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DePaul's game-ending run seals win over Seton Hall
Feb 7, 2026; Providence, Rhode Island, USA; DePaul Blue Demons forward N.J. Benson (35) hangs from the rim after dunking the ball against the Providence Friars during the second half at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images N.J. Benson dominated the interior for 21 points and eight rebounds, CJ Gunn added 18 and seven as DePaul completed a season sweep of Seton Hall 69-57 on Wednesday in Newark, N.J.
Benson, who made 10 of 11 shots in his previous game against Creighton, hit 8 of 9 Tuesday, including 6 of 6 in the first half. He powered the Blue Demons’ game-winning 15-0 run in the final five-plus minutes and drove their 13-3 edge in offensive rebounds, leading to 11 second-chance points.
DePaul (14-12, 6-9 Big East) reached six conference wins after totaling seven in the past three years combined. Layden Blocker had 12 points and Brandon Maclin 10 for the Blue Demons.
Adam “Budd” Clark had 19 points and five assists to lead Seton Hall (18-9, 8-8), which suffered two untimely scoring droughts in the second half. AJ Staton-McCray scored 13 and Tajuan Simpkins 12.
Seton Hall scored six straight to take a 52-51 edge at the 5:29 mark. Maclin and Benson answered with three-point plays on the next two possessions to ignite DePaul’s run. Benson and Maclin added open twos, Gunn’s triple made it 64-52 with 2:22 left and Blocker added two foul shots to cap the run.
The Pirates went about four minutes without scoring as the Blue Demons pulled away. They made just four field goals in the final 15:49.
The game didn’t start that way. Seton Hall made five shots in a row early on to establish a 13-7 lead, featuring 3-pointers by Elijah Fisher, Simpkins and Staton-McCray.
Benson got going soon after that, guiding DePaul into the lead. He was on the finishing end of multiple alley-oops and was responsible for the team’s last eight points of the half.
But the Pirates closed on a 7-0 run to turn a five-point deficit into a 35-33 lead. Simpkins forced a steal in the final minute, Clark gathered the ball on the run and he set up Staton-McCray for a go-ahead trey.
Seton Hall made it a six-point game before stalling on offense. Gunn started DePaul’s 9-0 run with a triple and added 3 of 4 free throws. Theo Justin-Pierre’s open 3-pointer put DePaul in front 47-44 before the Pirates ended their scoring drought of nearly five minutes.
–Field Level Media
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Connor McDavid helps Oilers close gap on Ducks with win
Mar 28, 2026; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (97) and Anaheim Ducks defensemen Ian Moore (3) battles for position during the first period at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images NHL points leader Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists for the Edmonton Oilers in a 4-2 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Saturday afternoon.
McDavid increased his points total to 124 (42 goals, 82 assists) and stretched his point streak to four games (five goals, four assists).
Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist, Jack Roslovic and Matt Savoie also scored, Evan Bouchard had two assists, and Connor Ingram made 28 saves for the Oilers (37-28-9, 83 points), who have won three in a row to match their season high and pulled within three points of the Ducks for first place in the Pacific Division.
Beckett Sennecke and Cutter Gauthier scored, John Carlson had two assists and Lukas Dostal made 30 saves for the Ducks (41-28-4, 86 points), who entered the finale of the three-game road trip on a six-game point streak (5-0-1).
The Ducks gave up the first goal of the game for the 15th time in 17 games since the Olympic break.
Bouchard took a one-timer from above the right circle that went wide and hit the back of the net on the carom.
Carlson tried to sweep the puck into the corner, but it hit McDavid’s skate and ricocheted back toward the crease, where McDavid backhanded it into the net for his 42nd goal of the season and a 1-0 lead at 7:36 of the second period.
The Ducks were outshot 11-3 in the second period.
Roslovic made it 2-0 at 4:59 of the third when he slid the puck through Dostal’s pass off a feed from Hyman to finish a rush.
The Oilers scored again 1:11 later when Savoie redirected a cross-ice feed from Vasily Podkolzin into the net off another rush for a 3-0 lead at 6:10.
