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NWSL roundup: Cloe Lacasse earns hat trick in Utah win vs. Seattle
At Sandy, Utah, Cloe Lacasse scored three first-half goals for the first hat trick in franchise history to help provide the Royals with a three-game winning streak at the expense of the Reign, 3-0.,Lacasse scored in the third and 20th minutes before her final tally in first-half extra time. The firs...
Top 25 roundup: Late FG pushes No. 3 Oregon past No. 2 Ohio State
A 19-yard field goal by Atticus Sappington with 1:47 to play gave No. 3 Oregon a 32-31 win over No. 2 Ohio State in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday night.,The Ducks drove 74 yards to the Ohio State 1-yard line to set up the game-winning kick. It was the seventh lead change of the contest after a 40-yard f...
NHL roundup: Utah edges Rangers in OT to remain perfect
Clayton Keller's second goal of the game was the winner for the Utah Hockey Club, which defeated the host New York Rangers 6-5 in overtime on Saturday.,Keller's third goal of the season came with 55 seconds left in the extra period to give Utah its third straight victory in as many games. He came ar...
NWSL roundup: Temwa Chawinga's record goal lifts Current past Bay FC
Kansas City star Temwa Chawinga set the NWSL record for goals in a season with her 19th, leading the Current to a 1-0 victory over Bay FC on Saturday night in San Jose, Calif.,Chawinga surpassed Sam Kerr, who scored 18 for the Chicago Red Stars in 2019.,Chawinga set the mark in the 35th minute when ...
NWSL Roundup: Late goals lift NJ/NY Gotham over Red Stars
Lynn Williams scored from the penalty spot in the 87th minute and Esther Gonzalez added a goal in stoppage time as NJ/NY Gotham FC pulled out a 2-0 victory over the host Chicago Red Stars on Saturday at Bridgeview, Ill.,Gotham FC (15-4-5, 50 points) earned the opportunity from the spot after Ella St...
NHL roundup: Nikita Kucherov's hat trick lifts Lightning to win
Nikita Kucherov scored a hat trick in the final nine minutes and the Tampa Bay Lightning posted a 4-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes in the season opener for both teams Friday night in Raleigh, N.C., ,Brayden Point scored the first Tampa Bay goal, with Kucherov picking up an assist on the g...
NHL roundup: Anze Kopitar's 3rd-period hat trick lifts Kings
Anze Kopitar recorded a third-period hat trick and the Los Angeles Kings rallied for a 3-1 road victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.,With Los Angeles trailing 1-0, the 37-year-old Kopitar scored 13 seconds into the third period. Then, in the waning seconds of the Kings' five-on-three p...
NHL roundup: Rangers open season with shutout of Pens
Igor Shesterkin made 29 saves to help the visiting New York Rangers to a 6-0 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday night.,It was the first shutout in an opener for a Rangers goalie since Oct. 12, 1956, when Gump Worsley stopped 31 shots in a 3-0 victory...
MLB roundup: Mets eliminate Phils, advance to NLCS
Francisco Lindor hit the go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning Wednesday for the New York Mets, who beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 to win their National League Division Series three games to one.,New York will face either the Los Angeles Dodgers or San Diego Padres in the NL Champions...
NHL roundup: Utah Hockey Club top 'Hawks in inaugural game
Dylan Guenther scored two goals to help the Utah Hockey Club win their inaugural game 5-2 against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City.,Barrett Hayton had a goal and an assist, Clayton Keller and Lawson Crouse also scored and Nick Schmaltz and Logan Cooley had two assists each f...
A year before Ryder Cup, captains talk building teams, Bethpage test
Keegan Bradley envisions possibly making a lineup for Ryder Cup matches next fall that includes himself as a player-captain when the United States and Europe square off in the 2025 event at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.,That's just one of many scenarios Bradley has to ponder, however, before t...
Rams eyeing Week 7 return for WR Cooper Kupp (ankle)
The Rams hope to see Cooper Kupp back on the field for Week 7, but Los Angeles coach Sean McVay said the star wide receiver returning that soon is not guaranteed.,Kupp has missed the Rams' last three games after suffering a high left ankle sprain in a Week 2 loss at the Arizona Cardinals. ,McVay tol...
NFL roundup: Ravens need OT to outlast Bengals in shootout
Lamar Jackson threw four touchdown passes and led a comeback from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit on Sunday as the visiting Baltimore Ravens rallied for a 41-38 overtime win over the Cincinnati Bengals.,Derrick Henry's 51-yard run in the extra session set up Justin Tucker's game-winning 24-yard f...
Top 25 roundup: Vanderbilt takes down No. 1 Alabama
Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns as the Commodores shocked top-ranked Alabama, 40-35, at First Bank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday.,Pavia connected on 16 of 20 throws, with six going to tight end Eli Stowers for 113 yards.,Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1 SEC), a 23 1/2-...
MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani sparks Dodgers' rally vs. Padres
Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run home run in the first playoff game of his career and the host Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 7-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday in Game 1 of their National League Division Series.,Teoscar Hernandez delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the fourth as t...
NWSL roundup: Gotham FC score four 2nd-half goals to power past Bay FC
Led by two goals from Esther Gonzalez scored in the span of three minutes, Gotham FC beat Bay FC 5-1 on Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.,With the victory, Gotham (14-4-5, 47 points) extended its unbeaten streak to four matches and held its spot in third place in the NWSL table. Bay FC (9-13-1, 28 po...
MWSL roundup: Gotham FC score four 2nd-half goals to power past Bay FC
Led by two goals from Esther Gonzalez scored in the span of three minutes, Gotham FC beat visiting Bay FC 5-1 on Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.,With the victory, Gotham (14-4-5, 47 points) extended its unbeaten streak to four matches and held its spot in third place in the NWSL table. Bay FC (9-13...
AVULUS, HEROIC continue ascent at PGL Wallachia Season 2
AVULUS and HEROIC each recorded a 2-0 sweep on Saturday to win their second straight match at the PGL Wallachia Season 2 - Group Stage in Bucharest, Romania.,The $1 million Dota 2 event opened with 16 teams in a modified Swiss-system group stage. The top eight teams will advance to the double-elimin...
Talladega looms as NASCAR's Round of 12 rolls on
After a Round of 12 opener at Kansas Speedway on Sunday that featured non-title contender Ross Chastain recording his first 2024 win, the dozen drivers left to compete for the championship could start thinking about the Big One that lies ahead:,Talladega Superspeedway.,The steep-banked, super-fast 2...
MLS making big plans for Lionel Messi's playoff debut
Major League Soccer already is making preparations for superstar Lionel Messi's MLS Cup playoff debut, even though his Inter Miami CF team's opponent hasn't been set.,Inter Miami, which clinched their first Supporters' Shield on Wednesday with a 3-2 win against the Columbus Crew, will play their fir...