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Nets waive Grant Nelson, Hunter Cattoor; what of last roster spot?

The Brooklyn Nets announced on Saturday that they waived forward Grant Nelson and Hunter Cattoor. What should be made of the last roster spot?

Dayton football’s 5-game winning streak ends with home loss to Butler

The University of Dayton football team saw its five-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday afternoon.

Strong scores 3 TDs and McNeese snaps 5-game losing streak with 27-0 win over Houston Christian

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Quarterback Jake Strong rushed for three touchdowns and McNeese State beat Houston Christian 27-0 on Saturday night.

Strong was 14-of-22 passing for 133 yards with an interception and he rushed for 108 yards for McNeese (2-5, 1-2 Southland). Two of the rushing touchdowns were from 7-yards out and the other was a 43-yard run. Fabrizio Pinton made two field goals, from 47- and 29-yards out.

Xai’Shaun Edwards rushed for 130 yards on 18 carries for Houston Christian (2-5, 1-2), including a 46-yard run. Quarterbacks Maddox Kopp and Jake Weir threw for 95 and 21 yards, respectively, and each had one interception.

McNeese had lost five straight games heading into their bye last week. McNeese leads the series 6-2 since the teams started playing against each other in 2017.

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Josh Mahura scores in OT to lift the Kraken past the Maple Leafs, 4-3

Josh Mahura scored his first goal of the season at 3:06 of overtime to give the Seattle Kraken a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Mahura beat Anthony Stolarz with a high shot after Seattle opened a six-game trip with consecutive extra-time losses in Montreal and Ottawa. Shane Wright had a goal and an assist for the Kraken.

Panarin has goal, 3 assists as Rangers beat Canadiens 4-3 and improve to 3-0-1 on the road

Artemi Panarin had a goal and three assists as the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday night. Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist, J.T. Miller also scored and Matthew Robertson got his first NHL goal for the Rangers. Adam Fox had two assists and Jonathan Quick finished with 21 saves to help New York improve to 3-0-1 on the road this season.

Watch: Jadarian Price has a 100-yard kickoff return for Notre Dame touchdown against USC

Jadarian Price shifted momentum towards Notre Dame with a 100-yard kickoff return touchdown.

3 takeaways from OU's win over South Carolina

3 takeaways from a bounce-back win for the Oklahoma Sooners over the South Carolina Gamecocks.