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No. 1 Oregon to make first-ever encounter with Maryland
The College Football Playoff rankings have Oregon in the No. 1 position for the first time in history. Its previous high was No. 2 in 2014, when the Ducks were one of four teams in the inaugural CFP. ,But the Ducks (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) still have a ways to go to get to the playoffs, and their final re...

Alexander Wennberg's OT goal pulls Sharks past Jackets
Alexander Wennberg scored the overtime winner as the San Jose Sharks edged the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Tuesday night.,Jack Thompson scored the Sharks' other goal, Fabian Zetterlund posted two assists and goalie Vitek Vanecek was stellar, making 49 saves as San Jose won for the fourth t...

No. 5 Texas will focus on Florida’s ‘scheme’ in first meeting since 1940
No. 5 Texas looks to stay in the hunt for a spot in the league championship game and beyond when it returns from an open week to host short-handed Florida on Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas, in a Southeastern Conference clash.,It's the first time the programs have met on the gridiron since 1940....

Five assists from Nathan MacKinnon help Avs top Kraken
Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist in his return to the lineup, Nathan MacKinnon had five assists and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 6-3 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Lehkonen missed the first 12 games of the season while rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery.,Mikko Rantanen...

Mavs seek fast start against injury-plagued Bulls
Getting off to a better start will be the focus for the Dallas Mavericks when they host the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. ,The Mavericks have trailed after the first quarter in five of their first seven games this season and were down 15-2 just over 3 1/2 minutes into what ended up a 134-127 los...

Reports: Padres nearing extension for manager Mike Shildt
One year into his managerial tenure with the San Diego Padres, Mike Shildt is about to be rewarded.,The 56-year-old skipper and the team are finalizing a two-year contract extension, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday. The new pact would tie Shildt to San Diego through 2027.,The Padres went 93-...

No Joel Embiid, but Paul George to visit ex-team as Sixers meet Clippers
The Philadelphia 76ers are back to waiting on star big man Joel Embiid when they thought he might be ready for his debut against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday in Inglewood, Calif., ,The 76ers, who are off to a 1-5 start without their former MVP, lost 118-116 to the host Phoenix Suns on Monda...

Arizona State rallies, then holds off Idaho State
Alston Mason's 14 points and Jayden Quaintance's six blocked shots led Arizona State to a 55-48 home victory on Tuesday night over Idaho State in Tempe, Ariz.,In the season opener for both teams, BJ Freeman finished with 12 points and Joson Sanon had 11 for the Sun Devils. ,Idaho State was led by Is...

Freshman Egor Demin fuels BYU's rout of Central Arkansas
Egor Demin scored 18 points and dished out 11 assists in his collegiate debut while leading BYU to a 88-50 win over Central Arkansas in the season opener for both teams at Provo, Utah, on Tuesday night.,Demin set a BYU freshman record for most assists in a debut game. Richie Saunders added 16 points...

Big finish carries Kings past Wild
Kevin Fiala scored the go-ahead goal against his former team, and the Los Angeles Kings finished strong for a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Trevor Lewis scored a pair of goals for the Kings, who earned their second victory in as many nights. Warren Foegele and...

Martin Necas, Hurricanes beat Flyers for seventh straight win
Martin Necas continued his recent hot stretch by scoring the tiebreaking goal with 31 seconds left as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Necas delivered his seventh goal of the season as the Hurricanes stretched their league-best activ...

NASCAR levies severe penalties following Martinsville
Bubba Wallace, Austin Dillon and Ross Chastain were each fined $100,000 and docked 50 driver points by NASCAR on Tuesday for violating member conduct policies in Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway.,NASCAR conducted an investigation from the final laps and came to the conclusion that those three ...

Blues overcome Dylan Holloway's injury, top Lightning
Jordan Kyrou scored the decisive goal in the third period as the St. Louis Blues edged the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday in a game marred by a medical scare.,Blues forward Dylan Holloway was hit in the neck by a puck late in the first period, then completed his shift but required medic...

Bengals, Ravens meet again after earlier OT shootout
Two AFC North rivals looking to make a major statement on the national stage meet Thursday night when the Baltimore Ravens host the Cincinnati Bengals in a rematch of an overtime thriller earlier this season.,On Oct. 6 in Cincinnati, Baltimore trailed by 10 points three times in the second half but ...

One shootout goal is enough for Isles to edge Penguins
Bo Horvat scored the only goal in a shootout Tuesday night for the host New York Islanders, who overcame a two-goal third-period deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in Elmont, N.Y.,Both teams failed to score on the power play in overtime before Horvat came through in the second round of the ...

Kansas State shakes off slow start, topples New Orleans
David N'Guessan posted a double-double and newcomers Max Jones and Brendan Hausen combined for 36 points as host Kansas State overcame a sluggish start to defeat New Orleans 89-65 on Tuesday night.,In the season opener for both sides, K-State stretched the lead to 20 points at 56-36 with 16:13 left ...

Maple Leafs end woes vs. Bruins with 4-0 shutout
Morgan Rielly had a goal and two assists, Anthony Stolarz earned his first shutout of the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Boston Bruins 4-0 on Tuesday night.,Stolarz made 29 saves to pick up the ninth shutout of his career.,William Nylander and Matthew Knies each added a goa...

Unbeaten Thunder visit Nikola Jokic-led Nuggets
Oklahoma City became the youngest team to be a No. 1 seed last season. And the way the Thunder are playing this year, they want to be the second youngest team to do it.,Oklahoma City has won its first seven games, all by double digits, and go for its eight straight when it visits the Denver Nuggets ...

Flames' Matt Coronato ties game late, beats Habs in OT
Matt Coronato scored the tying goal late in the third period and the winner seven seconds into overtime to as visiting Calgary Flames beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday.,Right off the opening faceoff of the extra frame, Coronato took the puck away from Nick Suzuki, then skated into the circl...

Report: PGA Tour-LIV merger rumors premature
In an unsurprising turn of events, the British tabloid report of a finalized merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf may have been premature.,The Sun reported Saturday that the long-awaited merger between the rival golf circuits was complete and, per the headline, "Golf's civil war OVER.",But on Tu...