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Connor McDavid hits milestone as Oilers edge Preds in OT
Connor McDavid accomplished what the home fans wanted to see on Thursday, and then he allowed them to go home happy as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 in overtime.,After collecting his 1,000th career NHL point in the second period, McDavid fed Darnell Nurse in the three-on-three...
Joson Sanon's marksmanship leads ASU over Grand Canyon
Freshman Joson Sanon made five 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 21 points to lead Arizona State to an 87-76 victory over Grand Canyon on Thursday night at Phoenix.,Arizona State (3-1) has won three consecutive games against local rival Grand Canyon (2-1) over the last five seasons.,Sanon m...
Cam Carter beats former team as LSU finishes off Kansas State
Cam Carter scored a game-high 20 points in his return to Manhattan, Kan., as the LSU Tigers defeated the Kansas State Wildcats 76-65 Thursday night. ,Carter scored 21 points in each of his first two games this season. He spent the last two seasons at Kansas State, but chose to return to his home sta...
Fourth-quarter surge sends Eagles past Commanders
Saquon Barkley scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns in 20 seconds and the Philadelphia Eagles overcame a slow start for a 26-18 win against the visiting Washington Commanders on Thursday night.,Held to three points in the first half, the Eagles (8-2) rallied to win their sixth straight game and stre...
High-scoring Warriors, Grizzlies clash in NBA Cup play
The Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors get their first opportunity to show off their new look to one another when the Western Conference rivals meet in an NBA Cup game Friday night in San Francisco.,The Grizzlies will be making their first NBA Cup appearance of the season, while the Warrior...
Georgia RB Trevor Etienne (rib) to sit out vs. Tennessee
Georgia leading rusher Trevor Etienne will miss the Bulldogs' pivotal Southeastern Conference contest against No. 7 Tennessee on Saturday due to his rib injury.,No. 12 Georgia downgraded Etienne from questionable to out Thursday night on the SEC availability report.,Etienne was injured during a 34-2...
Filip Gustavsson's shutout helps Wild defeat Canadiens
Filip Gustavsson stopped all 19 shots he faced, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn., ,Gustavsson made two saves in the first period, seven saves in the second period and 10 saves in the third period to lift Minnesota. Matt...
Three-goal flurry propels Stars to rout of Bruins
The Dallas Stars never trailed and used three goals in a 5:34 span late in the second period to blow past the visiting Boston Bruins 7-2 on Thursday, sweeping the teams' two-game season series.,Evgenii Dadonov posted his first multi-goal game of the season, scoring on a first-period penalty shot bef...
Bench players help propel Oklahoma State past Southern Illinois
Abou Ousmane came off the bench to hit his first eight shots Thursday night and scored 18 points as Oklahoma State held off Southern Illinois 85-78 in Stillwater, Okla.,Ousmane shot 8-of-10 overall, while fellow reserve Brandon Newman went 7-for-9 to also tally 18 points. Marchelus Avery scored 11 p...
Rasmus Dahlin's overtime goal helps surging Sabres edge Blues
Rasmus Dahlin scored an overtime power-play goal to lift the host Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.,Ryan McLeod and Alex Tuch each had a goal and an assist for the Sabres, who won for the fourth time in five games.,Zach Benson also scored for Buffalo and Devon Lev...
Oilers' Connor McDavid becomes 4th youngest to 1,000 points
Connor McDavid made history Thursday in front of the home crowd as the Edmonton Oilers forward tallied the 1,000th point in his career with a goal against the Nashville Predators.,With goal No. 341, McDavid becomes the 99th NHL player to reach the 1,000-point plateau. By doing it in his 659th career...
Missouri rolls to 72-point victory over Mississippi Valley State
Marques Warrick came off the bench to score a game-high 16 points as Missouri cruised to a 111-39 win over Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night in nonconference play at Columbia, Mo.,The 72-point margin of victory ties for the largest in school history. The Tigers beat Chicago State 117-45 on ...
Andrei Vasilevskiy notches 300th win as Lightning cool Jets
Andrei Vasilevskiy became the fastest goaltender to notch his 300th career win, captain Victor Hedman reached a franchise milestone and the host Tampa Bay Lightning stalled the streaking Winnipeg Jets with a 4-1 victory on Thursday night. ,Vasilevskiy stopped 24 shots to secure the landmark victory...
Flyers erase 2-goal deficit, beat Senators in OT
Matvei Michkov scored with 55 seconds left in overtime as the Philadelphia Flyers rallied for their 5-4 road victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.,Michkov's game-winner came from a sharp angle, as he banked the puck off Linus Ullmark's pad and into the net. His sixth goal of the campaign -- ...
Devils dominate Panthers for second time in three days
Jesper Bratt recorded his second career hat trick and Stefan Noesen scored two goals, lifting the New Jersey Devils to a 6-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday in Sunrise, Fla.,Dawson Mercer also scored, Jack Hughes set up three goals and captain Nico Hischier notched three assists while ...
Shohei Ohtani, Chris Sale among honorees at MLB awards show
Shohei Ohtani and Chris Sale, who are expected to receive bigger prizes next week, were among the honorees Thursday at the MLB Awards ceremony in Las Vegas.,Los Angeles Dodgers star Ohtani, the likely National League Most Valuable Player, received the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Awa...
Kings gaining confidence ahead of battle vs. middling Wolves
Two teams eager to shed their early-season struggles meet when the Sacramento Kings host the Minnesota Timberwolves in an NBA Cup group stage game on Friday night.,Minnesota lost its third straight game and second in a row to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. The Wolves shot 7-for-39 (17.9 pe...
Utah aims to treat jersey-clad crowd to win over Golden Knights
The wait to buy official Utah Hockey Club jerseys finally ends Friday, a few hours before the team hosts the Vegas Golden Knights in Salt Lake City.,Long lines are expected at the team store at the Delta Center for the first jersey drop for a franchise that moved in from Phoenix on April 18. Only a ...
Ageless Alex Ovechkin excelling as Capitals face Avalanche
Alex Ovechkin has drawn a lot of attention in his quest for Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record. Ovechkin is 31 behind The Great One and he is still scoring at an impressive clip at age 39.,He will try to move closer to Gretzky when his Washington Capitals play the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night...
Slumping Pelicans next up for streaking Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are rolling. Now, they are also well rested.,The Nuggets have had four days off since they won their fifth straight game -- a 122-120 home victory against Dallas last Sunday. They begin a three-game road trip when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.,Coach Michael Malone...