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Dodgers pick up options on 3B Max Muncy, LHP Alex Vesia
The Los Angeles Dodgers exercised their 2026 team options for third baseman Max Muncy and reliever Alex Vesia on Thursday.,The two-time defending World Series champions owe $10 million to Muncy and $3.55 million to Vesia.,Muncy, 35, is a two-time All-Star who batted .243 with 19 homers and 67 RBIs i...

Penguins avoid another blown lead, break away from Capitals
Sidney Crosby scored two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the visiting Washington Capitals 5-3 on Thursday night despite surrendering a three-goal second-period lead., ,Bryan Rust had the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and had two assists for the Penguins, who had lost two strai...

Joshua Jefferson puts up 20 as No. 16 Iowa State routs Grambling
Joshua Jefferson scored 20 points and Jamarion Bateman, Milan Momcilovic and Killyan Toure had 11 apiece to lift No. 16 Iowa State to a 102-62 victory against Grambling on Thursday in Ames, Iowa.,Jefferson shot 8-for-10 as the Cyclones (2-0) enjoyed a 54.5% shooting night.,Antonio Munoz was the lone...

No. 3 Florida dominates North Florida after unfurling banner
Florida's Alex Condon scored a game-high 25 points and did a little bit of everything Thursday night as the No. 3 Gators rebounded from a season-opening setback, grounding the visiting North Florida Ospreys 104-64 in Gainesville, Fla.,The Gators (1-1), who went 15-1 at home last season, dominated th...

Behind Tanner Toolson’s 25 points, TCU cruises past Saint Francis
Tanner Toolson poured in 25 points in 18 minutes, Micah Robinson had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds and TCU cruised to a 104-63 victory over Saint Francis on Thursday night at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.,TCU (1-1) rebounded after falling to New Orleans on Monday, marking ...

After early goal explosion, Hurricanes hold off Wild
Nikolaj Ehlers scored a tiebreaking goal in the first minute of the second period to cap a dizzying stretch and the Carolina Hurricanes held on to defeat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Jackson Blake and Sean Walker both had a goal and an assist and Andrei Svechnikov also s...

Pavel Zacha saves Bruins with overtime winner against Ottawa
Pavel Zacha scored with 5.6 seconds left in overtime to propel the Boston Bruins past the visiting Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Thursday night.,Zacha stuffed home a loose rebound in front of the crease after Charlie McAvoy's hard net drive for the deciding goal, sending Boston to its fifth consecutive win...

Joel Hofer pitches impressive shutout as Blues down Sabres
Joel Hofer made 28 saves for his third career shutout as the visiting St. Louis Blues blanked the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 Thursday night.,Mathieu Joseph had a goal and two assists for the Blues, who won for just the second time in 10 games. Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist for St. Louis and Nick Bju...

Notre Dame hopes to continue hot shooting against Detroit Mercy
When Detroit Mercy coach Mark Montgomery scouted the video of Notre Dame's season-opening win over Long Island, he must've gotten a bad case of shooter envy., ,That's because Montgomery's squad shot a collective 8 of 40 from 3-point range during their season-opening 91-71 loss at University of Illin...

Jesper Bratt puts finishing touch on Devils' OT win over Canadiens
Jesper Bratt's goal 1:33 into overtime gave the host New Jersey Devils a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.,Cody Glass, Ondrej Palat and Timo Meier also scored for the Devils, who have won two of their last three. Jacob Markstrom made 16 saves.,Kirby Dach, Jake E...

Iowa seeks to build intensity in matchup with Western Illinois
Iowa coach Ben McCollum wants the Hawkeyes to play with some edge.,After cruising to a 101-69 season-opening home win against Robert Morris on Tuesday, Iowa has another chance to show off its tenacity against Western Illinois in Iowa City on Friday.,"We've got some edgy, tough kids that fly around,"...

After bye and with fresh reinforcements, Eagles head to Green Bay
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Philadelphia Eagles will unveil their newly upgraded defense when they travel to Green Bay to face the Packers on Monday night.,The Eagles (6-2) are coming off a bye. The previous week, they defeated the New York Giants 38-20, avenging an earlier 34-17 loss. After a 4-0 start,...

NWSL advisory board features Sue Bird, Ken Griffey Jr.
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) announced on Thursday the creation of an advisory board, noteworthy both for its ambitions and its composition.,Board members include current and former sports stars such as Chris Paul, Brandi Chastain, Sabrina Ionescu, Sue Bird, Eli Manning, Grant Hill, Ken...

Campbell gives West Virginia a fight, but Mountaineers hang on
Honor Huff scored a game-high 23 points to lead West Virginia to a hard-fought 73-65 win over Campbell on Thursday in Morgantown, W. Va.,Treysen Eaglestaff and Harlan Obioha each tallied 12 points, Brenen Lorient added 12 points and nine rebounds, and DJ Thomas added 10 points off the bench for the ...

Miami's lights-out shooting puts away Bethune-Cookman
Tre Donaldson scored 23 points, and Malik Reneau added 22 as host Miami defeated Bethune-Cookman 101-61 on Thursday night., ,Donaldson made 9 of 11 shots, including going 1 of 1 from distance, and he added four assists. Reneau made 9 of his 12 shots., ,The Hurricanes, who never trailed and turned th...

Enormous run helps Boston College trounce The Citadel
Donald Hand Jr. scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Boston College to a 76-47 home victory over The Citadel in a nonconference matchup Thursday night.,The Eagles (1-1) trailed by nine early but took control with a 23-2 run that began seven minutes into the first half.,It ...

No. 11 Louisville routs Jackson State ahead of Kentucky clash
Ryan Conwell scored 19 points as No. 11 Louisville cruised to a 106-70 victory over visiting Jackson State.,The Cardinals (2-0) were without starter J'Vonne Hadley, who is in the concussion protocol, but they welcomed back Kasean Pryor, a 6-foot-10 senior who played seven games last season before su...

Malik Messina-Moore, Xavier survive challenge from Le Moyne
Malik Messina-Moore led a balanced scoring attack with 17 points as sharp-shooting Xavier fended off an upset bid from Le Moyne, prevailing 74-69 on Thursday in Cincinnati.,Roddie Anderson III added 15 points, Tre Carroll scored 11 and Filip Borovicanin hauled in 12 rebounds for Xavier (2-0), which ...

Purdue Fort Wayne offers more breakneck pace for Ohio State
Early games are a chance to learn, and the Ohio State Buckeyes are eager to discover whether lessons from their historic season opener are applied when they host Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday in Columbus, Ohio.,The Buckeyes (1-0) faced a frenetic tempo and lots of fouling from IU Indy in their 118-102...

Wisconsin AD: Luke Fickell to return as coach in 2026
Despite a dreadful 2025 season featuring a six-game losing streak, Wisconsin will stick with coach Luke Fickell for next season, the university's athletic director revealed Thursday.,Chris McIntosh gave an interview to ESPN before the school released a statement to several news outlets confirming th...