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Brandon Royval pins Tatsuro Taira with first loss at UFC Fight Night
Brandon Royval handed Tatsuro Taira his first loss on Saturday, winning by split decision in a main event flyweight bout at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. ,Royval (17-7-0) took the cards 48-47, 47-48, 48-47 to pull off the upset of Taira, who came into the fight with a 16-0-0 record. Taira hadn't fou...

Sabres end three-game skid with victory over Panthers
Devon Levi -- playing against the franchise that drafted him -- made 23 saves to lead the host Buffalo Sabres to their first win of the season, a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.,Buffalo had lost its first three games this season, scoring just one goal in each contest.,On Sat...

Jonathan Huberdeau, Flames double up Flyers
Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri each scored two goals as the host Calgary Flames topped the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Saturday evening.,Huberdeau added two assists to complete a four-point night in support of Dustin Wolf (37 saves). MacKenzie Weegar notched a goal and an assist, while Mikael Bac...

NWSL roundup: Temwa Chawinga's record goal lifts Current past Bay FC
Kansas City star Temwa Chawinga set the NWSL record for goals in a season with her 19th, leading the Current to a 1-0 victory over Bay FC on Saturday night in San Jose, Calif.,Chawinga surpassed Sam Kerr, who scored 18 for the Chicago Red Stars in 2019.,Chawinga set the mark in the 35th minute when ...

Lukas Dostal blanks Sharks in Ducks' season-opening win
Isac Lundestrom and Trevor Zegras scored goals in the third and Lukas Dostal made 30 saves in his second NHL shutout, leading the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 2-0 victory against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.,Anaheim recorded its first season-opening shutout on the road in franchise history....

Colorado DB/WR Travis Hunter exits with apparent shoulder injury
Colorado's star two-way player Travis Hunter left Saturday night's home game against Kansas State in the second quarter with an apparent shoulder injury and was questionable to return, according to ESPN.,Hunter, who plays cornerback and wide receiver for the Buffaloes, went to the locker room with 5...

Teuvo Teravainen tallies 4 points to fuel Blackhawks past Oilers
Teuvo Teravainen scored twice and added two assists, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-2 victory over the host Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night., ,Connor Bedard and Seth Jones each added a goal and two assists, and Philipp Kurashev also scored for Chicago, which halted a two-game skid and won f...

Max Brosmer's TD pass late in 4th rallies Minnesota past UCLA
Max Brosmer threw a go-ahead, 4-yard touchdown pass to Darius Taylor with 27 seconds to go, and visiting Minnesota held on for a 21-17 win over UCLA in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Saturday night., ,Taylor also scored a rushing touchdown for Minnesota (4-3, 2-2), which earned a victory at the Ros...

Blue Jackets spoil Avs' celebration in high-scoring affair
Kirill Marchenko scored a tiebreaking goal early in the second period and added two assists, Yegor Chinakhov also had a goal and two assists, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-4 in Denver on Saturday night.,Sean Monahan also had a goal and two assists, Adam Fantilli, Zach W...

Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt knock off host Kentucky
Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia played through pain to throw for 143 yards and two scores, helping the Commodores to a 20-13 upset over Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday night.,The Commodores (4-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) held the ball for 34:35 while their defense limited Kentucky (3-3, 1-3) to...

Mauricio Pochettino gets first win as USMNT head coach in shutout of Panama
The Mauricio Pochettino era began with a win when the U.S. men's national team defeated Panama 2-0 in Austin, Texas, on Saturday.,Yunus Musah scored his first international goal in the 49th minute and Ricardo Pepi added an insurance goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time off an assist by Haji Wr...

Dylan Sampson (3 TDs) rallies No. 8 Tennessee past Florida
Dylan Sampson's third touchdown proved the game-winner in overtime on Saturday night as the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat the Florida Gators 23-17 in Knoxville, Tenn.,After Florida kicker Trey Smack pushed a 47-yard field goal attempt wide right in to start overt...

Kraken top Wild in shootout to pick up first win of season
Jordan Eberle scored two goals in regulation and notched the decisive goal in the shootout round to lift the Seattle Kraken to a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night in St. Paul, Minn., ,Jared McCann helped to force overtime by scoring the game-tying goal with less than four minutes lef...

Mets' next task: Stop Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers in NLCS
LOS ANGELES -- The National League Championship Series will be an oversized affair starting Sunday, when the top two markets roll out a superstar as the New York Mets visit the Los Angeles Dodgers.,The Mets' Francisco Lindor has risen to the occasion, fighting through a late-season back injury to fi...

Stars shine in home opener, blank Islanders
Jake Oettinger stopped all 33 shots he faced Saturday night as the Dallas Stars won their home opener by beating the New York Islanders 3-0.,The shutout was the 11th of Oettinger's career and his first since he had 35 saves in a 5-0 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on April 3.,Tyler Seguin open...

NWSL Roundup: Late goals lift NJ/NY Gotham over Red Stars
Lynn Williams scored from the penalty spot in the 87th minute and Esther Gonzalez added a goal in stoppage time as NJ/NY Gotham FC pulled out a 2-0 victory over the host Chicago Red Stars on Saturday at Bridgeview, Ill.,Gotham FC (15-4-5, 50 points) earned the opportunity from the spot after Ella St...

Vanderbilt DE Miles Capers stretchered off field vs. Kentucky
Vanderbilt defensive end Miles Capers was taken off the field via stretcher during the second quarter against Kentucky on Saturday night. ,Capers took a shot to the head after colliding with a teammate on a 6-yard rush by Wildcats running back Demie Sumo-Karngbaye with 10:33 remaining in the first h...

Paul Cotter, Devils get win in Capitals' season debut
Paul Cotter scored two goals as the visiting New Jersey Devils spoiled the Washington Capitals' season opener, courtesy of a 5-3 decision on Saturday.,New Jersey's Tomas Tatar, Dawson Mercer and defenseman Seamus Casey also tallied, and Erik Haula and Stefan Noesen each notched three assists. Haula ...

Cole Caufield (2 goals) helps Canadiens end skid vs. Senators
Cole Caufield scored twice, and Sam Montembeault made 24 saves in a second straight solid performance to open the season as the Montreal Canadiens won 4-1 to snap a nine-game skid against the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. ,Caufield scored in the first and third periods, giving him four...

Cam Talbot stops 40 shots as Red Wings silence Predators
Cam Talbot stopped 40 shots in his first start for Detroit as the host Red Wings notched a 3-0 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.,Talbot, who signed a two-year contract as a free agent, collected his 32nd career shutout.,J.T. Compher, Andrew Copp and Dylan Larkin each scored for the...