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Canucks extend mastery over Blackhawks to nine straight games
Erik Brannstrom broke a third-period deadlock with the go-ahead goal in the Vancouver Canucks' 4-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.,Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller and Teddy Blueger also scored for the Canucks. Goaltender Arturs Silovs made 28 saves to earn his first vic...
Italy, Poland complete comebacks in Billie Jean King Cup quarterfinals
Jasmine Paolini beat Moyuka Uchijima in a singles match, then teamed with Sara Errani to prevail in doubles action as Italy rallied for a 2-1 victory over Japan on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Billie Jean King Cup. ,Paolini collected 20 winners to down Uchijima 6-3, 6-4. Playing alongside Er...
UMass Lowell continues Northwest run at Washington
When UMass Lowell coach Pat Duquette announced the River Hawks' 2024-25 schedule, he highlighted a mid-November trip to the state of Washington that "will bring great exposure and experience for our program.",As his team prepared for Sunday's game against Washington in Seattle, Duquette still couldn...
Jayson Tatum's buzzer-beater lifts Celtics over Raptors in OT
Jayson Tatum made a 3-pointer as time expired in overtime to give the Boston Celtics a 126-123 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.,Tatum had 24 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in the win. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 27 points.,Jakob Poeltl tossed in a career-high 35 po...
LaMelo Ball scores 26, helps Hornets rally past Bucks
LaMelo Ball picked up the pace with a strong second half to finish with 26 points, including two free throws with 7.3 seconds left, as the Charlotte Hornets snapped a two-game skid by defeating the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 115-114 on Saturday afternoon., ,Giannis Antetokounmpo's triple-double for th...
Omarion Hampton' record-setting night carries UNC
North Carolina's Omarion Hampton ran for a career-high 244 yards and a touchdown, Power Echols returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown and the Tar Heels made enough big plays to defeat visiting Wake Forest 31-24 on Saturday night at Chapel Hill, N.C.,Jacolby Criswell ran for a touchdown an...
Iowa State snaps 2-game skid with convincing win over Cincinnati
Rocco Becht passed for one score and rushed for another to lead Iowa State to a 34-17 victory over Cincinnati in Big 12 play on Saturday night at Ames, Iowa.,Stevo Klotz caught a touchdown pass and Carson Hansen and Abu Sama III rushed for a score as Iowa State (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) halted a two-game lo...
Mavs come to life in third quarter to pound Spurs
Kyrie Irving and reserve Daniel Gafford each scored 22 points and the Dallas Mavericks pulled away in the third quarter for a 110-93 win over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night. ,The Mavericks had dropped four straight games by a combined eight points but were on cruise control against...
Golden Knights make brief stop at home vs. Caps amid series of road games
After sweeping a two-game road trip to Anaheim and Utah, the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights return home to Las Vegas for a quick pit stop where they face the Washington Capitals on Sunday.,It's the lone home game during a 15-day stretch that has Bruce Cassidy's squad playing seven of ...
No. 12 Baylor looks to keep improving its shooting vs. Tarleton St.
Baylor has bounced back nicely from a disheartening season-opening defeat.,The No. 12 Bears could be headed for a second straight decisive home victory when they face the Tarleton State Texans on Sunday night in Waco, Texas.,Baylor (2-1) embraced some serious competition right out of the gate, facin...
Jayson Tatum buzzer-beater lifts Celtics over Raptors
Jayson Tatum made a 3-pointer as time expired in overtime to give the Boston Celtics a 126-123 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.,Tatum had 24 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in the win. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 27 points.,Jakob Poeltl tossed in a career-high 35 po...
Adrian Kempe maintains scoring touch as Kings handle Red Wings
Goaltender David Rittich missed a shutout by less than 90 seconds, but the Los Angeles Kings were still able to easily beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in Los Angeles on Saturday night.,Adrian Kempe scored two goals for the second consecutive game and defenseman Mikey Anderson and Tanner Jeannot also ...
Mason Marchment scores twice, gives Stars 2-1 win over Wild
Mason Marchment scored two goals to lift the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Ilya Lyubushkin earned a pair of assists for Dallas, which won its third game in a row. Tyler Seguin and Sam Steel collected one assist apiece.,Kirill Kaprizov scored...
Former conference foes Cal, USC face off in Los Angeles
Former Pac-12 counterparts meet under different league banners on Sunday when the Atlantic Coast Conference's Cal Golden Bears visit the Big Ten's USC Trojans in Los Angeles.,Sunday's matchup between the in-state counterparts marks their first encounter as nonconference opponents since 1921.,USC (3-...
Lakers win 5th straight behind Anthony Davis, LeBron James
Anthony Davis had 31 points and 14 rebounds and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers won their fifth straight game by defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 104-99 on Saturday night.,LeBron James failed to extend his career-best streak of four consecutive triple-doubles, but he had 21 points, including conse...
Flyers zip past Sabres for 4th win in 5 games
Travis Konecny collected two goals and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers skated to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Travis Sanheim and Egor Zamula each had a goal and an assist and Ivan Fedotov made 23 saves for Philadelphia, which improved to 4-0-1 in its past five gam...
Andrei Vasilevskiy brilliant again as Lightning shut out Devils
Andrei Vasilevskiy capped a night of celebration with his second shutout this season as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the visiting New Jersey Devils 4-0 on Saturday night. ,The 2019 Vezina Trophy winner stopped 29 shots for his 36th career shutout after also starting the evening on a high note. ,Befo...
Leafs overcome third-period deficit, beat Oilers in OT
Mitch Marner scored his 200th career goal 40 seconds into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Saturday night.,Marner's sixth goal of the season came at the end of a two-on-one break to give the Maple Leafs their second straight overtime win.,Bobby McMann...
Sergei Bobrovsky, Panthers shut down suddenly-skidding Jets
Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves and captain Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart each recorded a three-point performance, lifting the Florida Panthers to a 5-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla.,A two-time Vezina Trophy recipient, Bobrovsky turned aside 10 shots in the third pe...
Kyle Monangai scores twice in return as Rutgers tops Maryland
Kyle Monangai rushed for two touchdowns and Athan Kaliakmanis tossed for two scores Saturday as Rutgers secured bowl eligibility with a 31-17 win over Maryland in College Park, Md.,Monangai scored from 2 and 6 yards out, the latter giving the Scarlet Knights a 21-17 lead with 5:14 left in the third ...