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Jaron Pierre Jr., SMU thwart Florida State's comeback attempt
Jaron Pierre Jr. exploded for 28 points to help SMU hold off a pesky Florida State squad for an 83-80 win Saturday afternoon in Dallas.,Pierre scored 17 points in the final 8:46 to lead the Mustangs (15-5, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) to the victory after a back-and-forth game that saw 12 lead cha...

No. 16 Florida's 5-game win streak shattered at hands of Auburn
Keyshawn Hall scored 24 points and Auburn ended No. 16 Florida's five-game winning streak by defeating the Gators 76-67 on Saturday in Gainesville, Fla.,KeShawn Murphy added 16 points, Tahaad Pettiford had 11 and Kevin Overton scored 10 for the Tigers (13-7, 4-3 SEC), who won for the fourth time in ...

Second-period burst carries Mammoth past Predators
Kailer Yamamoto and Barrett Hayton each had a goal and an assist as the Utah Mammoth earned 5-2 win over the host Nashville Predators on Saturday.,Clayton Keller, Michael Carcone and JJ Peterka also scored goals for the Mammoth, who have points in nine straight (8-0-1). Defenseman Mikhail Sergachev ...

Reports: Wink Martindale to interview for Jets DC position
Former NFL defensive coordinator Don "Wink" Martindale will have an in-person interview in New York on Saturday for the same open position with the Jets, according to multiple reports.,Martindale, 62, spent the past two seasons as the defensive coordinator for Michigan but was one of many staffers n...

Iga Swiatek, trio of Americans advance to Australian Open 4th round
No. 2 seed and six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek didn't play her best, but it was good enough to defeat No. 31 Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 1-6, 6-1 on Saturday to move to the fourth round of the Australian Open.,It took Swiatek, of Poland, one hour and 44 minutes to advance to the second week of the...

Boston College riding surprise run of success with Notre Dame next
Boston College will be seeking its third straight Atlantic Coast Conference victory when it visits Notre Dame on Saturday in South Bend, Ind.,Boston College (9-10, 2-4 ACC) beat Syracuse (81-73 in overtime) and Pittsburgh (65-62) in its last two outings. Junior forward Boden Kapke tossed in a career...

Florida State hopes defensive improvement continues against SMU
Now well into his first season as head coach at Florida State, Luke Loucks gets his first shot against one of his former coaches this weekend.,The Seminoles are set for their second straight road game when they face SMU, led by coach Andy Enfield, on Saturday in Dallas.,Enfield, now in his third dif...

Colorado, UCF hook up looking to end losing skids
Colorado and Central Florida started the Big 12 Conference schedule strong but have both stumbled lately. The two slumping teams meet in Boulder, Colo., on Saturday, each trying to end its slide.,The Buffaloes (12-7, 2-4 Big 12) started league play with a pair of wins but have dropped four in a row ...

Trio of top-10 Americans advance to Australian Open's 4th round
Three American women -- No. 4 Amanda Anisimova, No. 6 Jessica Pegula and No. 9 Madison Keys -- advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open with straight set victories on Saturday in Melbourne.,Anisimova defeated countrywoman Peyton Stearns, 6-1, 6-4. Pegula ousted Oksana Selekhmeteva of Russ...

After a pair of comeback thrillers, Panthers set to face Mammoth
The Nashville Predators have lost two of three going into their home game against the Utah Mammoth on Saturday afternoon, but that win was something to savor.,The Predators rallied from a 3-0 second-period deficit for a 5-3 victory over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Thursday night to snap their tw...

Auburn faces tall task on boards vs. No. 16 Florida
Auburn used a dominant rebounding performance in its last game to get its first victory on an opponent's home court.,It will need a similar performance if it's going to be successful on Saturday when it visits No. 16 Florida in Gainesville, Fla.,The Gators (14-5, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) lead th...

Justin Thomas (back) eyes potential return on Florida swing
World No. 9 Justin Thomas said he's progressing well in his recovery from back surgery and is eyeing a return during the PGA Tour's Florida swing.,Thomas has been sidelined since undergoing a microdiscectomy in mid-November. The procedure alleviated a disc problem that had been causing hip pain.,"10...

Steven Stamkos' hat trick helps Predators rally to beat Senators
Steven Stamkos scored with 1:13 remaining to break a deadlock and complete his second hat trick of the season, as the host Nashville Predators rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Thursday night., ,The Predators celebrated captain Roman Josi's 1,000th career game with...

Senators' David Perron (sports hernia surgery) out 5-7 weeks
Ottawa Senators forward David Perron is expected to undergo sports hernia surgery and be sidelined five to seven weeks, head coach Travis Green announced.,Green noted that Perron has been dealing with the injury for some time.,Perron, 37, has recorded 25 points (10 goals, 15 assists) in 49 games thi...

Bob Costas returns to NBC as 'Sunday Night Baseball' host
Veteran sportscaster Bob Costas is returning to NBC Sports to host the "Sunday Night Baseball" pregame show this season.,The network announced Thursday that Costas will debut on March 26 for the prime-time season opener between the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers and visiting Arizona Diamo...

No. 22 UNC controls Notre Dame from start to finish
Caleb Wilson scored 22 points as No. 22 North Carolina snapped a two-game slide by soundly beating Notre Dame 91-69 on Wednesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Wilson shot an efficient 8-of-11 from the floor and also contributed seven rebounds and five assists in the wire-to-wire victory for the Tar Hee...

Senators out to capitalize on Predators' porous defense
The Ottawa Senators will look to make their three-game road trip a winning one as they wrap it up Thursday against the Nashville Predators.,The Senators snapped a two-game skid Tuesday in Columbus with a 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets. Tim Stutzle and Ridly Greig both scored a goal and added an assis...

Algeria's Luca Zidane still World Cup eligible despite 2-game ban
Algerian goalkeeper Luca Zidane will not miss any World Cup games despite being handed a two-game ban by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday.,The ban was confirmed by the Algerian Football Federation, and stems from incidents after Algeria's 2-0 loss to Nigeria in the Africa Cup...

Konsta Helenius nets first NHL goal as Sabres top Preds
Konsta Helenius scored his first NHL goal and added two assists for the Buffalo Sabres, who held on for a 5-3 win against the host Nashville Predators on Tuesday.,It was the second NHL game for Helenius, the No. 14 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, who made his debut Monday at Carolina.,Noah Ostlund score...

Konsta Helenius nets first NHL goal as Sabres to Preds
Konsta Helenius scored his first NHL goal and added two assists for the Buffalo Sabres, who held on for a 5-3 win against the host Nashville Predators on Tuesday.,It was the second NHL game for Helenius, the No. 14 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, who made his debut Monday at Carolina.,Noah Ostlund score...