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Sabres trying for a complete game vs. Blackhawks
The Buffalo Sabres have found their offensive game after a slow start, but now, their defensive play has taken a hit. They'll try to get their full game back on track when they close out a three-game road trip with a visit to the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.,After scoring just three goals in thei...
Blue Jackets battling injury bug ahead of rematch with Wild
The season is not yet two weeks old and the Columbus Blue Jackets are already mired in injury woes.,As the Blue Jackets prepare to host the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, they received more bad news with young forward Kent Johnson suffering an injury in Thursday's win over the Buffalo Sabres.,Johnson t...
Rams WR Cooper Kupp questionable for Week 7; Nacua next week?
Cooper Kupp is questionable to play on Sunday but Rams head coach Sean McVay is optimistic the No. 1 receiver is ready to roll when Los Angeles hosts the Las Vegas Raiders. ,Kupp has been out with a high left ankle sprain, an injury that hit Week 2 at the Arizona Cardinals. He caught 14 passes Week ...
Ducks place F Frank Vatrano on non-roster list
The Anaheim Ducks recalled center Jansen Harkins from the San Diego Gulls of the AHL and placed left wing Frank Vatrano on the non-roster list in advance of the birth of his child.,The Ducks also revealed that center Isac Lundestrom is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.,Harkins, 27, appeared in 4...
Blackhawks double up Sharks for win in home opener
Taylor Hall, Tyler Bertuzzi, Nick Foligno and Jason Dickinson scored and Petr Mrazek stopped 20 shots as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the visiting San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Thursday.,Chicago outshot San Jose 27-22 to win its home opener and prevail for the second time in the past three games. Connor...
Blue Jackets pile six goals on struggling Sabres
Kirill Marchenko and Mathieu Olivier both collected one goal and one assist to lead the host Columbus Blue Jackets to a 6-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.,Yegor Chinakhov, Adam Fantilli, Zachary Aston-Reese and Damon Severson also scored for the Blue Jackets. Goaltender Daniil Tarasov ...
Argos look to clinch home playoff game with win vs. Redblacks
The Toronto Argonauts will aim to clinch second place in the East Division and home-field advantage in the opening round of the CFL playoffs on Saturday afternoon when they host the Ottawa Redblacks.,Winners of two in a row, the Argonauts (9-7) reside a half-game ahead of the reeling Redblacks (8-7-...
No. 1 Iga Swiatek hires veteran coach Wim Fissette
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek confirmed the hiring of Wim Fissette as her new tennis coach on Thursday.,Swiatek parted ways with long-term coach Tomasz Wiktorowski two weeks ago.,Fissette coached former top-ranked players Naomi Osaka, Kim Clijsters and Angelique Kerber to a combined six Grand Slam titles ...
Stars sign G Jake Oettinger to 8-year, $66M extension
The Dallas Stars signed goaltender Jake Oettinger to an eight-year, $66 million contract extension on Thursday.,Oettinger, 25, is 116-48-23 with a .914 save percentage, a 2.49 goals-against average and 11 shutouts since making his debut with the Stars in 2020-21. He has three of the unbeaten Stars' ...
After emotional loss, Blue Jackets look to rebound vs. Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres have just one win in their first five games of the season heading into a Thursday road clash against the Columbus Blue Jackets.,As disappointing as their campaign been, the Sabres have held a lead in three of their defeats, including a disappointing 6-5 overtime loss to the Pittsb...
Streaking Texans expect challenge from Packers
The Houston Texans boast a two-game lead in the AFC South and the second-best record in the conference entering a Sunday road game against the Green Bay Packers.,Still, various injuries and inconsistency on offense have Houston wide receiver Tank Dell eager for the team to fire on all cylinders.,"On...
Happy National Boss’s Day: Three Worst Bosses in Sports
It's National Boss's Day on Wednesday October 16th, and these are the worst three bosses in sports right now....
Blackhawks host skidding Sharks in home opener
After struggling to just one victory in a season-opening four-game road trip, the Chicago Blackhawks will aim to regroup on home ice against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Chicago went 1-2-1 in its journey to Utah, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary. The Blackhawks showed competitiveness throughout th...
Red Bull 'desperately need answers' about driver lineup
Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner said his Formula One team "desperately needs answers" regarding its unbalanced driver lineup.,Three-time world champion Max Verstappen once again leads the standings with six races left, but teammate Sergio Perez is a distant eighth.,By comparison, the top two d...
Reign D Shae Holmes signs through 2026 season
Seattle Reign FC defender Shae Holmes signed a contract extension with the team through the 2026 season.,The 24-year-old would have become a free agent after the 2024 season.,A 2023 NWSL Draft pick (19th overall), she has played in 23 games (14 starts) with the franchise.,"Over the past two seasons,...
NFL owners OK Jaguars' $1.4B stadium renovation
NFL owners have given the go-ahead to the Jacksonville Jaguars' planned $1.4 billion renovation of EverBank Stadium, its home field since 1995.,The Jaguars intend to build the "Stadium of the Future," with construction set to start in February and be finished before the 2028 season.,The plan envisio...
NC State seeks bounce-back performance vs. Cal
Coming off back-to-back losses at home for the first time since 2019, North Carolina State will look to pick up a win on the road when it heads to the West Coast for the first time this season in the new-look Atlantic Coast Conference to face California on Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,NC S...
After bye week, UConn looks to stay hot vs. Wake Forest
Connecticut had a week off going into its game against Wake Forest. That might add to the Huskies' energy when they face the Demon Deacons on Saturday in East Hartford, Conn., ,Connecticut (4-2) is riding a three-game winning streak., ,"I haven't felt that our team has been fatigued," Huskies coach ...
Flames best Blackhawks, match franchise mark at 4-0-0
The Calgary Flames tied a franchise record by winning their fourth consecutive game to open the season, defeating the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Tuesday.,Matt Coronato scored twice, Andrei Kuzmenko added a power-play goal and Dustin Wolf made 31 saves for the Flames, who matched their season...
Late Johnny Gaudreau honored, but Blue Jackets fall to Panthers
Sam Reinhart scored one goal and had two assists as the Florida Panthers defeated the Blue Jackets 4-3 in an emotional home opener for Columbus on Tuesday night.,Florida also got goals from Anton Lundell, Dmitry Kulikov and Eetu Luostarinen and 35 saves from Spencer Knight, who recorded his first NH...