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Dylan Guenther has 1st career hat trick to send Mammoth to 7-2 victory over Isles 01/02/2026 12:53am • NEW YORK (AP) — Dylan Guenther had his first career hat trick and added an assist and the Utah Mammoth topped the New York Islanders 7-2 on Thursday. Nick Schmaltz scored twice and added an assist, Clayton Keller and Mikhail Sergachev each had a goal and two assists, while Lawson Crouse and Barret Beniers scores twice in Kraken's 4-1 win over Predators 01/02/2026 12:46am • SEATTLE (AP) — Matty Beniers scored twice during the Seattle Kraken's three-goal first period and Philipp Grubauer stopped 24 shots in a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. The win gave the Kraken five victories in their past six games, coming on the heels of a stretch where t Israeli hostage released from 2 years of captivity in Gaza struggles to rebuild his life 01/02/2026 12:46am • DIMONA, Israel (AP) — During the two years he was held captive in Gaza, Segev Kalfon had a recurring dream: slowly walking through a supermarket, browsing each aisle for his favorite foods, taking in the brightly colored packages and smells. Since being released on Oct. 13, his dreams have flippe Oregon-Indiana headed for a rematch, Ole Miss to play Miami as college football's final four is set 01/02/2026 12:17am • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — When Indiana met Oregon in October, the game served as the best test yet of whether the Hoosiers were a one-year wonder or a program that was here to stay. They met that challenge with a double-digit win that snapped Oregon's 18-game home winning streak. Next week comes Indiana becomes 1st team to win a CFP game following a bye, ending 6-game losing streak 01/02/2026 12:15am • PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — ROSE BOWL No. 1 Indiana became the first team in the brief history of the 12-team College Football Playoff to win a game after receiving a first-round bye, smothering Alabama 38-3 in a quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl on Thursday. The Hoosiers (14-0; No. 1 AP, No. 1 CFP) ended Texas two-step in CFP has Miami within a win of playing for a national title at home 01/02/2026 12:14am • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When Miami left Texas after an overtime loss to SMU at the start of November, the Hurricanes were at their lowest point of the season. There was a very dim forecast for getting into the College Football Playoff. By New Year’s Day, after a Texas two-step in the playoff, th Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill praises Connor Bedard after the center is left off Canada's roster 01/01/2026 11:54pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill praised Connor Bedard's all-around game a day after the center was left off Canada's roster for the upcoming Winter Olympics. The 20-year-old Bedard is on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. He skated before practice on Monday and could ret Tyrese Maxey scores 34 in strong all-around showing as 76ers beat Mavs 123-108 01/01/2026 11:02pm • DALLAS (AP) — Tyrese Maxey had 34 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, Joel Embiid scored 22 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-108 on Thursday night. Rookie guard VJ Edgecombe, the one-and-done player from Baylor playing 100 miles from his college campus for the fir Durant has been hurt the way Jokic was. He hopes the Nuggets star doesn't also become 'injury prone' 01/01/2026 10:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant left what ended up being his final game with the Brooklyn Nets after getting hurt similar to the way Nikola Jokic just was. In fact, Durant missed time two seasons in a row with a knee injury caused when someone fell into his leg. “One thing I don’t want to see wi Alabama can't stage another CFP comeback, has no answers for Indiana in Rose Bowl rout 01/01/2026 10:04pm • PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Alabama rallied from a 17-point deficit once in the College Football Playoff, but there would not be a repeat performance against No. 1 Indiana in a quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl on Thursday. The Crimson Tide (11-4; No. 11 AP, No. 9 CFP) tried everything possible to stage a Cirelli, Goncalves key Lightning's 3rd-period comeback for their 6th straight win, 5-3 over LA Kings 01/01/2026 09:56pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gage Goncalves scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:41 to play, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a late deficit to beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-3 on Thursday night for their sixth consecutive victory. Anthony Cirelli scored the tying goal with 3:19 left in regulation for t Pakistan-born Australian Khawaja, set to retire from cricket, criticizes racial stereotypes 01/01/2026 09:16pm • Veteran Australia batter Usman Khawaja has announced he will retire from international cricket after the fifth Ashes test beginning Sunday at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He didn't go quietly. The Pakistan-born Khawaja, who was the first Muslim to play for Australia, used his retirement announcement Howell's 22 points, 16 rebounds powers Washington to upset win over No. 6 Michigan 01/01/2026 08:36pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Avery Howell had 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead Washington to a 64-52 win over No. 6 Michigan on Thursday night. Sayvia Sellers added 11 points in the Huskies’ first win over a Top 10 opponent since beating No. 9 Oregon State in 2024. Washington (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten Zohran Mamdani promises to govern 'expansively and audaciously' in inaugural speech as NYC mayor 01/01/2026 08:34pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics with a promise to transform government on behalf of the city's striving, struggling working class. Mamdani, a Democrat, was sworn in at a decommissioned subwa Venus Williams is back at the Australian Open 5 years after her last appearance, 28 after her 1st 01/01/2026 08:13pm • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams has received a wild-card entry for the Australian Open beginning Jan. 18 in Melbourne. The tournament said Friday that the 45-year-old Williams would make a return to Melbourne Park 28 years after her first appearanc