NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Paul Cotter scored the shootout winner, Jake Allen stopped 33 of the 34 shots he faced in regulation and overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Saturday to take sole possession of first place in the NHL's Metropolitan Division. Jesper Bratt ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Ottawa Senators tried and failed to play keep-away with a one-goal lead and had to go to overtime to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday. While the Senators neglected to post a shot on goal in the third period until only 1:26 remained, the Flyers got a ...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Omar Cooper Jr. jumped to catch a pass from Fernando Mendoza in the back of the end zone, sweeping his inside foot within the field of play to go ahead of Penn State 27-24 with 36 seconds remaining and save No. 2 Indiana from its first loss of the season on ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 31 points, Joel Embiid added 29 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 130-120 on Saturday night. Trendon Watford had 20 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists for Philadelphia, which lost all four games to Toronto last season. RJ Barrett and ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points, Darius Garland had 20 points and nine assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Washington Wizards 148-115 on Friday night to improve to 1-1 in NBA Cup play. Cleveland fell a point shy of matching the franchise record for a regulation ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Julian Sayin threw for 303 yards and one touchdown Saturday and No. 1 Ohio State used four straight scoring drives in the second quarter to pull away from Purdue 34-10. Jeremiah Smith finished with a season-high 10 catches for 137 yards and caught a 35-yard TD ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Brenner Souza — known simply as "Brenner" — scored goals in the 67th and 86th minutes to help FC Cincinnati beat the Columbus Crew 2-1 on Saturday night and win the best-of-three series 2-1 in the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs. Cincinnati plays No. 3 seed Miami or ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored eight straight points in 65 seconds, including the go-ahead basket with 34 seconds remaining, and the Cleveland Cavaliers closed on a 12-0 run to beat the Chicago Bulls 128-122 on Saturday night. Chicago built a 122-116 lead on two free throws by Tre ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — It took a mere two exhibition games in Hilary Knight's lead up to what will be her fifth and final Winter Games for the face of U.S. women's hockey to show she hasn't lost her scoring touch. "I didn't know I did," Knight said with a laugh following her three-goal outing ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brock Boeser broke a tie on a partial breakaway with 5:45 left in the Vancouver Canucks' 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Boeser took a long pass from Kiefer Sherwood, got behind the defense and beat Elvis Merzlikins with a shot ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's Curtis Jones Jr. said he's available to play running back whenever he's needed. Jones normally lines up at a hybrid linebacker position, but the sophomore who played on both sides of the ball in high school has been given more practice time in the ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Atticus Sappington kicked a 39-yard field goal with 3 seconds left, and No. 6 Oregon escaped with an 18-16 win over Iowa on a rainy Saturday. Dante Moore led a 10-play, 54-yard drive to set up Sappington's third field goal of the game, connecting with Malik Benson for ...
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Aiden Flora returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown with 6:32 left and Iowa State snapped a four-game losing streak with a 20-17 win at TCU on Saturday. Flora ran to right after fielding the 51-yard punt, then cut back to an ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Marcel Reed threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns, Texas A&M's hounding defense made for a forgettable first start for Missouri quarterback Matt Zollers, and the third-ranked Aggies beat the No. 19 Tigers 38-17 on Saturday to ...
EVERETT MERRILL The Associated Press PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Antwan Raymond rushed for a career-high 240 yards and Athan Kaliakmanis passed for four touchdowns to keep Rutgers' post-season hopes alive in a 35-20 win over Maryland on Saturday. Rutgers (5-5, 2-5 Big Ten) plays at Ohio ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Carson Beck threw for a touchdown, caught a scoring pass and eclipsed the 10,000-yard passing mark for his college career as No. 18 Miami used some tricks to roll to a 38-10 win over Syracuse on Saturday. Offensive lineman ...
By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Adam Erne and Sam Steel scored 47 seconds apart midway through the third period rally the Dallas Stars to a 5-4 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Mavrik Bourque scored a goal and added an assist, Roope Hintz and ...
By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Omar Cooper Jr. jumped to catch a pass from Fernando Mendoza in the back of the end zone, sweeping his inside foot within the field of play to go ahead of Penn State 27-24 with 36 seconds remaining and save No. 2 Indiana from ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Stone Harrington kicked a school-record five field goals and standout Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez had two takeaways as the No. 9 Red Raiders beat No. 8 BYU 29-7 on Saturday, holding the previously-undefeated Cougars to a season-low 255 total yards in a game ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Kingston Flemings scored 20 points, Joseph Tugler added 15 points and eight rebounds and No. 2 Houston defeated Towson 65-48 on Saturday. Flemings finished 8 of 10 from the field, and Tugler shot 7 of 14. while Houston (2-0) shot 42%. Milos Uzan had 11 points and six assists ...