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Stars' blistering power play ready for Senators
Dallas seeks its fourth straight win on Sunday when the second-place squad in the Central Division hosts Ottawa.,The Stars won 4-3 Friday over the Utah Mammoth despite allowing their guests to go up 2-0 less than 13 minutes into the contest. Dallas' power play keyed the comeback as it went 2-for-5, ...

Boston College secures first FBS win of the season in rout over Syracuse
Turbo Richard and Jordan McDonald each ran for two second-half touchdowns as Boston College rolled past host Syracuse 34-12 in the season finale for both Atlantic Coast Conference rivals on Saturday.,Richard (102 yards on 15 carries) and McDonald (28 yards on five carries) helped the Eagles (2-10, 1...

Houston survives late comeback to win 9th game vs. Baylor
Dean Connors scored the deciding touchdown on a 1-yard run in the final minutes and Connor Weigman amassed 322 yards and accounted for three TDs as Houston outslugged Baylor 31-24 on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 dustup in Waco, Texas., ,Baylor roared back from 15 points down to tie the game at 24 ...

Houston survives late comeback to win 9th game vs. Baylor
Dean Connors scored the deciding touchdown on a 1-yard run in the final minutes and Connor Weigman amassed 322 yards and accounted for three TDs as Houston outslugged Baylor 31-24 on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 dustup in Waco, Texas., ,Baylor roared back from 15 points down to tie the game at 24 ...

5-star WR Easton Royal commits to 2027 class for Texas
Easton Royal, a blue-chip wide receiver in the Class of 2027, committed to Texas on Saturday.,The 247Sports composite lists him as a five-star prospect, the No. 3 wide receiver in the class and No. 12 overall player.,He had numerous offers from Power 4 programs and chose the Longhorns over schools s...

5-star WR Easton Royal commits to 2027 class for Texas
Easton Royal, a blue-chip wide receiver in the Class of 2027, committed to Texas on Saturday.,The 247Sports composite lists him as a five-star prospect, the No. 3 wide receiver in the class and No. 12 overall player.,He had numerous offers from Power 4 programs and chose the Longhorns over schools s...

Islanders' Kyle Palmieri has torn ACL, out 6-8 months
New York Islanders veteran forward Kyle Palmieri has a torn ACL and will be out six-to-eight months, the team announced Saturday.,Palmieri was injured while vying for a loose puck with Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Jamie Drysdale during the second period of New York's 4-3 shootout loss on Friday. A...

Coach critical of skidding Jets ahead of matchup vs. Predators
The Winnipeg Jets will look to halt their four-game losing streak while the Predators will aim to make it three wins in a row on Saturday evening in their matchup in Nashville, Tenn.,It will be the second meeting of the season between the two Central Division rivals, with the Jets having taken the f...

Coach critical of skidding Jets ahead of matchup vs. Predators
The Winnipeg Jets will look to halt their four-game losing streak while the Predators will aim to make it three wins in a row on Saturday evening in their matchup in Nashville, Tenn.,It will be the second meeting of the season between the two Central Division rivals, with the Jets having taken the f...

Heat's Norman Powell, Tyler Herro continue learning experience vs. Pistons
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has a pleasant dilemma -- finding enough minutes for all of his productive players.,The Heat carry a six-game winning streak into their home game against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night. They're also in relatively good health with only guard Jaime Jaquez Jr., wh...

Hornets plot to work together in bid to halt Raptors' win streak
The Charlotte Hornets will need all of the ingredients that were on display for their most recent victory when they take on the visiting Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.,And that might not even be enough to deal with one of the NBA's hottest teams. But it should be a good starting point.,"Competit...

No. 9 BYU shoots down Dayton to win ESPN Events Invitational
Richie Saunders scored 29 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help No. 9 BYU earn an 83-79 win over Dayton in the ESPN Events Invitational championship in Kissimmee, Fla., on Friday.,Robert Wright III added 23 points and six assists while freshman AJ Dybantsa scored 18 for the Cougars (6-1), who ov...

Predators hand Blackhawks fifth consecutive defeat
The Chicago Blackhawks' recent struggles continued as the Nashville Predators held on for a 4-3 road victory on Friday.,Steven Stamkos, Luke Evangelista, and Ryan O'Reilly each had a goal and an assist, Matthew Wood also scored and Jusse Saros finished with 24 saves for the Predators, who won their ...

Desmond Bane, Magic overcome Cade Cunningham to drop Pistons
Desmond Bane poured in 37 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the visiting Orlando Magic edged the Detroit Pistons 112-109 on Friday to advance to the knockout round of the NBA Cup.,Orlando finished 4-0 in the East Group B of the event and won for the fifth time in its past six games. The Pistons, ...

Dominant first half carries Miami past Georgetown
Malik Reneau scored 23 points and Tru Washington added 17 as Miami defeated Georgetown 78-65 on Friday to take third place in the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla.,The Hurricanes (6-2) dominated for most of the game before the Hoyas (5-2) went on a 16-4 run in the closing minutes to pull w...

Matthew Kessel’s late goal lifts Blues past Senators
Matthew Kessel scored the decisive goal as the St. Louis Blues held off the visiting Ottawa Senators 4-3 Friday afternoon.,Oskar Sundqvist, Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich also scored for the Blues, who have earned a point in five of their last six games (2-1-3).,Jordan Binnington made 25 saves an...

Broncos bring 8-game winning streak into clash with Commanders
Two teams coming out of their bye week in opposite directions meet in prime time on Sunday when the Denver Broncos visit the Washington Commanders in Landover, Md.,Denver (9-2) has won eight straight and holds the second seed in the AFC behind the New England Patriots (10-2) and ahead of the Indiana...

No. 6 Oregon looks to handle heated rival Washington
No. 6 Oregon enters the final weekend of Big Ten football still very much in play for a spot in the conference championship game.,The most plausible scenario for the Ducks (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) to earn a rematch with Indiana for the Big Ten title is if Oregon wins at underdog Washington in Seattle on ...

Senators captain Brady Tkachuk (thumb) to return Friday
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk will return to the lineup on Friday against the host St. Louis Blues.,The 26-year-old forward has not played in a game since Oct. 13 due to a right thumb injury that required surgery.,Tkachuk will miss his 20th consecutive game on Wednesday night when the Senato...

No. 10 Florida presents tall task for TCU in San Diego
No. 10 Florida will bring its bruising and dominating frontcourt into the spotlight when it faces TCU on Thursday afternoon in a first-round game in the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego.,The winner will play the victor of the other first-round game between Providence and Wisconsin in the ch...