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Paul Cotter, Devils get win in Capitals' season debut
Paul Cotter scored two goals as the visiting New Jersey Devils spoiled the Washington Capitals' season opener, courtesy of a 5-3 decision on Saturday.,New Jersey's Tomas Tatar, Dawson Mercer and defenseman Seamus Casey also tallied, and Erik Haula and Stefan Noesen each notched three assists. Haula ...
Crew get hat trick from Alexandru Irinel Matan, blast Revs
Alexandru Irinel Matan recorded his first career MLS hat trick and the host Columbus Crew romped to a 4-0 victory over the struggling New England Revolution on Saturday night in a match between short-handed sides. ,Matan had only two goals in 91 MLS matches entering Saturday. His three-goal performa...
Cole Caufield (2 goals) helps Canadiens end skid vs. Senators
Cole Caufield scored twice, and Sam Montembeault made 24 saves in a second straight solid performance to open the season as the Montreal Canadiens won 4-1 to snap a nine-game skid against the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. ,Caufield scored in the first and third periods, giving him four...
William Nylander scores twice as Leafs knock off Penguins
William Nylander scored two goals -- one into an empty net -- and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Saturday night.,Mitch Marner added a goal and an assist and Matthew Knies also scored for the Maple Leafs in their home opener and the start of a four-game home ...
Cam Talbot stops 40 shots as Red Wings silence Predators
Cam Talbot stopped 40 shots in his first start for Detroit as the host Red Wings notched a 3-0 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.,Talbot, who signed a two-year contract as a free agent, collected his 32nd career shutout.,J.T. Compher, Andrew Copp and Dylan Larkin each scored for the...
Sabres end three-game losing skid with victory over Panthers
Devon Levi -- playing against the franchise that drafted him -- made 23 saves to lead the host Buffalo Sabres to their first win of the season, a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.,Buffalo had lost its first three games this season, scoring just one goal in each contest.,On Sat...
Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers downgraded to doubtful
Already playing without star wide receiver Davante Adams, the Las Vegas Raiders aren't likely to have counterpart Jakobi Meyers either.,Meyers, whose 25 catches and 273 yards in five games lead the team among wideouts, injured an ankle in last Sunday's loss to the host Denver Broncos. He was limited...
Chargers put CB Asante Samuel Jr., RB Gus Edwards on IR
The Los Angeles Chargers placed cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. and running back Gus Edwards on injured reserve Saturday.,The moves mean Samuel (shoulder) and Edwards (ankle) will each miss at least four games.,Samuel was a full practice participant Thursday, then missed Friday's practice and was ruled...
No. 23 Illinois stops Purdue's OT 2-point conversion attempt for 50-49 win
Linebacker Dylan Rosiek sacked Ryan Browne on a 2-point conversion attempt in overtime to lift No. 23 Illinois to a 50-49 Big Ten victory over Purdue on Saturday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.,Illinois (5-1, 2-1) squandered a 24-point second-half lead as Purdue (1-5, 0-3) took its first lead with 46 s...
Matt McCarty slides into lead at Black Desert Championship
Matt McCarty is 18 holes away from his first career PGA Tour victory after his 7-under 64 on Saturday moved him into the lead through three rounds of action at the Black Desert Championship in Ivins, Utah. ,McCarty, 26, collected seven birdies, one eagle and two bogeys. He did most of his damage bet...
Carson Beck throws for career-high 459 yards as No. 5 Georgia downs Mississippi State
Carson Beck completed 36 of 48 passes for 459 yards and three touchdowns as No. 5 Georgia beat visiting Mississippi State 41-31 in Southeastern Conference play Saturday in Athens, Ga.,Beck, who threw two interceptions, set a career high in passing yards as Georgia (5-1, 3-1) won its second straight ...
No. 4 Penn State rallies to top USC in OT
Ryan Barker's 36-yard field goal in overtime completed No. 4 Penn State's come-from-behind 33-30 win over Southern California on Saturday in Los Angeles. ,Penn State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) never led after falling behind 7-3 until Barker capped the first extra session with the last of his four field goal...
No. 14 BYU remains unbeaten, cruises past Arizona
No. 14 BYU used two turnovers by Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita deep in Wildcats territory early in the third quarter to seize momentum in a 41-19 victory Saturday in a Big 12 game at Provo, Utah.,Arizona's first play of the second half resulted in an interception by Jakob Robinson, who leaped and ...
Riley Leonard (4 TDs), No. 11 Notre Dame steamroll Stanford
Riley Leonard completed 16 of 22 passes for a season-high 229 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for another score, and No. 11 Notre Dame cruised to a 49-7 win over Stanford on Saturday in South Bend, Ind., ,Jeremiyah Love, Jadarian Price and Aneyas Williams rushed for one touchdown apiece for No...
No. 22 Pitt edges Cal, improves to 6-0
Pittsburgh's Desmond Reid ran 72 yards on a fourth-down play in the second quarter, California's Ryan Coe missed a potential go-ahead field goal with 1:50 remaining and the Panthers held on for a 17-15 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over the visiting Golden Bears on Saturday afternoon.,Reid finis...
Louisville scores go-ahead TD late, holds off Virginia for road win
Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough connected with Jamari Johnson on a five-yard touchdown pass with 1:55 left to lift the visiting Cardinals to a 24-20 win over Virginia on Saturday at Scott Stadium.,Shough's pass capped an 11-play, 67-yard drive for Louisville, which is now 4-2 and will host Miami...
No. 1 Texas rolls to convincing win over No. 18 Oklahoma
Quintrevion Wisner ran for 118 yards and a touchdown and Texas' defense held No. 18 Oklahoma to just 237 yards as the top-ranked Longhorns blew out the Sooners 34-3 on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Dallas.,The win was just the Longhorns' second in the last seven meetings with the Soone...
Bills RB James Cook (toe) questionable vs. Jets
Buffalo Bills running back James Cook was a limited participant in practice on Saturday and listed as questionable for Monday's game versus the host New York Jets with a toe injury, coach Sean McDermott said.,Cook sustained the injury during the Bills' 23-20 loss to the Houston Texans last Sunday. T...
Jets rule out CB Michael Carter II, LB C.J. Mosley could return
The New York Jets will be without cornerback Michael Carter II when they host the Buffalo Bills on Monday night.,Carter injured his back in pregame warmups prior to New York's 23-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings last week and was on the field for just one play. He missed practice this entire week be...
Team Falcons land spot in grand final at PGL Wallachia Season 2
Team Falcons edged HEROIC 2-1 on Saturday to punch their ticket to the grand final at the PGL Wallachia Season 2 event in Bucharest, Romania.,After Team Falcons prevailed in 45 minutes on red to open the match, HEROIC responded with a 47-minute victory on red to knot things at 1. Playing on green, F...