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Blue Jackets clip Canes in shootout after back-and-forth battle
Elvis Merzlikins recorded 32 saves and then made three more in the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied past the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Saturday., ,After Columbus won in overtime against Tampa Bay on Thursday, the Blue Jackets provided their home crowd another entertaining cont...
No. 8 Miami pulls away late against Wake Forest
Cam Ward passed for 280 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a TD as No. 8 Miami defeated visiting Wake Forest 42-14 in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon.,Miami (10-1, 6-1) can clinch a berth in the ACC championship game against No. 13 SMU by beating host Syracuse next Satur...
Naji Marshall has big night as Mavericks dump Nuggets
Naji Marshall scored a career-high 26 points, P.J. Washington had 22, and the visiting Dallas Mavericks beat the Denver Nuggets 123-120 on Friday night in the NBA Cup West Group C game.,Kyrie Irving finished with 19 points, Quentin Grimes added 14, Daniel Gafford 13 and Dereck Lively II had 11 and t...
Blue Jackets aim to continue strong play, face Hurricanes
The Columbus Blue Jackets continue their four-game homestand on Saturday with a game against the Carolina Hurricanes.,The Blue Jackets come into the contest against their Metropolitan Division foe having won three of their last four games, including a 7-6 overtime victory over Tampa Bay on Thursday....
Oklahoma State's 3-point accuracy sends Miami to defeat
Bryce Thompson scored 17 points and achieved a milestone as Oklahoma State defeated Miami 80-74 on Friday afternoon in a Charleston Classic consolation game in Charleston, S.C.,Thompson made 6-of-14 shots from the floor, surpassing 1,000 points for his career at Oklahoma State (4-1), which also got ...
Browns WR Cedric Tillman exits with apparent head injury
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Cedric Tillman exited Thursday night's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers late in the third quarter due to an apparent head injury., ,Tillman hauled in a 4-yard reception on the final play of the third, but he took a big hit to the side of the head near the end of th...
Jesper Bratt scores pair as Devils cool off Hurricanes
Jesper Bratt scored twice as part of a three-point Thursday night for the host New Jersey Devils, who beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 in Newark, N.J.,Stefan Noesen scored on a power play early in the second before Dougie Hamilton collected the game-winner midway through the third for the Devils, wh...
Mavs' Luka Doncic out, Nuggets' Nikola Jokic questionable ahead of clash
The Denver Nuggets could get their superstar back, but the Dallas Mavericks know they'll be without theirs when the teams meet on Friday in Denver.,Nikola Jokic, a three-time MVP, missed the Nuggets' recent three-game road trip due to personal reasons. He is listed as questionable for Friday's game,...
Canes G Frederik Andersen to have knee surgery, out 8-12 weeks
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen will have knee surgery on Friday and miss about eight to 12 weeks of action, general manager Eric Tulsky announced Thursday.,The procedure was characterized as "not major" and "just a clean-up" by TSN, but the timeline would keep him sidelined until m...
Report: Canes G Frederik Andersen (knee) out 8 weeks
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen will have a knee procedure and miss about eight weeks of action, TSN reported Thursday.,The procedure was characterized as "not major" and "just a clean-up" in the report, but the timeline would keep him sidelined until mid-January.,Andersen, 35, is 3...
Mavericks' Luka Doncic (wrist) out at least one week
Dallas Mavericks superstar guard Luka Doncic is nursing a strained right wrist and will be re-evaluated in one week, the team announced Thursday morning.,Doncic sat out his first game of the season on Sunday due to a right knee contusion. He returned to the floor two days later and scored a game-hig...
Report: Mavericks' Luka Doncic (wrist) out at least a week
Dallas Mavericks superstar guard Luka Doncic is nursing a strained right wrist and will be re-evaluated in one week, ESPN reported Thursday morning.,Doncic sat out his first game of the season on Sunday due to a right knee contusion. He returned to the floor two days later and scored a game-high 26 ...
After busy stretch, now-rested Devils set sights on Hurricanes
The New Jersey Devils received a long-awaited extended break this week, and they spent it watching the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals surge past them in the Metropolitan Division standings.,The Devils will look to regain a share of the division lead and cool off the Hurricanes on Thursd...
Hurricanes score 3 goals in third, top Flyers to stay hot
Sebastian Aho and Jalen Chatfield each registered a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes stayed hot with a 4-1 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday., ,The Hurricanes scored three times in the first seven minutes of the third period to win for the 12th time in 14 games. Car...
Unbeatens Miami, Drake clash in Charleston Classic
The Miami Hurricanes, who won their first three games by a combined 95 points, are finally set to take on a tougher opponent.,Miami (3-0) figures to get a challenge from the Drake Bulldogs (3-0) on Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the Charleston Classic in South Carolina.,Point guard Nijel...
Cubs acquire Guardians RHP Eli Morgan, DFA Patrick Wisdom
The Chicago Cubs acquired right-hander Eli Morgan from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for a prospect Wednesday. ,The Guardians acquired Class-A outfielder Alfonsin Rosario from the Cubs.,To make room for Morgan on the 40-man roster, the Cubs designated infielder/outfielder Patrick Wisdom for as...
FC Dallas name Eric Quill head coach
Former player Eric Quill is the new head coach of FC Dallas, the team announced Wednesday.,Quill, 46, was the head coach of the organization's North Texas SC from 2019-21, a stretch that included winning the inaugural USL League One Championship and earning league Coach of the Year honors in 2019.,I...
Injured Bulls F Patrick Williams returns to Chicago for tests
Bulls forward Patrick Williams is out for Wednesday's road game against the Milwaukee Bucks and has returned to Chicago for imaging on his sore foot. ,The team said the tests and his absence are precautionary, a step the Bulls felt was necessary to protect Williams, 23, during the front-loaded early...
Mavs post season-high point total, pound Pelicans
Luka Doncic scored 26 points to lead seven Dallas players in double figures and the host Mavericks never trailed while routing the New Orleans Pelicans 132-91 in an NBA Cup game Tuesday night.,Klay Thompson scored 19, Kyrie Irving added 18, former Pelican Naji Marshall had 15, Quentin Grimes logged ...
Red-hot Martin Necas, Hurricanes roll into latest tilt with Flyers
Martin Necas has put the Carolina Hurricanes on his back this season.,The talented center carries a 13-game point streak into Wednesday's matchup between the Hurricanes and the host Philadelphia Flyers.,Necas has 10 goals and 17 assists during his hot streak, and he leads the team in goals (11) and ...