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Kentucky tries to get right vs. FCS foe Murray State
Ever since a win at playoff contender Ole Miss on Sept. 28, the sky has fallen on Kentucky's season.,The Wildcats (3-6) have lost four straight since then and will have to win their last three games just to gain bowl eligibility, starting with Saturday's nonconference home game against Murray State ...
Hoping their luck turns, Predators continue trip vs. Flames
The Nashville Predators arrive in Calgary to face the Flames on Friday night after losing two consecutive games in overtime.,Yet the Predators, who have earned one victory in six games (1-3-2), have a glimmer of hope they might be turning the corner.,"It's not going to come easy for us, that's for s...
Filip Gustavsson, Wild hand Canadiens first shutout loss of season
Filip Gustavsson stopped all 19 shots he faced, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn., ,Gustavsson made two saves in the first period, seven saves in the second period and 10 saves in the third period to lift Minnesota. Matt...
Connor McDavid hits milestone as Oilers edge Preds in OT
Connor McDavid accomplished what the home fans wanted to see on Thursday, and then he allowed them to go home happy as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 in overtime.,After collecting his 1,000th career NHL point in the second period, McDavid fed Darnell Nurse in the three-on-three...
Joson Sanon's marksmanship leads ASU over Grand Canyon
Freshman Joson Sanon made five 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 21 points to lead Arizona State to an 87-76 victory over Grand Canyon on Thursday night at Phoenix.,Arizona State (3-1) has won three consecutive games against local rival Grand Canyon (2-1) over the last five seasons.,Sanon m...
Cam Carter beats former team as LSU finishes off Kansas State
Cam Carter scored a game-high 20 points in his return to Manhattan, Kan., as the LSU Tigers defeated the Kansas State Wildcats 76-65 Thursday night. ,Carter scored 21 points in each of his first two games this season. He spent the last two seasons at Kansas State, but chose to return to his home sta...
Filip Gustavsson's shutout helps Wild defeat Canadiens
Filip Gustavsson stopped all 19 shots he faced, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn., ,Gustavsson made two saves in the first period, seven saves in the second period and 10 saves in the third period to lift Minnesota. Matt...
Oilers' Connor McDavid becomes 4th youngest to 1,000 points
Connor McDavid made history Thursday in front of the home crowd as the Edmonton Oilers forward tallied the 1,000th point in his career with a goal against the Nashville Predators.,With goal No. 341, McDavid becomes the 99th NHL player to reach the 1,000-point plateau. By doing it in his 659th career...
Missouri rolls to 72-point victory over Mississippi Valley State
Marques Warrick came off the bench to score a game-high 16 points as Missouri cruised to a 111-39 win over Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night in nonconference play at Columbia, Mo.,The 72-point margin of victory ties for the largest in school history. The Tigers beat Chicago State 117-45 on ...
Andrei Vasilevskiy notches 300th win as Lightning cool Jets
Andrei Vasilevskiy became the fastest goaltender to notch his 300th career win, captain Victor Hedman reached a franchise milestone and the host Tampa Bay Lightning stalled the streaking Winnipeg Jets with a 4-1 victory on Thursday night. ,Vasilevskiy stopped 24 shots to secure the landmark victory...
Devils dominate Panthers for second time in three days
Jesper Bratt recorded his second career hat trick and Stefan Noesen scored two goals, lifting the New Jersey Devils to a 6-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday in Sunrise, Fla.,Dawson Mercer also scored, Jack Hughes set up three goals and captain Nico Hischier notched three assists while ...
Billie Jean King Cup: Slovakia knocks out U.S.
The United States bowed out of the Billie Jean King Cup finals in the first round with a 2-1 loss to Slovakia on Thursday in Malaga, Spain.,After the teams split two singles matches, Viktoria Hruncakova and Tereza Mihalikova of Slovakia got past Ashlyn Krueger and Taylor Townsend 6-3, 3-6, 10-8 in d...
Red-hot Nick Martinelli guides Northwestern against Eastern Illinois
Nick Martinelli figured prominently into Northwestern's outlook before the season.,With running mate Brooks Barnhizer still working through a foot injury, however, Martinelli is embracing the opportunity to showcase his impact early.,When Eastern Illinois visits Northwestern on Friday in Evanston, I...
Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill (wrist) plans to play, claims surgery on table
Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is running the fine line between hurt and injured, claiming Thursday he plans to delay surgery for a wrist injury to be part of Miami's late-season push.,Hill was limited in practice on Thursday but was available to media and said he plans to take the field when th...
Angel City FC creating largest training facility in NWSL
Angel City FC is creating a performance center that it said Thursday will be the largest dedicated to a National Women's Soccer League club.,The new team base, formerly the practice facility of the Los Angeles Rams, will undergo what the club said is a multi-million dollar custom remodel of both the...
Report: Red Sox signing reliever Justin Wilson
The Boston Red Sox reached an agreement with free agent reliever Justin Wilson, FanSided reported Thursday.,The 37-year-old left-hander was 1-5 with a 5.59 ERA and two saves in 60 games with the Cincinnati Reds in 2024.,Wilson, who missed the entire 2023 season after Tommy John surgery, struck out 5...
Virginia, Villanova show resilience in early going
After easing into its sudden new era, Virginia's first true test has arrived.,The Cavaliers (2-0) will aim to remain undefeated under interim coach Ron Sanchez when they battle Villanova on Friday at the Hall of Fame Series in Baltimore.,Sanchez is still less than a month into his new role. He was e...
Formula 1 to race in Monaco through at least 2031
The Monaco Grand Prix will continue to be contested through at least 2031 after Formula 1 agreed to a six-year extension with the Automobile Club of Monaco on Thursday.,The iconic race around the streets of Monte Carlo will take place from May 23-25, 2025 and will mark the 75th anniversary of the ra...
Somebody Should Probably Help Giannis Antetokounmpo
Giannis Antetokounmpo had to score 59 points for the Milwaukee Bucks to beat the Detroit Pistons in overtime. Somebody needs to help out Giannis....
Streaks at stake, No. 2 Alabama visits No. 13 Purdue
Alabama may be higher ranked but Purdue is the team better positioned to win when two of the top programs clash on Friday night in West Lafayette, Ind.,The No. 2 Crimson Tide (3-0) arrive looking to upend the Boilermakers' streak of 38 straight regular-season nonconference victories, the fifth-longe...