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Trent Miner, Avalanche blank Blue Jackets to run home win streak to 17
Trent Miner made 29 saves to record a shutout in his first career victory, Brent Burns had a season-high two goals and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 in Denver on Saturday.,Ilya Solovyov scored his first NHL goal, Victor Olofsson had a goal and an assist, and Parker Kelly ...

Adrian Kempe's shootout winner lifts Kings past Oilers
Adrian Kempe scored the shootout winner as the visiting Los Angeles Kings edged the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Saturday night.,Corey Perry, Andre Lee, and Alex Laferriere scored in regulation for the Kings, who avoided a third straight loss and improved to 5-7-3 over their past 15 games overall.,Brandt ...

Ilia Malinin earns 4th straight U.S. figure skating title for Olympic berth
Streaks remained intact as men's national champion Ilia Malinin and the ice dancing duo of Madison Chock and Evan Bates dominated at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday in St. Louis.,Each locked in spots on the 16-person U.S. Olympic figure skating team, which will be officially announ...

Golden Knights players hit milestones in doubling up Blues
Mark Stone tied the team record with a goal in his seventh consecutive game and Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,Stone scored an empty-netter with 2:24 remaining to tie the team mark set b...

Bears come back from 15 down in 4th to stun Packers in wild card
CHICAGO -- Caleb Williams hit DJ Moore with a 25-yard touchdown pass with 1:43 left in the fourth quarter as the Chicago Bears overcame a 15-point, fourth-quarter deficit for an improbable 31-27 victory over the visiting Green Bay Packers in an NFC wild-card game between NFC North division rivals Sa...

No. 14 Texas Tech holds off Colorado's comeback bid for narrow win
Texas Tech spent most of the game in comfortable control Saturday in Boulder against Colorado. It took a gritty defensive stand for the Red Raiders to survive with a 73-71 victory, though when the Buffaloes' comeback bid fell just short., ,Barrington Hargress forced up an off-balance 3-point attempt...

Reports: 3B Alex Bregman signing with Cubs for 5 years, $175M
The Chicago Cubs, who failed in their pursuit of free agent third baseman Alex Bregman a year ago, have agreed with the three-time All-Star on a five-year, $175 million contract, according to multiple media reports on Saturday night.,Bregman played in 2025 for the Boston Red Sox, who signed the form...

Richard T. Lee again atop leaderboard at LIV Golf Promotions
Canadian Richard T. Lee continued to have the sharpest game at the LIV Golf Promotions event, taking a two-shot lead into the final day at Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Fla.,Lee, who led after the first day Thursday before scores were reset for the final 36 holes on Saturday and Sunday, shot a 6-u...

Texas hangs on to notch road upset of No. 13 Alabama
Jordan Pope racked up 28 points, including six made 3-pointers and four key free throws in the final seconds as Texas held on for a 92-88 upset of No. 13 Alabama on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference slugfest in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,The Longhorns (10-6, 1-2 SEC) led by 13 points with 13:04 to play be...

Simon Holmstrom's 2nd goal lifts Islanders past Wild in OT
Simon Holmstrom scored in overtime to lift the New York Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Holmstrom finished with two goals and one assist to lead New York, which has earned at least one point in five of its past six games. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and ...

Blackhawks' Drew Commesso walls off Predators for shutout win
Drew Commesso pitched a 36-save shutout for the Chicago Blackhawks in a 3-0 victory against the host Nashville Predators on Saturday.,Commesso was making his second start in two nights after being recalled at the last minute on Friday to fill in for Spencer Knight. He was previously 0-2 in NHL start...

Victor Wembanyama, De’Aaron Fox score 21 each as Spurs top Celtics
Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox each scored a team-high 21 points to lead the visiting San Antonio Spurs to a 100-95 victory over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night.,The game was tied with 1:56 to play, but the Spurs finished the game on a 7-2 run.,Fox also had nine rebounds and six assists. We...

Kentucky overwhelms Mississippi State to earn first SEC win
Otega Oweh recorded 22 points, five assists and a season-best five steals to lead Kentucky to a convincing 92-68 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play in Lexington, Ky.,Malachi Moreno added 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists and matched his season high ...

UCLA rides 20-2 outburst to pull-away win over Maryland
UCLA went on a 20-2 run to close the first half then held off a rally by visiting Maryland in the second en route to a 67-55 win on Saturday in Los Angeles.,The Bruins (11-5, 3-2 Big Ten) moved to 10-0 at home in Pauley Pavilion this season and pulled out of a two-game losing slump in the process, o...

Bulls' balanced scoring attack too much for Mavericks
Coby White scored 22 points, Ayo Dosunmu chipped in 20 and Nikola Vucevic had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 125-107 win against the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.,A balanced attack helped the Bulls halt a three-game losing streak and earn their...

Clippers rally from 14 down in fourth to down Pistons
Kawhi Leonard registered 26 points, eight rebounds and three steals as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the depleted Detroit Pistons 98-92 on Saturday.,John Collins supplied 25 points, seven rebounds, five steals and four blocks, while James...

William Nylander, Maple Leafs cruise past slumping Canucks
William Nylander had a goal and two assists Saturday night, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Vancouver Canucks 5-0.,Joseph Woll made 29 saves to earn his second shutout of the season and the fourth of his career.,Matias Maccelli, Max Domi, John Tavares and Nicholas Robertson also sc...

Lightning extend winning steak with 7-2 win over Flyers
Three impressive streaks continued Saturday as Nikita Kucherov registered two goals and two assists to highlight the Tampa Bay Lightning's 7-2 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers.,With his latest dazzling effort, Kucherov has points in nine straight games and multiple points in each of his last ei...

Colorado's late comeback not enough to down No. 14 Texas Tech
Texas Tech spent most of the game in comfortable control Saturday in Boulder against Colorado. It took a gritty defensive stand for the Red Raiders to survive with a 73-71 victory, though when the Buffaloes' comeback bid fell just short., ,Barrington Hargress forced up an off-balance 3-point attempt...

Kings place F Anze Kopitar on IR, get back F Corey Perry
Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar was placed on injured reserve Saturday after being listed as day-to-day following a lower-body injury in Monday's 4-2 home win against the Minnesota Wild.,The Kings also activated forward Corey Perry from non-roster designation ahead of the game Saturday night ...