NBA NewsSaturday, Jan 17, 2026

The RedHawks continued their best start in program history with a game-tying shot in regulation, followed by a game-winner in overtime.

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad and coach Mike Sullivan achieved career milestones Saturday, one day after team president and general manager Chris Drury sent a letter to fans expressing disappointment over how the season has gone. Zibanejad became the Rangers’ all-time leader in power-play goals and tied the franchise record for career hat tricks in New York’s 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Does Utah gave any shame?

Marquel Sutton scored 26 points and Max Mackinnon 20 to lead LSU to a 78-70 win over Missouri on Saturday and snap a four-game losing streak with its first SEC win this season. Jayden Stone scored 16 of his 20 points, and Mark Mitchell 11 of his 13, in the second half when the Tigers (13-5, 3-2) rallied from 14-point deficit to get within four with a minute to go. Missouri trailed 55-52 when LSU (13-5, 1-4) hit its next five shots, including 3-pointers by Rashad King and Mackinnon, to go back...

Laura Rutledge's schedule during football season has always been hectic. The ESPN reporter has hosted “NFL Live,” the network's year-round weekday news show, since 2020, along with “SEC Nation” on Saturdays during college football season. Rutledge took on another assignment this season when she became a full-time sideline reporter on “Monday Night Football.”

Braden Frager and Pryce Sandfort each scored 20 points and No. 8 Nebraska stayed unbeaten with a 77-58 victory at Northwestern on Saturday afternoon. Sam Hoiberg had 12 points and seven rebounds to help the Cornhuskers (18-0, 7-0 Big Ten) add another win to the best start in school history. Nebraska led 34-29 at halftime and stretched the advantage to 41-32 minutes into the second half after Hoiberg capped a 7-0 spurt with a 3-pointer.

Taliah Scott racked up 25 points, Bella Fontleroy added 12, and the No. 18 Baylor Lady Bears rolled by BYU, 69-58, on Saturday to pick up their sixth straight victory. The Bears (17-3, 6-1 Big 12) have not lost since Dec. 21, when they fell to then-unranked Texas Tech (who now ranks at No. 17). Baylor did not trail for the entirety of the game, opening on an 18-4 run in the first quarter and maintaining a double-digit lead for much of the first half.

Daryl Watts scored the winner at 2:16 in overtime as the Toronto Sceptres defeated the Vancouver Goldeneyes 2-1 on Saturday. Savannah Harmon also scored for Toronto, which snapped a four-game losing streak. Raygan Kirk made 23 saves.

Adam Klapka had a goal and an assist for his first multi-point game of the season as the Calgary Flames beat the New York Islanders 4-2 on Saturday. Yegor Sharangovich, Justin Kirkland and Yan Kuznetsov also scored for Calgary, which has won three of its last four.

John Camden scored 20 points and Dai Dai Ames and Justin Pippen each added 19 as California built a 20-point lead and held off No. 14 North Carolina 84-78 on Saturday. The Tar Heels (14-4, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) absorbed their second straight loss in the Bay Area; they fell 95-90 at Stanford on Wednesday. Cal (14-5, 2-4) owned that 20-point lead early in the second half.

Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 20 points, Blue Cain added 18, and No. 21 Georgia jumped out to a quick double-digit lead then outlasted Arkansas' second-half run to beat the No. 17 Razorbacks 90-76 on Saturday. Arkansas trailed 55-36 less than four minutes into the second half but went on a 20-3 run over a roughly five minute span to cut Georgia's lead to 62-61. Arkansas tied the game at 68-all when Darius Acuff Jr., who led the Razorbacks with 20 points, made a 3-pointer with 6:43 remaining.

Nikolaj Ehlers had three goals for his sixth career hat trick and first with Carolina, and the Hurricanes scored six times in the third period to cruise past the Florida Panthers 9-1 on Friday night. Ehlers, who signed with Carolina in the offseason after playing 10 years with Winnipeg, also had an assist. Taylor Hall had two goals and Mark Jankowski had a goal and two assists.