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Penguins' Sidney Crosby scores 1,700th point in win vs. Blues
Sidney Crosby reached the 1,700-point plateau with a goal and two assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the St. Louis Blues 6-3 Monday night.,Crosby, who added two assists, became the ninth player in NHL history to score at least 1,700 points.,Bryan Rust had a goal and two assists and Evgeni M...

Kevin Denkey's late goal lifts Cincinnati past Crew in Round 1 opener
Kevin Denkey's goal in the 78th minute was enough for host FC Cincinnati to claim a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Crew in the opener of their Eastern Conference opening-round series on Monday.,Match 2 is Sunday in Columbus. A deciding match, if needed, will be Nov. 8 in Cincinnati.,No. 2 seed Cincin...

Playoffs set for FISSURE Playground 2 event
Team Liquid, HEROIC and MOUZ clinched the final three playoff spots of the FISSURE Playground 2 event with wins Monday in Belgrade, Serbia.,The three teams beat PARIVISION, Vici Gaming and Aurora Gaming, respectively, in matchups of the six teams with 2-2 records after the first four rounds of the g...

Grigor Dimitrov returns to action with first-round victory in Paris
Grigor Dimitrov was triumphant in his first competitive match since his injury retirement at Wimbledon, as he defeated France's Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-6 (5), 6-1 in the first round of the Rolex Paris Masters on Monday.,Dimitrov never had his serve broken, gradually pulling away in the first-se...

Early-season plot twist: West-best Mammoth face struggling Oilers
The Western Conference's top team will be on the ice when the Edmonton Oilers play host to the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday.,The curious part of the affair is who holds that perch. Instead of it being the Oilers, who have reached the Stanley Cup Final in each of the past two seasons, it is the Mammoth, a...

Streaky Stars' winning ways face test vs. Capitals
The Dallas Stars look for their third straight win when they host the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.,The streaky Stars started with three wins, then dropped four straight before winning their last two.,Washington had won six of seven before suffering its worst loss of the season, 7-1, to the ...

Rapids part ways with head coach Chris Armas
The Colorado Rapids and head coach Chris Armas announced Monday they have mutually parted ways after two seasons.,The Rapids went 11-15-8 this season and finished 11th in the Western Conference to miss out on a playoff spot. During Armas' first season as head coach, the club went 15-14-5 and finishe...

Relieved Flames face Maple Leafs in search of more success
One team will emerge with a welcome second straight win Tuesday night when the Calgary Flames visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Flames ended an eight-game losing streak in which they were 0-7-1 Sunday night with a 5-1 home victory over the New York Rangers.,"The overall feeling is a little bit of r...

Victor Wembanyama on historic run as unbeaten Spurs host Raptors
Victor Wembanyama has answered every challenge posed to him on the court over San Antonio's first three games of the season. Now it will be his stamina and ability to produce on consecutive days that will be tested when the Spurs host the Toronto Raptors on Monday.,Both teams will be on back-to-back...

Team Liquid unblemished in capturing OWCS NA Stage 3 crown
Team Liquid defeated Spacestation Gaming in the grand final on Sunday to complete a perfect run through the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 3.,After going 7-0 in the regular season and advancing through the upper-bracket semifinals and final, Team Liquid had to battle before d...

Canucks snap 3-game skid as Kiefer Sherwood's OT goal beats Oilers
Kiefer Sherwood scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Vancouver Canucks edged the visiting Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Sunday night.,Brock Boeser added a goal and an assist, and Elias Pettersson also scored for Vancouver, which snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 2-2-0 on hom...

San Diego FC makes early scoring stick in Game 1 win over Timbers
Onni Valakari and Anders Dreyer scored first-half goals and top-seeded San Diego FC recorded a 2-1 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers to win the opening match of the Round One first-round series on Sunday night.,CJ dos Santos made two saves as expansion San Diego FC prevailed in their initia...

Austin Reaves' career-best 51 points boost Lakers past Kings
Austin Reaves exploded for a career-high 51 points, Deandre Ayton complemented 22 points with a game-high 15 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers, playing without injured stars Luka Doncic and LeBron James, downed the host Sacramento Kings 127-120 on Sunday night.,Taking the leading role after Doncic...

Jordan Love outplays Aaron Rodgers as Packers top Steelers
Jordan Love passed for 360 yards and three touchdowns and outplayed former teammate Aaron Rodgers while leading the Green Bay Packers to a 35-25 victory over the host Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night.,Love, the understudy to Rodgers for three seasons, matched Brett Favre's 2007 franchise record o...

Austin Reaves' career-best 51 points boosts Lakers past Kings
Austin Reaves exploded for a career-high 51 points, Deandre Ayton complemented 22 points with a game-high 15 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers, playing without injured stars Luka Doncic and LeBron James, downed the host Sacramento Kings 127-120 on Sunday night.,Taking the leading role after Doncic...

Kawhi Leonard powers for 30 as Clippers defeat Trail Blazers
Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points with 10 rebounds and Ivica Zubac added 21 points with eight boards as the Los Angeles Clippers won for the second time in two home games with a 114-107 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.,James Harden added 20 points with 13 assists and John Collins scor...

Flames halt 8-game skid with victory over struggling Rangers
Blake Coleman scored a pair of goals while Nazem Kadri tallied once and added an assist and the host Calgary Flames snapped an eight-game skid with a 5-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.,Kevin Bahl and Yegor Sharangovich also scored for the Flames, who rang up a season high with five goa...

Timberwolves endure early exit of Anthony Edwards to down Pacers
Behind 31 points from Julius Randle, the Minnesota Timberwolves weathered the early exit of star Anthony Edwards to send the visiting Indiana Pacers to their third straight season-opening loss in a 114-110 decision on Sunday.,Edwards, Minnesota's two-time All-NBA guard, sustained what was announced ...

Anthony Davis leads Mavs past Raptors for first win this season
Anthony Davis had 25 points and 10 rebounds on Sunday to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 139-129 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors.,D'Angelo Russell had 24 points off the bench, while starter Cooper Flagg added 22 points for the Mavericks, who earned their first win of the season following co...

Vancouver puts on dominant showing in Game 1 vs. FC Dallas
German World Cup winner Thomas Muller scored his first MLS Cup Playoff goal from the penalty spot to help spring the Vancouver Whitecaps to a thoroughly dominant 3-0 victory over visiting FC Dallas in the opener of their round one series on Sunday.,Daniel Rios opened the scoring just before halftime...