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CONWAY, S.C. (AP) -- Keishawn Brewton scored 22 points and hit six 3-pointers, and Coastal Carolina beat Utah 79-57 on Thursday night in a Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinal.

Cole Swider scored a career-high 26 points with six threes, and the Wildcats routed Middle Tennessee 98-69 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Myrtle Beach Invitational.

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) -- KJ Robinson scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half, JT Gibson finished with 18 points, and Omaha beat Washington State 85-77 on Thursday night.

The Leafs looked like a different version of themselves in their first game in the post-Babcock era, a win over the Coyotes. They skated with more zip, occupied the offensive zone with more authority and creativity and they actually smiled.

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Boone Jenner, alone in the right corner, collected a long pass from Oliver Bjorkstrand from just below the blue line and snapped off the prettiest shot of the night during a third-period rally Thursday night.

Claude Giroux and Morgan Frost have only been playing together for a few days. The Philadelphia Flyers might want to keep them together for a while.

Brock Nelson scored his second goal of the game at 4:16 of overtime, lifting the New York Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night to extend their point streak to a franchise-record 16 games.

Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak again showed they are one of the NHL's most dangerous duos.

St. Louis Blues forward Sammy Blais will undergo surgery on his right wrist and be sidelined at least 10 weeks, the team announced Thursday.

Jordan Binnington stopped 40 shots for his sixth career shutout and Oskar Sundqvist scored twice to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 5-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.

The Florida Panthers are showing a capacity for comebacks the NHL hasn't seen since Wayne Gretzky's prime.

Bo Horvat scored one of Vancouver's five power-play goals, and the Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 6-3 on Thursday night to stop a three-game slide.

The Panthers are averaging four goals per game in the month of November, and should be involved in another high-scoring game against the Ducks.

Jordan Binnington stopped 40 shots for his sixth career shutout and Oskar Sundqvist scored twice to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 5-0 win over the Calgary Flames

Vancouver Canucks score 5 power-play goals, beat struggling Nashville Predators 6-3

Brad Marchand scored twice, while Rask had a genuine Superman save among his season-high 36 stops.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Aaron Ekblad scored his second goal of the game 22 seconds into overtime and the Florida Panthers rallied with five straight goals to stun the Anaheim...

The Florida Panthers overcame a four-goal deficit to defeat the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 in overtime. Aaron Ekblad and Brett Connolly each scored two goals. Sergei Bobrovsky saved 28 of 32 shots.

He may be struggling, but entertaining the idea of trading Johnny Gaudreau would be a mistake.

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Deshaun Watson connected with his All-Pro receiver on two long TD passes to put Houston in the driver's seat in the AFC South race.

Behind some fancy passing from quarterback Julian Uwadia, who tallied four touchdown tosses before halftime, the Cougars are into the third round of the playoffs in back-to-back years for the first time in school history after a 35-14 win over Mayde Creek on Thursday at Pridgeon Stadium.

Oklahoma State will be without quarterback Spencer Sanders for the rest of the regular season after a thumb injury vs. Kansas last week resulted in surgery this week, sources told ESPN.

The SportsLine projection model has a pick for the clash between Oklahoma State and West Virginia. Here are the results:

Big gains have masked negative yardage throughout the season

ESPN and News 9's Dusty Dvoracek is reporting Spencer Sanders is out after having surgery to repair a thumb injury

Graham throws 3 TD passes as Georgia Tech hangs on late to beat North Carolina State 28-26

Upset over his workload, Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette has a new mindset heading into Week 12 after phone calls with both his father and Hall of Famer Marcus Allen.

LOS ANGELES (AP) Michael Pittman Jr. wants to be perfect, and the Southern California wide receiver has come close in his senior season. Pittman has 82 receptions for 1,118...

Oregon Ducks vs. Arizona State Sun Devils: Preview, time, TV channel, how to watch live stream online

No. 20 Boise State looking to clinch Mountain West divisional title vs Utah State

With new rumors swirling around Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving and his supposed attitude problems, one of his teammates — center Jarrett Allen — shot down these reports, claiming ...

After suffering a huge disappointment in his first year wearing the Purple and Gold, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are off to an incredible start in the 2019-20 NBA season, currently ...

"People say that he has mood swings, but that's a complete lie."

In recent years, jersey swapping has become a growing trend for players throughout the NBA.

Celtics executive Danny Ainge doesn't think it's fair for fans to boo Kyrie Irving when he returns to Boston next week with the Nets.

Matt Barnes is the gift that keeps on giving for Golden State Warriors fan. He helped the "We Believe" Warriors to an upset of the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks in 2007, he helped the "Super Team" Warriors to an NBA title in 2017, and now he's helping everyone with a spicy recounting of the after party following Golden State's world-shocking series win in '07.

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving's temper has been a continuous topic of discussion throughout his tenure in the NBA, and on Thursday ESPN's Stephen A. Smith alleged that things have taken a turn for the worse at the Barclays Center.

The Miami HEAT hosted its 28th Annual HEAT Thanksgiving Celebration on Tuesday, November 19th at the Miami Rescue Mission. The entire team, along with HEAT coaches and HEAT front office employees joined presenting sponsor Florida Blue as well as supporting sponsors Goya Foods, PepsiCo, FOX Sports Sun, Hair Club and ONE Sothebys International Realty to usher in the

Luka Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks 20-year-old scoring/rebounding/passing machine imported from Slovenia, is now listed at 7-to-1 to reign as the NBAs most valuable player at the conclusion of his second season in the worlds most advanced basketball league.

FOX Sports Sun, the TV home of the Miami HEAT, will premiere an all-new episode of Inside the HEAT on Nov. 22 upon conclusion of the Heat-Bulls game.

The three-time NBA champion signed Golden State Warriors guard DAngelo Russell to his Way of Wade brand. The ex-Miami Heat guard created the brand after joining the Chinese apparel company Li-Ning in 2012.

Jason Zucker scored midway through the third period and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 Thursday night.

Minnesota squandered a 2-0 lead, built on goals scored less than a minute apart in the second period, before Jason Zucker came to the rescue late.

A family issue has led to an absence, and it's not clear when it will end.

Anthony Cirelli scores in 3rd period as Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 4-2

Rookie Kirby Dach slid seamlessly onto the Blackhawks' fourth line between unselfish veterans Ryan Carpenter and Zach Smith. Dach's ascent has coincided with the Hawks' resurgence.

The Chicago Blackhawks will look to Patrick Kane when they play the Tampa Bay Lightning

Colorado visits the Minnesota Wild after Andre Burakovsky scored two goals in the Avalanches 3-2 victory against the Flames

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Each of Alex Stalock's first three victories this season were followed by a letdown his next time out. "It's an every-day league, and [Thursday's] going to be another test," Stalock said.

Patrick Kane voices his displeasure of Sebastian Aho's cross-check from behind in the final minute of Tuesday's 4-2 loss to Carolina, which was reminiscent of the play that broke Kane's collarbone in 2015.