DOHA, Qatar (AP) — FIFA official Arsène Wenger took a shot at World Cup teams who tried to make political statements in Qatar, saying Sunday they lacked focus for their first games.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Two weeks into the first World Cup in the Middle East, fewer teams are at the tournament and some fans are starting to make long journeys home.

San Jose Sharks (8-15-4, seventh in the Pacific Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (10-13-1, eighth in the Atlantic Division)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Martin Necas had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes extended their winning streak to four games, beating the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Saturday night.

Chicago Bulls (9-13, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (12-9, fifth in the Western Conference)

Los Angeles Clippers (13-11, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (7-16, 13th in the Eastern Conference)

Alabama is going to get one last look from the College Football Playoff selection committee.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The high-flying tag for these Houston Cougars means something a little different than it did the last time they were ranked No. 1 nearly 40 years ago.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Charisma Osborne scored 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting, Kiki Rice added 14 points and eight rebounds and No. 15 UCLA overcame a cold-shooting start to beat UC Santa Barbara 68-57 Saturday night.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Luis Rodriguez finished with 19 points, EJ Harkless scored 17 and UNLV remained unbeaten with a 95-78 victory over San Diego on Saturday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cam Shelton scored 24 points to lead Loyola Marymount to a 64-52 victory over Nevada on Saturday night.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Claude Giroux had a pair of goals and an assist to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Andrew Wiggins shoots more than 100 3-pointers most practices, as many reps as needed “until I feel good.”

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Alimamy Koroma had 19 points in Cal Poly's 64-53 victory over Cal Baptist on Saturday night.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Isaih Moore scored 22 points as Fresno State beat UC Irvine 80-66 on Saturday night.

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Maxwell Lewis’ 30 points led Pepperdine over Northern Arizona 88-69 on Saturday night.

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Maxwell Lewis' 30 points led Pepperdine over Northern Arizona 88-69 on Saturday night.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Asher O'Hara threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Pierre Williams to cap the scoring with 6:28 to play and No. 2 seed Sacramento State beat Richmond 38-31 Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When Fresno State’s Jake Haener was presented with his biggest challenge of the season — taking down perennial conference power Boise State — coach Jeff Tedford long knew his quarterback would be up for the challenge.

ATLANTA (AP) — Just what the Dr ordered.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Domantas Sabonis scored 24 points on 10-of-11 shooting and the Sacramento Kings handed the undermanned Los Angeles Clippers their worst loss of the season, 123-96 on Saturday.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Trevon Brazile scored 23 points and No. 11 Arkansas pulled away in the second half to beat San Jose State 99-58 Saturday.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Ajare Sanni's 22 points helped UC Santa Barbara defeat Pacific 82-71 on Saturday night.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brandin Podziemski scored 27 points as Santa Clara beat Sacramento State 72-65 on Saturday night.

OREM, Utah (AP) — Le'Tre Darthard had 25 points in Utah Valley's 88-78 win over Long Beach State on Saturday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout, helping the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Christian Pulisic covered his face as he walked off. Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie and Kellyn Acosta gathered for a group hug. Tim Weah, DeAndre Yedlin and Sean Johnson sat on the field in a small circle with their cleats off.

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Ryan Cornish scored 18 points as Dartmouth beat CSU Bakersfield 79-54 on Saturday.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer great Pelé is responding well to treatment for a respiratory infection and his health condition has not worsened over the latest 24 hours, the Albert Einstein hospital said Saturday.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — The bald man came dressed head-to-toe in full American spirit. A red, white and blue bandana, stars and stripes mismatched socks, shorts that might have been swimming trunks suited for a summer barbeque.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quarterback Matthew Stafford was placed on injured reserve by the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, one day after he cleared the NFL's concussion protocol for the second time this season.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Bryan Reynolds has requested a trade ahead of baseball's winter meetings.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — United States soccer team eliminated from World Cup after 3-1 loss to the Netherlands in the round of 16.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — France, the reigning World Cup champions, has been warned by coach Didier Deschamps not to underestimate Poland and star Robert Lewandowski in the knockout round Sunday.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Of the seven stadiums Qatar built for the World Cup, one will disappear after the tournament.

San Jose Sharks (8-14-4, seventh in the Pacific Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (9-13-1, eighth in the Atlantic Division)

Houston Rockets (6-16, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (12-11, eighth in the Western Conference)

Los Angeles Lakers (9-12, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (11-12, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Utah's Kyle Whittingham doesn’t care what conversation he’s involved in when it comes to the chatter of today’s top college football coaches.