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9:03 PM on Sunday, December 7

Mikko Rantanen’s final-round score was the only goal of the shootout and Jake Oettinger made 27 saves as the Dallas Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Sunday night

8:53 PM on Sunday, December 7

Santi Aldama scored 22 points, Jaylen Wells and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 17 each and the Memphis Grizzlies built a big first-half lead in a 119-96 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night

8:38 PM on Sunday, December 7

Frederico Jucá Carsalade scored with one second remaining to cap a four-goal fourth quarter, and UCLA rallied to beat Southern California 11-10 to win the men’s water polo championship at the Avery Aquatic Center

8:38 PM on Sunday, December 7

Jamal Murray scored 34 points, Nikola Jokic finished with 28 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and the Denver Nuggets held on to defeat the Charlotte Hornets 115-106 for their third straight win

8:32 PM on Sunday, December 7

Puka Nacua sprinted off the line of scrimmage, hesitated as if he was going to cut off the route and sprinted past the defender

8:19 PM on Sunday, December 7

Xavier Edmonds scored 16 points and David Punch recorded a double-double and TCU beat North Texas 65-55

8:04 PM on Sunday, December 7

Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a season-high 35 points, including five straight in overtime that gave SMU the lead for good in a 93-80 victory over Texas A&M

8:01 PM on Sunday, December 7

Macklin Celebrini set up San Jose’s first two goals to tie for the NHL assists lead and added an empty-netter, helping the Sharks beat Carolina 4-1 on Sunday night for their first road victory over the Hurricanes since 2018

7:45 PM on Sunday, December 7

The Joe Burrow boost to Cincinnati’s playoff aspirations lasted but a week

7:44 PM on Sunday, December 7

The Green Bay Packers have overtaken the Chicago Bears for first place in the NFC North

7:39 PM on Sunday, December 7

Rienk Mast scored 20 points and Sam Hoiberg scored 15 and Nebraska beat Creighton 71-50 to remain perfect on the season

7:37 PM on Sunday, December 7

Jeff Kent elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame

7:36 PM on Sunday, December 7

Matthew Stafford threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns, Puka Nacua and Blake Corum both scored twice and the Los Angeles Rams rolled past the Arizona Cardinals 45-17

7:34 PM on Sunday, December 7

Carter Verhaeghe stays red-hot with his sixth goal in six games as the Florida Panthers top the New York Islanders 4-1 on Sunday

7:20 PM on Sunday, December 7

Caleb Wilson and Henry Veesar both collected double-doubles, and No. 16 North Carolina pulled away from visiting Georgetown in the second half to win 81-61

7:13 PM on Sunday, December 7

Baker Mayfield is no longer an MVP candidate after a midseason swoon by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

7:06 PM on Sunday, December 7

Saylor Poffenbarger had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 7 Maryland scored 10 straight points with less than a minute remaining in double overtime to beat Minnesota 100-99

7:04 PM on Sunday, December 7

Isaiah Likely clasped his hands around the football in the end zone and took a couple of steps forward

6:59 PM on Sunday, December 7

Cruz Davis scored a career-high 36 points on 14-of-25 shooting and made five 3-pointers and Hofstra controlled the most of the way in beating Pitt 80-73

6:34 PM on Sunday, December 7

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith is dealing with a right shoulder injury