Subban helps Predators beat his former team
Defenseman P.K. Subban collected two assists against his former team as the Nashville Predators continued a season-high six-game road trip with a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
Simmons’ triple-double helps 76ers hold off Mavs
Furkan Korkmaz buried a key 3-pointer with 1:34 remaining Saturday night to stall a Dallas Mavericks rally, helping the host Philadelphia 76ers hold on for a 106-100 victory.
Pelicans send Cavs to ninth straight loss in 35-point blowout
Jrue Holiday and Julius Randle scored 22 points each as the visiting New Orleans Pelicans handed the reeling Cleveland Cavaliers their ninth consecutive loss, 133-98, Saturday night.
Elliott, Prescott help Cowboys hold off Seahawks
Dak Prescott guided two fourth-quarter touchdown drives as the Dallas Cowboys rallied to defeat the visiting Seattle Seahawks 24-22 Saturday night in the NFC wild-card round.
NHL roundup: Streaking Isles rally past Blues
Jordan Eberle and Johnny Boychuk scored the tying and go-ahead goals within an 11-second span in the third period Saturday night for the visiting New York Islanders, who remained red-hot with a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues.
Colts face top-seeded Chiefs in divisional playoff showdown
Indianapolis’s stunning season turnaround will face its stiffest test yet when the Colts travel to Kansas City to battle the top-seeded Chiefs next Saturday in the AFC divisional playoffs.
Golf: Woodland maintains lead, McIlroy in pursuit in Hawaii
Gary Woodland followed up a spectacular eagle on 15 with a birdie at the last to restore his three-shot lead over Rory McIlroy at the PGA Tour’s Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii on Saturday.
NFL notebook: Steelers weigh decisions on Ben, Brown
The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to restructure Ben Roethlisberger’s contract for the benefit of reducing the impact of trading high-dollar wide receiver Antonio Brown.
49ers S Exum fined $53K for hit on Robert Woods
The NFL on Saturday fined San Francisco 49ers safety Antone Exum Jr. $53,482 for a hit he put on Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Robert Woods last Sunday.
Jets F Ehlers out until mid-February
Winnipeg Jets winger Nikolaj Ehlers will be out until mid-February with an upper-body injury, head coach Paul Maurice told reporters Saturday.
