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NFL roundup: Rams hold on to edge Bills in high-scoring contest
Puka Nacua finished with 178 yards from scrimmage and a pair of touchdowns, and the Los Angeles Rams held on for a 44-42 win over the visiting Buffalo Bills on Sunday despite Josh Allen's record-setting six-touchdown performance.,Nacua caught 12 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown, and he rushed fo...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UCLA holds on vs. Washington
Lauren Betts scored 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting and Kiki Rice added 18 points as No. 1 UCLA survived a third-quarter challenge from Washington to win the Big Ten Conference opener in Seattle on Sunday.,UCLA (9-0, 1-0 Big Ten) led 35-25 at halftime but had to rely on Betts and Rice, who combined t...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 23 Michigan fends off Northwestern
Olivia Olson scored 18 points, including eight straight to open the fourth quarter, as the No. 23 Michigan Wolverines survived a 60-54 scare from the Northwestern Wildcats in the Big Ten opener for each team in Ann Arbor, Mich., ,Northwestern (4-4, 0-1 Big Ten) led throughout the third quarter and t...
Top 25 roundup: No. 4 Kentucky hangs on, beats No. 7 Gonzaga in OT
Andrew Carr recorded 19 points and seven rebounds and prevented a potential game-winning shot to help No. 4 Kentucky notch a 90-89 overtime victory over No. 7 Gonzaga at the Battle in Seattle on Saturday night.,Jaxson Robinson scored 18 points and Otega Oweh added 13 as the Wildcats (8-1) defeated G...
NHL roundup: Kings beat Wild to extend win streak to 5
Adrian Kempe and Alex Laferriere scored goals in the opening two periods as the Los Angeles Kings extended their season-best winning streak to five games with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. ,Trevor Moore scored two empty-net goals and Anze Kopitar recorded an assis...
NBA roundup: Wizards end skid despite Nikola Jokic's 56 points
Jordan Poole scored 39 points to help the host Washington Wizards overcome Nikola Jokic's career-high 56 points and beat the Denver Nuggets 122-113 on Saturday to end their 16-game losing streak.,Poole hit a career-high nine 3-pointers and was one of five Wizards to score in double figures. Justin C...
Top 25 roundup: No. 17 Clemson tops No. 8 SMU at buzzer for ACC title
CHARLOTTE -- Nolan Hauser kicked a 56-yard field goal as time expired, Cade Klubnik threw four touchdown passes and No. 17 Clemson pulled out a 34-31 victory against No. 8 SMU on Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. ,The game appeared destined for overtime after Kevin J...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 7 Maryland rallies past Purdue
Saylor Poffenbarger and Christina Dalce both had double-doubles as No. 7 Maryland overcame a 16-point deficit to beat host Purdue 78-69 in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind.,Poffenbarger finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds while Dalce had 10 points an...
Galaxy clip Red Bulls for record 6th MLS title
Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic each scored early to lift the LA Galaxy to their record sixth MLS Cup title and first since 2014 in a 2-1 victory over the visiting New York Red Bulls in Saturday's final in Carson, Calif.,Paintsil's fourth goal of the playoffs and Joveljic's sixth helped the Galax...
MLS to go on hiatus during 2026 World Cup
Major League Soccer will go on break during the entirety of the 2026 World Cup.,That's according to commissioner Don Garber, who made the declaration Friday in Carson, Calif., the site of Saturday's MLS Cup final.,He said the league also will pause during part of the Club World Cup in 2025, which wi...
NBA roundup: Trae Young's trey in OT lifts Hawks past Lakers
Trae Young hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 7.4 seconds left in overtime, helping the Atlanta Hawks beat the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 134-132 on Friday.,Young had 31 points and 20 assists, while De'Andre Hunter scored 26 off the bench, as Atlanta won its sixth straight. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 20, ...
NHL roundup: Caps set team record with road win vs. Leafs
Connor McMichael scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and the Washington Capitals defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Friday night, notching their franchise-record eighth consecutive road victory.,Nic Dowd added a goal and an assist and Aliaksei Protas (empty net) also scored for Washing...
Galaxy have sixth MLS Cup in sight; Red Bulls eye long-awaited first
The Los Angeles Galaxy will try to win their league-record sixth MLS Cup without star player Riqui Puig when they host a New York Red Bulls side looking for its first title in club history on Saturday in Carson, Calif.,The Galaxy have been by far the most dominant performers of the postseason, winni...
NHL roundup: Lightning score five in first period, rout Sharks
Brandon Hagel scored twice in 23 seconds during Tampa Bay's five-goal outburst in the first period as the Lightning trounced the visiting San Jose Sharks 8-1 on Thursday.,Cam Atkinson and Conor Geekie had a goal and an assist apiece before Hagel hit the net twice. Jake Guentzel, who finished with tw...
NBA roundup: Cavs beat Nuggets despite Nikola Jokic's big night
Nikola Jokic moved to No. 3 in career triple-doubles with 27 points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists at Cleveland, but his Denver Nuggets couldn't withstand the host Cavaliers' 3-point barrage and lost 126-114 on Thursday night.,Jokic's 139th career triple-double broke a tie with Magic Johnson on the all...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 3 South Carolina tops No. 8 Duke in OT
Chloe Kitts scored 21 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as No. 3 South Carolina held on for an 81-70 win over No. 8 Duke on Thursday night in an SEC/ACC Challenge game at Columbia, S.C.,Te-Hina Paopao and Sania Feagin added 11 points apiece for South Carolina (8-1), which won its third straight gam...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 10 Irish edge No. 4 Texas in OT
Hannah Hidalgo scored 30 points and grabbed eight rebounds as No. 10 Notre Dame outlasted No. 4 Texas for an 80-70 overtime victory on Thursday in an SEC/ACC Challenge game at South Bend, Ind.,Olivia Miles and Sonia Citron added 18 points apiece for the Fighting Irish (6-2). Texas scored the first b...
Transfer portal active before official opening Monday
Oklahoma wide receiver Nic Anderson plans to enter the transfer portal when it officially opens on Monday, several reports said Thursday.,The 6-foot-4 Texas native hauled in 38 receptions for 798 yards and 10 touchdowns during the 2023 season. Then he missed nearly the entire 2024 season due to a na...
NHL roundup: Kings overtake Stars, win 4th straight
Warren Foegele scored early in the third period to cap the Los Angeles Kings' 3-2 comeback victory over the visiting Dallas Stars on Wednesday night.,Foegele scored his seventh goal of the season on a wraparound at the 2:22 mark of the third to break a 2-2 tie and extend the Kings' season-best winni...
NBA roundup: Surging Hawks cool off Bucks
Wisconsin native Jalen Johnson scored 23 points and De'Andre Hunter added 20 to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 119-104 win in Milwaukee, ending the Bucks' seven-game winning streak.,Once again, the Hawks got scoring from many different places, with eight players scoring at least eight. Clint Capela gra...