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Matt Duchene's OT goal lifts Stars over Central rival Blues
Matt Duchene scored on an overtime rush up the ice to lift Dallas Stars past the visiting St. Louis Blues 2-1 Saturday night.,Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist for the Stars and Jake Oettinger made 15 saves while making his fifth straight start. He extended his left pad to deny Pavel Buchnevi...
Jets regain first place in the Central with 4-2 win over Canadiens
Gabriel Vilardi and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist as the host Winnipeg Jets regained first place in the Central Division by doubling up on the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night 4-2.,Josh Morrissey had two assists. Adam Lowry and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for Winnipeg, while Ni...
Alex Killorn's OT goal lifts Ducks to 4-3 win over Blue Jackets
Alex Killorn capped his two-goal performance by scoring 1:43 into overtime, fueling the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.,Killorn scored in the second period, then in overtime, he accepted an outlet feed from Robby Fabri and beat Jet Greaves on a par...
Jeff Petry gets first 2 goals of season as Wings double up Leafs
Jeff Petry scored his first two goals of the season as the host Detroit Red Wings downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday night.,Petry hadn't scored since April 11 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Meanwhile, goaltender Ville Husso got his first victory in over a year. Husso, who made 23 saves...
Dayton surprises No. 6 Marquette with 71-63 win
Zed Key and Javon Bennett each had 15 points and led a second-half charge that helped host Dayton erase a 13-point deficit and beat No. 6 Marquette 71-63 on Saturday night.,Key had four dunks in the second half for the Flyers (9-2), who shot 55.6 percent from the field following intermission after m...
Scuffling Wizards brace for Payton Pritchard, Celtics
Backup guard Payton Pritchard has cemented himself as one of the Boston Celtics' most underrated players. ,Pritchard will enter a matchup with the host Washington Wizards on Sunday with averages of 16.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists across 25 games this season. He's shooting 48.8 percent from...
Hunter Erickson's career-high 18-point effort leads Utah past Radford
Hunter Erickson scored a career-high 18 points to help Utah cruise to an 81-63 victory over Radford on Saturday night at Salt Lake City.,Gabe Madsen had 15 points and seven assists despite his 5-of-17 shooting line and Lawson Lovering added 12 points, four blocked shots and three steals for the Utes...
Raiders star Maxx Crosby (ankle) to undergo surgery
Las Vegas Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby will miss the rest of the season following arthroscopic ankle surgery and may undergo a second surgery, ESPN reported on Saturday.,The 27-year-old Crosby, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, first injured the ankle in Week 2 against the Baltimore Ravens ...
Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter wins Heisman Trophy
Colorado receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter was named winner of the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night.,Hunter joins running back Rashaan Salaam in 1994 as the only Colorado players to win the Heisman.,Hunter has 92 receptions for 1,152 yards and ranks second nationally with 14 touchdown catches. On de...
Georgia holds off pesky Grand Canyon at Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta
Asa Newell scored a game-high 17 points as Georgia ground out a 73-68 win over Grand Canyon at the Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta on Saturday to continue its best start since the 2001-02 season.,Somto Cyril scored 12 points and had eight rebounds. The 6-foot-11 freshman, a four-star recruit ou...
No. 25 Mississippi State edges McNeese 66-63
RJ Melendez scored 18 points, Josh Hubbard added 16 and No. 25 Mississippi State held off McNeese 66-63 on Saturday in Tupelo, Miss., ,The Bulldogs (9-1) overcame a sluggish first half offensively and outscored McNeese 37-34 in the second half., ,Joe Charles scored 19, Sincere Parker had 16 and Javo...
Lamont Butler has perfect shooting night as No. 5 Kentucky defeats Louisville
Lamont Butler returned to Kentucky's lineup Saturday in spectacular fashion, scoring a career-high 33 points to lead the fifth-ranked Wildcats past the visiting Louisville Cardinals 93-85 in Lexington, Ky.,The fifth-year point guard missed the last two games for the Wildcats (10-1) due to an ankle i...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Tennessee overpowers NC Central with record 3-point shooting
Samara Spencer finished with a career-high 33 points and led a record-setting day for No. 19 Tennessee, which humiliated North Carolina Central 139-59 on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.,Spencer added 10 assists and three steals, and five teammates also scored in double figures for the Lady Volunteers, ...
St. Bonaventure handles Providence, off to 10-1 start
Melvin Council Jr. poured in a game-high 24 points and St. Bonaventure held off Providence for a 74-70 win on Saturday evening at the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase in Uncasville, Conn., ,Council hit 10 of 19 shots from the field and was a pest defensively (three steals) for the Bonnies, who earne...
Jamir Watkins sinks 19 FTs as Florida State tops Tulane
Jamir Watkins hit 19 of his 23 free-throw attempts and scored 29 points, leading Florida State to a 77-64 victory over Tulane on Saturday at the Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Fla.,After a week off, the Seminoles (8-3) snapped a two-game skid. The Green Wave (5-7) lost for the sixth time in the pas...
Oilers start strong, knock off Golden Knights
Leon Draisaitl scored his league-leading 22nd goal and also had two assists as the host Edmonton Oilers jumped out to a five-goal lead and then held on for a 6-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday afternoon.,Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor Brown each added a goal and an assist for Edmo...
QB Derek Carr officially ruled out for Sunday’s game by Saints
On Saturday, the New Orleans Saints officially ruled quarterback Derek Carr out for Sunday's game against the Washington Commanders.,Carr, who sustained a left hand injury and was placed in concussion protocol following a hard landing after a run in the Saints' 14-11 win against the New York Giants ...
Reports: Warriors acquiring G Dennis Schroder from Nets
The Golden State Warriors will acquire point guard Dennis Schroder from the Brooklyn Nets, according to reports on Saturday.,Golden State will reportedly send injured guard De'Anthony Melton and three second-round picks to the Nets. Brooklyn will also send a second-round pick to the Warriors.,Schrod...
Blake Horvath (4 total TDs) stars as Navy stops No. 22 Army
A year after watching from the sidelines as Navy lost in agonizing fashion to Army, Blake Horvath propelled the Midshipmen to a 31-13 victory over the No. 22 Black Knights, on Saturday in Landover, Md. ,Horvath had two touchdowns passing and two rushing. The junior quarterback carried 25 times for 2...
Marshall pulls out of Independence Bowl, replaced by Louisiana Tech
Marshall opted out of playing Army in the Independence Bowl on Dec. 28 because of losing a large number of players to the transfer portal, and was replaced by Louisiana Tech.,The Thundering Herd went 10-3 and defeated Louisiana 31-3 in the Sun Belt Conference championship game on Dec. 7. Head coach ...