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NHL roundup: Leafs erupt in third, rout Oilers for fourth straight win
William Nylander scored two of Toronto's four third-period goals as the visiting Maple Leafs extended their winning streak to four with a 7-2 drubbing of the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.,Jack Roslovic recorded a goal and an assist, while Auston Matthews, Troy Stecher, Zack MacEwen and Vinni Lettieri...
NBA roundup: Nikola Jokic records 199th triple-double, Nuggets top Pels
Nikola Jokic recorded 35 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, Jamal Murray poured in 42 points and the Denver Nuggets rallied from a 23-point deficit to top the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 141-135 in overtime on Saturday night.,Jokic has 199 career regular-season triple-doubles in 12 seasons, secon...
Top 25 roundup: UCF hands No. 2 BYU first loss in double OT
Keyone Jenkins threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Grayson Brousseau to open the second overtime, then connected with Tyren Hornes for a two-point conversion to give UCF a wild 39-31 win over mistake-prone No. 2 BYU on Saturday afternoon in Orlando, Fla.,The Knights' defense stopped BYU on fourth down ...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz to face Lorenzo Musetti in Lyon title match
Second-seeded Taylor Fritz drilled 15 aces while overwhelming fellow American Tommy Paul 6-3, 7-5 on Saturday to reach the final at the Grand Prix Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes in Lyon, France.,Fritz also saved all nine break points he faced during the strong semifinal performance against the fourth-seeded P...
Top 25 roundup: Cincinnati shocks No. 8 Texas Tech; No. 1 Miami rolls
Cincinnati quarterback JC French IV threw for four touchdowns and Cole Tabb ran for a career-high 173 yards and a score as the host Bearcats posted their biggest upset in nearly 20 years with a 37-24 Big 12 victory over No. 8 Texas Tech., ,After squandering an opportunity to win last weekend at West...
WTA roundup: No. 1 Elena Rybakina chasing 4th title of '26
World No. 1 Elena Rybakina will play for her fourth title of the season Sunday at the Ningbo Open in China, opposing Canada's Leylah Fernandez.,Both players posted 6-3, 7-5 victories on Saturday. Top-seeded Rybakina, from Kazakhstan, beat No. 6 Diana Shnaider of Russia and Fernandez topped Czech Mar...
NBA roundup: Hawks crush Hornets, set franchise mark for largest win
Jalen Johnson and reserve Aaron Wiggins each scored 19 points as visiting Atlanta blew out the Charlotte Hornets 128-81 on Friday, the biggest margin of victory in Hawks history.,The 47-point gap topped the old record of 46 set in a 126-80 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Nov 15, 2017. Nickeil A...
ATP roundup: Alexander Bublik survives thriller to reach Almaty semis
Third-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan rallied past fifth-seeded Russian Karen Khachanov 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in Friday's Almaty Open quarterfinals in Kazakhstan.,Bublik hammered 21 aces and finished with 49 winners in his first match of the tournament after advancing via a second-round walkov...
WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina into Ningbo semifinals
World No. 1 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan advanced to the Ningbo Open semifinals with a three-set win Friday against Poland's Katarzyna Kawa in China.,In a match with a combined nine service breaks, the top-seeded Rybakina completed her 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 victory in 1 hour and 45 minutes thanks to a 29-14...
NHL roundup: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins lifts Oilers past 'Canes in shootout
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a shootout goal to complete a special return to the lineup as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 6-5 on Thursday night.,Nugent-Hopkins also notched a goal and an assist in regulation in his season debut, having recovered from a lower-body injury....
ATP roundup: Jiri Lehecka cruises into quarterfinals at Brussels
Second-seeded Jiri Lehecka of Czechia served nine aces without a double fault while soaring to a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Belgium's Raphael Collignon in the BNP Paribas Fortis European Open at Brussels.,Lehecka won 26 of 30 (86.7%) first-serve points and had 24 winners against 14 unforced errors in the...
WTA roundup: Top seed Ann Li reaches Osaka quarterfinals
No. 1 seed Ann Li defeated Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to move into the quarterfinals of the Japan Open in Osaka.,It was 2-2 in the opening set before the 26-year-old American won 10 of the next 12 games to finish in 88 minutes. Li delivered six aces, saved all six break points she f...
NBA roundup: Wolves' Anthony Edwards puts up 45 to beat Giannis, Heat
Anthony Edwards scored 45 points as he and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Giannis Antetokounmpo's debut with the Miami Heat in an emphatic 131-106 season-opening win Wednesday night.,Edwards became just the third player in NBA history to record multiple 40-point games in season openers,...
ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas rolls as seeds tumble in Almaty
Seventh-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas needed just over an hour to dispatch Kazakhstan wild card Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1, 6-2 and reach the Almaty Open quarterfinals on Wednesday in Kazakhstan.,Tsitsipas fired eight aces and converted four break points, ending the final tournament of 38-year-old Kukushkin'...
Top 25 roundup: No. 16 Michigan stuns Western Michigan on Hail Mary
Bryce Underwood connected with JJ Buchanan on a 47-yard Hail Mary on the game's final play as No. 16 Michigan survived a huge scare and defeated visiting Western Michigan 13-12 on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Wolverines hadn't scored since their opening drive and seemed headed for a stunning ups...
MLB roundup: Kyle Schwarber homers, Phillies beat East-leading Braves
Zack Wheeler worked six strong innings and Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-leading 41st homer as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Saturday.,The Phillies evened the four-game series at one win apiece and moved within four games of the first-place Braves in the N...
Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Ohio State blasts Ball State
Wide receiver Jeremiah Smith caught two TD passes and No. 1 Ohio State ran through Ball State in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, 56-3, in the teams' season opener.,The Buckeyes' prep for a showdown at No. 5 Texas turned into a highlight reel. Julian Sayin passed for 320 yards and three touchdowns, comp...
MLB roundup: Guardians earn two walk-off wins in DH sweep of Tigers
Brayan Rocchio hit his second homer of the game, a solo shot in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a come-from-behind 7-6 win over visiting the Detroit Tigers in the first half of a day-night doubleheader on Friday.,Rocchio belted a grand slam in the fourth inning off Kei...
MLB roundup: Guardians earn two walk-off wins in DH sweep of Tigers
Brayan Rocchio hit his second homer of the game, a solo shot in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a come-from-behind 7-6 win over visiting the Detroit Tigers in the first half of a day-night doubleheader on Friday.,Rocchio belted a grand slam in the fourth inning off Kei...
Top 25 roundup: Malachi Toney sets receiving record for No. 7 Miami
Darian Mensah threw for 401 yards and five touchdowns in his debut as the Hurricanes' quarterback and Malachi Toney caught 12 passes for a school-record 234 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 7 Miami to a comfortable 45-6 victory at Stanford on Friday night.,Mensah completed 27 of 30 passes for ...