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Whitecaps blank SDFC, will face Inter Miami in MLS Cup final
Brian White scored a first-half brace and the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps comfortably secured their first MLS Cup final appearance with a 3-0 victory over San Diego FC in Saturday night's Western Conference Final.,Andres Cubas and Ali Ahmed connected to set up both of White's goals for No. 2 seed V...

NC State again gets better of rival North Carolina
Will Wilson ran for four touchdowns and host North Carolina State blew out rival North Carolina 42-19 in the regular-season finale Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C.,CJ Bailey threw for two touchdowns as the Wolfpack (7-5, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat North Carolina (4-8, 2-6) for the fifth year...

No. 17 USC rallies in second half, upends rival UCLA
Jayden Maiava threw both of his touchdown passes in the second half to spearhead No. 17 Southern California's 29-10 comeback win over visiting rival UCLA on Saturday in Los Angeles.,With two stalled drives ending in missed field goals, USC (9-3, 7-2 Big Ten Conference) went to halftime trailing 10-7...

Sabres win in shootout to cool off Wild
Beck Malenstyn and Josh Doan scored in regulation and the visiting Buffalo Sabres won 3-2 in a shootout to end the Minnesota Wild's seven-game winning streak on Saturday night in St. Paul, Minn.,Tage Thompson, Jack Quinn and Noah Ostlund scored in the four-round shootout, and Colten Ellis made 22 sa...

Illinois forces four turnovers, holds off Northwestern in snowy rivalry win
Ca'Lil Valentine ran for 74 yards and a touchdown Saturday night while the Illinois defense came up with four turnovers to secure a 20-13 win over visiting Northwestern in Champaign, Ill.,The Fighting Illini (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten) forced three turnovers in the fourth quarter to seal the result. Leon Low...

Pistons nearly relinquish big lead, halt Heat's win streak
Cade Cunningham had 29 points and eight assists as the visiting Detroit Pistons held off the Miami Heat 138-135 on Saturday.,Tobias Harris supplied a season-high 26 points for the Pistons, who nearly squandered a 22-point lead in the fourth but snapped a two-game skid. Duncan Robinson, playing again...

Mammoth F Logan Cooley injured in loss to Blues
Utah Mammoth center Logan Cooley had to be helped off the ice with a lower-body injury after his knee-on-knee collision with St. Louis forward Alexey Toropchenko in the host Blues' 1-0 victory on Saturday night.,Toropchenko was assessed penalty for kneeing and game misconduct at the 6:17 mark of the...

Steelers starting LT Broderick Jones (neck) placed on injured reserve
Pittsburgh Steelers starting left tackle Broderick Jones, already ruled out for Sunday's game against the visiting Buffalo Bills, was placed on injured reserve on Saturday and will miss at least the next four games.,Jones injured his neck in Pittsburgh's 31-28 road loss to the Chicago Bears on Nov. ...

No. 18 Virginia stuffs Virginia Tech, reaches ACC title game
J'Mari Taylor rushed for 80 yards and one touchdown and also passed for a score to help No. 18 Virginia roll to an easy 27-7 victory over visiting Virginia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Saturday night at Charlottesville, Va.,Chandler Morris completed 21 of 35 passes for 182 yards and add...

Josh Allen, Bills feel 'high sense of urgency' vs. Steelers
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen understands the reality at hand.,Buffalo (7-4) faces a tough test against the host Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5) on Sunday afternoon. The game carries significant implications for both teams as they try to boost their playoff hopes.,Some players might deflect the imp...

Jeremy Swayman shuts door in shootout as Bruins edge Red Wings
Jeremy Swayman topped off a 24-save effort with three straight stops in a shootout, leading the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings in the front end of the Atlantic Division rivals' home-and-home series on Saturday night.,Casey Mittelstadt scored a backhander for the lone ...

Owen Tippett (2 goals), surging Flyers hold off Devils
Owen Tippett had two goals and an assist and the Philadelphia Flyers hung on for a 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night in Newark, N.J.,Travis Konecny and Trevor Zegras contributed a goal and an assist each and Matvei Michkov also scored for the Flyers, who have won five of their las...

Maple Leafs erupt for 7 goals, sink Penguins
The visiting Toronto Maple Leafs salvaged their Thanksgiving weekend with a 7-2 thrashing of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. ,Each player on Toronto's goal-starved third line snapped lengthy droughts in a dominant second period.,Bobby McMann and Nicolas Roy each recorded a goal and an ass...

Tucker DeVries' 20 get No. 25 Indiana to 7-0 in Bethune-Cookman romp
Tucker DeVries scored 20 points on 6-for-12 shooting as No. 25 Indiana cruised to a 100-56 win over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind., ,Landon Wilkerson added 18 points on 7-for-15 shooting for Indiana (7-0), which continued its unbeaten start. Trent Sisley added 14 points a...

LSU leads from start, dominates DePaul for Emerald Coast Classic title
Pablo Tamba had 14 points and seven rebounds on Saturday, leading LSU to a convincing 96-63 victory over DePaul in the Emerald Coast Classic final in Niceville, Fla.,Mike Nwoko added 13 points and six rebounds, and freshman Jalen Reece chipped in 13 points and six assists for the Tigers (7-0), who l...

Stuart Skinner stops 26 shots as Oilers blank Kraken
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each recorded a goal and an assist and Stuart Skinner recorded his second shutout of the season, leading the visiting Edmonton Oilers to a 4-0 win over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.,Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins contributed to the Oilers' balanced attack, als...

Four teams jump to 2-0 starts in Stage 2 of StarLadder Budapest Major
FaZe Clan, Natus Vincere, B8 and Ninjas in Pyjamas won two matches apiece on Saturday to get off to a strong start in Stage 2 of the StarLadder Budapest Major.,Thirty-two teams began play in the $1.25 million Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event, which features three consecutive Swiss System stage...

Thunder C Isaiah Hartenstein (calf) out at least 10-14 days
Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein was diagnosed with a right calf strain and will be re-evaluated in 10-14 days, per a team announcement on Saturday.,The Thunder have gotten off to a blazing 19-1 start, and Hartenstein has been an integral part of that success.,The big man is averaging...

Lightning handle Rangers, extend win streak to seven
Brandon Hagel scored two goals as the surging Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to seven games with a 4-1 victory Saturday over the New York Rangers, who continued their home woes.,Hagel scored a goal for the fifth straight game and registered his third multi-goal game in that span a...

Josh Hoover leads TCU’s offensive outburst in weather-delayed rout of Cincinnati
TCU running back Jeremy Payne rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries, paving the way for a 45-23 home win for the Horned Frogs over Cincinnati.,The Horned Frogs finished with 544 total yards, holding the ball for nearly 38 minutes and limiting the Bearcats to just 115 rushing yards.,C...