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NBA 2025 Awards: Picking the Quintessential Starting Five
Breaking down the NBA Calendar 2025 Quintessential Quintet, featuring Jokic, Giannis, Siakam, SGA, and Curry....
Brayden Schenn's late dagger helps Blues down Golden Knights
Brayden Schenn scored the winning goal with 1:33 left to lift the St. Louis Blues past the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Friday afternoon.,Alexey Toropchenko and Oskar Sundqvist had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who snapped a two-game losing streak.,Justin Faulk also scored for St. Loui...
Golden Knights eye improved defense, return to winning vs. Blues
To pull out of their recent downturn, the Vegas Golden Knights must clean up their play in their own zone.,They are 1-4-2 in their last seven games coming into their contest against the host St. Louis Blues Friday afternoon. The Golden Knights allowed four or more goals in five of those games.,"When...
Five Teams Who Think They Can Take Down the Thunder And Why They’re Probably Wrong
After a wild Christmas Day slate, five NBA teams believe they’ve found a way to beat the Thunder. Here’s what it would take to pull it off....
With Cade Tyson emerging as a star, Minnesota to host Campbell
Cade Tyson has brought star power to Minnesota this season.,Tyson will look to keep up his sharp play when Minnesota (6-5) tips off against Campbell (5-6) on Sunday in Minneapolis. The Golden Gophers will go for back-to-back victories after knocking off Texas Southern last weekend.,Tyson poured in 3...
Cal hosts Columbia with 8-game winning streak on the line
Two teams enjoying historic nonconference runs hope to write another happy chapter at the other's expense when Columbia and Cal duel on Sunday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,Columbia (9-2) saw an eight-game winning streak come to an end Tuesday night when the Lions were beaten 77-73 in overtime at St...
Red-hot Flames ready for challenge of facing consistent Golden Knights
The Vegas Golden Knights will begin a key Pacific Division back-to-back Saturday night against the Calgary Flames without the services of leading scorer Jack Eichel and top-scoring defenseman Shea Theodore.,Eichel, tied for ninth in the NHL with 41 points (12 goals, 29 assists), and Theodore, who ha...
Devils edge Golden Knights on Jesper Bratt's shootout goal
Jake Allen made 36 saves and also stopped all three shootout tries to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night in Las Vegas.,Connor Brown scored a goal and Jesper Bratt scored the game-winner in the shootout for New Jersey, which moved into the sec...
Women's Top 25 roundup: UConn routs Big East foe Marquette to remain unbeaten
Sarah Strong's game-high 22 points and seven rebounds led top-ranked UConn in an 89-53 romp over Big East Conference counterpart Marquette on Wednesday in Storrs, Ct.,The Huskies (11-0, 3-0 Big East) took control early with first-quarter runs of 11-3 and 15-4, building a 15-point cushion by the end ...
Fixing the NBA’s Troubled Teams: Five Stars Who Need New Homes
The NBA is thriving. Except for the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, and Dallas Mavericks. Here’s a five-player “best interests of basketball” plan to fix the league fast....
Cutter Gauthier's OT goal lifts Ducks past Golden Knights
Cutter Gauthier scored at 3:57 of overtime as the Anaheim Ducks rallied for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night.,Gautier, who earlier had an assist, intercepted a pass by Mitch Marner in the low slot and then spun around and fired a wrist shot through the pads of V...
Shooting woes plaguing Marquette with Central Michigan on tap
Coming off two consecutive nonconference defeats at home, Marquette looks to right the ship on Saturday as it hosts Central Michigan in Milwaukee.,Marquette (3-3) has fallen to both high-major opponents it has faced in Indiana and Maryland, and then took a brutal 77-71 overtime defeat against Dayton...
Cal, Stanford set for 128th edition of the Big Game rivalry
Highly decorated coach Frank Reich would love nothing more than to add to his impressive resume when he leads Stanford up against visiting Cal in the annual Big Game rivalry Saturday.,A two-time former NFL head coach who won a Super Bowl ring as offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles in 20...
Jacob Trouba's OT goal propels surging Ducks past Golden Knights
Jacob Trouba scored with 31.5 seconds left in overtime to lead the Anaheim Ducks to their sixth straight victory, 4-3, over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,Trouba, who also had an assist, took a pass from Leo Carlsson while breaking down the right wing and then cut in front ...
Cal pulls off road upset, handing No. 15 Louisville its second loss
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele passed for 323 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner on fourth down on the final play, and visiting Cal upset No. 15 Louisville 29-26 in overtime on Saturday night.,The Bears (6-4, 3-3 ACC), trailed by three points and faced fourth-and-goal from the 3 when Saga...
After milestone win, Lightning look to keep momentum vs. Golden Knights
Tampa Bay star Nikita Kucherov had not played with former captain Steven Stamkos in over a season, but the two high-scoring forwards were united in franchise history in the Lightning's most recent outing. ,Kucherov joined Stamkos Saturday as the only Lightning players to reach 1,000 career points by...
Panthers blank Knights in Sergei Bobrovsky's 50th shutout
Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves for his 50th career shutout as the Florida Panthers handed the visiting Vegas Golden Knights their first regulation loss of the season, 3-0, on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla., ,A.J. Greer had a goal and an assist and Sam Reinhart and Cole Schwindt each scored goals fo...
Iowa takes down Minnesota in all-around dominant performance
Mark Gronowski passed for one touchdown and rushed for another, and Iowa pulled away for a commanding 41-3 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference contest Saturday afternoon in Iowa City.,Gronowski completed 12 of 19 passes for 135 yards and a score for Iowa (6-2, 4-1), which won its third game i...
Three NBA Teams Poised to Shock the League This Season
The NBA preseason is revealing surprise contenders. Here’s why the Celtics, Warriors, and Trail Blazers could actually shock the league in 2025....
Minnesota caps rally with pick-6 to upend Purdue
Drake Lindsey passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns and Koi Perich returned an interception 27 yards for a score as Minnesota defeated Purdue 27-20 on Saturday in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) stopped a two-game skid in the series against Purdue (2-4, 0-3).,The Golden Gophers outscored...