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Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews calls for his return against Lightning
Center Auston Matthews informed reporters Friday that he intends to make his return for the Toronto Maple Leafs in their game against the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday night.,The three-time NHL goal scoring champion (2020-21, 2021-22, 2023-24) has been out for Toronto since Nov. 3 with what has been ...

Texas Tech puts away Northern Colorado with hot shooting
Darrion Williams scored 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and Texas Tech cruised to an 89-64 win over Northern Colorado on Friday night in Lubbock, Texas., ,Kevin Overton contributed 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting for Texas Tech (6-1), which won its second straight game. JT Toppin registered a ...

Panthers score 3 times in 3rd to end Hurricanes' home win streak
A.J. Greer put Florida ahead with a tiebreaking goal in the third period as the Panthers withstood a Carolina Hurricanes comeback to win 6-3 on Friday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,Sam Reinhart scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and Jesper Boqvist, Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Lundell and Sam Bennett also sco...

Miami looks to halt slide in home clash vs. Charleston Southern
The Miami Hurricanes need a win in the worst way.,The Hurricanes (3-3) were embarrassed last week when they lost three games in four days at the Charleston Classic in South Carolina.,On Saturday afternoon, the Hurricanes will look for a bounce-back game against visiting Charleston Southern (1-7).,Th...

Ascending BC aims to stay strong against reeling Pitt
With bowl eligibility clinched for the second straight fall, Boston College looks to end its regular season with a third win in four games Saturday against Pitt in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Last week's 41-21 triumph over North Carolina helped the Eagles (6-5, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) continue their...

Southern Cal looks to locate offense in clash vs. New Mexico
Southern California had a forgettable Thanksgiving on the basketball court by scoring just 36 points in a blowout loss.,The Trojans will look for a revival from their offense on Friday night when they face New Mexico in the third-place game of the Acrisure Invitational at Palm Desert, Calif.,The Lob...

Saint Mary’s shuts down USC, romps to 71-36 win
Saint Mary's closed the first half on a 14-2 run that snowballed into the second half, and the Gaels ran past Southern California, 71-36, in the second game of Thursday's Acrisure Classic in Palm Desert, Calif.,Saint Mary's (7-0) took control with its ability to attack the rim, starting with Jordan ...

Texas Tech, Northern Colorado portend high-scoring shootout
Texas Tech gets back to work Friday in Lubbock against Northern Colorado after splitting a pair of games in its toughest challenges of the young season last week in New York.,The Red Raiders (5-1) lost for the first time this season to Saint Joseph's before bouncing back to edge Syracuse 79-74 at th...

Panthers take aim at Hurricanes' home-ice streak
The Carolina Hurricanes are having quite a week with a pair of scintillating comeback victories.,They'll look for more thrills when the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers pay a visit on Friday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,"Right back to work, looking forward to it," Hurricanes rookie Jacks...

Panthers stop 4-game skid, end Leafs' win streak at 4
Carter Verhaeghe's three-point night helped the Florida Panthers snap their four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win, cooling off the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night in Sunrise.,Verhaeghe finished with a goal and two assists and Sam Reinhart scored his league-leading 17th goal of the s...

Baye Ndongo scores 17 to lead Georgia Tech past Charleston Southern
Baye Ndongo had 17 points and eight rebounds, helping the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets earn a 91-67 win over the visiting Charleston Southern Buccaneers in Atlanta, Ga., on Wednesday.,Naithan George also scored 17 points, adding seven assists for Georgia Tech (3-3), which snapped a two-game losing st...

Darius Johnson's 8 treys help UCF knock off Milwaukee
Darius Johnson made a career-high eight triples and scored a season-high 28 points to guide UCF past visiting Wisconsin-Milwaukee 84-76 on Wednesday night, ending the Knights' two-game losing streak., ,UCF, which beat Milwaukee for the first time in school history after losing twice to the Panthers ...

No secrets as Bucs visit Dave Canales, Panthers for NFC South showdown
The connections are clear between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers, longtime NFC South rivals.,The teams get together for a meeting on Sunday in Charlotte and showed recent signs they can play with any team.,"It's an NFC South battle," Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said. "All of them ar...

Georgia Tech targets elusive home win against Charleston Southern
A pair of scuffling teams will look to put their losing streaks to bed on Wednesday, when the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets host the Charleston Southern Buccaneers in Atlanta, Ga.,Georgia Tech (2-3) is playing its sixth of a seven-game homestand. The Yellow Jackets fell at home to North Florida 103-95...

UCLA forces 30 turnovers, trounces Southern Utah
Lazar Stefanovic scored 13 of his season-high 19 points in the first half and the UCLA defense forced 30 turnovers in an 88-43 rout of Southern Utah on Tuesday in Los Angeles.,The Bruins (6-1) faced little resistance in their wire-to-wire win, staying perfect at home for the season and scoring their...

Contrast in streaks: Cold Panthers to host hot Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs have won four straight games. The Florida Panthers have lost four straight games.,Toronto is 7-1-0 in its past eight games. Florida is 1-6-0 in its past seven.,On Wednesday night, those trends will be tested as the Panthers will host the Leafs in Sunrise, Fla.,Oddly, Toronto ...

After series of easy wins, UCLA hosts Southern Utah next
UCLA puts its undefeated home record on the line Tuesday in the fifth date of a six-game homestand when Southern Utah visits Los Angeles.,The Bruins (5-1) have had no trouble with any of their first five opponents at Pauley Pavilion, winning each contest by at least 14 points. They have won four str...

Jakob Chychrun's 3-point game carries Caps past Panthers
Defenseman Jakob Chychrun, back in his home region, scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and added two assists while leading the Washington Capitals to a 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Monday in Sunrise, Fla.,Washington's Lars Eller scored two goals, as he and teammate,Ivan Miroshniche...

Panthers TE Ja'Tavion Sanders rejoins team after injury scare
Panthers tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders rejoined the team on Monday after an injury scare in Sunday's loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. ,Carolina coach Dave Canales said Sanders was in the building the day after being taken off the field on a stretcher to the hospital for tests. According to Canales, the...
NFC South: Where Everyone’s Bad, But Someone’s Gotta Be First
A chaotic NFC South race heats up as the Falcons, Bucs, Saints, and Panthers battle for playoff hopes. Who will rise from the mediocrity to claim the division crown?...