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Maryland eager to turn things around at resurgent UCLA
After challenging UCLA not to be a "one-hit wonder," Bruins interim head coach Tim Skipper shifts his team's focus to a third straight win when it hosts Maryland on Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.,UCLA (2-4, 2-1 Big Ten) resurrected its season from an 0-4 start, winning the last two under Skipper's dir...
No. 22 Memphis wary of UAB under interim coach Alex Mortensen
When UAB opposes No. 22 Memphis in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday, the Blazers will do so under the direction of a new coach, and that's a little concerning to Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield.,The Blazers (2-4, 0-3 American) dismissed coach Trent Dilfer on Sunday, a day after the team took its third st...
Ducks push past Penguins, win 10th straight home opener
Chris Kreider scored two goals, including the go-ahead tally on the power play with 1:27 remaining, as the Anaheim Ducks erased an early two-score deficit for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.,Kreider finished with three points as the Ducks won their home opener for the...
Rookie goalie wins debut as Hurricanes down Sharks
Brandon Bussi made 16 saves to pick up the win in his NHL debut and five different Carolina players scored goals as the Hurricanes kicked off a season-long six-game road trip with a 5-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.,Sean Walker, William Carrier, Eric Robinson, Shayne Gostisbeher...
Matt Duchene exits injured as Stars top Wild, stay unbeaten
Roope Hintz capped a three-point game with his first goal of the season, helping Dallas hold off the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Tuesday in the Stars' home opener.,Hintz assisted on goals for Esa Lindell and Wyatt Johnston, and both reciprocated on Hintz's tally. Radel Faksa and Matt Duchene also scored f...
Jack Eichel's 2-goal night leads Knights past Flames
Jack Eichel scored twice, including the tiebreaking tally early in the third period, as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights posted a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.,Tomas Hertl added a goal and an assist and Kaedan Korczak also scored for Vegas, which won in regulation for the first ...
NHL roundup: Oilers hand Rangers 3rd straight home shutout loss
Stuart Skinner made 30 saves Tuesday night and the Edmonton Oilers earned a 2-0 victory over the New York Rangers, who were shut out in a third straight home game.,New York's 180-minute scoreless streak on home ice to start the season is the second longest in league history and the longest by an act...
Haji Wright nets pair as USMNT edges Australia 2-1
Despite losing star midfielder Christian Pulisic to a possible injury, the U.S. men's national team defeated Australia 2-1 in a friendly Tuesday in Commerce City, Colo., behind two goals from Haji Wright.,The winner was set up in the 51st minute by the second assist of the match for Cristian Roldan ...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers shut down Brewers, grab 2-0 NLCS edge
MILWAUKEE -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed a homer on the first pitch but did not yield another run over a complete-game three-hitter as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday to take a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.,The right-hander fir...
Cole Caufield’s 2nd goal seals overtime thriller for Canadiens against Kraken
Cole Caufield's second goal of the night came with 1:35 remaining in overtime, and the host Montreal Canadiens beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4 on Tuesday.,Off a drop pass from Lane Hutson, Caufield skated to the side of the net and sent the puck off the shoulder of Seattle goaltender Joey Daccord (17 sa...
ATP roundup: Alexander Shevchenko ekes out win in Almaty
Home-country favorite Alexander Shevchenko saved four set points in the second set before closing out a 7-6 (1), 7-6 (12) win over Serbia's Laslo Djere in the first round of the Almaty (Kazakhstan) Open on Tuesday.,Djere had a point to level the match while serving at 5-4 in the second set, but Shev...
Jakob Chychrun's OT winner propels Capitals past Lightning
Defenseman Jakob Chychrun scored 1:19 into overtime to fuel the host Washington Capitals to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.,Tom Wilson wired a sharp cross-slot feed that caromed off the heel of the stick of Chychrun at the right doorstep to end the game.,Wilson scored his team...
Maple Leafs explode for 7 goals in win over Predators
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, John Tavares and William Nylander each recorded a goal and two assists Tuesday night and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Nashville Predators 7-4.,Auston Matthews scored twice -- once into an empty net -- for the Maple Leafs, who had lost two in a row. Nylander's g...
Rangers blanked at home again in shutout loss to Oilers
Stuart Skinner made 30 saves Tuesday night and the Edmonton Oilers earned a 2-0 victory over the New York Rangers, who were shut out in a third straight home game.,New York's 180-minute scoreless streak on home ice to start the season is the second-longest in league history and the longest by an act...
Donald Trump threatens to pull World Cup matches from Boston
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he could consider relocating 2026 World Cup matches scheduled for the Boston area, citing public safety concerns and criticizing Mayor Michelle Wu.,"We could take them away," Trump said when asked about Boston's readiness to host. "I love the people of Boston...
Washington State challenges No. 18 Virginia's high-scoring offense
Washington State will attempt to slow down No. 18 Virginia when the programs meet for the first time on Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (5-1) are riding a four-game winning streak and have scored at least 30 points in every game, winning their last two in overtime before a bye l...
WNBA postseason draws record audience on ESPN
The WNBA postseason delivered record ratings to ESPN throughout September and October, the network announced Tuesday.,The 2025 playoffs were the most-watched ever on ESPN, with an average of 1.2 million viewers across 24 games -- up 5% from 2024.,Game 1 of the Finals between the Las Vegas Aces and P...
No. 12 Georgia Tech, Duke collide with rising ACC stakes
No. 12 Georgia Tech and Duke will meet in a midseason game that could have significant ramifications for the Atlantic Coast Conference pecking order.,The game Saturday afternoon in Durham, N.C., has become more important as both teams enter on winning streaks.,Georgia Tech (6-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast C...
Team Falcons, Tundra Esports start fast at BLAST Slam IV
Team Falcons and Tundra Esports got off to fast starts as play in the group stage at the BLAST Slam IV event started on Tuesday in Kallang, Singapore.,Both teams went unbeaten to get the tournament underway, while on the other end of the table, Aurora Gaming and Team Liquid both failed to earn a vic...
Reports: Colts adding QB Brett Rypien to practice squad
The Indianapolis Colts are signing veteran quarterback Brett Rypien to their practice squad, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.,The move comes one day after backup quarterback Anthony Richardson (orbital fracture) was placed on injured reserve.,According to multiple reports, the Colts worked ...