for 90 yards and three touchdown for the Broncos, and Ashton Jeanty ran for 149 yards and tw...
Igor Shesterkin shines as Rangers stifle Senators
Igor Shesterkin made 40 saves and Alexis Lafreniere collected a goal and an assist to lift the host New York Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday.,Artemi Panarin responded to seeing his season-opening eight-game point streak come to a halt in New York's 5-3 loss to the Washing...
Tyler Herro leads new-look Heat offense vs. Wizards in Mexico City
Two Eastern Conference foes meet as the NBA Global Games series returns Saturday night with the Heat and Wizards facing off in Mexico City.,The Dia de Los Muertos showdown is one of the league's three international games this season. It is the 14th time the NBA has played a regular season contest in...
Seahawks WR DK Metcalf, TE Noah Fant ruled out vs. Rams
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf is out against the visiting Los Angeles Rams Sunday.,Metcalf, who sustained a Grade 1 strain of the medial collateral ligament in his knee in the Seahawks' 34-14 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 7, will miss his second straight game.,Seattle coach Mi...
Avs, Predators try to snap respective 2-game skids
After losing two straight games following a five-game winning streak, the Colorado Avalanche hope to regain their rhythm Saturday night in the Music City.,Colorado is reeling from consecutive 5-2 defeats on home ice ahead of its road meeting with the Nashville Predators in the first of four regular-...
Jorge Polanco set for free agency after Mariners decline option
Veteran second baseman Jorge Polanco is set to become a free agent after the Seattle Mariners declined his $12 million option, the team announced Friday.,Infielder Luis Urias cleared waivers and elected to become a free agent, the Mariners also announced Friday.,Polanco, who came to the Mariners in ...
Butler tries to build on last year, faces Cuonzo Martin, Missouri St.
College basketball returns to Indianapolis on Monday when Butler hosts Missouri State, with the Bulldogs hoping to get back into the conversation atop the Big East.,Last season, head coach Thad Matta improved Butler in his second season at the helm, giving Bulldog fans their first winning season sin...
Roughriders feeling rested, ready to face Lions in Western semi
Trevor Harris refers to the playoffs as bonus football.,The Saskatchewan Roughriders' veteran quarterback hopes he has three extra games of football remaining in his season, starting Saturday when they host the B.C. Lions in a Western Conference semifinal.,Harris actually got last week off for good ...