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Nathan MacKinnon's clutch effort lifts Avs past Knights in shootout
Nathan MacKinnon scored his league-leading 31st goal to go with two assists and also scored the game-winner in the fourth round of the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche edged the Vegas Golden Knights 6-5 on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,MacKinnon skated down the slot and ripped a wrist shot past the...
MacKinnon's clutch effort lifts Avs to shootout win over Knights
Nathan MacKinnon scored his league-leading 31st goal to go with two assists and also scored the game-winner in the fourth round of the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche edged the Vegas Golden Knights 6-5 on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,MacKinnon skated down the slot and ripped a wrist shot past the...
Cam Thomas' 30-point return boosts Nets over Wolves
Cam Thomas scored 30 points off the bench in an impressive return from a hamstring injury and the surging Brooklyn Nets earned a 123-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Thomas was the first reserve to enter the game after being out since the first quarter of...
Derrick Henry rushes for 4 TD's, 216 yards as Ravens outslug Packers
Derrick Henry rushed for season highs of 216 yards and four touchdowns and the Baltimore Ravens remained alive in the AFC North with a 41-24 victory over the host Green Bay Packers on Saturday night.,Henry set an NFL record with his seventh career 200-yard game, breaking a tie with O.J. Simpson and ...
Cam Thomas' big return boosts Nets to win over Timberwolves
Cam Thomas scored 30 points off the bench in an impressive return from a hamstring injury and the surging Brooklyn Nets earned a 123-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Thomas was the first reserve to enter the game after being out since the first quarter of...
Kevin Durant comes up big in Rockets win over Cavaliers
Kevin Durant scored a game-high 30 points, while Reed Sheppard added 18 off the bench as the host Houston Rockets rolled to a 117-100 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.,Durant shot 11 for 17 from the floor and added seven assists to pace Houston in the absence of Alperen Sengun (calf), th...
Alex Ovechkin, Caps forge tie in 3rd, nip Devils in OT
Jakob Chychrun followed up his shot to score the game-winner with 54 seconds left in overtime to lift the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday in Newark, N.J., ,Chychrun, who entered Saturday tied with Columbus' Zach Werenski for the league lead in goals by defense...
No. 2 Michigan puts unbeaten record up vs. battle-tested McNeese
Dusty May insists that No. 2 Michigan has not yet reached its peak.,"We've played well, but this team still has another gear that we can shift into and take it to another level," the Wolverines coach said. "There's no doubt.",That could be scary news for upcoming opponents.,Michigan (11-0) will look...
Scuffling Oregon hosts Omaha in non-conference finales for both
Oregon will play Omaha on Sunday night at Eugene, Ore., in the final nonconference matchup of the season for both programs.,Oregon (6-6) enters as a 20.5-point favorite, but Omaha (7-7) is riding a four-game winning streak entering the game.,Oregon has lost six of its last eight games, including a 9...
No. 18 Arkansas continues tough schedule with contest vs. James Madison
With Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. dominating the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week Award, the No. 18 Razorbacks and their emerging star turn their attention to the next opponent in what has been a testing schedule.,The Razorbacks (9-3) will host James Madison (7-6) in Fayetteville, Ark...
Surprising Celtics look to add to Blazers' road woes
Not having Jayson Tatum was supposed to make things extremely difficult for the Boston Celtics.,But 30 games into the season, Boston has won 19 and stands in third place in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics take aim at victory No. 20 when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.,Boston has...
Yale looms as imposing threat to No. 14 Alabama
No. 14 Alabama looks to shake off a seven-day layoff Monday when it takes on a dangerous Yale team in the final nonconference tuneup for both squads in Tuscaloosa, Ala., ,The Crimson Tide (9-3) took a 21-point loss to No. 1 Arizona on Dec. 13, but have rebounded with consecutive wins in which they'v...
No. 3 Iowa State returns from 8-day break to take on Houston Christian
No. 3 Iowa State, fresh off an eight-day break, returns to close out its nonconference slate with a home game against Houston Christian on Monday night at Hilton Coliseum in Ames.,The Cyclones (12-0) have been one of the top teams in the country, impressing both offensively and defensively. They are...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (back) inactive for game vs. Packers
Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson has been downgraded from doubtful and is inactive for the Ravens' game Saturday night at Green Bay because of a back contusion.,The two-time NFL Most Valuable Player missed practice all week after being kneed in the back in the first half of the 28-24 loss Sunday ...
Keon Ellis' season-best 21 points key for Kings' victory vs. Mavericks
Keon Ellis had a season-best 21 points, Russell Westbrook matched it with 21 of his own and the Sacramento Kings held off the visiting Dallas Mavericks 113-107 on Saturday afternoon to win for just the second time in their last eight games.,Rookie Maxime Raynaud chipped in with 19 points for the Kin...
No. 23 Georgia takes historic offense into clash with Long Island
The No. 23 Georgia Bulldogs will try to keep high-scoring attack on track as they host Long Island on Monday in Athens in their final nonconference game of the season.,Georgia (11-1) leads the nation at 99.8 points per game. It was the highest scoring average of a Division I team on Christmas since ...
Explosive offenses collide in matchup between No. 5 Purdue, Kent State
Following the Christmas break for both teams, Kent State and No. 5 Purdue hope their high-scoring and winning ways will continue when they hook up for a Monday evening tip-off in West Lafayette, Ind.,Many likely aren't surprised by the scoring prowess of Purdue (11-1), which was ranked No. 1 in the ...
Flyers, Kraken come off holiday break riding high
Judging by their recent performances, the Philadelphia Flyers and Seattle Kraken both enjoyed their holiday break.,The Flyers have won two games in a row, and the Kraken swept their three-game California trip leading into the break.,The teams will return to the ice Sunday in Seattle after four days ...
Old Dominion ready for test against Maryland
Old Dominion coach Mike Jones returns to his stomping grounds when his team faces Maryland on Sunday night in College Park, Md.,Less than two miles away, Jones coached 19 seasons at national prep powerhouse and alma mater DeMatha Catholic. Jones also served one season as an assistant at Maryland bef...
Florida to conclude non-SEC stretch with date with Dartmouth
Nearly finished with a solid but unspectacular nonconference showing in the new season, Florida will conclude its play outside the Southeastern Conference when it meets the Ivy League's Dartmouth on Monday in Gainesville, Fla.,Winners of three straight games, the No. 22 Gators (8-4) are one of six S...