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Clayton Keller's goal lifts Mammoth, hands Sabres another OT loss
Clayton Keller's game-winner 47 seconds into overtime lifted the Utah Mammoth past the host Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Tuesday.,Keller finished with two points as he recorded the primary assist on Nick Schmaltz's third-period goal. John Marino and Mikhail Sergachev notched assists as Utah erased a two-ga...

After losing two top-five picks, Rutgers begins campaign vs. Rider
Rutgers fell flat and missed the NCAA Tournament last season despite having two future top-five NBA draft picks on the roster., ,Is it possible the Scarlet Knights will be better without Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey?, ,That's what Rutgers is set to find out as it opens the 2025-26 season at home agai...

Nebraska dominates second half in blowout of West Georgia
Braden Frager scored 22 points and Jamarques Lawrence added 18 as Nebraska dominated the second half en route to an 86-53 win over West Georgia on Monday in Lincoln, Neb., in the season opener for both teams.,Rienk Mast contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds for Nebraska, which opened the second half...

Banged-up Sabres to meet Mammoth after offseason trade
The Buffalo Sabres want to build off a shootout win when they host the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday, but coach Lindy Ruff's team will likely enter the game banged up at the forward position.,Left wing Jason Zucker and center Jiri Kulich did not practice with the team Monday, and left wing Zach Benson als...

Louisville RB Isaac Brown (leg) out for extended period
No. 16 Louisville will be without leading rusher Isaac Brown for an extended period after the leg injury he sustained in Saturday's win at Virginia Tech, head coach Jeff Brohm said Monday.,Brown had 126 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries before he was injured in the fourth quarter on a touchdown dr...
NFL Trade Deadline 2025: Three Players Who Should Be on the Move
The NFL trade deadline is here. We break down three surprising players who could be on the move and where they fit best....

Report: Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola (leg) out for season
Nebraska will be without starting quarterback Dylan Raiola for the remainder of the season after he suffered a broken right fibula Saturday against Southern California, ESPN reported Sunday.,Facing pressure from linebacker Eric Gentry in the third quarter, Raiola stepped out of the blitzing Trojan's...

Bob Trumpy, former Bengals TE and network broadcaster, dies at 80
Former Cincinnati Bengals tight end and longtime television and radio broadcaster Bob Trumpy has died. He was 80.,The Bengals announced Sunday that Trumpy "passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family." The team did not provide a cause of death, however.,A pioneer as a pass-catching t...

No. 23 Southern California scores last to avoid upset at Nebraska
Behind King Miller's 129 rushing yards and fourth-quarter touchdown, No. 23 Southern California overcame a sluggish offensive start to rally past Nebraska 21-17 on Saturday night in Lincoln, Neb.,USC (6-2, 4-1 Big Ten Conference), which came into Saturday's matchup with the fifth-most prolific offen...

Sabres end skid, edge Capitals in shootout
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 31 saves and the Buffalo Sabres beat the visiting Washington Capitals 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday night.,Luukkonen made five saves in overtime and was perfect in the five-round shootout as the Sabres ended a three-game losing streak in which each loss was by a 4-3 score i...

Iowa State TE Benjamin Brahmer carted off after collapsing
Iowa State tight end Benjamin Brahmer was carted off the field with an apparent serious injury during the fourth quarter of the Cyclones' 24-19 Big 12 loss to Arizona State on Saturday at Ames, Iowa.,Brahmer is alert and was taken to Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames to be evaluated as a precautio...

Iowa St. TE Benjamin Brahmer carted off field after collapsing
Iowa State tight end Benjamin Brahmer was carted off the field with an apparent serious injury during the fourth quarter of the Cyclones' contest against Arizona State on Saturday at Ames, Iowa.,Brahmer is alert and was taken to Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames to be evaluated as a precaution, pe...

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin tries again for No. 900 at Buffalo
The Alex Ovechkin milestone watch moves on to a fourth game when the Washington Capitals visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.,One team's three-game losing streak will end in the contest, during which the Capitals captain will try again to become the first NHL player to score 900 career goals....

Bruins' Marat Khusnutdinov calls game in OT against Sabres
Marat Khusnutdinov scored his first goal of the season at 2:07 of overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.,After Fraser Minten made a defensive-zone steal and pass, Khusnutdinov tallied the winner on a wrister from the right side after drivi...

Nebraska coach Matt Rhule inks 2-year extension through 2032
Nebraska coach Matt Rhule agreed to a two-year extension that takes his contract through the 2032 season, the university announced Thursday.,Rhule, who has been linked to the vacant post at his alma mater, Penn State, does not get a change in his base salary, but the restructured deal includes salar...

Bruins strive to beat Sabres for second time this season
This week has been a tale of two games for the Boston Bruins.,First-year coach Marco Sturm's team was embarrassed Monday in a 7-2 loss at the Ottawa Senators before overcoming a slow start the next night by scoring the final five goals to defeat the New York Islanders 5-2.,The Bruins look to continu...

No. 23 USC puts potent passing game on line vs. Nebraska
No. 23 Southern California will carry its high-powered offense into Saturday night's game against Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb.,The contrast of styles will shape a crucial matchup for two teams looking to stay in the upper half of the Big Ten race.,Nebraska (6-2, 3-2) avoided falling on the wrong side o...

Miles Wood tallies twice late to lift Blue Jackets past Sabres
Miles Wood scored off a deflection to forge a tie in the third period, then converted from the doorstep 2:53 into overtime to fuel the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.,Jet Greaves stopped Jiri Kulich on a breakaway early in overtime before Wood capp...

Blue Jackets visit Sabres in chase for more road success
The Columbus Blue Jackets bid to win their fourth straight road game on Tuesday when they visit the Buffalo Sabres.,The Blue Jackets continued to feel at home on the road with a 5-4 shootout victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. They are 3-1-0 away from Columbus this season after posting...
How Brian Kelly’s Former Notre Dame Assistants Helped End His LSU Tenure
Clark Lea’s Vanderbilt and Mike Elko’s Texas A&M delivered crushing losses that pushed LSU to fire Brian Kelly amid a $52.4 million buyout....