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After capturing gold, Wild trio focused on Blues
A trio of United States Olympic gold medal winners are about to return "home.",It's likely that fans from the "State of Hockey" will welcome them back with a roar.,Matt Boldy and defensemen Quinn Hughes and Brock Faber will be front and center when the Minnesota Wild face off against the St. Louis B...
Hawks try again, this time against Blazers, to reach elusive .500 mark
The Atlanta Hawks will try to get to the .500 mark for the first time since December when they complete a five-game homestand by hosting the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.,Atlanta has won three straight games, including a pair of wire-to-wire victories over woeful Washington. The Hawks haven't ha...
Mammoth aim to continue ascent vs. struggling Blackhawks
The Utah Mammoth, winners of three of their last four games, are battling to remain in a playoff position as they prepare to host the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday afternoon.,The Mammoth, in the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference, defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Friday in Salt Lake Cit...
Sharks relish role as contender while Jets languish near bottom
After snapping a five-game losing streak, the San Jose Sharks will look to make it two straight wins and keep pace in the playoff race when they host the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.,The Sharks are coming off a 5-4 home win against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Their two-goal lead after the first per...
Golden Knights wary of slow start vs. host Penguins
Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy has just one simple request for his team heading into Sunday afternoon's game at Pittsburgh.,Start on time.,The three-week Olympic break did little to help the Golden Knights recharge and snap a season-long habit of poor starts. Vegas has been outscored 5-1 in the first two...
OpTic Texas moves into first place in CDL Major 2 qualifying
OpTic Texas defeated Los Angeles Thieves in a battle of 4-0 teams to move to the top of the standings in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major on Saturday.,In other second-day action of Week 3 competition, G2 Minnesota edged Riyadh Falcons, Toronto KOI beat Miami Heretics and Carolina...
Lone’er Kavanagh spoils Brandon Moreno’s homecoming in Mexico City
Lone'er Kavanagh left former two-time UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno bloodied and bruised for an upset victory in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Mexico City.,England's Kavanagh downed Mexico's Moreno via unanimous decision in the non-title bout, securing the judges' scorecar...
Thomas Muller's first-half brace leads Vancouver to rout of Toronto
Thomas Muller scored a first-half brace, leading the Whitecaps to a 3-0 victory over visiting Toronto FC on Saturday night in Vancouver., ,Brian White also scored a first-half goal, while keeper Yohei Takaoka made three saves for his second consecutive clean sheet to open the MLS season., ,With the ...
Henri Veesaar, No. 18 North Carolina hold off Virginia Tech
Henri Veesaar matched his career high with 26 points as No. 18 North Carolina pulled away from Virginia Tech in the second half for an 89-82 victory on Saturday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Seth Trimble put up 20 points as the Tar Heels (23-6, 11-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) won for the fourth time in...
Nashville, Dallas play to hard-fought scoreless draw
After overwhelming their opening opposition, FC Dallas and Nashville SC played to a hard-fought 0-0 draw Saturday in Frisco, Texas.,Nashville (1-0-1, 4 points) goalkeeper Brian Schwake earned his first MLS clean sheet in the encounter, recording a pair of saves. ,The team overcame playing the final...
Zuby Ejiofor (first triple-double), No. 15 St. John's wallop Villanova
Zuby Ejiofor totaled 16 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists for his first career triple-double as No. 15 St. John's relentlessly defended and overwhelmed Villanova from the outset and rolled to an 89-57 victory Saturday night in New York.,The Red Storm (23-6, 16-2 Big East) bounced back...
San Diego maintaining 2025 momentum entering St. Louis City clash
For San Diego FC, no Hirving Lozano is no problem at all.,The club, which set MLS expansion-club records for wins (19) and points (63) last year, had the most explosive 2026 season debut across the league, trampling Montreal 5-0 to carry some serious momentum into Sunday's game against visiting St. ...
Cale Makar scores twice as Avalanche break through against Blackhawks
Cale Makar scored twice, Gavin Brindley also had a goal, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 in Denver on Saturday night.,Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 14 shots and Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas had two assists each for Colorado, which bounced back from a disappointing h...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Michigan rolls past No. 14 Maryland
Olivia Olson scored 28 points with eight rebounds and Syla Swords added 17 points as No. 8 Michigan closed out its regular-season schedule with an 87-69 victory over No. 14 Maryland at Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Wolverines (24-5, 15-3 Big Ten) moved into sole possession of second place in the Big Ten Conf...
Thunder set to take on injury-depleted Mavericks
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has only played one game with Jared McCain but the recently acquired guard has made a big impression for the Oklahoma City Thunder, both during Gilgeous-Alexander's absence with an abdominal strain and during Friday's overtime win over Denver.,Gilgeous-Alexander, McCain, and ...
Jaylin Sellers powers Providence to sweep of Creighton
Jaylin Sellers scored 20 of his game-high 27 points in the second half and Jason Edwards added 18 points as the Providence Friars won their third straight game and swept the season series over the Creighton Bluejays with an 85-82 victory on Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.,Ryan Mela had 11 points a...
Jacob Markstrom helps Devils stymie Blues
Jacob Markstrom made 25 saves as the visiting New Jersey Devils snapped their five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.,Timo Meier, Dougie Hamilton and Nico Hischier scored for the Devils and Luke Hughes earned an assist in his first game since Jan. 19. He had ...
Shane van Gisbergen charges to victory in NASCAR O'Reilly Series race at COTA
AUSTIN, Texas -- With a bold, brilliant move moments after the final restart of Saturday's Focused Health 250 at Circuit of the Americas, Shane van Gisbergen once again exhibited his road course supremacy.,Taking the inside line into Turn 1 after the restart with five laps left, van Gisbergen made a...
Balanced scoring effort gets Arizona State past Utah
Maurice Odum scored 15 points as Arizona State completed a season sweep over Utah with a 73-60 victory at Tempe Ariz.,Massamba Diop scored 14 points for the Sun Devils (15-14, 6-10 Big 12) and Anthony Johnson added 13. Santiago Trouet delivered his fifth double-double of the season with 12 points an...
Jalen Duren's surge for East-leading Pistons tests Magic
One word springs to mind for Detroit forward Ausar Thompson when asked to describe teammate Jalen Duren's recent surge.,"Domination," Thompson said.,It's an ominous thought for the Orlando Magic, who host in-form Duren and the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons on Sunday.,Duren matched his season an...