consecutive victory

Ryan O'Reilly scored in the first round of a shootout and the Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 Monday night for their sixth consecutive victory at home.

And Stanford's winning streak lives on ... barely. The No. 4 Cardinal needed three overtimes and a late USC fumble to hold off the Trojans 56-48 and post their 16th consecutive victory.

Matthew Stafford threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns Sunday to help the Detroit Lions beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-20 for their fifth consecutive victory dating to the final month of the 2010 season.

Denny Hamlin continued his hot streak, dominating Sunday's NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway to pick up his second consecutive victory and fifth of the season.

Tim Tebow's final home game went about like everyone expected. There were tears, touchdowns and another thumping.

Tebow threw for three TDs, ran for two scores and top-ranked Florida beat rival Florida State 37-10 Saturday for its sixth consecutive victory in the heated rivalry.

The Gators stayed unbeaten heading into next week's Southeastern Conference showdown against No.

No. 1 Florida didn't embarrass Tennessee and its new coach, just beat them behind Tim Tebow and a stingy defense.

Tebow ran for 76 yards and a touchdown, Caleb Sturgis kicked three field goals and the Gators opened Southeastern Conference play with a 23-13 victory over the Volunteers on Saturday.

The Gators (3-0, 1-0)set a school record with their 13th consecutive victory.

NEW YORK(AP) A.J. Burnett won his fourth straight decision and Nick Swisher had a big day with his bat and glove, leading the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 on Wednesday for their sixth consecutive victory.

The world's fastest man stopped by the new Boston Garden to see the NBA's best team streak to its 17th consecutive victory.