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Jack Della Maddalena, Valentina Shevchenko defend titles at UFC 322
Jack Della Maddalena makes the first defense of his welterweight title against former lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev at UFC 322 on Saturday in New York.,A pair of title fights top the pay-per-view offering, with Zhang Weili moving up from women's strawweight to women's flyweight to try to k...
No. 12 Louisville brings high-flying attack into game vs. Ohio
No. 12 Louisville can equal its best start in five years during a home game against Ohio on Saturday afternoon.,The Cardinals (3-0) enter the contest on an emotional high, having beaten No. 9 Kentucky 96-88 at home on Tuesday. While a letdown is possible, the players already were talking about what ...
Matthew Schaefer, Islanders bring solid form to Utah
The Utah Mammoth will take the next crack at slowing New York Islanders rookie Matthew Schaefer when the teams clash on Friday in Salt Lake City.,New York won its third game in a row when Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored a short-handed goal at 3:02 of overtime for a 4-3 victory against the Vegas Golden Kn...
Jean-Gabriel Pageau's short-handed OT goal lifts Isles over Knights
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored an unassisted short-handed goal 3:02 into overtime as the New York Islanders rallied for their third straight victory, a 4-3 decision over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday in Las Vegas.,Pageau picked up a loose puck by the boards in his own zone and then raced up the r...
Martin Necas logs 2 goals, 2 assists as Avs down Sabres
Martin Necas had two goals and two assists, Gavin Brindley scored a tiebreaking goal late in the second period and added an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 in Denver on Thursday.,Gabriel Landeskog, Artturi Lehkonen and Brock Nelson also had goals and Mackenzie Blackwoo...
Flames' Dustin Wolf needs just 16 saves to shut out Sharks
Dustin Wolf recorded his first shutout of the season, backstopping the host Calgary Flames to a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Blake Coleman and Sam Honzek scored for the Flames, who snapped a three-game losing streak.,Wolf made 16 saves to record his fourth career shutout.,Sharks...
P.J. Haggerty's 23 points guide Kansas State to victory over Cal
P.J. Haggerty scored 23 points for Kansas State in a 99-96 nonconference win against Cal on Thursday in Manhattan, Kan.,Khamari McGriff added 21 points, Nate Johnson had 20 and David Castillo contributed 16 off the bench for Kansas State (3-0), which was outscored 11-1 over the final two minutes.,Ca...
Clippers, Mavericks hobble into NBA Cup matchup
Two teams that continue to be plagued by the injury bug meet when the visiting Los Angeles Clippers face the Dallas Mavericks in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.,Los Angeles is looking to snap a six-game losing streak, while Dallas is 3-9 and off to its worst start through 12 games since going 2-10 ...
Mathieu Olivier's 3-point night lifts Blue Jackets over Oilers
Mathieu Olivier had two goals and an assist for the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 5-4 win against the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.,Charlie Coyle scored a goal and added two assists, Denton Mateychuk and Adam Fantilli also scored and Jet Greaves made 23 saves for the Blue Jackets, who ble...
Buoyed by Washington win, Baylor awaits Tarleton State
It's good to be home. Or, at least, it has been so far for Baylor as it prepares for the final game of its season-opening home slate when Tarleton State visits Waco, Texas, on Friday evening.,The Bears (2-0), one of just three high-major teams in the country without any returning scholarship players...
Marquel Sutton helps LSU blitz Florida International
Marquel Sutton had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Michael Nwoko scored 19 and LSU defeated Florida International 98-81 on Thursday night in Baton Rouge, La.,Max Mackinnon added 17 points, DJ Thomas scored 15 and Jalen Reed had 10 for the Tigers (3-0).,Corey Stephenson had 25 points and 10 rebounds and J...
Brad Marchand reaches 1,000 career points as Panthers drop Capitals
Brad Marchand dished two assists to reach 1,000 career points, and Sam Reinhart scored two goals as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Thursday night.,Two Panthers players -- Seth Jones and Evan Rodrigues -- each scored their 100th career goal.,Daniil Tarasov (1-3-1) m...
Quinton Byfield lifts Kings past Maple Leafs in overtime
Quinton Byfield scored at 0:35 of overtime Thursday night and added an assist as the visiting Los Angeles Kings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3.,Byfield scored on a one-timer from the right faceoff dot on a pass from Drew Doughty to give the Kings their third straight win.,Warren Foegele, Kevin...
Scottie Barnes lifts Raptors over Cavaliers for 5th win in 6 games
Scottie Barnes collected 28 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and five blocked shots, and Immanuel Quickley scored 25 points as the visiting Toronto Raptors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-113 on Thursday night.,Jakob Poeltl added 20 points and Jamal Shead had eight points and seven assists off th...
Braden Smith helps guide No. 2 Purdue to win at No. 8 Alabama
Braden Smith scored 21 of his 29 points in the second half and collected seven rebounds to lead No. 2 Purdue to an 87-80 victory over No. 8 Alabama on Thursday night in a nonconference showdown at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded 19 points and matched his career best of 15 rebounds in his...
Seton Hall thwarts another Monmouth upset bid
TJ Simpkins scored 14 points and Seton Hall held Monmouth to just four field goals in the second half to rally for a 70-58 nonconference win on Thursday night in Newark, N.J.,Seton Hall shot 22.2% from the floor in the first half compared to Monmouth's 52.2%, which enabled the Hawks to seize a 34-27...
Expect a high-scoring contest when Providence visits Colorado
Providence has eclipsed the 100-point plateau in each of its last two games. Colorado accomplished the same feat on Saturday against Eastern Washington.,As such, one can wonder how many points might be possible when the Friars (2-1) meet the Buffaloes (2-0) on Friday night in Boulder, Colo., in a no...
Luka Doncic, Lakers eye bounce-back performance in NBA Cup vs. Pelicans
After receiving a heavy dose of reality, the Los Angeles Lakers move on to a road matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans Friday, which also serves as an NBA Cup West Group B contest., ,The Lakers were walloped 121-92 by the champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, dropping to 1-2 on a five-gam...
Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge make history with back-to-back MVPs
While Shohei Ohtani had his greatness reconfirmed, Cal Raleigh learned not even the greatest season by a catcher in Major League Baseball history could stop Aaron Judge from adding another Most Valuable Player award to his trophy case.,Minutes after Ohtani secured his third consecutive MVP award and...
Headed in opposite directions, Kings, Wolves meet in NBA Cup
The Minnesota Timberwolves feel as confident as they have all season ahead of their NBA Cup West Group A matchup against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night in Minneapolis.,It all starts on defense, players and coaches agree. ,The Timberwolves will go for their fourth victory in a row when they tip...