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Mark Sears’ 27 points, late FTs help No. 5 Alabama hold off No. 10 Texas A&M
Mark Sears poured in 27 points and sunk four key free throws in the final 21 seconds as No. 5 Alabama held off short-handed No. 10 Texas A&M 94-88 on Saturday in a key Southeastern Conference battle in College Station, Texas.,The Crimson Tide (14-2, 3-0 SEC) led by eight points at halftime and by 15...

Derrick Henry, Ravens run over Steelers in wild-card win
Derrick Henry rushed for 186 yards and two scores and Lamar Jackson passed for two touchdowns to lead the host Baltimore Ravens to a 28-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in an AFC wild-card game on Saturday night.,Jackson completed 16 of 21 passes for 175 yards and rushed for 82 yards on 15 ca...

Ethen Frank's first career goal a big one as Caps sink Predators
Ethen Frank scored his first NHL goal to break a 1-1 tie in the third period and the visiting Washington Capitals went on to defeat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Saturday night.,Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal with 59 seconds remaining in the third to move within 21 goals of matching Wayne G...

Nikola Jokic-Russell Westbrook duo clicking as Nuggets set to face Mavericks
The Denver Nuggets established a little history Friday night against the Brooklyn Nets, but more importantly, they got their sixth win in eight games.,The Nuggets will try for its seventh win in nine games at the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon.,In the 124-105 win over Brooklyn on Friday night,...

Ja Morant's late heroics help Grizzlies top Timberwolves
Ja Morant made back-to-back baskets in the final minute to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a 127-125 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Morant finished with 12 points on just 5-for-19 shooting but came up when it mattered most for Memphis, which won the opener of a f...

Jason Robertson’s SO goal carries surging Stars past Canadiens
Jason Robertson's shootout goal was the difference Saturday as the Dallas Stars extended their winning streak to seven, beating the host Montreal Canadiens 2-1.,Jamie Benn netted his 12th goal of the season for the Stars. Jake Oettinger stopped 30 shots in regulation and overtime and then stopped Pa...

Flyers snap 4-game losing streak with 6-0 shutout of Ducks
Travis Konecny recorded four assists and Samuel Ersson made 22 saves to guide the Philadelphia Flyers to an emphatic 6-0 home victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.,Five different Flyers registered a goal and an assist, including former Ducks defenseman Jamie Drysdale, as the team snapped a fou...

Finally back home, Devils shock Lightning in OT
Stefan Noesen scored a power-play goal with 1:41 remaining in overtime as the New Jersey Devils ran their home winning streak to six games with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night in Newark, N.J.,The Devils, playing at home for the first time in 2025 following a six-game roa...

Jet Greaves flirts with shutout as Blue Jackets edge Blues
Jet Greaves made 31 saves to lead the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets past the St. Louis Blues, 2-1, on Saturday night.,Adam Fantilli and Cole Sillinger scored for the Blue Jackets, who won their fourth straight game.,Colton Parayko scored and Jordan Binnington made 28 saves for the Blues, who lost f...

Connor Hellebuyck notches league-leading sixth shutout as Jets blank Avalanche
Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to post his NHL-leading sixth shutout of the season and 43rd of his career, lifting the host Winnipeg Jets to a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.,Nikolaj Ehlers scored two goals and Mark Scheifele also scored to record his 50th point of the season, ...

Oilers fight back, top Chicago to stay hot
Zach Hyman scored the game-winner with 13 minutes left in regulation and the Edmonton Oilers held on to edge the host Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Saturday night.,Vasily Podkolzin scored a goal and added an assist, and Adam Henrique and Corey Perry also scored for the Oilers, who have won five of six.,...

Canucks' Kevin Lankinen blanks Leafs for 4th shutout of season
Kevin Lankinen made 20 saves to earn his fourth shutout of the season and the visiting Vancouver Canucks defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0 on Saturday night.,Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist for the Canucks. Brock Boeser and Kiefer Sherwood also scored, and Tyler Myers added two assists.,Lan...

Utah blasts Oklahoma St. for first Big 12 win
Ezra Ausar scored 21 points to lift Utah to its first-ever Big 12 Conference win, an 83-62 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.,Jake Wahlin and Keanu Dawes each scored 16 points for the Utes (9-6, 1-3 Big 12), who snapped a four-game losing streak with the blowout win.,Ut...

Surging Pacers set for back-to-back vs. sizzling Cavs
The Indiana Pacers have enjoyed quite the start to the calendar year, winning all five of their games in 2025 by double-digit margins.,The Pacers have a tall task on their hands as they vie for a season-high winning streak on Sunday when they visit the white-hot Cleveland Cavaliers in the opener of ...

Georgia defends homecourt, knocks off No. 17 Oklahoma
Asa Newell and Dakota Leffew scored 15 points apiece, leading Georgia to a 72-62 win over No. 17 Oklahoma on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga. ,Silas Demary Jr. added 10 points and eight rebounds for Georgia (14-2, 2-1 SEC), which won its second game in a row after beating No. ...

Virginia Tech withstands Cal's second-half rally to claim ACC road victory
Tobi Lawal drilled a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 5:43 to play, Mylyjael Poteat dropped in a key layup in the final minute and Virginia Tech survived a second-half California flurry for a 71-68 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball win Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,Jaydon Young led a ba...

Virginia Tech withstand Cal's second-half rally to claim ACC road victory
Tobi Lawal drilled a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 5:43 to play, Mylyjael Poteat dropped in a key layup in the final minute and Virginia Tech survived a second-half California flurry for a 71-68 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball win Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,Jaydon Young led a ba...

No. 1 Tennessee escapes matchup with Texas with 4-point win
Zakai Zeigler hit for 16 points, including a basket and four clutch free throws in the final minute, as No. 1 Tennessee outlasted Texas 74-70 on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference slugfest in Austin, Texas.,The back-and-forth battle was tied at 58-58 after a jumper by the Volunteers' Chaz Lanier ...

J.J. Spaun climbs into lead at Sony Open in Hawaii
J.J. Spaun shot a 5-under-par 65 to move into the lead through three rounds of the Sony Open on Saturday at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.,Spaun's best score of the tournament puts him at 13-under 197 going to Sunday's final round. He'll have plenty of pursuers within range.,He's ahead of second-...

No. 12 Houston steamrolls Kansas State to win 8th straight
Houston used a well-balanced scoring attack, led by Emanuel Sharp's 15 points, and defeated Kansas State 87-57 Saturday evening in Manhattan, Kan. The Cougars had five players in double figures and two others with 8 points.,Houston (12-3, 4-0 Big 12) is tied with Iowa State atop the Big 12 standings...