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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...
Sabres end three-game losing 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...
Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers downgraded to doubtful
Already playing without star wide receiver Davante Adams, the Las Vegas Raiders aren't likely to have counterpart Jakobi Meyers either.,Meyers, whose 25 catches and 273 yards in five games lead the team among wideouts, injured an ankle in last Sunday's loss to the host Denver Broncos. He was limited...
Chargers put CB Asante Samuel Jr., RB Gus Edwards on IR
The Los Angeles Chargers placed cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. and running back Gus Edwards on injured reserve Saturday.,The moves mean Samuel (shoulder) and Edwards (ankle) will each miss at least four games.,Samuel was a full practice participant Thursday, then missed Friday's practice and was ruled...
No. 23 Illinois stops Purdue's OT 2-point conversion attempt for 50-49 win
Linebacker Dylan Rosiek sacked Ryan Browne on a 2-point conversion attempt in overtime to lift No. 23 Illinois to a 50-49 Big Ten victory over Purdue on Saturday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.,Illinois (5-1, 2-1) squandered a 24-point second-half lead as Purdue (1-5, 0-3) took its first lead with 46 s...
Carson Beck throws for career-high 459 yards as No. 5 Georgia downs Mississippi State
Carson Beck completed 36 of 48 passes for 459 yards and three touchdowns as No. 5 Georgia beat visiting Mississippi State 41-31 in Southeastern Conference play Saturday in Athens, Ga.,Beck, who threw two interceptions, set a career high in passing yards as Georgia (5-1, 3-1) won its second straight ...
No. 14 BYU remains unbeaten, cruises past Arizona
No. 14 BYU used two turnovers by Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita deep in Wildcats territory early in the third quarter to seize momentum in a 41-19 victory Saturday in a Big 12 game at Provo, Utah.,Arizona's first play of the second half resulted in an interception by Jakob Robinson, who leaped and ...
Riley Leonard (4 TDs), No. 11 Notre Dame steamroll Stanford
Riley Leonard completed 16 of 22 passes for a season-high 229 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for another score, and No. 11 Notre Dame cruised to a 49-7 win over Stanford on Saturday in South Bend, Ind., ,Jeremiyah Love, Jadarian Price and Aneyas Williams rushed for one touchdown apiece for No...
No. 22 Pitt edges Cal, improves to 6-0
Pittsburgh's Desmond Reid ran 72 yards on a fourth-down play in the second quarter, California's Ryan Coe missed a potential go-ahead field goal with 1:50 remaining and the Panthers held on for a 17-15 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over the visiting Golden Bears on Saturday afternoon.,Reid finis...
Louisville scores go-ahead TD late, holds off Virginia for road win
Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough connected with Jamari Johnson on a five-yard touchdown pass with 1:55 left to lift the visiting Cardinals to a 24-20 win over Virginia on Saturday at Scott Stadium.,Shough's pass capped an 11-play, 67-yard drive for Louisville, which is now 4-2 and will host Miami...
No. 1 Texas rolls to convincing win over No. 18 Oklahoma
Quintrevion Wisner ran for 118 yards and a touchdown and Texas' defense held No. 18 Oklahoma to just 237 yards as the top-ranked Longhorns blew out the Sooners 34-3 on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Dallas.,The win was just the Longhorns' second in the last seven meetings with the Soone...
Bills RB James Cook (toe) questionable vs. Jets
Buffalo Bills running back James Cook was a limited participant in practice on Saturday and listed as questionable for Monday's game versus the host New York Jets with a toe injury, coach Sean McDermott said.,Cook sustained the injury during the Bills' 23-20 loss to the Houston Texans last Sunday. T...
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...