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Falcons interview interim Jets coach Jeff Ulbrich for DC opening
The Atlanta Falcons conducted a virtual interview with New York Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich for their vacant defensive coordinator position on Wednesday.,Ulbrich, who also was defensive coordinator, went 3-9 leading the Jets after the firing of coach Robert Saleh after a 2-3 start.,Ulbrich spent...

Ryan McLeod scores hat trick as Sabres defeat Hurricanes
Ryan McLeod scored his first-career hat trick and the Buffalo Sabres held on for 4-2 win against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday.,Dylan Cozens also scored for the Sabres, who have won three of four. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves.,McLeod completed his hat trick in an unorthodox man...

Sabres aim to shrug off 'embarrassing' effort, host Canes
The Buffalo Sabres will attempt to rebound from a brutal loss when they host the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night.,After winning two straight games, the Sabres jumped out to a 2-0 lead against the visiting Seattle Kraken, but wound up losing 6-2.,Seattle flipped the score with five goals in a ...

C.J. Cox powers No. 20 Purdue in rout of Nebraska
C.J. Cox scored 23 points to lift No. 20 Purdue to a convincing 104-68 win over Nebraska on Sunday in West Lafayette, Ind.,Cox went 9 of 11 from the field overall and went 5 of 7 from 3-point range for Purdue (13-4, 5-1 Big Ten), which has won five straight games. ,Fletcher Loyer scored 19 points on...

Ian Martinez's late 4-point play lifts No. 25 Utah State over Boise State
Ian Martinez completed a go-ahead four-point play with 7.3 seconds left, helping No. 25 Utah State earn an 81-79 win over Boise State in Logan, Utah, in Mountain West Conference play on Saturday.,Martinez led the Aggies (16-1, 6-0 MWC) with 18 points, while Deyton Albury scored 14. Drake Allen added...

Kraken score six straight goals to shoot past Sabres
Kaapo Kakko scored twice as the Seattle Kraken rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat the host Buffalo Sabres 6-2 Saturday.,Oliver Bjorkstrand sparked Seattle, which was winless in its previous four games (0-3-1), with a rare fight, and later scored the go-ahead goal. Ryker Evans, Andre Burakovsk...

Nebraska seeks elusive win at No. 20 Purdue
A lot has happened in college basketball since the 1956-57 season, but one thing that hasn't occurred since then is Nebraska winning a game at Purdue. ,The Cornhuskers will get another crack at ending that lengthy drought when they face the No. 20 Boilermakers on Sunday afternoon in West Lafayette, ...

Sabres finding their stride as struggling Kraken visit
The Buffalo Sabres remain at the bottom of the NHL's Eastern Conference standings.,But at least they've been showing some signs of life as of late.,The Sabres have won two straight games and have points in six of their past eight games (5-2-1) entering Saturday's matchup with the visiting Seattle Kr...

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (35 saves), Sabres blank Senators
Jack Quinn scored twice and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves to help the visiting Buffalo Sabres to a 4-0 win against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.,The shutout is Luukkonen's second of the season and seventh of his NHL career.,Ryan McLeod had a goal and two assists for the Sabres, who are 5-2-1...

System tweak has Sabres thriving ahead of clash vs. Senators
It's been a roller coaster of a season for the Buffalo Sabres.,It started with three straight losses before an 11-6-1 run, including a 7-2-0 stretch from Nov. 5-23. Then they lost 13 straight, going 0-10-3. Since snapping that skid Dec. 23, they are 4-2-1.,The Sabres will look to continue that solid...

Report: Alabama OT Elijah Pritchett heading to Nebraska
Former Alabama offensive tackle Elijah Pritchett will continue his career at Nebraska, On3 Sports reported Wednesday.,Pritchett, from Columbus, Ga., was a five-star recruit in the Class of 2023 and listed by 247Sports as the No. 4 player at his position. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.,...

Iowa storms back, takes down Nebraska in OT
Payton Sandfort scored all 30 of his points after halftime and Iowa erased a 15-point second-half deficit to earn a 97-87 overtime win over visiting Nebraska on Tuesday in Iowa City.,Sandfort didn't score in the first half but hit 8 of 13 field-goal attempts, including 6 of 10 3-point shots, and 8 o...

Alex Tuch, JJ Peterka score in shootout to push Sabres past Caps
Alex Tuch scored one goal in the shootout after nailing two in regulation as the Buffalo Sabres topped the visiting Washington Capitals 4-3 on Monday night.,After Tuch's marker in the third round of the shootout, JJ Peterka scored the clinching goal in the next round. Following Peterka's goal, Ukko-...

JJ Peterka shines in regulation, shootout to push Sabres past Caps
JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist in regulation before scoring the game-winning marker in a shootout to lead the Buffalo Sabres past the visiting Washington Capitals, 4-3, on Monday night.,Alex Tuch scored in the third round of the shootout to draw the Sabres even, and then, after Peterka scored, ...

After ugly loss, Iowa out to rebound vs. surging Nebraska
One would be hard-pressed to believe that Iowa's defense has improved from last season when looking at Friday night's game at Wisconsin, where the Badgers splashed a school-record 21 3-pointers in a 116-85 Big Ten Conference rout.,The Hawkeyes (10-4, 1-2 Big Ten) will try to bounce back Tuesday nigh...

East's best, worst meet as Capitals take on Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres return home from a trip out west and face a tough test against the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals on Monday night.,Washington has 55 points, 22 ahead of last-place Buffalo, which went 1-2-1 on its trip and has lost three straight (0-2-1) after winning three in row....
Browns Firing Ken Dorsey Signifies That Deshaun Watson’s Reign of Terror Is Almost Over
The Cleveland Browns fired Ken Dorsey on Sunday morning, inching one step closer to removing themselves from the Deshaun Watson nightmare that has plagued them....

Jack Eichel haunts former team again as Knights bump Sabres
Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and Adin Hill made 23 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights moved into the NHL points lead with a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,Mark Stone and Tanner Laczynski also scored goals and Tanner Pearson had two assists for Vegas, which...

Nebraska, strong at home, tops No. 15 UCLA
Brice Williams scored 16 points and Andrew Morgan added 12 as Nebraska continued to get the best of ranked teams at home with a 66-58 victory over No. 15 UCLA on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb., ,Rollie Worster scored 11 points and Juwan Gary added 10 as the Cornhuskers (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten) won their 20th ...
Final Countdown: NFL Coaches Likely to Be Fired Once the Season Ends
NFL Week 18 is here, and these head coaches find themselves on the hot seat and likely to be fired once the regular season concludes on Monday....