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Sputtering Flames seek better outcome against lowly Sharks
The Calgary Flames are desperate for a bounce-back performance when they return from the 4 Nations Face-Off break to host the struggling San Jose Sharks on Sunday.,The Flames, who have defied the prognosticators by remaining in the playoff mix through two-thirds of the campaign, sputtered into the b...
Jets extend win streak to nine with shootout win
Gabriel Vilardi scored twice as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the host St. Louis Blues 4-3 in a shootout Saturday night to extend their winning streak to nine games.,Nikolaj Ehlers also scored and Cole Perfetti earned two assists for the Jets. Kyle Connor decided the shootout as the only scorer and Eri...
Maple Leafs build big lead, finish off Hurricanes
The Toronto Maple Leafs scored early and often and held on to defeat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Saturday night.,Pontus Holmberg had two goals and an assist, and Alex Steeves and John Tavares each had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won four of their past five games. D...
Kevin Denkey's goal in debut sends FC Cincinnati past Red Bulls
Kevin Denkey scored in the 70th minute of his MLS debut, lifting FC Cincinnati to a 1-0 victory over the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday night.,Denkey joined Cincinnati from the Belgian Pro League for a reported MLS-record $16.2 million transfer. He also scored during a 4-1 win over FC Motag...
Tai Baribo brace lifts Philadelphia to win in opener
Tai Baribo scored two goals -- one in each half -- as the visiting Philadelphia Union opened the 2025 MLS season with a 4-2 win over Orlando City on Saturday.,Daniel Gazdag and Mikael Uhre added a goal each for Philadelphia (1-0-0, 3 points), making a winner of Bradley Carnell in his first match as ...
Emmanuel Latte Lath scores twice in MLS debut as Atlanta United edges CF Montreal
Emmanuel Latte Lath scored twice in his first match with Atlanta United and teammate Edwin Mosquera's goal in the 85th minute broke a tie in a 3-2 victory over visiting CF Montreal in the season opener for both teams Saturday night.,It marked a successful debut for new Atlanta coach Ronny Deila.,Mon...
Defensive breakdowns doom Fire in 4-2 loss to Rossi, Crew
Diego Rossi scored twice in a span of six minutes in the middle of the match as the host Columbus Crew defeated the Chicago Fire 4-2 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.,Most of the talk about Columbus in the offseason centered on who would score goals for the Crew, but that was dispatch...
Blue Jackets claim 5-1 victory over listless Blackhawks
Kent Johnson scored twice and Zach Werenski tallied once in a three-point outing to lead the host Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-1 victory over the slumping Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.,Denton Mateychuk and Adam Fantilli also scored for the Blue Jackets, who snapped a four-game winless skid and hav...
USC set to complete East Coast swing with a stop at Rutgers
Southern California is out to avoid a three-game losing streak Sunday in a visit to Big Ten Conference counterpart Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J.,The Trojans (14-12, 6-9 Big Ten) rallied from sluggish starts in both halves in the first leg of its East Coast road swing Thursday at Maryland, but ran out ...
Jonathan Marchessault's tally lifts Predators past Avalanche
Jonathan Marchessault's goal with 10:49 left gave the Nashville Predators a 2-1 victory over the host visiting Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.,Marchessault's third goal in his four games and Justin Barron's goal were held up by Juuse Saros, who made 31 saves to break a personal five-game losing stre...
Matt Duchene, Stars hold off Devils
Matt Duchene had a goal with an assist for his third straight multi-point game, and backup Casey DeSmith made 31 saves, as the Dallas Stars won 4-2 over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night in Newark, N.J.,After New Jersey's Jack Hughes made it a 2-1 contest with the first of his two goals halfwa...
No. 4 Alabama takes down No. 17 Kentucky to end two-game skid
Mark Sears scored 30 points to help No. 4 Alabama notch a 96-83 victory over No. 17 Kentucky on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Aden Holloway added 19 points and Chris Youngblood scored 14 for the Crimson Tide (22-5, 11-3 SEC), who snapped a two-game losing streak....
Sabres score early, often in rout of Rangers
Defenseman Rasmus Dahlin and Tage Thompson had two goals and an assist each as the host Buffalo Sabres crushed the New York Rangers 8-2 on Saturday.,Ryan McLeod also scored twice while Jack Quinn and defenseman Henri Jokiharju added goals for the Sabres. Jason Zucker had three assists and Ukko-Pekka...
Minus Victor Wembanyama, Spurs need to take advantage of Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans aren't going to the postseason.,The San Antonio Spurs face an uphill battle to reach the play-in tournament without star big man Victor Wembanyama.,The two Southwest Division rivals will meet twice in three nights in New Orleans beginning Sunday.,The Spurs are 12th in the We...
No. 2 Florida rolls past LSU as win streak reaches six
Rueben Chinyelu and Thomas Haugh had double-doubles and No. 2 Florida used a second-half surge to pull away from LSU 79-65 on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La., ,Chinyelu had 19 points and 13 rebounds, Haugh had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Alijah Martin scored 14, Walter Clayton Jr. had 13 and Denzel Aber...
Former USMNT/MLS star GK Tony Meola had heart attack
Former United States Men's National Team and MLS goalkeeper Tony Meola is recovering after sustaining a heart attack on Thursday.,The incident happened one day prior to Meola's 56th birthday. Meola underwent an unspecified procedure following the heart attack.,He told Front Row Soccer that he ran fo...
Suns beat Bulls to end four-game losing streak
Devin Booker scored 29 points, Kevin Durant added 27 points and 11 rebounds, and the visiting Phoenix Suns snapped a four-game skid by beating the Chicago Bulls 121-117 on Saturday.,Bradley Beal added 25 points in his return to the starting lineup for Phoenix, which took its first lead late in the s...
Dmitry Bivol beats Artur Beterbiev, becomes light heavyweight champ
Dmitry Bivol defeated Artur Beterbiev in the main event of "The Last Crescendo" on Saturday by majority decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, becoming the new undisputed light heavyweight champion and handing Beterbiev his first loss.,Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) -- who won the rematch 114-114, 116-112 and 115-...
Andrej Jakimovski helps Colorado stun Baylor
Andrej Jakimovski scored 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out five assists Saturday as Colorado rallied in the second half to upset NCAA Tournament hopeful Baylor 76-74 in Big 12 play at Boulder, Colo.,RJ Smith added 13 points for the Buffaloes (11-16, 2-14 Big 12), who hit 58.3 percent ...
No. 18 Clemson takes over in second half to top SMU
Jaeden Zackery scored 19 points, while going 5 of 5 from 3-point range in the first half, as No. 18 Clemson earned a 79-69 road victory over SMU on Saturday at Dallas.,The Tigers (22-5, 14-2 ACC) built an 18-point lead midway through the second half and finished off the Mustangs (20-7, 11-5) for the...