HockeyKraken lose fourth straight, fall to Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Saturday night.
After falling behind 1-0 less than three minutes into the game, the Golden Knights scored three unanswered goals in the first period and never relinquished the lead.
After Keegan Kolesar tied the game at 1-all, Brett Howden took Jack Eichel's pass from behind the net and beat Philipp Grubauer to give Vegas a one-goal edge. Nic Hague's goal later in the period put Vegas up, 3-1.
William Karlsson and Noah Hanifin also added goals in the third. Vince Dunn and Jaden Schwartz scored for Seattle.
Rangers' Rempe offered in-person hearing: Matt Rempe of the New York Rangers was offered an in-person hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety to discuss his boarding and elbowing of Dallas defenseman Miro Heiskane. The in-person hearing allows the NHL to suspend Rempe for six or more games.
Matthews sits with injury: Toronto captain Auston Matthews sat out against the New York Islanders because of an undisclosed injury.
BasketballWembanyama leads Spurs past Trail Blazers
SAN ANTONIO -- Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points and tied a career high with 10 blocks as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 114-94 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.
Shaedon Sharpe scored 25 points and Anfernee Simons had 18 points for Portland.
Around the NBA: Magic center Moritz Wagner went down with a potentially serious left knee injury. ... Heat forward Jimmy Butler sat out with an illness. ... Suns guard Devin Booker will miss at least two games with left groin soreness. ... Utah's Jordan Clarkson was fined $35,000 by the NBA and Detroit's Ron Holland II ($25,000) and Paul Reed ($15,000) were also penalized for their roles in an altercation. ... The NBA fined Nets center Nic Claxton $25,000 for throwing the ball into the stands. ... The NBA fined Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla $35,000 "for aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official".
Cloud part of first trade in Unrivaled league: Unrivaled announced the first trade in the new league's history. Natasha Cloud was sent from the Laces BC to the Lunar Owls and then subsequently to Phantom BC. The Lunar Owls received Courtney Williams. Laces received Jackie Young and Tiffany Hayes.
Ike leads No. 13 Gonzaga to win: Graham Ike had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 13 Gonzaga moved past an early cold spell to beat Bucknell 86-65.
WSU tops Northern Iowa: Nate Calmese had 16 points in Washington State's 76-68 victory over Northern Iowa.
College footballHoward throws two TD passes in Ohio St. rout
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Will Howard threw two touchdown passes to freshman Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State routed Tennessee 42-17 on Saturday night in a first-round College Football Playoff game, setting up a New Year's Day rematch with No. 1 Oregon at the Rose Bowl.
Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson rushed for two touchdowns apiece as the Buckeyes gave their fans an early Christmas present that should quiet some of the outcry following the devastating fourth straight loss to Michigan three weeks ago.
Texas beats Clemson: Jaydon Blue ran for 146 yards and two touchdowns, the last a 77-yards burst in the fourth quarter, and Texas beat Clemson 38-24 in the first round of the expanded College Football Playoff. Texas advanced to the Jan. 1 Peach bowl to play Big 12 champion Arizona State.
Penn St. drills SMU: Dominic DeLuca and Tony Rojas returned interceptions for touchdowns and Penn State toyed with mistake-prone SMU in a 38-10 victory in the opening round of the College Football Playoff. The sixth-seeded Nittany Lions advanced to face third-seeded Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Eve.
Ferris St. routs Valdosta St. for D-II championship: Trinidad Chambliss threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more as second-seeded Ferris State routed top-seeded Valdosta State 49-14 for its third NCAA Division II championship.
Grand View wins NAIA National title: Jackson Waring threw four touchdown passes and ran for 203 yards in leading No. 2 Grand View to its second NAIA national championship, defeating No. 1 Keiser 35-7.
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Baseball: Paul Goldschmidt and the Yankees agreed to a $12.5 million, one-year contract. ... The Diamondbacks acquired Josh Naylor in a trade with the Guardians for Slade Cecconi and a 2025 competitive balance Round B draft pick. ... The Guardians agreed with Carlos Santana on a one-year, $12 million contract. ... The White Sox acquired Cam Booser from the Red Sox for minor league pitcher Yhoiker Fajardo.
Pro football: Texans wide receiver Tank Dell was taken to the University of Kansas Medical Center after sustaining a severe left knee injury. ... The Lions activated safety Ifeatu Melifonwu from injured reserve.
Golf: Tiger Woods and 15-year-old son Charlie shot a 13-under 59 in the scramble format for a share of the lead in the PNC Championship.
Boxing: Oleksandr Usyk remained undefeated when he successfully defended his heavyweight titles with an unanimous decision over Tyson Fury. Judges Gerardo Martinez, Patrick Morley and Ignacio Robles had identical scorecards in favor of Usyk, 116-112.
Skiing: Marco Odermatt put down what he called "one of my best" downhill runs to win the World Cup race. ... Cornelia Huetter silenced the Swiss crowd when she finished ahead of Lara Gut-Behrami to win a World Cup super-G. ... Lindsey Vonn took a low-risk approach and finished 14th in a super-G in her return to World Cup skiing.