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Jake Retzlaff looks to keep No. 13 BYU rolling past Oklahoma St.
In July, BYU was picked to finish 13th in the new-look Big 12 Conference.,On Sunday, the Cougars rose to 13th in the Associated Press Top 25 after a 41-19 win over Arizona on Saturday upped their record to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the conference.,As BYU readies for a conference game Friday night in Pr...
Coming off big win, No. 2 Oregon needs to avoid letdown vs. Purdue
Coming off the biggest win of his two-plus seasons as head coach of Oregon football, Dan Lanning and the No. 2 Ducks get a short week of preparation ahead of traveling to West Lafayette, Ind., to face Purdue on Friday night.,The big key for the Ducks (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) is to avoid a letdown after th...
Already down in ALCS, Guardians set to face Yanks ace Gerrit Cole
NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees began the American League Championship Series by getting a strong outing from Carlos Rodon as two of their three sluggers sent pitches over the fences.,The Yankees are hoping to replicate the formula and take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series on Tuesday when the...
Blue Jackets ready to honor Johnny Gaudreau in home opener
Emotions will run high when the Columbus Blue Jackets play their home opener on Tuesday against the Florida Panthers.,It will be the first game in Columbus since the death of star forward Johnny Gaudreau. On Aug. 29, Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were killed while cycling as they were hit ...
Hurricanes return to action vs. Devils after unwanted break
It seems as if the New Jersey Devils are far ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes, and the season has barely started.,That's the backdrop for the teams when they meet Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,The Devils are off to a 4-1-0 start. The Hurricanes are just one game into their schedule.,Carolina's seas...
Brock Nelson, Islanders keep Avalanche winless
Brock Nelson scored two goals 2:49 apart in the second period as the New York Islanders beat the struggling Colorado Avalanche 6-2 on Monday in Denver.,Anders Lee, Kyle Palmieri, Anthony Duclair and Mathew Barzal each added a goal and Ilya Sorokin stopped 32 shots for New York, which won in coach Pa...
Virginia Tech 'excited' for Thursday night fight with Boston College
Following a mutual bye week, Atlantic Coast Conference rivals will clash when Virginia Tech hosts Boston College in a primetime Thursday game in Blacksburg, Va.,The Hokies (3-3, 1-1) return to action for the first time since defeating new ACC member Stanford 31-7 in their first-ever regular-season g...
Oilers off to rocky start again, seek improvement vs. Flyers
The Edmonton Oilers have been down this road before, spinning their wheels to start the season while in search of the nearest off-ramp.,Just a few months after reaching the Stanley Cup Final, the Oilers have dropped their first three games of this season.,They'll try to end that skid when they host ...
Jonathan Huberdeau, Flames clash with Connor Bedard, Blackhawks
The surprising Calgary Flames will strive to stay unbeaten when they host Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.,The Flames have opened the season with three straight wins, their most recent triumph coming Sunday against the provincial and division rival Edmonton Oilers. Last season, t...
Stars hope to keep shutout streak alive vs. Sharks
The Stars aim to extend several streaks of their own and a gaudy one of the San Jose Sharks when the clubs meet in Dallas on Tuesday.,Jake Oettinger made 34 saves in Dallas' 3-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday and Casey DeSmith turned aside all 25 shots he faced in his team debut the...
Predators aim to diversify attack vs. short-rested Kraken
All eyes in Nashville have been on the Predators' big offseason acquisitions, Steven Stamkos and fellow forward Jonathan Marchessault.,Not just the fans. But also, it seems, their teammates.,"We've added some really good scorers, and I think we are deferring too much to them at times," Predators coa...
Brandon Saad returns as Blues prepare for home opener vs. Wild
The St. Louis Blues will welcome veteran winger Brandon Saad back to the lineup for their home opener Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild.,Saad, who scored 26 goals last season, missed the Blues' opening three-game road trip while awaiting the birth of his third child.,"I'm excited," Saad said. "Obvi...
Golden Knights eye 4-0-0 start, square off with Capitals
A strong start to the season is nothing new for the Vegas Golden Knights, while the Washington Capitals once again must try to rebound from losing their opener.,The Golden Knights are aiming for a second straight 4-0-0 start when they visit the Capitals on Tuesday night.,For a third consecutive seas...
Report: Jaguars trade DT Roy Robertson-Harris to Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks obtained veteran defensive tackle Roy Robertson-Harris from the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday for a 2026 sixth-round draft pick, NFL Network and ESPN reported.,Robertson-Harris, 31, has started two of six games for the Jaguars (1-5) and has seven tackles, two sacks and four qua...
Devils hand Utah HC first loss via shutout
Jake Allen stopped all 20 shots he faced for the host New Jersey Devils, who became the first NHL team to reach four wins this season by blanking the Utah Hockey Club 3-0 on Monday afternoon in Newark, N.J.,The shutout is the first for Allen since Feb. 14, 2023, when he recorded 22 saves for the Mon...
After Milton postponed home opener, Lightning face winless Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks open a four-game road trip at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night in search of their first win of the season.,The Canucks dropped back-to-back games on home ice last week to start the season. Vancouver squandered a 4-1 lead and fell 6-5 in overtime against the Calgary Flam...
Yankees add Anthony Rizzo, Marcus Stroman to ALCS roster
The New York Yankees added first baseman Anthony Rizzo and right-hander Marcus Stroman to their American League Championship Series roster on Monday. ,The Guardians added right-hander Pedro Avila to their roster before the teams opened the ALCS on Monday night in New York. ,Rizzo returns more than t...
Dolphins: QB Tua Tagovailoa expected to return this season
Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel told reporters Monday that quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is expected to return this season from the concussion he suffered in Week 2.,McDaniel said Tagovailoa received encouraging feedback from a neurologist last week, during the team's bye week.,"I do expect to see h...
Week 6 MNF: Jets-Bills Preview, Best Bet
Underwhelming might suffice as a five-game summary of the New York Jets through five games of the 2024 regular season. ,Even so, the Jets can move into first place in the AFC East with a win on Monday night against the Bills.,A 2-3 start resulted in Jets owner Woody Johnson firing head coach Robert ...
Anthony Edwards is Starting to Bite Off More Than He Can Chew
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards talks a big game, but the youngster better live up to the hype that he brings upon himself and deliver an NBA Title....