Those struggles are also bleeding over onto the penalty kill. Washington's PK has ranked atop the league over the last few seasons, but right now, it ranks sixth-worst in the league at 67.9 percent and has given up nine goals through 10 games.

The third edition of the in-season tournament tips off on Friday. Let's take a look at who has the best chance to advance to Vegas in December.

The Cougars field hockey team opened a Tuesday night triple header at Fallston high school. Its boys and girls soccer teams also hosted region championship games as the top seeds in their brackets. All three won on home turf.

After another spectacular start, this time in the World Series, a good 20 or so MLB teams are kicking themselves.

Augustana, Minnesota Duluth and Minnesota State Mankato were among the programs in the Division II regional rankings.

Georgia Tech is the only undefeated team in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and has a path through the regular season without having to face any of the league's other three Top 25 teams.

MLive's updated list shows 29 unbeaten teams in 11-player divisions and seven in 8-player as playoff action intensifies across the state.

"I know Wednesday was just a last-16 match but when you do win big games it improves teams and improves individual players. "If you want to be in the Champions League on a consistent basis and challenging for the title, these games do help because they are knockout games that you have to find a way through.

A year ago, Vanderbilt—riding a three-game winning streak including their program-shifting win against Alabama—took Texas down to the wire, ultimately falling 27–24. That Longhorns team went on to the College Football Playoff semifinal. The Commodores would finish 7–6, marking significant progress for Clark Lea’s program.