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No. 10 North Carolina rides potent trio into clash vs. Dayton
A loaded Maui Invitational featuring seven teams that played in last season's NCAA Tournament concludes its first day of action on Monday with No. 10 North Carolina facing Dayton in Lahaina, Hawaii. ,The Tar Heels (3-1) and the Flyers (5-0) both qualified for the NCAA Tournament, and North Carolina ...

Utah HC overcome Sidney Crosby's 600th goal, slam Penguins
Dylan Guenther scored twice and added an assist, leading the Utah Hockey Club to a 6-1 victory over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.,Jack McBain, Mikhail Sergachev, Nick Bjugstad and Alexander Kerfoot also scored for Utah, which snapped a three-game losing streak.,Clayton Keller had t...

USC wins defensive battle, ends UCLA's bowl hopes
Jayden Maiava's 4-yard touchdown pass to Ja'Kobi Lane midway through the fourth quarter proved the game-winning score for Southern California, which escaped a defensive tussle with rival and host UCLA 19-13 on Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.,USC (6-5, 4-5 Big Ten) went the game's first 53:05 without sc...

Sounders eliminate West top-seed LAFC in 2nd-half extra time
Jordan Morris scored in second-half extra time as the Seattle Sounders defeated host Los Angeles FC 2-1 on Saturday night, eliminating the Western Conference's top seed from the MLS Cup playoffs.,Seattle will play the winner of Sunday's match between Minnesota and the Los Angeles Galaxy in the confe...

Boston College carries momentum into matchup with Old Dominion
Looking for its third consecutive win, Boston College begins a three-game stay at the Cayman Islands Classic Sunday against Old Dominion in George Town, Grand Caymans.,The Eagles (3-1) were 82-61 winners over Loyola (Md.) on Tuesday, marking their second straight victory since an 80-55 loss Nov. 8 a...

After cruising through 1st round, Galaxy take on Minnesota United
Three victories from the sixth MLS Cup title in franchise history, the Los Angeles Galaxy will play host to Minnesota United on Sunday in the Western Conference semifinals at Carson, Calif., ,Now in single-elimination mode, the MLS Cup playoffs resume after both teams have been away for three weeks ...

USC hosts struggling Grambling State to end homestand
USC concludes its season-opening six-game homestand when it hosts a Grambling State team in the midst of a five-game road odyssey.,USC (4-1) rebounded from its first loss of the season, a 71-66 setback on Nov. 17 vs. Cal, with an 82-68 defeat of San Jose State on Wednesday. First-year Trojans head c...

Jaylen Blakes' game-winner lifts Stanford over Santa Clara
Jaylen Blakes buried a tiebreaking jumper with two seconds remaining, Maxime Raynaud poured in a game-high 32 points and visiting Stanford remained unbeaten with a 71-69 victory over Santa Clara in a nonconference matchup game Saturday night.,Blakes' heroics came after a series of missed free throws...

Perfect records at stake as No. 19 Wisconsin faces Pitt
The No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers will look to claim the Mountain Division championship of the Greenbrier Tip-Off tournament on Sunday when they take on Pittsburgh in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.,The Badgers (6-0) are coming off an 86-70 win over UCF on Friday in the opener of the tourney.,John Blackwell...

De'Aaron Fox, Cameron Johnson carry hot hand into Kings-Nets clash
Two teams that have found no luck in the NBA Cup return to the traditional schedule Sunday night when the Brooklyn Nets visit the Sacramento Kings.,Sunday's matchup pits two of the league's surging scorers against each other, as the Nets' Cameron Johnson (19.3 points per game) will square off agains...

Florida State, UMass enter matchup heading in different directions
Florida State and UMass are set to clash Sunday afternoon on the third and final day of the Naismith Hall of Fame Tip-Off in Uncasville, Conn.,Both teams are trending in opposite directions as they enter the nonconference contest.,The Seminoles (5-1) won their first game of the event 78-69 over Temp...

Maalik Murphy throws 3 TDs, helps Duke outlast Virginia Tech
Maalik Murphy threw three touchdown passes to Eli Pancol, including two that went for more than 75 yards, and overcame several mistakes as the Duke Blue Devils outlasted Virginia Tech for a 31-28 victory Saturday night in Durham, N.C., ,Pancol had 188 receiving yards on five catches as Duke (8-3, 4-...

Kansas State's ground game chews up Cincinnati in big win
Avery Johnson threw for two touchdowns, rushed for a third, and DJ Giddens racked up 143 yards rushing and two scores as Kansas State shredded Cincinnati 41-15 on Saturday night in Manhattan, Kan.,Cincinnati (5-6, 3-5 Big 12) needs a home victory over TCU on Nov. 30 to get bowl-eligible.,Kansas Stat...

Oregon State outlasts Washington State in Pac-12 shootout
Everett Hayes booted a 55-yard field goal with 20 seconds left to lift Oregon State to a wild 41-38 victory over Washington State on Saturday night at Corvallis, Ore., in the lone Pac-12 game of the season.,Ben Gulbranson completed 22 of 34 passes for 294 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions ...

Ashton Jeanty hits 2,000-yard mark as No. 12 Boise State tops Wyoming
Ashton Jeanty became Boise State's first 2,000-yard rusher by collecting 169 yards on 19 carries as the 12th-ranked Broncos beat Wyoming 17-13 on Saturday night in Laramie, Wyo. ,Jeanty, who also found the end zone once on the ground, entered the contest as the nation's leading rusher with 1,893 yar...

Pride shut out Spirit to capture first NWSL championship
Barbra Banda scored in the 37th minute and the defense did the rest for the Orlando Pride, who defeated the Washington Spirit 1-0 in the NWSL championship game Saturday night in Kansas City, Mo., ,The Pride, who began this season on a 23-match unbeaten run and earned the top playoff seed, won their ...

Rally-happy Stars double up Lightning, 4-2
Matt Duchene and Roope Hintz netted third-period goals less than a minute apart and the Dallas Stars rallied twice to beat the host Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Saturday night.,Locked in a 2-all tie in the final frame after erasing a pair of one-goal deficits, Dallas turned to its speed game and explo...

Brad Marchand helps Bruins add to Red Wings' recent struggles
Brad Marchand scored the go-ahead goal with 8:30 remaining in the game as the visiting Boston Bruins topped the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Saturday night.,Justin Brazeau had a power-play goal for the Bruins, and Jeremy Swayman made 18 saves.,Lucas Raymond scored for Detroit, which has lost four of its...

Utah slams Pittsburgh despite Sidney Crosby's 600th goal
Dylan Guenther scored twice and added an assist, leading the Utah Hockey Club to a 6-1 victory over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.,Jack McBain, Mikhail Sergachev, Nick Bjugstad, and Alexander Kerfoot also scored for Utah, which snapped a three-game losing streak.,Clayton Keller had ...

Missouri's uncommon depth figures to be on display vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Missouri Tigers coach Dennis Gates is using non-conference mismatches at home to flex his team's uncommon depth.,That will likely continue Sunday when the Tigers (4-1) host the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (1-5) at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.,Gates has used 16 players this season, counting bri...