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Blues outlast Kraken for 2-1 shootout win in home opener

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues weathered through their second game of the season very similar to their first. Tight through three periods, stout goaltending paved the way to a shootout. This time around, for a win. The Blues defeated the Seattle Kraken in their home opener on Saturday at the Enterprise Center. The Blues won their fourth consecutive home opener. Former Blue Jaden Schwartz opened the scoring in the first minute second period, while Jordan Kyrou answered later that frame. Robert Thomas had the shootout winner. Jordan Binnington stole the show with 30 saves. Check back for extended recap.

Two shot, one killed in St. Louis' Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Two people were shot and one has died after a shooting Saturday evening in St. Louis' Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood. The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Gamble Street. Investigators say a 23-year-old man was fatally shot. From Israel to St. Louis: Couple’s journey home filled with hope for peace Police say the second victim was shot in the foot, though injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The age or gender of the other victim has not been disclosed. Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the shooting. No suspect information is available at this time. This is a developing story. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.

San Jose State erupts in second half to rout New Mexico, 52-24

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:07 GMT

Kairee Robinson scored a career-high four touchdowns and totaled 189 yards from scrimmage to lead San Jose State to a 52-24 win over New Mexico on Saturday afternoon.Chevan Cordeiro completed 8 of 17 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Quali Conley added 123 yards and a touchdown.Robinson and Conley combined for 249 of the Spartans’ 259 rushing yards as San Jose (2-5, 1-2 Mountain West Conference) snapped a three-game losing streak.“I was just so proud of our team and how they responded after halftime,” said coach Brent Brennan. “I think that’s who we can be. We’ve done it in spurts, but not enough collectively. I think that was a really awesome way for us to close out a game.”The Spartans took an early 14-10 lead after Robinson scored a 35-yard touchdown run with 4 minutes left in the second quarter.On New Mexico’s final drive of the second half, the Lobos drove the ball 71 yards on 10 plays that was capped off by a Jacory Croskey-Merritt 4-yard touchdown to put N...

No. 7 Washington holds off No. 8 Oregon 36-33 to remain unbeaten

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:07 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Rome Odunze with 1:38 remaining after another debatable fourth-down decision by Oregon, and Camden Lewis missed a 43-yard field goal attempt on the final play as No. 7 Washington held off No. 8 Oregon 36-33 on Saturday in another wild chapter to their heated rivalry.Penix needed just two plays to go 53 yards in 33 seconds after Oregon was stopped on foruth-and-3 at the Washington 47 with 2:11 remaining. Penix threw a 35-yard strike to Ja’Lynn Polk between two defenders, then hit Odunze on a back-shoulder throw at the goal line to give Washington (6-0, 3-0 Pac-12) the lead.It was Penix’s fourth touchdown pass of the game and his second time connecting with Odunze, who had eight catches for 128 yards.Oregon quarterback Bo Nix had one last chance to get the Ducks (5-1, 2-1) into field goal range and reached the Washington 25 with 17 seconds left. Nix missed with his next two passes and on the final play of the game Lew...

Jenner scores 3 goals as Blue Jackets beat Rangers 5-3 for 1st win

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:07 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Boone Jenner scored a natural hat trick and Columbus gave Pascal Vincent his first coaching victory by beating the New York Rangers 5-3 Saturday night for the Blue Jackets’ first win this season.Rookie David Jiricek and Justin Danforth also scored for Columbus, which opened with a 4-2 loss at home to Philadelphia on Thursday night. Johnny Gaudreau and Ivan Provorov each added two assists.Elvis Merzlikins stopped 24 shots before leaving the game with flu-like symptoms after the second period. Spencer Martin came in for the last 20 minutes and stopped 15 shots in his Columbus debut.“We managed the game really well the first two periods,” Vincent said. “It got a little tight in the third but it’s a process. Earning our win, bouncing back from a loss, I really liked our response.”Erik Gustafsson had a goal and an assist, and Will Cuylle and Chris Kreider also scored for the Rangers. Adam Fox had two assists and Igor Shesterkin made 16 stops.The Rangers looked...

