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Justin Allgaier overcomes early mistakes to win first NASCAR Xfinity Series championship
AVONDALE, Ariz. - In one of the most remarkable comebacks in recent memory, longtime fan favorite Justin Allgaier at last claimed the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship trophy Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway - coming from a lap-down mid-race in a back-up car to hoist the shiny hardware., ,Stewart-...
Five-goal second period helps Avalanche defeat Hurricanes
Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen scored 53 seconds apart in a five-goal second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina 6-4 in Denver on Saturday night, ending the Hurricanes' eight-game winning streak.,MacKinnon added three assists, Lehkonen had one assist, Mikko Rantanen had two goals...
Eleven Kings notch points in win over slumping Jackets
Five players found the back of the net for the Los Angeles Kings as the hosts won for the third time in four games, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Saturday.,In all, 11 players recorded a point for the Kings, with Warren Foegele notching a goal and an assist and Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kemp...
Kirill Kaprizov, surging Wild face inconsistent Blackhawks
Uneven efforts continue to bewilder the Chicago Blackhawks.,The Minnesota Wild happily cannot relate.,Minnesota enters its visit to Chicago on Sunday with five wins in six games, including consecutive 5-2 victories at San Jose and Anaheim and two other efforts of five goals. It's all helped add up t...
Virginia holds on, hands No. 18 Pitt second straight loss
Xavier Brown accounted for two touchdowns and visiting Virginia held on for a 24-19 upset of No. 18 Pittsburgh on Saturday night., ,It was the second straight loss for the Panthers (7-2, 3-2 ACC), likely eliminating their chances to reach the College Football Playoff or ACC Championship Game., ,The ...
Ashton Jeanty paves way again as No. 12 Boise St. holds off Nevada
Ashton Jeanty rushed for 209 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 12 Boise State to a 28-21 victory over visiting Nevada on Saturday night in the Mountain West Conference matchup.,The Heisman Trophy candidate topped 200 yards for the fourth time this season and raised his season totals to 1,734 ru...
No. 24 Missouri scores 2 TDs in final 63 seconds to steal win over Oklahoma
Missouri's Zion Young returned a fumble 17 yards for a touchdown in the final minute to lift the No. 24 Tigers to a 30-23 win over Oklahoma on Saturday in Columbia, Mo.,Young's touchdown capped off a wild finish, with four touchdowns between the teams in the final 3:18.,The Tigers (7-2, 3-2 SEC) kep...
Bernhard Langer slides into lead at Charles Schwab Cup Championship
German Bernhard Langer carded a 4-under 67 on Saturday to move into the lead after three rounds of action at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix. ,Langer got off to a hot start at Phoenix Country Club, picking up three birdies within his first five holes. He finished with five on the day ...
Seeking another milestone win, North Florida faces Georgia Tech
North Florida aims for another win against an opponent from a major conference when it travels to play Atlantic Coast Conference member Georgia Tech on Sunday in Atlanta.,North Florida (2-0), of the Atlantic Sun Conference, earned the program's first victory over a team from the Southeastern Confere...
Jalen Milroe, No. 11 Alabama run all over No. 15 LSU in 42-13 win
Jalen Milroe rushed for a career-high 185 yards and ran for four touchdowns as No. 11 Alabama never trailed in a 42-13 victory against No. 15 LSU in an Southeastern Conference showdown Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La., ,Milroe, who also passed for 109 yards, matched his best single-game rushing to...
Dillon Gabriel sets career TD mark as No. 1 Oregon routs Maryland
Dillon Gabriel set an NCAA record with his 179th career touchdown and No. 1 Oregon shook off a slow start to defeat Maryland 39-18 on Saturday in Eugene, Ore.,Gabriel was 23 for 34 for 183 yards passing with three touchdowns and no interceptions for the Ducks (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten), who led 14-10 befor...
Riley Leonard, No. 10 Notre Dame pound Florida State 52-3
Riley Leonard passed for one touchdown and rushed for two more as No. 10 Notre Dame cruised over visiting Florida State 52-3 on Saturday night in South Bend, Ind., ,Jadarian Price added 95 rushing yards and a touchdown for Notre Dame (8-1), which won its seventh in a row. Leonard completed 14 of 27 ...
Arizona State scores late to win seesaw affair vs. UCF
Sam Leavitt completed three touchdown passes, two of them to Jordyn Tyson, in Arizona State's 35-31 victory over UCF on Saturday in a Big 12 game at Tempe, Ariz.,Arizona State (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) improved to 5-0 at home this season.,The Sun Devils played without leading rusher Cam Skattebo, who suffer...
No. 7 Tennessee pulls away late to finish off Mississippi State
Nico Iamaleava threw two touchdown passes in the first half before leaving with an injury, and Dylan Sampson rushed for his 20th score of the season Saturday night as No. 7 Tennessee stopped Mississippi State 33-14 in Knoxville, Tenn.,Iamaleava completed 8 of 13 passes for 174 yards but didn't retur...
Carlos Prates makes quick work of Neil Magny at Fight Night
Welterweight Carlos Prates made a stunning statement in the main event at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday, securing a late-first-round knockout against Neil Magny.,Despite Magny entering the fight as the 15th-ranked welterweight, Prates was the sizeable betting favorite. After a few wrestli...
Juuse Saros, Predators shut out Utah to snap skid
Filip Forsberg and Jonathan Marchessault each scored twice and Juuse Saros made 26 saves for his 25th career shutout to help the Nashville Predators beat the visiting Utah Hockey Club 4-0 on Saturday, snapping a three-game skid. , ,Forsberg and Marchessault each had a power-play goal and Roman Josi ...
Bench production could be the difference as Nuggets host Mavs
Denver's biggest question mark coming into the season was if the bench was good enough to keep the team in games or stretch leads.,For the last few games, the Nuggets' reserves have played well, but that hasn't been the case for the Dallas Mavericks. Coach Jason Kidd was critical of his bench after ...
Atlanta United stun Inter Miami to reach East semis
Bartosz Slisz scored on a 76th-minute header and visiting Atlanta United completed one of the biggest upsets in MLS Cup Playoff history with a 3-2 win over Lionel Messi's Inter Miami in the deciding game of their Round 1 series on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Slisz's goal came while Miami...
Jack Hughes scores in OT to complete Devils' comeback vs. Islanders
Jack Hughes scored his second goal with 2:35 left in overtime Saturday night for the visiting New Jersey Devils, who overcame a two-goal, third-period deficit to edge the New York Islanders 4-3 in Elmont, N.Y.,The Devils began their winning push in OT after Islanders right winger Simon Holmstrom's s...
TCU stacks up touchdowns in routing Oklahoma State
Savion Williams and Cam Cook each scored two touchdowns as TCU became bowl eligible with a 38-13 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday in the Big 12 Conference matchup in Fort Worth, Texas., ,The Horned Frogs (6-4, 4-3 Big 12) scored touchdowns on five consecutive drives from the first to fourth quart...