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Magic continue dominance over Wizards with decisive win
Paolo Banchero scored 28 points and added 11 rebounds and the visiting Orlando Magic thrashed the Washington Wizards 125-94 on Saturday.,Orlando shot 51.1% from the field and maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half. The Magic have won two straight following a four-game losing strea...
Brad Marchand hits net first and last to lead Panthers past Stars
Brad Marchand scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Marchand also scored in regulation along with Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett for the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves.,Mikko Rantanen had a goal an...
Tai Barbaro collects brace as Union eliminates Fire
Tai Baribo's brace was part of a three-goal first half for the top-seeded Philadelphia Union, who cruised past the eighth-seeded Chicago Fire 3-0 on Saturday in Bridgeview, Ill., to sweep the team's best-of-three first-round MLS Cup Playoff series.,Bruno Damiani added a goal while Milan Iloski, Jova...
Philipp Kurashev's heroics propel Sharks to OT win over Avalanche
Philipp Kurashev scored twice, including the overtime winner, to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.,Kurashev snapped a shot over the glove of Mackenzie Blackwood at 1:48 of the extra period for the game-winner, giving San Jose back-to-back vic...
Kansas defeats Oklahoma State behind productive rushing attack
Daniel Hishaw Jr. rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns as a stout Kansas rushing attack rolled to a 38-21 Big 12 win against Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon in Lawrence, Kan.,Leshon Williams rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown as the Jayhawks held a 232-72 edge in rushing yards.,Jalon Daniels...
No. 2 Indiana routs Maryland with its running game
Fernando Mendoza threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score as No. 2 Indiana overwhelmed Maryland during a 55-10 Big Ten victory on Saturday in College Park, Md.,The Heisman Trophy candidate completed 14 of 21 passes for 201 yards and one interception as Indiana (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) continued it...
Philipp Kurashev heroics propel Sharks to OT win over Avalanche
Philipp Kurashev scored twice, including the overtime winner, lifting the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.,Kurashev snapped a shot over the glove of Mackenzie Blackwood at 1:48 of the extra period for the game-winner, giving San Jose back-to-back vic...
Predators strike for three in first, hold off Flames’ rally
Michael Bunting scored once in a three-point outing and the host Nashville Predators rode a three-goal first period to a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,Rookie Matthew Wood collected one goal and one assist while Jonathan Marchessault and Filip Forsberg scored once for the Predators...
Crew have extra motivation to level series with FC Cincinnati
Not only do the Columbus Crew face potential elimination when they host FC Cincinnati on Sunday, but a loss in the second match of the Eastern Conference first-round best-of-three series also will mean the end of the storied career of midfielder Darlington Nagbe.,The three-time MLS All-Star announce...
Report: Bengals QB Joe Flacco intends to play vs. Bears
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco is planning to start against the visiting Chicago Bears on Sunday despite nursing an AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder, NFL Network reported on Saturday.,"When you see leaders and guys you're counting on doing that, how can you not give your all for t...
Steelers LB Cole Holcomb, S Chuck Clark both out with illness
The Pittsburgh Steelers won't have linebacker Cole Holcomb or safety Chuck Clark for Sunday's game against the visiting Indianapolis Colts.,Both players were downgraded to out on Saturday due to illness. Holcomb did not practice Thursday or Friday, and Clark missed practice on Friday.,Holcomb, 29, h...
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Avs' Mackenzie Blackwood expected to make season debut vs. Sharks
Mackenzie Blackwood likely will make his season debut for the Avalanche on Saturday when Colorado visits his former team, the San Jose Sharks.,The 28-year-old goaltender, returning from a lower-body injury, spent parts of two seasons with the Sharks before being dealt to the Avalanche on Dec. 9, 202...
Team Falcons stay alive in FISSURE Playground 2 event
Don't give up Team Falcons quite yet.,The top-seeded team coming out of group play, which then opened the playoffs with a 2-0 loss, bounced back with a pair of wins on Friday, advancing to the lower bracket semifinal of the FISSURE Playground 2 event in Belgrade, Serbia.,Team Liquid got the win in F...
Trail Blazers' furious last-minute comeback sinks Nuggets
Jerami Grant made two free throws with 1.4 seconds remaining and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to record a 109-107 victory over the Denver Nuggets in NBA Cup play on Friday night.,Deni Avdija scored 23 points and Shaedon Sharpe added 19 for Portland, which...
Islanders keep Alex Ovechkin at 899 goals in win over Caps
Bo Horvat scored the go-ahead goal 4:29 into the third period and Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves, lifting the visiting New York Islanders to a 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday.,New York's Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored a short-handed goal late in the second period, and Mathew Barzal found ...
Blazers' Matisse Thybulle out after thumb surgery
The Portland Trail Blazers will be without Matisse Thybulle for at least a month after the swingman underwent surgery Friday on his left thumb.,Thybulle got hurt in the first quarter of the Trail Blazers' game against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday in Salt Lake City, and he sat out the remainder of the ...
Martin Necas, Cale Maker power Avs to victory over Golden Knights
Martin Necas had a goal and two assists and Cale Makar added a goal and an assist to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday afternoon in Las Vegas.,Brock Nelson and Brent Burns also scored goals for Colorado, which moved into a tie with the Pittsburgh Pe...
Finding groove, Blackhawks face mistake-prone Oilers
With so much parity in the NHL this season, finding soft spots in the schedule is becoming increasingly difficult.,The Edmonton Oilers could usually get by without their "A" game against the Chicago Blackhawks the past few seasons, but not anymore.,The Oilers will need to be on their toes from the d...
Lionel Messi, Inter Miami driven to send Nashville packing
Inter Miami will look to do what it could not do a year ago in the first round when they face host Nashville SC on Saturday night in Game 2 of their best-of-three MLS Cup Playoff series.,Inter Miami hold a 1-0 lead and will look to close out Nashville, following a dominant 3-1 victory in Fort Lauder...