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Penguins earn rare shootout win, edge Canadiens
Rickard Rakell scored the shootout winner as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the visiting Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Sunday night.,Rakell beat Jakub Dobes with a backhand deke in the third round for the win as the Penguins won for the first time in a shootout this season (1-5).,Rakell and Sidney Crosby...
After run of close losses, Boston College hoping rest & FDU cure ills
Boston College looks to get back in the win column when it returns from a 12-day layoff to host Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Eagles (5-6) have not played since losing to Massachusetts 76-74 on Dec. 10. It was their second one-possession loss in regulation on top of...
Senators start fast, roll past slumping Bruins
The visiting Ottawa Senators scored three goals in each of the first two periods en route to a 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins in the second game of both teams' weekend back-to-back sets on Sunday evening.,Fabian Zetterlund scored two power-play goals and added an assist to lead Ottawa to its season-...
Spurs pull away from Wizards for 6th straight regular-season win
De'Aaron Fox racked up 27 points and Luke Kornet scored 12 of his 20 points in fourth quarter to help the visiting San Antonio Spurs outlast the Washington Wizards 124-113 on Sunday.,Not counting their loss to New York in the NBA Cup final last week, the Spurs captured their sixth straight game for ...
Timberwolves rally past Bucks as Donte DiVincenzo pours in 18
Anthony Edwards scored 24 points, Donte DiVincenzo added 18 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied for a 103-100 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday in Minneapolis.,Rudy Gobert finished with 11 points and a team-high 18 rebounds for Minnesota, which won for the fourth time in the past fiv...
Streaking Sabres aren't slowed in taking down Devils
Zach Benson broke a tie late in the second period, and the visiting Buffalo Sabres extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 victory against the New Jersey Devils on Sunday in Newark.,Josh Norris and Peyton Krebs also scored for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 26 saves in his first...
Florida State's 3-point volume is prolific, but can it get better accuracy vs. Jacksonville?
With Atlantic Coast Conference play looming, Florida State may have gotten its groove back at the ideal moment.,The Seminoles (6-6) snapped a five-game losing streak with a dominant 96-49 home win over Mississippi Valley State on Friday.,"I felt like I was in the Sahara Desert looking for water afte...
Syracuse aims for third straight victory as Stonehill visits
A season-long six-game homestand has featured plenty of peaks and valleys but little consistency for Syracuse.,The Orange will get one more chance to steady themselves in nonconference play Monday night, when Syracuse hosts Stonehill.,Syracuse earned its second straight win Saturday by beating North...
Avalanche overwhelms Wild for fifth straight win
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, Cale Makar and Brock Nelson had a goal and two assists each, and the Colorado Avalanche cooled off the Minnesota Wild with a 5-1 win on Sunday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 28 shots, Martin Necas also scored and Gabriel Landeskog and Valeri...
Jalen Brunson posts season-high 47 as Knicks win again
Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 47 points Sunday night for the host New York Knicks, who overcame a 10-point deficit to beat the Miami Heat 132-125.,The 47 points were the most for Brunson since he scored 55 points last Dec. 28. He also set a new high for points scored for the Knicks at home, bre...
South Carolina looks to shore up offense vs. S.C. State
When South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris put together his roster for the 2025-26 season, he expected his club to be an improved 3-point shooting team. ,So far, however, the Gamecocks (7-4) have really struggled from beyond the arc, shooting just 29.9 percent in their first 11 games, including goi...
Minnesota leads from the start, routs Campbell
Cade Tyson scored 24 points on 10-for-15 shooting and Minnesota pulled away for a 78-50 win over Campbell on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Isaac Asuma added 15 points on 5-for-11 shooting for Minnesota (7-5), which remained unbeaten on its home court. Jaylen Crocker-Johnson finished with 14 point...
Jaylen Warren, Steelers hold off Lions in wild finish
Jaylen Warren rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns, Kenneth Gainwell caught a highlight-reel touchdown pass, and the Pittsburgh Steelers escaped with a 29-24 win over the host Detroit Lions on Sunday afternoon.,Aaron Rodgers completed 27 of 41 passes for 266 yards and a touchdown for Pittsburgh (...
AJ Dybantsa, No. 10 BYU aim to stay hot vs. E. Washington
AJ Dybantsa keeps unlocking more game-changing abilities for No. 10 BYU as the season progresses.,On an eight-game winning streak, Cougars (11-1) wrap up the nonconference portion of their schedule Monday in Provo, Utah, hosting Eastern Washington as Dybantsa keeps finding new ways to dominate oppon...
Texans hand Raiders ninth straight loss, keep pace in division chase
Dalton Schultz caught a touchdown pass and set the Houston Texans' single-season record for catches by a tight end as they stopped the visiting Las Vegas Raiders 23-21 on Sunday to stay in contention for the AFC South title.,Schultz's 1-yard catch from CJ Stroud with 7:41 left in the game gave Houst...
Falcons top Cardinals for first win at Arizona since 2001
Kirk Cousins threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns, plus another rushing score, leading the visiting Atlanta Falcons to a 26-19 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.,Tyler Allgeier rushed for 79 yards, while Bijan Robinson ran for 76 yards and caught seven passes for 92 yards and a touchdow...
Dai Dai Ames, Cal improve to 12-1 with solid win over Columbia
Dai Dai Ames had a game-high 21 points, Lee Dort led a strong defensive effort with 14 rebounds and four blocks and Cal capped a historic nonconference schedule with a 74-56 triumph over Columbia on Sunday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,John Camden chipped in with 15 points for Cal (12-1), which comp...
No. 1 Arizona rides unbeaten record into game against Bethune-Cookman
No. 1 Arizona will end its pre-Christmas schedule Monday night against Bethune-Cookman at Tucson, Ariz., after overpowering San Diego State late Saturday night at Phoenix.,Arizona is the seventh team in program history to be unbeaten after the first 11 games of a season.,Bethune-Cookman (3-8) was a ...
Matt, Cameron Kuchar scramble for 54, run away with PNC Championship
Matt and Cameron Kuchar shot a tournament-record 54 on the second and final day of the PNC Championship to land their first title in the father-son event on Sunday in Orlando, Fla.,Playing a scramble format, Team Kuchar carded 14 birdies, two eagles and just two pars for the 18-under-par round at Ri...
No. 5 UConn grapples with pesky DePaul, pulls away in second half
Alex Karaban scored 11 of his season-high-matching 21 points in the second half, helping No. 5 UConn to a 72-54 win over DePaul in its first Big East road game of the season on Sunday afternoon in Chicago.,Karaban was 7-of-12 from the field, made three 3-pointers and added six rebounds. Tarris Reed ...