Irby runs for 137 and a TD, Borisch adds 2 rushing TDs, ETSU beats Wofford 35-10

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:07 GMT

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Bryson Irby ran for 137 yards and a touchdown, Zach Borisch added two rushing TDs and Sheldon Aronold II had a pick-6 to help East Tennessee State beat Wofford 41-10 Saturday. On the fourth play from scrimmage, Arnold picked off a pass from Pauly Seely and returned it 39 yards for a touchdown and ETSU (2-4, 1-2 Southern Conference) led the rest of the way. Ewan Johnson kicked a 24-yard field goal midway through the first quarter and, after Borisch scored on a 6-yard run with about 10 minutes left in the first half, Johnson made a 37-yarder with 37 seconds left before intermission. Irby ripped off a 56-yard scoring run to cap a five-play, 75-yard drive to open the second half that gave the Buccaneers a 27-0 lead with 12:15 left in the third quarter. Seely was 15-of-31 passing for 114 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown to Dylan Djete in the fourth quarter for Wofford (0-7, 0-4). The Terriers have lost eight straight, dating to last season.Will Huzzie had s...

Daniels and No. 22 LSU’s offense is prolific again in a 48-18 win over Auburn

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:07 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jayden Daniels accounted for 418 yards and passed for three touchdowns, and No. 22 LSU raced to an early double-digit lead that it never relinquished in a 48-18 victory over Auburn on Saturday night.LSU receiver Kyren Lacy had the most productive game of his career, catching four passes for 111 yards and touchdown. Daniels also threw touchdown passes to reciever Malik Nabers and running back Josh Williams.John Emery Jr., Logan Diggs and Williams each rushed for short touchdowns as LSU (5-2, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) scored at least 48 points for a third straight week.Daniels — whom Auburn coach Hugh Freeze declared should be a Heisman Trophy candidate — completed 20 of 27 passes for 325 yards and rushed for 93 yards.Meanwhile, LSU’s defense turned in one of its better performances this season, highlighted by drive-stalling sacks by Mekhi Wingo and Harold Perkins.Auburn (3-3, 0-3) finished with 293 total yards, representing a substantial improvement f...

Surridge scores first two MLS goals, helps Nashville edge Revolution 3-2

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:07 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Newcomer Sam Surridge scored two straight first-half goals and Nashville SC gave New England rookie goalkeeper Jacob Jackson a rude welcome to the league with a 3-2 victory over the Revolution on Saturday night.Nashville (13-10-10) snapped a four-match winless streak, a club-record three-match scoreless streak and won for just the second time in its last 12 matches. Nashville allowed only three goals in its previous seven matches but managed to go just 1-1-5.New England (14-9-10) is now winless in its last 13 road matches (0-7-6) in all competitions. Only one of the seven defeats was by multiple goals.Jackson, 23, finished with a whopping seven saves in his first career match. Joe Willis saved five shots for Nashville.Nashville jumped out to a 1-0 lead on Dax McCarty’s first goal of the season, unassisted in the 19th minute. Surridge made it 2-0 with his first career goal in his fifth start and eighth appearance since coming over from Nottingham Forest ...

John Lee Eldridge III goes the distance, capping Air Force’s rally past Wyoming

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:07 GMT

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — John Lee Eldridge III raced 58 yards for the go-ahead score with 2:17 remaining and Air Force rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat Wyoming 34-27 in a battle for first place in the Mountain West Conference on Saturday night.The long touchdown came after John Hoyland missed a 52-yard field goal for Wyoming. Eldridge scored on the third play following the miss and Air Force (6-0, 4-0) stopped Wyoming (5-2, 2-1) on downs on the ensuing possession.The win kept the Falcons alone in first place as they rallied from deficits of 14-0 in the first quarter and 21-17 at halftime.The Falcons took the second-half kickoff and drove 75 yards in 17 plays, taking 10:13 off the clock. Quarterback Zac Larrier’s 1-yard touchdown run gave Air Force a 24-21 lead and the Falcons added a Matthew Dapore 43-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter.Andrew Peasley threw his third touchdown pass of the game for Wyoming and the score was tied at 27 after the extra-poi...

Auston Matthews scores 3 times to send Toronto Maple Leafs past Minnesota Wild 7-4

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:25:07 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews registered his second hat trick in two games to open the season, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota Wild 7-4 on Saturday night.William Nylander had two goals and an assist for Toronto, and Ilya Samsonov made 28 saves. Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Bertuzzi also scored. Mitch Marner and Morgan Rielly each had two assists.Matthews is the fifth player in NHL history to open a season with back-to-back hat tricks, joining Alex Ovechkin (2017-18), Cy Denneny (1917-18), Joe Malone (1917-18) and Reg Noble (1917-18).Matt Boldy, Ryan Hartman, Marco Rossi and Brandon Duhaime scored for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson stopped 26 shots.CANADIENS 3, BLACKHAWKS 2MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield scored the first of Montreal’s three unanswered second-period goals, and the Canadiens beat Connor Bedard and the Blackhawks in their home opener.Bedard, hockey’s most anticipated prospect since Connor McDavid, received a not-so-warm welcome fro...