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Guenther scores in OT as Mammoth beat Predators 3-2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dylan Guenther scored at 2:56 of overtime and the Utah Mammoth rallied for a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. Logan Cooley and Jack McBain also scored for Utah, and Guenther also had an assist. Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves. Filip Forsberg and ...

Packers overcome Flacco’s comeback attempt and beat the Bengals 27-18

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — This time, the Green Bay Packers built a double-digit lead and finished the job. Josh Jacobs and Lucas Havrisik helped close it out. Jacobs overcame an illness to rush for two touchdowns, and the Packers held off Cincinnati for a 27-18 victory in Joe Flacco's Bengals ...

Komolafe scores late, leads Northwestern to 22-21 win over Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Caleb Komolafe ran for 72 yards and a touchdown and Northwestern held on to beat Penn State 22-21 on Saturday. Preston Stone threw for 163 yards with a touchdown pass to Griffin Wilde, and Jack Olsen kicked three field goals for the Wildcats (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten), who ...

Jarvis scores winner late in OT as Hurricanes top Flyers 4-3

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored with 16.7 seconds left in overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. Jarvis also scored the go-ahead goal in Carolina's season-opening win over New Jersey. Jarvis, who has three goals this ...

Penn State fires coach James Franklin amid midseason free fall in a lost season

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — From the day he was hired more than a decade ago, James Franklin stressed the importance of creating a family atmosphere at Penn State. Over the course of 11-plus seasons in Happy Valley, that approach helped the Nittany Lions churn out pros and double-digit victory ...

Brad Marchand breaks 3rd-period tie to help the Panthers beat the Flyers, 2-1

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Marchand broke a tie at 2:19 of the third period and the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers beat Philadelphia 2-1 on Thursday night to spoil Rick Tocchet's Flyers coaching debut. Marchand fired a wrist shot from the left boards past goalie Dan ...

Justin Brazeau’s late goal propels Penguins to 4-3 win over Islanders

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Brazeau beat Ilya Sorokin on a breakaway with 5:39 left to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the New York Islanders 4-3 on Thursday night. Brazeau collected a lead pass from Evgeni Malkin, then deked his way by a sprawled Sorokin as the Penguins won for the second ...

Dodgers advance to NLCS, beat Phillies 2-1 on Kerkering’s 11th-inning error

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers didn't blink as the pressure built, inning after scoreless inning. Both teams pushed a single run across, forcing extra innings. Then came one of postseason baseball's craziest endings. Orion Kerkering made a wild throw ...

Phillies face an uncertain future following their 4th straight playoff exit

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Orion Kerkering airmailed a throw into the Los Angeles night that not only unimaginably ended the Phillies' season — it all but ended the run of the core of a roster that suffered through four straight postseasons without a World Series title. NL home run and RBI ...