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Bobby McMann's two goals just enough as Leafs edge Islanders
Bobby McMann scored twice, including the game-winner on the power play with 2:59 left in regulation, as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 on Thursday night in Elmont, N.Y.,McMann's third two-goal game of the season was all the support Joseph Woll (32 saves) needed. Nicholas...
Jayson Tatum, Celtics hold off Timberwolves
Jayson Tatum scored 33 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished nine assists, and the Boston Celtics held on for a 118-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night in Minneapolis.,Derrick White added 26 points on 10-for-20 shooting for Boston, which won its second game in a row. Sam Ha...
Hot start sends Tom Hoge to lead in PGA Tour opener
Tom Hoge birdied four of his first five holes and finished with a 9-under-par 64 on Thursday to grab the first-round lead at The Sentry, the PGA Tour season opener at The Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii.,Will Zalatoris checked in with a bogey-free 8 under, and that score was matched late in the...
Wild continue dominance vs. Capitals with shootout win
Matt Boldy scored in the second round of the shootout to lift the visiting Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday.,Boldy rebounded after hitting the post late in overtime by wristing a shot past Charlie Lindgren in the shootout. Marc-Andre Fleury preserved the win b...
Jonatan Berggren's late goal lifts Detroit past Columbus
Jonatan Berggren's breakaway goal with 36 seconds left broke a tie and gave the visiting Detroit Red Wings a 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.,Alex DeBrincat had a goal and two assists, Dylan Larkin and Patrick Kane each collected a goal and an assist and defenseman Erik Gust...
Penn State hangs on to beat Northwestern in bizarre finish
Zach Hicks scored 20 points and Ace Baldwin Jr. chipped in 17 as host Penn State nipped visiting Northwestern 84-80 in a controversial Big Ten contest Thursday in University Park, Pa.,The Wildcats trailed by a bucket in the waning seconds, when an inadvertent whistle erased a goaltending call -- and...
No. 21 Memphis pulls away from Florida Atlantic
Tyrese Hunter scored a game-high 20 points, PJ Haggerty added 19 and No. 21 Memphis raced past host Florida Atlantic for a 90-62 win on Thursday night in Boca Raton, Fla., in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams.,The Tigers (11-3, 1-0 AAC) kept Florida Atlantic at arm's length in t...
Buffalo looks to keep rolling vs. Liberty in Bahamas Bowl
Most teams that go to bowl games these days must deal with multiple opt-outs and players hitting the transfer portal, thinning out the depth chart for the year's last game.,Not so at Buffalo.,"Our team is largely intact going into the bowl game," first-year coach Pete Lembo said. "Very few guys goin...
Lakers F/C Anthony Davis (ankle) ruled out vs. Trail Blazers
Los Angeles Lakers star forward/center Anthony Davis was ruled out of Thursday's home game against the Portland Trail Blazers with a left ankle sprain.,Davis, who tweaked his ankle in a Christmas Day game against the Golden State Warriors, will miss his second game of the season after sitting out a ...
Grizzlies to put 'competitive fire' up against Kings
The Memphis Grizzlies will bring their impressive new form to Northern California, starting with a matchup against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.,Winners in 15 of their last 19 games, the Grizzlies will venture down the road to take on the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.,The challenging ba...
Notre Dame stymies Georgia at Sugar Bowl, moves on to CFP semis
NEW ORLEANS -- Jayden Harrison had a record kickoff return for a touchdown, Notre Dame's defense dominated and the No. 7 seed Fighting Irish defeated No. 2 seed Georgia 23-10 in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal game at the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Thursday.,The Irish's Riley Leonard passed fo...
Wild captain Jared Spurgeon (leg) out 2-3 weeks
The Wild will be without defenseman Jared Spurgeon for two to three weeks due to a lower-body injury, Minnesota president of hockey operations Bill Guerin told reporters Thursday.,The team's captain suffered an apparent right leg injury Tuesday when he was slew-footed by Nashville rookie forward Zac...
Cavaliers to test West dominance on road vs. Mavericks
The Cleveland Cavaliers bid to continue their dominance of Western Conference representatives on Friday night when they complete a four-game road trip against the Dallas Mavericks.,The white-hot Cavaliers recorded their eighth straight double-digit victory with a 122-100 win over the Los Angeles Lak...
Nowhere to go but up as Pelicans, Wizards meet
The teams with the two worst records in the NBA will meet when the Washington Wizards visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night., ,The Wizards have just six wins this season, but three have come in the last seven games. The Pelicans have won just five games and are on an 11-game losing streak w...
Surging Canadiens aim to keep Blackhawks reeling
A three-game winning streak against playoff contenders has vaulted the Montreal Canadiens into the postseason hunt and buoyed their self-confidence.,Montreal will aim to keep its good fortunes rolling Friday on the road against the skidding Chicago Blackhawks, a foe that will take any positive vibes...
Raptors, Magic in search of much-needed momentum
The Toronto Raptors are out to win consecutive games for just the third time this season when they host the Orlando Magic on Friday night.,With Immanuel Quickley (elbow) back after missing 22 games, Toronto ended an 11-game losing streak Wednesday night with a 130-113 home victory over the Brooklyn ...
Alabama QB Jalen Milroe, LB Jihaad Campbell declare for NFL draft
Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe and linebacker Jihaad Campbell declared for the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday.,A two-year starter for the Crimson Tide, Milroe had one season of eligibility remaining.,Milroe's season ended Tuesday with a 19-13 loss to Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl.,"To my teammates, ...
Amazon's 'TNF' sees 11% spike in NFL ratings
The viewership of "Thursday Night Football" on Amazon Prime Video increased for the third straight season, up 11 percent from last season and 38 percent over the 2022 campaign.,Including the Las Vegas Raiders-Kansas City Chiefs matchup on Black Friday (average of 13.5 million viewers), the increase ...
Alabama QB Jalen Milroe declares for 2025 NFL Draft
Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe declared for the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday.,A two-year starter for the Crimson Tide, Milroe had one season of eligibility remaining.,Milroe's season ended Tuesday with a 19-13 loss to Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl.,"To my teammates, my brothers, thank you for the ...
Kam Jones, No. 8 Marquette back home to face inconsistent Creighton
After they celebrated New Year's Eve with victories, two of the top teams in the Big East will go at it in Milwaukee when No. 8 Marquette hosts Creighton on Friday night.,Marquette (12-2, 3-0 Big East) took care of Providence on the road on Tuesday, dominating 78-50. It was the Golden Eagles' first ...