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Trio of multi-goal scorers sends Sabres past Senators for 1st win
Jason Zucker scored two power-play goals as part of Buffalo's four-goal second period and the host Sabres earned their first victory of the season, beating the Ottawa Senators 8-4 on Wednesday.,Ryan McLeod and Jack Quinn both also scored twice for the Sabres, who opened the campaign with three conse...

Rangers might feel right at home in road contest vs. Maple Leafs
The New York Rangers have not scored in all three home games, and so they are looking forward to visiting the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday night to improve their luck.,The Rangers are the first team in league history to be shut out in three consecutive home games to open the season, the latest loss ...

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa 'made a mistake' calling out players
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa began his press conference on Wednesday by acknowledging his mistake of calling out teammates for being tardy and their attendance in player-only meetings.,Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel and other players took issue with his comments, noting that they sho...

Report: Florida could fire Billy Napier this weekend
Florida head coach Billy Napier could be fired as soon as this weekend, Yahoo Sports reported Wednesday.,Athletic director Scott Stricklin met Tuesday with a group of "influential boosters" who told him that their continued financial support depends on a "new direction with the program," according t...

Swiss Stage underway at $5M World Championships
The Swiss Stage began Wednesday at the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship with eight Round 1 matches in Beijing.,In the best-of-1 matches, Secret Whales defeated Keyd Stars in 33 minutes on blue; CTBC Flying Oyster beat Fnatic in 32 minutes on blue; KT Rolster defeated KOI in 33 mi...

Naomi Osaka survives 3-setter, injury to advance at Japan Open
Naomi Osaka fought through an injury to defeat defending champion Suzan Lamens 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-2 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open on Wednesday.,The No. 1 seed in her home-country tournament, Osaka was up 5-0 in the third set when she called for a medical timeout. After trainers hea...

TNF Capsule: Steelers at Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) at Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) ,Thursday, 8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video,FanDuel odds: Steelers -5.5, Total 43.5,Inside Edge intel: Steelers wide receivers lead the NFL with an average of 8.7 yards after the catch this season. The Bengals have allowed 5.2 yards after catch per rece...

Maryland eager to turn things around at resurgent UCLA
After challenging UCLA not to be a "one-hit wonder," Bruins interim head coach Tim Skipper shifts his team's focus to a third straight win when it hosts Maryland on Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.,UCLA (2-4, 2-1 Big Ten) resurrected its season from an 0-4 start, winning the last two under Skipper's dir...

Ducks push past Penguins, win 10th straight home opener
Chris Kreider scored two goals, including the go-ahead tally on the power play with 1:27 remaining, as the Anaheim Ducks erased an early two-score deficit for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.,Kreider finished with three points as the Ducks won their home opener for the...

Rookie goalie wins debut as Hurricanes down Sharks
Brandon Bussi made 16 saves to pick up the win in his NHL debut and five different Carolina players scored goals as the Hurricanes kicked off a season-long six-game road trip with a 5-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.,Sean Walker, William Carrier, Eric Robinson, Shayne Gostisbeher...

Matt Duchene exits injured as Stars top Wild, stay unbeaten
Roope Hintz capped a three-point game with his first goal of the season, helping Dallas hold off the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Tuesday in the Stars' home opener.,Hintz assisted on goals for Esa Lindell and Wyatt Johnston, and both reciprocated on Hintz's tally. Radel Faksa and Matt Duchene also scored f...

Jack Eichel's 2-goal night leads Knights past Flames
Jack Eichel scored twice, including the tiebreaking tally early in the third period, as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights posted a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.,Tomas Hertl added a goal and an assist and Kaedan Korczak also scored for Vegas, which won in regulation for the first ...

Haji Wright nets pair as USMNT edges Australia 2-1
Despite losing star midfielder Christian Pulisic to a possible injury, the U.S. men's national team defeated Australia 2-1 in a friendly Tuesday in Commerce City, Colo., behind two goals from Haji Wright.,The winner was set up in the 51st minute by the second assist of the match for Cristian Roldan ...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers shut down Brewers, grab 2-0 NLCS edge
MILWAUKEE -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed a homer on the first pitch but did not yield another run over a complete-game three-hitter as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday to take a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.,The right-hander fir...

Cole Caufield’s 2nd goal seals overtime thriller for Canadiens against Kraken
Cole Caufield's second goal of the night came with 1:35 remaining in overtime, and the host Montreal Canadiens beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4 on Tuesday.,Off a drop pass from Lane Hutson, Caufield skated to the side of the net and sent the puck off the shoulder of Seattle goaltender Joey Daccord (17 sa...

Jakob Chychrun's OT winner propels Capitals past Lightning
Defenseman Jakob Chychrun scored 1:19 into overtime to fuel the host Washington Capitals to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.,Tom Wilson wired a sharp cross-slot feed that caromed off the heel of the stick of Chychrun at the right doorstep to end the game.,Wilson scored his team...

Maple Leafs explode for 7 goals in win over Predators
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, John Tavares and William Nylander each recorded a goal and two assists Tuesday night and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Nashville Predators 7-4.,Auston Matthews scored twice -- once into an empty net -- for the Maple Leafs, who had lost two in a row. Nylander's g...

Rangers blanked at home again in shutout loss to Oilers
Stuart Skinner made 30 saves Tuesday night and the Edmonton Oilers earned a 2-0 victory over the New York Rangers, who were shut out in a third straight home game.,New York's 180-minute scoreless streak on home ice to start the season is the second-longest in league history and the longest by an act...

Team Falcons, Tundra Esports start fast at BLAST Slam IV
Team Falcons and Tundra Esports got off to fast starts as play in the group stage at the BLAST Slam IV event started on Tuesday in Kallang, Singapore.,Both teams went unbeaten to get the tournament underway, while on the other end of the table, Aurora Gaming and Team Liquid both failed to earn a vic...

T1 punch ticket to $5M League of Legends World Championships
T1 defeated Invictus Gaming 3-1 in a play-in match Tuesday to clinch a spot in the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship.,Playing in Beijing, T1 punched their ticket to the Swiss Stage of the 16-team tournament that will crown a $1 million champion on Nov. 9.,T1 opened with a 34-minut...