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Small-School Roots Shine in the College Football Playoff
Small-school coaching roots are on full display in the College Football Playoff, with NAIA and Division II backgrounds shaping title contenders....
Nets eager to ignite offense versus reeling Raptors
The Brooklyn Nets spent their two days off figuring out ways to rebound from their least productive offensive showing of the season.,The Toronto Raptors spent Saturday attempting their most 3-pointers while struggling to consistently rebound.,Coming off disappointing performances, the Atlantic Divis...
NHL's hottest teams clash when Avalanche visit Wild
The top three teams in the NHL reside in the Central Division, and two of them face off Sunday when the Minnesota Wild host the Colorado Avalanche in Saint Paul, Minn.,Colorado, with 57 points, is atop the league standings and is riding a four-game winning streak. The only team hotter than the Avala...
Caps out to get back on track, split home-and-home vs. Wings
The Red Wings won't have long to savor their impressive win at the Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon as the teams will play the second game of a home-and-home set Sunday afternoon in Detroit.,The Red Wings jumped out to a 4-0 second-period lead before holding on for a 5-2 win, their third in...
Team Yandex in grand final at DreamLeague Season 27
Team Yandex advanced on Saturday to the grand final, awaiting the winner of Team Spirit vs. PARIVISION in the DreamLeague Season 27 playoffs.,Team Spirit and PARIVISION will battle in Sunday's lower-bracket final to determine the remaining berth in the grand final later that day.,The $1 million Dota...
UCF sinks school-record 19 3-pointers in win over FGCU
Jordan Burks scored a career-high 23 points and Jamichael Stillwell added his fifth double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds to lead UCF to a 102-80 home win over Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.,Themus Fulks added a season-high 21 points for UCF (10-1), while Devan ...
Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Texas Tech rallies to hand No. 3 Duke first loss
Christian Anderson hit the first of two free throws with 3.4 seconds left and No. 19 Texas Tech rallied to stun No. 3 Duke 82-81 on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.,Anderson scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half and J.T. Toppin weathered his foul woes to score 19, includi...
P.J. Haggerty's 24 points lead Kansas State over South Dakota
P.J. Haggerty scored 24 points to lead Kansas State to a 106-76 nonconference win over South Dakota Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.,Haggerty, the second-highest scorer in the nation, hit 10 of the 12 shots he took as the Wildcats (8-4) built an early lead and never let the Coyotes (7-7) back into the ga...
NHL roundup: Habs' Jacob Fowler stifles Pens in 1st shutout
Jacob Fowler made 31 saves for his first career shutout in the host Montreal Canadiens' 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.,The 21-year-old Fowler, playing his fourth game since being recalled from the AHL's Laval Rocket, denied Kevin Hayes on a breakaway 5:16 into the game and t...
NBA roundup: Clippers down Lakers as Luka Doncic exits with leg injury
Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points with 12 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped an eight-game home losing streak with a 103-88 win over the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Inglewood, Calif.,The Lakers not only opened the game without three starters in Deandre Ayton (elbow), Rui H...
College Football Playoff roundup: No. 10 Miami ousts No. 7 Texas A&M
Mark Fletcher Jr. ran for a career-high 172 yards and broke off a career-long 56-yard run that set up No. 10 Miami's game-winning touchdown in its 10-3 win over No. 7 Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon in College Station, Texas, in the first round of the College Football Playoff.,The victory for the Hu...
Clippers rout Lakers, halt 3 skids; Luka Doncic injures leg
Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points with 12 rebounds, James Harden added 21 points with 10 assists and the Los Angeles Clippers ended an eight-game home losing streak with a 103-88 victory over the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Inglewood, Calif., ,The Lakers not only opened the game with...
Ducks avenge Tuesday loss to Blue Jackets with 4-3 win Saturday
Pavel Mintyukov scored the eventual game-winner as the Anaheim Ducks topped the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday night.,Mikael Granlund scored and added an assist, and Jacob Trouba and Mason McTavish also found the back of the net for the Ducks, who won for just the second time in six ...
Blazers hang on, sweep home-and-home set vs. Kings
Deni Avdija recorded 24 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds to help the Portland Trail Blazers notch a 98-93 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Saturday night to sweep a home-and-home set.,Shaedon Sharpe had 23 points, Toumani Camara added 15 points and four steals while Donovan Clingan reg...
Kraken end 4-game slide with comeback against Sharks
Eeli Tolvanen and Chandler Stephenson each had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken rallied to defeat the host San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak.,Defensemen Ryker Evans and Ryan Lindgren scored 2:32 apart early in the third period for Seattle, which won fo...
No. 1 Arizona cranks up the D, limits San Diego State to 45 points
No. 1 Arizona overcame an eight-point first-half deficit by limiting San Diego State to 26.3% shooting from the field and by going on a 21-5 run in the second half in Saturday night's 68-45 victory in Phoenix.,The Wildcats (11-0) were fueled by Anthony Dell'Orso's two 3-pointers in that deciding str...
Jazz rally from 19 down to force OT, but Magic prevail
Desmond Bane drove for a go-ahead layup with 0.9 seconds left to lift the Orlando Magic to a 128-127 overtime victory over the host Utah Jazz on Saturday night. ,Bane led Orlando with 32 points and six rebounds. Paolo Banchero added 23 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and two blocks. Anthony Blac...
With Cade Tyson emerging as a star, Minnesota to host Campbell
Cade Tyson has brought star power to Minnesota this season.,Tyson will look to keep up his sharp play when Minnesota (6-5) tips off against Campbell (5-6) on Sunday in Minneapolis. The Golden Gophers will go for back-to-back victories after knocking off Texas Southern last weekend.,Tyson poured in 3...
Bears rally, beat Packers in OT; Jordan Love suffers concussion
Caleb Williams hit DJ Moore with a 46-yard touchdown pass in overtime as the Chicago Bears overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit for a 22-16 victory over the visiting Green Bay Packers on Saturday night, securing their hold on first place in the NFC North.,Along with losing to their longtime ri...
Oregon scores early and often in CFP triumph over James Madison
Dante Moore passed for four touchdowns and ran for one to help fifth-seeded Oregon torch 12th-seeded James Madison 51-34 in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday night at Eugene, Ore.,Malik Benson caught five passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns and Jeremiah McClellan and Ja...