Sennecke spoiled Ingram’s second shutout of the season when he scored on a tip to cut it to 3-1 at 6:53.
Jeffrey Viel made a no-look pass from below the goal line to Gauthier out front and he scored his team-leading 37th goal of the season to cut it to 3-2 at 9:41.
Hyman sealed it with an empty-net goal with 17 seconds left for a 4-2 lead.
Ducks forward Troy Terry returned after missing the 3-2 overtime win at the Calgary Flames on Thursday with a lower-body injury, but Anaheim defenseman Radko Gudas and Pavel Mintyukov sat out the finale of the three-game trip with lower-body injuries.
–Field Level Media
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Gary Woodland holds third-round lead at Houston Open
Mar 28, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Gary Woodland hits a tee shot on the ninth hole during the third round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images Gary Woodland shot 5-under-par 65 on Saturday to maintain the lead through three rounds of the Texas Children’s Houston Open as he seeks his first victory in nearly seven years in Houston.
Woodland is at 18 under despite his highest score of the tournament.
Hard-charging Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark posted the best round of the day with a 63, so he’s one stroke back going into Sunday’s final round at Memorial Park Golf Course
Woodland had four birdies on a six-hole stretch on the backside to maintain the lead. The last three of those birdies came with putts inside of 7 feet.
Hojgaard also was 4 under on that same six-hole stretch, with a 14-foot putt his longest birdie among those holes.
Both golfers had pars on No. 18.
Defending champion Min Woo Lee of Australia shot 67 to sit at 12 under, joined by Michael Thorbjornsen (66).
Lee took a bunker shot on one knee on No. 17, rolling the ball close enough for a birdie putt.
Sam Stevens (67) and Australia’s Jason Day (68) are at 11 under.
First-round leader Paul Waring of England moved back into contention by shooting 66. He’s at 10 under with Sahith Theegala (66) and Canada’s Sudarshan Yellamaraju (65).
–Field Level Media
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OpTic Texas, FaZe Vegas earn 3-0 wins in CDL Stage 2 Major
OpTic Texas dominated on Saturday, advancing to the Upper Bracket Final, as the Call of Duty League’s Stage 2 Major continued in Marston Green, England.
Texas faced G2 Minnesota in their Saturday matchup. They opened play with a 250-107 win on Den Hardpoint. Then, Texas cruised to a 6-2 victory on Raid Search and Destroy, before sealing the 3-0 sweep with 4-2 win on Den Overload.
FaZe Vegas also completed a 3-0 sweep in their shutout of Paris Gentle Mates. Paris entered Saturday with back-to-back wins, but their momentum ran out against Vegas.
Vegas had a 250-190 victory on Exposure Hardpoint, and a decisive 6-0 win on Raid Search and Destroy. They finished the matchup with a 3-2 win on Exposure Overload.
Texas and Vegas will meet on Sunday in the Upper Bracket Final.
Toronto KOI and LA Thieves will meet in the Lower Bracket Semifinal. Toronto defeated Paris 3-1, while LA defeated Minnesota 3-1. The Thieves closed out their matchup with an impressive 250-94 win on Den Hardpoint.
The Sunday schedule:
–Upper Bracket Final — OpTic Texas vs. FaZe Vegas
–Lower Bracket Semifinal — Toronto KOI vs. LA Thieves
–Lower Bracket Final — team TBD vs. team TBD
–Grand Final — team TBD vs. team TBD
Call of Duty League’s Stage 2 Major prize pool, with money winnings and CDL points
1. $150,000, 100
2. $90,000, 75
3. $50,000, 60
4. $30,000, 45
5-6. $15,000, 30 — Paris Gentle Mates, G2 Minnesota
7-8. $7,500, 15 — Riyadh Falcons, Miami Heretics
9-10. no money, no points — Vancouver Surge, Carolina Royal Ravens
–Field Level Media
Connor McDavid helps Oilers close gap on Ducks with win
Gary Woodland holds third-round lead at Houston Open
