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No. 22 Iowa State keeps Big 12 title, CFP hopes alive with 31-28 win over Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Carson Hansen ran for two touchdowns, including a 3-yard run with 1:31 left, to rally No. 22 Iowa State to a 31-28 victory over Utah on Saturday night. Rocco Becht threw for 256 yards and a touchdown to lead Iowa State, and Jayden Higgins paced the Cyclones with 155 ...

Marner scores twice as Maple Leafs win first meeting with Utah Hockey Club

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner scored twice in a second-period surge as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 on Sunday night to extend their winning streak to four. The victory, in the lone NHL game on the schedule, came in the first meeting between Toronto and ...

Michkov scores in overtime, Flyers rally to beat Blackhawks 3-2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matvei Michkov scored a power-play goal in overtime as the Flyers overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Saturday. Michkov scored on a set play, taking a pass from Travis Konecny on the back door and slamming it home at 1:06 ...

No. 4 Penn State stays on playoff track with narrow 26-25 win over Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Penn State left nothing to chance with a championship chase still on the line. The Nittany Lions were determined to end this game with the ball in their hands. Drew Allar passed for 244 yards and a touchdown, rushed for a score and led two late fourth-down conversions to ...

Penguins’ Crosby scores 600th NHL goal

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby would've liked his 600th NHL goal to come in a win Crosby became the 21sth player to reach the mark when scored in the second period of the Pittsburgh Penguins' 6-1 loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday night. "It's not enjoyable, obviously," Crosby said ...

Mitchell leads No. 18 Cincinnati in rout of Georgia Tech 81-58

ATLANTA (AP) — Dillon Mitchell had 14 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season, and No. 18 Cincinnati beat Georgia Tech 81-58 on Saturday. Jizzle James and Cole Hickman also scored 14 points apiece for the Bearcats (5-0), who passed the first true test of the young ...

Kaufman-Renn leads No. 6 Purdue to rout of Marshall 80-45

WEST LAYFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Trey Kaufman-Renn had 18 points and Myles Colvin and Camden Heide each scored 13 to lead No. 6 Purdue to an 80-45 rout of Marshall on Saturday. Colvin and Heide were making their first starts of the season for Purdue (5-1). Braden Smith, who was averaging 14.6 ...

Florida knocks No. 9 Ole Miss out of College Football Playoff contention

By The Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — DJ Lagway threw two touchdown passes, Montrell Johnson ran for 127 yards and a score, and Florida upset No. 9 Mississippi 24-17 on Saturday to knock the Rebels out of College Football Playoff contention. The Gators (6-5, 4-4 Southeastern ...

Jazz bury Knicks 121-106

By The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had 34 points, Collin Sexton had four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz ran past the New York Knicks 121-106 on Saturday to snap a four-game skid. Sexton finished 25 points and John Collins had 20 points and 13 ...

Michkov scores in overtime, Flyers rally to beat Blackhawks 3-2

By ANTHONY SANFILIPPO Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matvei Michkov scored a power-play goal in overtime as the Flyers overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Saturday. Michkov scored on a set play, taking a pass from Travis Konecny on ...