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Defense, Drake Maye push Patriots to Super Bowl LX
New England survived a blizzard and second-year quarterback Drake Maye made enough plays with his feet to send the Patriots back to the Super Bowl with a 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.,Maye ran for a seven-yard gain on third down with less than two minutes t...

Cade Cunningham drops 29 points as Pistons rout sputtering Kings
Cade Cunningham scored 19 of his game-high 29 points in the first half to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 139-116 home win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday.,Cunningham, who shot 13 of 22 from the field, added 11 assists and five rebounds for the Pistons (33-11), who swept the season series with Sac...

Penn State starved for first Big Ten win vs. Ohio State
Desperation has set in for Penn State as the Nittany Lions seek their first conference win when they play Ohio State on Monday in Columbus.,Third-year coach Mike Rhoades has the youngest team in the conference and it hasn't produced results for the Nittany Lions (9-10, 0-8 Big Ten), who have lost si...

Rangers trying to avoid another disappointing result vs. surging Bruins
A little over two weeks ago, the Boston Bruins scored ten goals against the New York Rangers on home ice.,Less than a week later, the Rangers turned in another horrific showing on home ice and it prompted general manager Chris Drury to issue a statement saying the team was going to "retool".,Two tea...

Patriots WR Mack Hollins active for AFC title game vs. Broncos
New England Patriots receiver Mack Hollins is active for Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Denver Broncos after being sidelined with an abdomen injury.,Hollins last played on Dec. 21 when he was injured against the Baltimore Ravens. He missed New England's final two regular-season games and...

PARIVISION wins Blast Bounty Winter event with sweep of Team Falcons
PARIVISION clinched the BLAST Bounty Winter championship with a 3-0 sweep of Team Falcons in Sunday's grand final at Attard, Malta.,After losing the opening game of its quarterfinal match vs. Team Spirit, PARIVISION won its final seven games, sweeping through its semifinal and final matches to take ...

Jakub Mensik WDs in Australia, Novak Djokovic advances to quarters
Novak Djokovic advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open after his scheduled opponent Jakub Mensik withdrew due to an abdominal injury.,Sixteenth-seeded Mensik recorded a 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) victory over Ethan Quinn on Saturday to set up the Czech's encounter with the 24-time major cham...

Out to avenge loss to Heat, Suns to rely on 'next guy'
After a six-game road trip that careened from good to nearly disastrous Friday, the Phoenix Suns return home to host the Miami Heat to begin a five-game homestand Sunday.,The Heat beat Phoenix 127-121 in the first game of the Suns' six-game trip on Jan. 13, a tour that was going well -- three wins, ...

Riyadh Falcons atop standings at CDL Stage 1 Major qualifying
The Riyadh Falcons moved into first place with a 3-2 win over last-place Cloud9 New York on Saturday in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major.,G2 Minnesota and the Los Angeles Thieves also won matches on Saturday as the final week of qualifying continued.,The 12 teams are playing seve...

No. 8 Gonzaga taken to buzzer, holds off San Francisco
No. 8 Gonzaga survived at the buzzer after San Francisco missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer to extend their win streak to 14 games in a 68-66 victory Saturday in Spokane, Wash.,This was the Bulldogs' 34th straight win over the Dons in their 100th meeting for 78-22 all time.,Jalen Warley led G...

Flory Bidunga, No. 19 Kansas pull away from Kansas State late
Flory Bidunga scored 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead No. 19 Kansas to an 86-62 win over in-state rival Kansas State in a Big 12 Conference contest on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.,Melvin Council Jr. contributed 17 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds for Kansas (15-5, 5-2 Big 12). Elmar...

No. 8 Gonzaga taken to the buzzer, holds off San Francisco
No. 8 Gonzaga survived at the buzzer after San Francisco missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer to extend their win streak to 14 games in a 68-66 victory Saturday in Spokane, Wash.,This was the Bulldogs' 34th straight win over the Dons in their 100th meeting for 78-22 all time.,Jalen Warley led G...

Bruins thrive on power play to overcome Canadiens, Cole Caufield
Morgan Geekie scored two of Boston's three power-play goals, including the game-winner with 5:53 left in regulation, as the Bruins beat the visiting Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday night. ,Just 12 seconds after Fraser Minten's tying goal, Geekie gave the Bruins their first and only lead when he t...

Brandon Bussi (35 saves) backstops Canes over Sens
Brandon Bussi made 35 saves for his 19th win in 23 starts to begin his NHL career as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Saturday.,Seth Jarvis tallied a goal and an assist while Jalen Chatfield posted a pair of assists.,Tim Stutzle was Ottawa's lone goal scorer and J...

Team Falcons, PARIVISION reach BLAST Bounty Winter grand final
Team Falcons and PARIVISION advanced to the Sunday's grand final of the BLAST Bounty Winter at Attard, Malta with Saturday victories.,PARIVISION swept FURIA 2-0 in one semifinal match and Team Falcons edged Team Vitality 2-1 in the other.,Eight teams began the $452,500 Counter-Strike: Global Offensi...

Wisconsin red hot going into matchup with struggling USC
Surging Wisconsin looks to extend its winning streak when it returns home to host Southern California in a Big Ten matchup on Sunday in Madison., ,The Badgers (14-5, 6-2 Big Ten) rolled past the host Penn State Nittany Lions 98-71 on Thursday, closing the first half with a decisive 38-9 run en route...

Reports: Dolphins promoting Bobby Slowik to offensive coordinator
The Miami Dolphins are promoting Bobby Slowik to offensive coordinator under new head coach Jeff Hafley, according to multiple reports on Saturday.,Slowik, 38, who served one season as the Dolphins' senior pass game coordinator, was the Houston Texans' offensive coordinator for two seasons before he...

UCLA builds off Purdue upset with comfortable win over Northwestern
Tyler Bilodeau scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half to help UCLA to a 71-64 win against Northwestern in a Big Ten game in Los Angeles on Saturday.,Bilodeau made all six of his field-goal attempts in the first half, including four from beyond the 3-point arc for the Bruins (14-6, 6-3 Big Ten)...

Darius Acuff Jr. takes over, powers No. 20 Arkansas over LSU
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 24 of his career-high 31 points in the second half and the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks overcame an eight-point deficit before holding off LSU 85-81 in an SEC game Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Acuff, the only freshman in NCAA Division I averaging at least 19 points and six as...

Darius Acuff Jr.'s takes over, powers No. 20 Arkansas over LSU
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 24 of his career-high 31 points in the second half and the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks overcame an eight-point deficit before holding off LSU 85-81 in an SEC game Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Acuff, the only freshman in NCAA Division I averaging at least 19 points and six as...