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Next up on Hurricanes' road trek is showdown vs. Golden Knights
Two of the hottest teams in the NHL face off on Monday night when the Metropolitan Division-leading Carolina Hurricanes face the Pacific Division leading Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas., ,Carolina, playing the fourth game of a season-long six-game western road trip that covers 5,225 miles, is the...
Surging Sabres will try to throttle high-scoring Canadiens
The Buffalo Sabres seem to be finding their rhythm after starting the season with a three-game losing streak. Now, with two wins tucked away thanks to strong all-around efforts, they aim to make it three in a row when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.,Buffalo sputtered out of the gate, ge...
Justin Leonard eagles 18 to win Dominion Energy
Justin Leonard delivered an electrifying finish to open the PGA Tour Champions postseason.,The 53-year-old rolled in an eagle on the par-5 18th at The Country Club of Virginia on Sunday, capping a 4-under-par 68 to win the Dominion Energy Charity Classic at 12 under. Leonard edged South Africa's Ern...
Chase Briscoe snags overtime victory at YellaWood 500
Joe Gibbs Racing's Chase Briscoe roared to victory in overtime Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series' Round of 8 middle playoff race, the YellaWood 500, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala.,The No. 19 driver moved below leader Bubba Wallace on the backstretch and beat Todd Gilliland by 0.145 seco...
Emmitt Finnie nets first two career goals as Red Wings top Oilers
Emmitt Finnie scored the first two goals of his NHL career and added an assist as the host Detroit Red Wings stretched their winning streak to five games with a 4-2 win over Edmonton Oilers on Sunday afternoon.,Dylan Larkin scored the Red Wings' two other goals and contributed two assists. Larkin ha...
Jets (0-7) not naming QB1 after benching Justin Fields
Jets head coach Aaron Glenn wanted to give the team a chance to stage a comeback, but his call at quarterback largely produced more of the same on Sunday as New York slid to 0-7. ,With the Panthers leading 10-3 at halftime, Glenn made the move to backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor and benched starter J...
Thunder pick up options on Cason Wallace, Nikola Topic
The reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder picked up the fourth-year option on guard Cason Wallace and the third-year option on guard Nikola Topic on Sunday.,Wallace, 21, will earn $7.42 million for the 2026-27 season, while Topic will receive $5.43 million for the same campaign.,Wallace averag...
Max Verstappen cruises at F1 U.S. Grand Prix, moves up standings
Four-time defending World Drivers' champion Max Verstappen dominated the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix on Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, with a wire-to-wire victory that reestablished his presence in the championship race with less than two months remaining in the seaso...
Jalen Hurts throws for 3 TDs, perfect rating as Eagles outlast Vikings
Jalen Hurts tossed three touchdowns, A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith both had big games and the Philadelphia Eagles held off the Minnesota Vikings for a 28-22 victory on Sunday in Minneapolis.,The Eagles (5-2) ended a two-game skid as Hurts racked up a season-high 326 yards on 19-of-23 passing for a pe...
Quinshon Judkins (3 TDs), Browns demolish Dolphins
Rookie Quinshon Judkins rushed for a career-high three touchdowns, Tyson Campbell had a pick-six in his Cleveland home debut and the Browns hammered the slumping Miami Dolphins 31-6 on a rainy Sunday afternoon., ,Cleveland (2-5) built a 17-6 halftime lead and broke its three-game losing streak by sc...
Chiefs hold Raiders to 95 total yards in 31-0 victory
Patrick Mahomes passed for 286 yards and three touchdowns in less than three quarters and the Kansas City Chiefs moved ahead .500 for the first time this season with a 31-0 shellacking of the visiting Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday afternoon.,Rashee Rice was credited with two touchdown receptions while...
Drake Maye shines as Patriots defeat Titans
Drake Maye completed 21 of 23 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns to help the visiting New England Patriots stretch their winning streak to four games by beating the Tennessee Titans 31-13 Sunday.,Maye, who also ran for 62 yards on eight attempts, completed 16 consecutive passes at one point dur...
Raiders star DE Maxx Crosby (knee) injured in loss to Chiefs
Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby injured his left knee during the second quarter on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs and didn't return to the field in Las Vegas' 31-0 road loss.,Crosby injured his knee on a low block from Kansas City tight end Noah Gray in the second quarter. He also is d...
Reports: Colorado State fires Jay Norvell
Colorado State has fired head coach Jay Norvell after a 2-5 start, multiple outlets reported on Sunday.,The news came down a day after the Rams endured a 31-19 homecoming loss to Hawaii in front of a Canvas Stadium record crowd of 40,416.,Norvell, 62, managed just one winning mark over four seasons ...
Artemi Panarin, Rangers eye 1st home win as Wild visit
Artemi Panarin's production was quiet this season until Saturday night when he factored in every goal for the New York Rangers.,New York's production at home has featured plenty of good looks but no goals and the Rangers attempt to score for the first time on home ice Monday night when they host the...
Florida fires coach Billy Napier, names Billy Gonzales interim
Florida has fired head coach Billy Napier in the midst of his fourth season in Gainesville, the school announced on Sunday.,In a statement from the athletic director, the school cited the team's upcoming bye week as being reason to make the move now.,"Making this decision during the open date provid...
Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt enter top 10 in AP Top 25; Ohio State remains No. 1
Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt jumped into the top 10 of this week's Associated Press Top 25 Poll, while Ohio State retained the top spot on Sunday.,Ohio State's steady season was represented by the fact that the Buckeyes (7-0) were the only team whose spot was unchanged in the latest poll. The program...
ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev ends lengthy title drought
Former World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev of Russia captured his first ATP title since May 2023 on Sunday, defeating France's Corentin Moutet 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 at the Almaty Open final in Almaty, Kazakhstan. ,The second-seeded Medvedev, 29, has won 21 tour titles, all at different events, and moved up three sp...
Reports: Florida fires coach Billy Napier
Florida has fired head coach Billy Napier in the midst of his fourth season in Gainesville, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday.,Napier, 46, posted a 22-23 record during his time with the Gators. ,Per the Orlando Sentinel, longtime receivers coach Billy Gonzales is expected to serve as the tea...
Division III RB Montie Quinn sets NCAA rushing record
Running back Montie Quinn of Division III Curry College set an NCAA record with 522 rushing yards in a 71-27 win over Nichols on Saturday. ,Quinn, a 5-foot-9, 180-pound senior, needed just 20 carries to set the mark. He scored seven touchdowns on runs of 85, 84, 76, 64, 58, 30 and 2 yards, and he av...