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Red Wings rally for shootout win over Oilers
Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin scored in a shootout to complete a comeback from a two-goal deficit and give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the host Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.,Alex Lyon made 45 saves and denied Connor McDavid in the shootout. Edmonton's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins missed the ta...
NFC grabs 14-7 lead in Pro Bowl Skills Showdown
Jared Goff, Justin Jefferson and the NFC built a big lead over the AFC in the 2025 NFL Pro Bowl Games on Thursday, the first night of competition for this year's NFL all-stars in Orlando.,Over six total events -- five live and one prerecorded -- the NFC side secured a 14-7 lead ahead of the Sunday f...
Matt Coronato's hat trick fuels Flames vs. Ducks
Matt Coronato scored three goals for the Calgary Flames in a 4-1 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.,Adam Klapka scored his first goal of the season and Dustin Wolf made 31 saves for the Flames, who avoided losing three in a row for the first time since a four-game skid Nov. 25...
Timberwolves trounce Jazz for fifth straight victory
Anthony Edwards had 36 points and 11 assists as the Minnesota Timberwolves extended their winning streak to five games with an 138-113 victory over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Thursday.,Edwards made 12 of 18 field-goal attempts, hitting 6 of 9 from 3-point range, in addition to blocking three...
No. 19 Memphis pulls away from Tulane
Dain Dainja had 19 points and 10 rebounds and No. 19 Memphis held off Tulane 68-56 on Thursday night in New Orleans.,PJ Carter and Colby Rogers added 14 points each for the Tigers (17-4, 7-1 American Athletic Conference), who won their fourth straight game and for the eighth time in nine games.,Rowa...
Brice Williams leads Nebraska past No. 18 Illinois
Brice Williams scored a game-high 27 points, including Nebraska's last eight in overtime, as the Cornhuskers stopped No. 18 Illinois 80-74 on Thursday in Lincoln, Neb.,Williams snapped a 72-72 tie on a pull-up jumper with 2:28 left, then drove for a layup at the 1:44 mark. He added a baseline jumper...
Islanders silence Flyers for sixth straight win
Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves and Marc Gatcomb scored his first NHL goal as the surging New York Islanders skated to a 3-0 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday., ,Simon Holmstrom and Kyle Palmieri also scored for New York, which has won six straight games. The Islanders have allowed a ...
Andrei Vasilevskiy (28 saves) helps Lightning blank Kings
Brandon Hagel scored twice in a three-point outing, Andrei Vasilevskiy notched his third shutout this season and the Tampa Bay Lightning blanked the visiting Los Angeles Kings 3-0 on Thursday night. ,In the second match of their season-long five-game homestand, the Lightning got goals from Hagel in ...
Thomas Chabot lifts Senators to OT win over Capitals
Thomas Chabot scored at 1:46 of overtime and the Ottawa Senators beat the visiting Washington Capitals 5-4 on Thursday night after surrendering a two-goal third-period lead.,After a battle along the boards in the extra session, Shane Pinto passed the puck out to Chabot alone in the slot, and Chabot ...
Parker Ford scores in NHL debut as Jets down Bruins
Mark Scheifele capped a two-goal effort with the eventual game-winner and Wakefield, R.I., native Parker Ford scored in his NHL debut as the visiting Winnipeg Jets beat the Boston Bruins 6-2 on Thursday night.,Scheifele's second goal 35 seconds into the third period marked the 328th of his Winnipeg ...
Mikko Rantanen nets first Hurricanes goal in win over Blackhawks
Mikko Rantanen scored in his Hurricanes home debut as Carolina posted a 3-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Rantanen was in his third game overall since joining the team via trade from the Colorado Avalanche. The right winger had gone eight straight games wi...
LeBron James, son Bronny contribute to Lakers' rout of Wizards
LeBron James had 24 points and 11 assists to help the visiting Los Angeles Lakers rout the Washington Wizards 134-96 on Thursday.,Bronny James, the 20-year-old son of 40-year-old LeBron, entered the game for Los Angeles to start the fourth quarter and played the entire final 12 minutes. He made 1 of...
Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury blanks Habs, ties for 10th in shutouts
Marco Rossi and Frederick Gaudreau each had a goal and an assist for the visiting Minnesota Wild in a 4-0 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.,Marc-Andre Fleury, playing his final game in his home province, made 19 saves for the Wild for his 76th career shutout, tying him with Ed Belfour ...
Garland, Mitchell lift Cavaliers over Hawks in 137-115 win
Darius Garland scored 26 points and Donovan Mitchell added 24 as the Cleveland Cavaliers easily defeated the visiting Atlanta Hawks 137-115 on Thursday night.,Ty Jerome scored 20 points off the bench, Evan Mobley celebrated his maiden NBA All-Star Game selection with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and J...
Ohio State strolls past Penn State at Rec Hall
John Mobley Jr. scored 19 points and Bruce Thornton had 11 of his 17 points in the second half as Ohio State routed Penn State 83-64 on Thursday in State College, Penn.,Devin Royal added 15 points and eight rebounds and Micah Parrish chipped in 12 points for Ohio State (13-8, 5-5 Big Ten), which has...
Russell Henley leads, Rory McIlroy hits ace at Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Rory McIlroy made a hole-in-one in his PGA Tour season debut, but Russell Henley sat alone atop the leaderboard after a low-scoring first day at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Thursday in Pebble Beach, Calif.,Henley fired an 8-under-par 64 with nine birdies at Spyglass Hill Golf Course. That includ...
Defensive-minded Raptors aim for sixth straight win vs. Bulls
The Toronto Raptors will be out to extend their season-best winning streak to six games and exact some revenge against the visiting Chicago Bulls on Friday night.,The Raptors earned a 106-82 road victory Wednesday over the Washington Wizards. It marked the first time the Raptors have won five straig...
NFL reports ‘historic low’ for concussions in 2024
In announcing injury data for the 2024 season Thursday, the NFL said that concussions had decreased to a "historic low" as helmet safety continued to rise.,Concussions were down 17 percent from the 2023 campaign and 12 percent compared to the 2021-23 three-year average.,"Today is an important milest...
Jesper de Jong upsets Flavio Cobolli in Montpellier
Jesper de Jong of the Netherlands fired nine aces on his way to knocking off Italian third seed Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the Round of 16 at the Open Occitanie on Thursday in Montpellier, France.,In the one-hour, 57-minue affair, de Jong won an overwhelming 90 percent (27 of 30) of his first-se...
Massage therapists accuse Ravens K Justin Tucker of sexual misconduct
Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker was accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by six massage therapists in an investigative story by the Baltimore Banner on Thursday.,Tucker released a statement on social media vehemently denying the allegations, and the Ravens said in their own statement that ...