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Thomas Sorber comes up big again as Georgetown tops Fairfield
Thomas Sorber scored 17 of his game-high 25 points in the second half on Saturday to help Georgetown beat visiting Fairfield 69-57 in Washington.,Sorber made 11 of 16 shots and grabbed nine rebounds for the Hoyas (2-0). The freshman forward has been Georgetown's top scorer in each of its first two g...

Dawson Garcia helps Minnesota hold off Omaha
Dawson Garcia scored 24 points on 9-for-16 shooting and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds, and Minnesota held on for a 68-64 win over Omaha on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Trey Edmonds added 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting off the bench for Minnesota (2-0). Lu'Cye Patterson added eight po...

Jets rout Stars to make NHL history for hottest start to a season
The Winnipeg Jets now boast the greatest start to a season in NHL history, as they became the first team to win 14 of their opening 15 games by crushing the visiting Dallas Stars 4-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 32 shots in the process while setting the franchise...

Post play to loom large as No. 15 Creighton faces Fairleigh Dickenson
No. 15 Creighton received a record-breaking performance from Ryan Kalkbrenner in its season opener. ,When Fairleigh Dickinson visits the Bluejays on Sunday afternoon in Omaha, Neb., Kalkbrenner will try to follow his career high 49-point outburst where he set a school record with 20 made field goals...

Wisconsin on guard for upset-minded Appalachian State
Appalachian State has beaten a power conference team in each of the last two seasons, and Sunday afternoon might provide the Mountaineers' only chance to keep that streak intact., ,The Mountaineers (1-1), fresh off blowing out an NAIA opponent this week, face Wisconsin on the road at Madison, Wisc. ...

St. Thomas eager for opportunity against Oklahoma State
The St. Thomas University Tommies haven't had many opportunities like the one they have against host Oklahoma State on Sunday afternoon in Stillwater. It will be the school's fifth game against a power conference opponent since they made the move to Division I for the 2021-22 season, and it might ju...

QB Athan Kaliakmanis excels against former team as Rutgers downs Minnesota
Athan Kaliakmanis threw three touchdowns against his former team, including a go-ahead 4-yard score to Ian Strong with 7:41 remaining in the fourth quarter, in Rutgers' 26-19 home victory over Minnesota on Saturday afternoon in Piscataway, N.J.,Kaliakmanis completed 17 of 33 passes for 240 yards aga...

Sabres score two early goals, finish off Flames in shootout
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 24 saves and stopped all three attempts in the shootout to help the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 win against the visiting Calgary Flames on Saturday afternoon.,Zach Benson and Tage Thompson scored first-period goals for the Sabres, who have won three in a row for the second time...

Boston College runs all over Syracuse to snap 3-game losing skid
Kye Robichaux and Jordan McDonald combined for 331 rushing yards and three touchdowns as host Boston College beat Syracuse 37-31 in an Atlantic Coast Conference clash on Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,A 16-point third quarter lifted the Eagles (5-4, 2-3 ACC), who broke a three-game skid in a game ...

Georgia Tech pulls off 28-23 upset win over No. 4 Miami
Haynes King ran for a game-high 93 yards and a touchdown to help Georgia Tech to the home upset of No. 4 Miami 28-23 in Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday.,King, who split time at quarterback with Aaron Philo, also threw for a touchdown, while Philo passed for 67 yards and a score. Jamal Haynes ran for 83 ya...

No. 5 Texas dominates first half, rolls past Florida 49-17
Quinn Ewers passed for 333 yards and career-high five touchdowns over the game's first 33 minutes as No. 5 Texas romped past visiting Florida 49-17 on Saturday afternoon at Austin, Texas., ,The Longhorns (8-1, 4-1 SEC) flexed their talent and speed throughout the win as the teams played as SEC oppon...

No. 2 Ohio State has easy time with Purdue 45-0
Will Howard threw for three touchdowns and Jeremiah Smith set a pair of team records as No. 2 Ohio State rolled past Purdue 45-0 in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.,Smith had a 17-yard touchdown catch late in the first half to up the lead to 21-0 for the Buckeyes (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten). The score was Smith'...

Pelicans star Zion Williamson (hamstring) out indefinitely
New Orleans Pelicans star forward Zion Williamson is out indefinitely with a left hamstring strain.,Imaging taken Saturday morning confirmed the injury. Though the team did not provide a timetable for Williamson's return, ESPN reported he will be re-evaluated "in the coming weeks.",Williamson has av...

Temwa Chawinga, Current topple Courage 1-0 in quarterfinals
Temwa Chawinga scored a goal in the eighth minute to lead the Kansas City Current to a 1-0 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Saturday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the NWSL playoffs. ,The Current advanced to the semifinals where they will face the No. 1 seed Orlando Pride, who earned a ...

Roger Goodell: NFL working on adding Berlin game
The New York Giants and Carolina Panthers will close the 2024 NFL International Series with a game in Munich on Sunday, and commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL is working on adding a game in Berlin in 2025.,In fact, Goodell said Saturday the prospects are strong of playing a game in the German c...

No. 12 Tennessee posts dominating win over Louisville
Zakai Zeigler and Chaz Lanier scored 19 points each for the Tennessee Volunteers, who posted their first road win of the season in dominating fashion, beating the Louisville Cardinals 77-55 on Saturday.,Tennessee (2-0), the No. 12 team in the country, came out sharp on both ends of the court, scorin...

Wobbly Bucks get chance at revenge on Celtics
The visiting Boston Celtics are out to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks for the second time this season when the teams meet Sunday afternoon., ,Jaylen Brown scored 30 points and Payton Pritchard came off the bench to add 28 points with eight 3-pointers when host Boston beat Milwaukee 119-108 on Oct. 28. T...

Temwa Chawinga, Current topple Courage
Temwa Chawinga scored a goal in the eighth minute to lead the Kansas City Current to a 1-0 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Saturday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the NWSL playoffs. ,The NWSL's record-breaking goal scorer returned from a knee injury to score the lone goal of the match....

Fordham pulls off 57-56 upset over Seton Hall at buzzer
Jackie Johnson III hit a floater to beat the buzzer as visiting Fordham upset Seton Hall 57-56 on Saturday in South Orange, N.J., ,Johnson scored a game-high 18 points and fought through his defender to hoist up a last-second shot that was upheld upon review., ,Will Richardson added 11 points for Fo...

Report: Panthers DL D.J. Wonnum expected make season debut vs. Giants
Edge rusher D.J. Wonnum is expected to play for the first time in almost a year on Sunday when the Carolina Panthers face the New York Giants in Munich, Germany, ESPN reported Saturday. ,Wonnum hasn't played since sustaining a torn quadriceps muscle late in a Christmas Eve game last season while pl...