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Without Jayden Daniels, Commanders try to cool off Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are heating up.,That's bad news for the NFL in general and the reeling Washington Commanders in particular as the teams prepare for a Monday night matchup in Kansas City.,The Chiefs (4-3) have won two straight and are back in the thick of the AFC West race, one game back of th...
Vasily Podkolzin scores late as Oilers rally past Canadiens
Vasily Podkolzin roofed a backhand shot from the front of the crease with 1:09 remaining as the Edmonton Oilers rallied from a 5-3 third-period deficit to defeat the visiting Montreal Canadiens 6-5 on Thursday night.,It was the first goal of the season for Podkolzin, who also had an assist.,Connor M...
Predators snap 4-game skid with win over Canucks
Cole Smith's goal early in the third period broke a tie and the host Nashville Predators hung on for a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.,Ryan O'Reilly also scored for the Predators, who snapped their four-game losing streak (0-3-1). Juuse Saros stopped 21 shots.,Max Sasson got th...
Macklin Celebrini (5 points) leads Sharks over Rangers in OT
Will Smith scored 1:38 into overtime as the San Jose Sharks ended their season-opening six-game losing streak with a wild 6-5 victory over the host New York Rangers on Thursday night.,The Sharks held a pair of two-goal leads in the first period and blew a one-goal lead in the third before Smith scor...
Reports: SEC suspends ref of controversial Georgia-Auburn game
The referee crew chief of the Georgia-Auburn football game that featured a large number of questionable calls reportedly was suspended by the Southeastern Conference, according to multiple media reports.,Ken Williamson will not be back on the field this year, and he intended to retire after the seas...
Justin Herbert (3 TDs), Chargers overwhelm skidding Vikings
Justin Herbert threw three touchdowns and Kimani Vidal ran for 117 yards and his first career rushing touchdown as the Los Angeles Chargers pounded the Minnesota Vikings 37-10 on Thursday night in Inglewood, Calif.,The Chargers (5-3), who had lost three of their last four games, held a gaudy 419-164...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (55) leads Thunder to 2OT win in Finals rematch
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 55 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 141-135 double-overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers in a rematch of last season's NBA Finals on Thursday in Indianapolis.,The Thunder played just one overtime game in the 2024-25 regular season, but hav...
Logan Cooley's hat trick propels streaking Mammoth past Blues
Logan Cooley produced three goals and an assist as the visiting Utah Mammoth defeated the St. Louis Blues 7-4 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.,Clayton Keller posted two goals and an assist, Nick Schmaltz amassed a goal and two assists, and Ian Cole also scored for the Mammoth.,Dyl...
Predators snap 4-game losing skid with win over Canucks
Cole Smith's goal early in the third period broke a tie and the host Nashville Predators hung on for a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.,Ryan O'Reilly also scored for the Predators, who snapped their four-game losing streak (0-3-1). Juuse Saros stopped 21 shots.,Max Sasson got th...
Joey Daccord, Kraken post shutout, halt Jets' win streak
Joey Daccord stopped 32 shots and Jaden Schwartz posted a three-point night as the visiting Seattle Kraken won 3-0 on Thursday to halt the Winnipeg Jets' five-game winning streak.,Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves as the Jets suffered only their second loss of the season after dropping their opener.,S...
Clippers' Tyronn Lue pleads for 'defensive mindset' vs. Suns
The Los Angeles Clippers open their 2025-26 home slate on Friday, welcoming their Western Conference counterpart Phoenix Suns to Inglewood, Calif.,The Clippers finished 30-11 in their first season at Intuit Dome, though they lost both matchups with Phoenix.,A third home loss to the Suns could be nig...
Macklin Celebrini's 5-point night leads Sharks over Rangers
Will Smith scored 1:38 into overtime as the San Jose Sharks ended their season-opening six-game losing streak with a wild 6-5 victory over the host New York Rangers on Thursday night.,The Sharks blew a pair of two-goal leads in the first period and a one-goal lead in the third before Smith scored hi...
Jazz out to build on strong opener, ruin Kings' home opener
The Utah Jazz will be riding the momentum of one of opening night's biggest surprises when they go for a second straight win at the expense of the host Sacramento Kings on Friday night.,Coming off a season in which they won only 17 games and had the worst record in the NBA, the Jazz got double-figur...
Mikael Granlund (5 points), Ducks prolong Bruins' skid
Mikael Granlund had two goals and three assists for his first career five-point game, leading the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 7-5 victory over the slumping Boston Bruins on Thursday night.,The Ducks scored four goals in a back-and-forth third period, breaking a 3-3 tie with two goals before the 8:00...
Sidney Crosby tallies 3 points as Penguins extend Panthers' slump
Sidney Crosby posted two goals and one assist to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to their fourth straight win, a 5-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla.,The Penguins, who have won their past three road games, also got a goal and an assist from Rickard Rakell plus a goal...
Kapalua's Plantation Course opening, but not in condition to host The Sentry
The day after the PGA Tour announced the cancellation of The Sentry, the Plantation Course at Kapalua on Maui, Hawaii announced it will re-open for play next month.,Drought conditions impacting the course led the PGA Tour to announce on Sept. 16 that its traditional season-opening event would not be...
Islanders blitz Red Wings 7-2 in 4th straight victory
Emil Heineman recorded his first career two-goal game Thursday night for the surging New York Islanders, who authored their most resounding win since the 2023-24 season by routing the visiting Detroit Red Wings 7-2 in Elmont, N.Y.,Tony DeAngelo, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Mathew Barzal and Simon Holmstrom...
Tom Aspinall attempts to tune out noise entering UFC 321
The UFC returns to Abu Dhabi for a championship doubleheader Saturday to headline UFC 321. In the main event, Tom Aspinall makes the first defense of his UFC heavyweight title against former interim champion Ciryl Gane.,Aspinall (15-3 MMA) was promoted to undisputed UFC heavyweight champion this sum...
Senators edge Flyers for much-needed win
Olle Lycksell scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period against his former team, fueling the host Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.,Like Lycksell, Michael Amadio also scored his first goal of the season to help the Senators snap a two-game los...
Ryan Donato nets last-minute winner as Blackhawks edge Lightning
Ryan Donato scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal on a rebound with 54 seconds left, and the visiting Chicago Blackhawks finally solved Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy in a 3-2 win over the Lightning on Thursday night.,After tallying in his fourth straight game in the second period, D...