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John Gibson stellar in season debut as Ducks top Blue Jackets
John Gibson made 38 saves in his season debut as the host Anaheim Ducks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night., ,Brett Leason, Jackson LaCombe, Leo Carlsson and Isac Lundestrom scored goals for Anaheim, which picked up just its second win...
Notre Dame aims for improvement against visiting Buffalo
Notre Dame coach Micah Shrewsberry got a good look at his promising backcourt in the season opener, liked what he saw but still felt there was some room for improvement.,After the duo of Markus Burton and Braeden Shrewsberry led the way in a 29-point win over Stonehill, the second-year coach will be...
Mackenzie Blackwood gets best of former team as Sharks blank Devils
Mackenzie Blackwood made 44 saves against his former team on Sunday night as the San Jose Sharks hung on for a 1-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,Nico Sturm scored on a fortuitous bounce in the first period as the Sharks won for the fifth time in seven games following their seaso...
Heat edge Timberwolves on clutch three-point play
Nikola Jovic converted a go-ahead, three-point play with 7.8 seconds remaining, and the Miami Heat held on for a 95-94 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night in Minneapolis., ,Tyler Herro scored a game-high 26 points on 9-for-15 shooting from the floor for Miami, which ended a three-gam...
Blackhawks win in OT to end winless drought vs. Wild
Philipp Kurashev scored 1:50 into overtime and Petr Mrazek made 32 saves as the host Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Sunday.,Mrazek outdueled Minnesota counterpart Filip Gustavsson (20 saves) to help Chicago end a 12-game winless streak against its Central Division rival.,The B...
New York Giants Should Put Brian Daboll and Daniel Jones on Hot Seat
It's time for the New York Giants to start over, and that means moving on from head coach Brian Daboll and quarterback Daniel Jones after an ugly loss to the Carolina Panthers....
Golden Knights eye franchise-record home win streak as Hurricanes pay visit
The Vegas Golden Knights will try to set a franchise record for consecutive home wins on Monday night when they host the Carolina Hurricanes in Las Vegas.,Vegas is 8-0-0 at T-Mobile Arena this season, outscoring its opponents an impressive 43-19 in the process. The eight-game home unbeaten streak ma...
Steady Kings visit point-hungry Flames
The Los Angeles Kings are perched atop the Pacific Division standings, and among the reasons for that success is their ability to curtail losing streaks. ,Heading into a clash with the host Calgary Flames on Monday, the Kings have not lost consecutive games since the first week of the season.,"That'...
Avalanche host Predators in battle of streaky teams
The Colorado Avalanche went nearly 90 minutes without a goal before scoring five in a span of less than 10 minutes.,Colorado hung on to win, splitting its last two games because goaltender Alexandar Georgiev seems to have found his confidence.,Georgiev was pulled from his first two starts and appear...
Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz open Nitto ATP Finals with wins
Italian World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and American fifth seed Taylor Fritz kicked off the Nitto ATP Finals with straight-sets victories on Sunday in Turin, Italy.,To begin round-robin action in the Ilie Nastase Group, Sinner defeated No. 7 seed Alex de Minaur of Australia 6-3, 6-4, and Fritz upended Rus...
Embattled Todd Golden to coach Florida vs. Grambling State
Florida coach Todd Golden will run the squad in Monday night's home game against Grambling State despite being under investigation by the school for sexual harassment, stalking and other misconduct.,The school told media outlets on Sunday that there has been no change in Golden's employment status.,...
Steven Alker captures Schwab Cup; Bernhard Langer wins 47th tourney
German golf legend Bernhard Langer sank a long birdie putt at the final hole to win the Charles Schwab Cup Championship and hand the season-long Schwab Cup trophy to New Zealand's Steven Alker on Sunday at Phoenix (Ariz.) Country Club.,Langer, 67, shot his age or better for the third day in a row wi...
Reports: Marlins tap Dodgers' Clayton McCullough as next manager
The Miami Marlins are hiring Los Angeles Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough as their new manager, multiple reports said Sunday.,McCullough, 44, had been with the Dodgers in a variety of roles since 2014 but has prior managing experience in the Toronto Blue Jays' minor league system from 200...
Kyler Murray's sharp passing propels Cardinals to blowout of Jets
Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray passed for 266 yards and set a team record with 17 consecutive completions as the Cardinals rolled to a 31-6 victory over the New York Jets Sunday in Glendale, Ariz.,Murray finished with 22 completions in 24 attempts, throwing for one touchdown and running for two mo...
Eagles extend Cowboys' home misery with 34-6 rout
Jalen Hurts threw two touchdowns and ran for two more as the Philadelphia Eagles routed the rival Dallas Cowboys 34-6 on Sunday in Arlington, Texas., ,It was the fifth straight win for the Eagles (7-2), who climbed into first place in the NFC East and halted a six-game skid at AT&T Stadium., ,Playin...
LSU tightens defense, surges past Alabama State
Cam Carter scored 21 points and LSU overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to defeat Alabama State 74-61 in a nonconference game Sunday in Baton Rouge, La.,Jordan Sears added 18 points, Dji Bailey scored 15 and the Tigers (2-0) used tighter defense to trigger the turnaround. They outscored ASU 48-2...
Ryan Kalkbrenner shines again, No. 15 Creighton beats pesky FDU
Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 24 points, pulled down six rebounds and had three blocks to lead No. 15 Creighton to a 96-70 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday evening in Omaha, Neb.,The senior center made 9 of 10 shots from the field and through two games has converted 29 of 32 field goal attempts.,Ste...
No. 6 Gonzaga holds off Arizona State to stay unbeaten
Khalif Battle scored all 19 of his points in the second half as No. 6 Gonzaga avoided an upset bid, outlasting Arizona State 88-80 on Sunday in a nonconference game in Spokane, Wash.,Braden Huff came off the bench to score 21 points for Bulldogs (2-0). Guard Ryan Nembhard registered a double-double ...
Kennesaw State coach Brian Bohannon steps down from program he created
Brian Bohannon, who started the Kennesaw State program, stepped down on Sunday as head coach in his 10th season following a 1-8 start to the Owls' first campaign at the FBS level, the school announced.,Bohannon, who turns 54 next month, has a career record of 72-38, including 5-6 in the ASUN Confere...
Florida State fires 3 assistants, including OC, DC
Florida State head coach Mike Norvell fired three members of his coaching staff on Sunday, one day after the Seminoles were steamrolled 52-3 by No. 10 Notre Dame.,Norvell fired offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Alex Atkins, defensive coordinator Adam Fuller and wide receivers coach Ron Duga...