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Aliaksei Protas scores twice to leads Capitals past Islanders
Aliaksei Protas scored twice Saturday night for the Washington Capitals, who never trailed in a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y.,Martin Fehervary scored the Capitals' first goal while Ryan Leonard scored in the second for Washington, which has split its first two games for the thi...
Devils get 2 goals from Connor Brown to earn first win vs. Lightning
Connor Brown scored his first two goals as a member of the visiting New Jersey Devils in their first win this season, a 5-3 victory that kept the Tampa Bay Lightning winless on Saturday night. ,Brown, who netted 13 goals for the Edmonton Oilers last season, scored in the first and third periods as t...
Banged-up Panthers score 6 goals in rout of Senators
Aaron Ekblad, Anton Lundell and Mackie Samoskevich scored power-play goals as the Florida Panthers defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.,It's the first time since 2002 the Panthers have scored with the man advantage in each of their first three games of a season. In tot...
Red Wings trail early, surge past Maple Leafs
Lucas Raymond had a pair of goals, including the go-ahead score for his 100th career goal, and the host Detroit Red Wings notched a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.,Raymond's milestone goal snapped a 3-all tie.,Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists for the Red Wings. Mar...
Adam Fox, Rangers overwhelm Penguins
Adam Fox scored twice and had an assist for the New York Rangers, who defeated the Penguins 6-1 in coach Mike Sullivan's return to Pittsburgh on Saturday.,Sam Carrick, Adam Edstrom and Noah Laba each had two assists for the Rangers, who have won two in a row after dropping their season opener at hom...
Team Falcons, Team Vitality make ESL Pro League 22 grand final
Team Falcons and Team Vitality will meet in the grand final of the ESL Pro League Season 22 in Stockholm after winning their semifinal matches on Saturday.,Team Falcons swept MOUZ while Team Vitality went the distance to defeat FaZe Clan. MOUZ and FaZe Clan will clash in the third-place game on Sund...
Mariners aim to build on momentum in ALCS Game 1 vs. Jays
TORONTO -- After winning a marathon elimination game at home on Friday night, the Seattle Mariners made the long trip to visit the Toronto Blue Jays for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday night.,The Mariners earned their way to the ALCS with a 3-2 home win in 15 innings agai...
Tiger Woods undergoes another back surgery, casting doubt on future comeback
Tiger Woods has undergone his seventh back surgery -- his second in just over a year -- after doctors discovered a collapsed lumbar disc that had caused severe pain and mobility issues. The 49-year-old golfer announced on social media Saturday that the latest procedure, a disc replacement, was perfo...
Penn State QB Drew Allar suffers season-ending injury
Penn State quarterback Drew Allar will miss the remainder of the season, according to head coach James Franklin.,Allar exited Saturday's game against Northwestern with an injury late in the fourth quarter.,"Drew will be done for the year," Franklin said in his postgame press conference.,The injury o...
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing clean up in Las Vegas qualifying
LAS VEGAS - Denny Hamlin led a Joe Gibbs Racing sweep of the top qualifying positions for Sunday's South Point 400 Playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (5:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Hamlin's No. 11 JGR Toyota claimed the Busch Light pole position Saturday afternoon w...
Alex Cejka fires 2nd-round 66, grabs 3-shot lead at SAS
Alex Cejka of Germany fired a 6-under 66 -- the lowest score of the second round -- on Saturday to vault atop the leaderboard by three shots at the PGA Tour Champions' SAS Championship in Cary, N.C.,Cejka notched a double eagle on the par-5 No. 7 hole, then closed his strong round with two of his fi...
Chris Barnes hauls in 3 TDs, as Wake Forest dominates Oregon State
Chris Barnes caught three of Deshawn Purdie's four touchdown passes and Wake Forest blew out Oregon State 39-14, spoiling homecoming Saturday at Corvallis, Ore.,Purdie, a former Charlotte quarterback, made his first start for Wake Forest and finished 14-for-27 for 270 yards.,Demond Claiborne rushed ...
Kaidon Salter shines as Colorado upsets No. 22 Iowa State
Kaidon Salter completed 16 of 25 passes for 255 yards, two touchdowns and rushed for 57 yards to spring Colorado to a 24-17 upset over No. 22 Iowa State on Saturday in Boulder, Colo.,Joseph Williams had eight catches for 128 yards and a touchdown and Omarion Miller had three grabs for 83 yards and a...
Northwestern rallies late, hands Penn State 3rd straight loss
Caleb Komolafe rushed for the go-ahead fourth-quarter touchdown Saturday as visiting Northwestern handed Penn State its third straight loss, emerging from University Park, Pa. with a 22-21 victory.,Northwestern's Preston Stone threw for 163 yards, much of which went to Griffin Wilde (seven catches, ...
No. 13 Georgia Tech, Haynes King cruise to victory over Virginia Tech
ATLANTA -- Haynes King completed 20 of 24 passes for 213 yards and a touchdown, adding 60 rushing yards and two scores on the ground on Saturday, helping No. 13 Georgia Tech post a 35-20 victory over visiting Virginia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Malachi Hosley rushed 11 times for 129 yar...
Broncos place veteran G Ben Powers (biceps) on IR
The Denver Broncos placed veteran left guard Ben Powers on injured reserve Saturday, six days after he sustained a biceps injury.,Powers sustained a torn biceps in the final series of last weekend's 21-17 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. He underwent surgery earlier this week and is expected to...
49ers S Malik Mustapha (knee) set to make season debut
San Francisco 49ers safety Malik Mustapha is set to make his season debut Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after he was activated from the physically unable to perform list following a knee injury.,The 49ers also elevated defensive lineman Trevis Gipson from the practice squad, while defensiv...
Report: Warriors G Moses Moody (calf) to undergo MRI
Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody is dealing with a calf issue and will undergo a MRI on Saturday, per ESPN.,Warriors head coach Steve Kerr believes the injury is minor, but the team wants to be cautious.,Moody was selected by the Warriors with the 14th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. Last...
Mariners tab RHP Bryce Miller to start Game 1 of ALCS vs. Blue Jays
Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller will start Game 1 of the American League Championship Series when Seattle visits the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday in the opener of the best-of-seven series.,Miller is the freshest option after starters Luis Castillo and Logan Gilbert pitched in relief of Seattle's e...
With QB Kyler Murray questionable, Cardinals elevate Kedon Slovis
With Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray questionable for Sunday's road game against the Indianapolis Colts, the team elevated quarterback Kedon Slovis from the practice squad to the active roster on Saturday., ,Murray injured his foot in the third quarter of last week's 22-21 loss at home ag...