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Mattias Samuelsson nets 2 as Sabres leapfrog Maple Leafs in Atlantic
Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson had his first ever two-goal game as the Buffalo Sabres bested the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Friday night.,After a slow start to his season, Tage Thompson netted the go-ahead goal 7:20 into the second period. Bowen Byram's pass through the high slot wound up on...
Trae Young, Hawks rally in fourth quarter to down Magic
Trae Young drained a pair of go-ahead free throws with 21 seconds left on Friday, helping the visiting Atlanta Hawks rally for a 111-107 victory over the Orlando Magic.,Young had 25 points and six assists for Atlanta, which trailed by as many as 14 points before outscoring Orlando 33-21 in the fourt...
Dougie Hamilton leads Devils past Sharks for 7th straight win
Dougie Hamilton scored two power-play goals and added an assist as the New Jersey Devils extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks on Friday in Newark, N.J.,Connor Brown also scored, Nico Hischier had two assists and Jake Allen made 16 saves for the ...
Alex Ovechkin scores No. 899, Capitals blast Blue Jackets
Alex Ovechkin scored his 899th career goal and the visiting Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Friday night.,Ovechkin, who passed Wayne Gretzky to become the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer in April, gave the Capitals a 2-0 lead at 1:36 of the third period. Dylan Strome ste...
Giannis Antetokounmpo posts double-double as Bucks squeak by Raptors
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points and had 20 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 122-116 win over the host Toronto Raptors on Friday.,Gary Trent Jr. also had 20 points for the Bucks and Cole Anthony had 23 off the bench for Milwaukee.,Ryan Rollins started at point guard for Kevin Porter J...
Bank of Utah leader Michael Brennan making most of opportunity
Michael Brennan, in his first PGA Tour start as a professional, held a one-shot lead at the Bank of Utah Championship when play was suspended due to darkness Friday evening in Ivins, Utah.,Brennan shot a 6-under-par 65 in the second round, boosting him to 10-under 132, one ahead of Jackson Suber (67...
Steven Alker pours in 11 birdies for big Simmons Bank lead
Steven Alker ripped off six straight birdies to finish his first round with a bang and take a five-shot lead at the Simmons Bank Championship on Friday in Little Rock, Ark.,Alker posted an 11-under-par 61 thanks to his birdie binge. The New Zealander's run began at the par-3 13th hole with a right-t...
G Joseph Woll rejoining Maple Leafs after personal leave
Goaltender Joseph Woll is rejoining the Toronto Maple Leafs following an extended personal leave, the team announced.,Woll's leave of absence to deal with a personal family matter began Sept. 23. The Maple Leafs did not provide a timeline for his return until revealing Friday that he would resume on...
Bills S Taylor Rapp to IR, TE Dalton Kincaid iffy
Buffalo Bills safety Taylor Rapp was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury and head coach Sean McDermott plans to use a familiar face to fill the void. ,McDermott said Jordan Poyer would be the next man up with Rapp out, starting Sunday against the host Carolina Panthers. Rapp has been dealin...
Bilibili Gaming, T1 stay alive at World Championship
Bilibili Gaming and T1 swept their Swiss Stage matches Friday to stay alive at the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship in Beijing.,Competing in best-of-three Round 4 Low Matches between 1-2 teams, Bilibili Gaming eliminated Keyd Stars and T1 sent 100 Thieves home from the competiti...
U.S. overcomes 'rocky' start, stays perfect at International Crown
The United States remained unbeaten at the Hanwha LifePlus International Crown tournament on Friday, winning both of their fourball matches in Goyang-si, South Korea.,Americans Yealimi Noh and Angel Yin recorded a 5 and 4 victory over No. 1-ranked Jeeno Thitikul and Pajaree Anannarukarn of Thailand ...
Steph Curry (42), Warriors top Aaron Gordon (50), Nuggets in OT
Stephen Curry extended the game with a late 3-pointer, then teamed with Al Horford and Jimmy Butler III to connect from beyond the arc in overtime, allowing the Golden State Warriors to overcome Aaron Gordon's career performance on Thursday night in a 137-131 win over the Denver Nuggets in San Franc...
Avalanche rally in 3rd, but Hurricanes prevail in shootout
Frederik Andersen made 44 saves through overtime and three more in the shootout, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 in Denver on Thursday night.,Seth Jarvis had a goal and an assist and scored the lone goal in the shootout. Eric Robinson, Sebastian Aho and Logan Stankoven al...
Adrian Kempe OT hero again as Kings top slumping Stars
Adrian Kempe scored the overtime winner as the visiting Los Angeles Kings edged the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday night.,Kempe one-timed a Quinton Byfield pass up and over the glove of Jake Oettinger 37 seconds into the extra period for his second overtime winner in as many games. Kempe, who also had...
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...
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...