OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Three third-period goals, including a pair from David Perron, powered the Ottawa Senators to a 6-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. Despite a solid effort, Chicago lost its fifth straight game. Perron scored his first goal on the power play and the second ...
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Miami brought a nasty defense into Texas A&M on Saturday to down the seventh-seeded Aggies in the College Football Playoff. The No. 10 seed Hurricanes forced Marcel Reed into three turnovers and sacked him seven times ...
By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy scored twice, Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves and the Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday for their seventh straight victory. Ryan Hartman, Vladimir Tarasenko and Nico Sturm also scored, Mats Zuccarello ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The offense-starved Pittsburgh Pirates finally made an aggressive offseason move, acquiring two-time All-Star second baseman Brandon Lowe from the Tampa Bay Rays as part of a three-team trade that also includes the Houston Astros. The ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points, VJ Edgecombe had 23 and the Philadelphia 76ers became just the second visiting team to win at Madison Square Garden this season, beating the New York Knicks 116-107 on Friday night. Andre Drummond, starting with Joel Embiid out because of an ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad tied it late in the third period, and the New York Rangers killed off two penalties in overtime on the way to beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday. The comeback for just a fifth win in 18 home games this season potentially came at a ...
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota, starting in place of the shut-down Jayden Daniels, hurt his right hand and was replaced by third-stringer Josh Johnson early in the third quarter Saturday night against the Philadelphia Eagles. Mariota was shaken up at ...
Josh Allen has been compared to Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre due to his arm strength and ability to run with the ball despite the high risks at times. Myles Garrett hopes Allen will draw another similarity to Favre as quarterbacks who were sacked to set the single-season sacks ...
Buffalo (10-4) at Cleveland (3-11) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM NFL odds: Bills by 10. Against the spread: Bills 7-7; Browns 5-9. Series record: Browns lead 13-10. Last meeting: Bills won 31-23 on Nov. 20, 2022, at Detroit. Last week: Bills beat Patriots 35-31; Browns lost to Bears ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Matas Buzelis and Nikola Vucevic each scored 24 points as the Chicago Bulls pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 136-125 victory over the reeling Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. Vucevic, who also grabbed 15 rebounds, had 11 points and six boards in the fourth quarter ...
The Columbus Blue Jackets added veteran size and toughness to their roster by acquiring forward Mason Marchment from the Seattle Kraken in a move completed on Friday night just before the NHL's holiday roster freeze. The Kraken received a 2027 second-round draft pick and a fourth-round pick in ...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Miami brought a nasty defense into Texas A&M on Saturday to down the seventh-seeded Aggies in the College Football Playoff. The No. 10 seed Hurricanes forced Marcel Reed into three turnovers and sacked him seven times in the 10-3 victory. "The defense was ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Henri Veesaar scored the winning basket on a dunk with 7.2 seconds remaining off a pass from a stumbling Seth Trimble, and No. 12 North Carolina held off Ohio State 71-70 on Saturday. Trimble, playing his first game since breaking his left forearm in a Nov. 9 training mishap, ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — LeBron James was in awe of "Luka magic" after Luka Doncic had 45 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds in his fifth triple-double of the season in a 143-135 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. "That's Luka. Luka magic! It's no surprise. He's just so damn good, it's ...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season, Brady Tkachuk scored twice and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh 4-0 on Thursday night to extend the Penguins' losing streak to seven. David Perron and Claude Giroux also scored, with Perron ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson and Noah Ostlund scored 2:36 apart in the closing minutes of the second period, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win. Josh Norris, Jack Quinn and Ryan McLeod also scored for the Sabres in ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals reunited with veteran left-hander Matt Strahm on Friday, acquiring the former All-Star from the Philadelphia Phillies in a trade for right-hander Jonathan Bowlan in a move that each club hopes will improve their bullpen. The 34-year-old Strahm ...
Cincinnati (4-10) at Miami (6-8) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM NFL odds: Bengals by 2 1/2. Against the spread: Bengals 6-8; Dolphins 7-7. Series record: Dolphins lead 17-8. Last meeting: Bengals beat Dolphins 27-15 Sept. 29, 2022, in Cincinnati. Last week: Bengals lost to Ravens 24-0; ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — With the notable exception of Friday night's Alabama-Oklahoma showdown, bettors aren't exactly rushing to place wagers on the opening week of this season's College Football Playoff. The presence of two Group of Five representatives — 11th-seeded Tulane and 12th-seed James ...
Brian Smith was fired as Ohio University's head football coach for multiple violations of his contract, including an extramarital affair with an undergraduate student, according to records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press through a public records request. The university had said ...