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No. 5 UConn grapples with pesky DePaul, pulls away in second half
Alex Karaban scored 11 of his season-high-matching 21 points in the second half, helping No. 5 UConn to a 72-54 win over DePaul in its first Big East road game of the season on Sunday afternoon in Chicago.,Karaban was 7-of-12 from the field, made three 3-pointers and added six rebounds. Tarris Reed ...

Mammoth, Jets finding points hard to come by
When the Winnipeg Jets face the Utah Mammoth on Sunday in Salt Lake City, both teams enter the matchup looking to improve their position in the Western Conference standings.,Winnipeg has struggled over the last month, with just three victories in its last 15 games.,The Jets are coming off a 3-2 loss...

Sabres fire associate general manager Jason Karmanos
The Buffalo Sabres fired associate general manager Jason Karmanos on Saturday, just five days after Jarmo Kekalainen assumed the top GM role on the team.,Karmanos also served as general manager of the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.,"We thank Jason for his contributions to the Buf...

Wake Forest chases signature win vs. undefeated No. 13 Vanderbilt
Searching for one last resume booster before conference play begins, Wake Forest will host undefeated No. 13 Vanderbilt on Sunday in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Despite four consecutive winning seasons, the Demon Deacons (9-3) are still searching for their first NCAA Tournament appearance under sixth-year h...

Stefan Noesen nets go-ahead goal as Devils edge Mammoth
Stefan Noesen scored the go-ahead goal at the 4:20 mark of the third period and Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves as the New Jersey Devils completed a sweep of their two-game western road trip with a 2-1 victory over the Utah Mammoth on Friday night in Salt Lake City.,Connor Brown also scored a goal and...

Orioles pry RHP Shane Baz from Rays for top prospects
The Baltimore Orioles acquired right-hander Shane Baz from the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday for a package of four highly regarded prospects that includes two former first-round draft picks.,The Rays received catcher Caden Bodine, right-hander Michael Forret and outfielders Slater de Brun and Austin Over...

Reports: Orioles pry RHP Shane Baz from Rays for top prospects
The Baltimore Orioles are set to acquire right-hander Shane Baz from the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday for a package of four highly regarded prospects that includes two former first-round draft picks, multiple outlets reported.,According to ESPN, the Rays are set to receive catcher Caden Bodine, right-ha...

Tristan Jarry exits early as Connor McDavid, Oilers top Bruins
Quinn Hutson scored his first NHL goal with 5:22 left in the second period, and it stood as the game-winner as the visiting Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Thursday night.,Edmonton tallied a goal in each period on the way to its sixth win in eight games (6-1-1). Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and...

Oilers goalie Tristan Jarry leaves with injury
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Tristan Jarry left Thursday's game against the Boston Bruins late in the second period with an apparent lower-body injury after making a save.,Jarry, who stopped 12 of 13 shots, departed at the 16:55 mark of the second. Calvin Pickard finished the rest of the stanza and re...

No. 25 Georgia hits century mark again in win over Western Carolina
No. 25 Georgia and the nation's highest-scoring offense put up big numbers again in a 112-82 win over outmatched Western Carolina Thursday night in Athens, Ga.,Georgia exceeded the 100-point mark for the fifth time this season. That ties a program single-season record set in the 1990-91 season.,Jere...

Cal continues to push for ranking consideration vs. Morgan State
Two men's basketball programs that share a common coach who took them to some of their greatest heights meet in Berkeley, Calif., on Friday night when Morgan State and Cal duel in a nonconference matchup.,In seeking their first NCAA Tournament bid since Todd Bozeman was the coach in 2010, Morgan Sta...

Devils hope to continue 'progress' at Mammoth
The New Jersey Devils will try to complete a sweep of their two-game road trip on Friday when they face the Utah Mammoth in Salt Lake City.,The Devils opened the trip with a 2-1 shootout victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas on Wednesday as goaltender Jake Allen turned in a sparkling pe...

Mammoth back Karel Vejmelka's effort, stifle Red Wings
Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist and Karel Vejmelka made 27 saves as the visiting Utah Mammoth beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Wednesday night., ,Second on the team with 28 points, Keller was blanked in each of the previous four games, but the captain was Utah's offensive standout. Jack McB...

No. 13 Vanderbilt needs OT to slip past Memphis, move to 11-0
Duke Miles scored seven of his game-high 22 points in overtime to lead No. 13 Vanderbilt to a 77-70 road victory over Memphis on Wednesday that kept the Commodores unbeaten.,Vanderbilt (11-0) made 11 of 13 free throws in the extra period, including a 5-of-5 effort by Miles and 5-of-6 success by Jale...

Myles Colvin, Wake Forest escape Longwood's upset bid
Myles Colvin made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 49 seconds to play and Wake Forest went on to fend off Longwood for a 71-68 nonconference victory on Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Juke Harris finished with 19 points, Nate Calmese had 12 points and Colvin finished with 11 points for Wake Fores...

Surging teams clash as Oilers, Bruins meet
With one victory secured to open a five-game homestand that leads into the NHL's holiday break, the Boston Bruins get ready for another Western Conference test as they welcome the surging Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.,The Bruins earned a 4-1 victory Tuesday over the Utah Mammoth in their return from ...

Rory McIlroy adds TGL teammate, takes jab at Keegan Bradley
Rory McIlroy announced that his TGL team has a new member.,The Northern Irishman tabbed Michael Thorbjornsen to join Boston Common Golf in the tech-infused indoor golf league.,"We have a new member of the team who I practiced with this morning, Michael Thorbjornsen," McIlroy said on The Shotgun Star...

Red Wings aim to continue red-hot December vs. inconsistent Mammoth
Home or away, the Detroit Red Wings continue to play well.,Meanwhile, the Utah Mammoth are still struggling to string together some victories.,The Red Wings eye a third consecutive win when they host the Mammoth on Wednesday night.,Amid a 6-1-1 stretch, Detroit followed its impressive 4-1-1 road tri...

Bruins score 4 unanswered goals to surge past Mammoth
Morgan Geekie clinched his fifth multi-goal game of the season before the Boston Bruins separated with a pair of third-period goals on the way to a 4-1 win over the visiting Utah Mammoth on Tuesday night.,Geekie scored in each of the first two frames, including the eventual game-winner 23 seconds in...

No. St. John's opens Big East play with decisive win over DePaul
Dylan Darling scored a season-high 17 points and sparked decisive runs in each half for host St. John's, which beat DePaul 79-66 in the Big East opener for both schools on Tuesday night in New York.,The 17 points were the most for Darling since March 3, when he scored a career-high 34 points for Ida...