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Leafs star Auston Matthews out Friday against Red Wings
Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews will miss his second consecutive game Friday night, sitting out Toronto's clash with the visiting Detroit Red Wings because of an upper-body injury.,The captain has been considered day-to-day since he was injured Sunday in Toronto's 2-1 overtime loss to the Minnesota...
Colts rule out WR Michael Pittman Jr. (back, finger)
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. will not play in Sunday's game against the visiting Buffalo Bills.,Pittman, 27, did not practice all week due to back and finger injuries and the team ruled him out on Friday.,He ranks second on the team in catches (30) and third in receiving yard...
Week 10 NFL Capsules
Week 10 NFL Capsules ,New York Giants (2-7) vs. Carolina Panthers (2-7) at Munich, Germany, 9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network,A change of scenery awaits two teams tied for the NFL's worst record as embattled quarterbacks Bryce Young of the Panthers and Daniel Jones of the Giants meet in Munich. New York has...
Paul Waring's record 61 opens huge lead in Abu Dhabi
Englishman Paul Waring carded a course-record 61 Friday to open a five-shot lead midway through the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in the United Arab Emirates.,Waring's tap-in birdie at the 18th hole at Yas Links moved him to 19-under-par, the lowest 36-hole score to par in the history of the European ...
Slumping Penguins aim to slow Capitals, Alex Ovechkin
Two rivals at opposite ends of the success spectrum square off when the Washington Capitals host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.,The Capitals are rolling through the early part of the season, off to a 9-3-0 start after a 3-2 win against the Nashville Predators on Wednesday. They sit third in the ...
BetBoom Team cruise into DreamLeague Season 24 playoffs
BetBoom Team claimed a spot in the upper-bracket final at the DreamLeague Season 24 event with a 2-0 rout of Team Liquid on Thursday, but their next opponent was not determined as Group Stage 2 concluded.,While BetBoom Team finished atop the round robin with a 6-1 record, PARIVISION and Team Spirit ...
Wild keep thriving on road, take down Sharks
Matt Boldy scored twice and Kirill Kaprizov had three assists as the visiting Minnesota Wild collected a 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,The Wild are 6-1-1 on the road with a league-leading 13 away points.,Zach Bogosian, Mats Zuccarello and Jonas Brodin had the other goals for the Wild...
Canucks down Kings, complete sweep of California trip
Quinn Hughes collected a goal and an assist to lead the visiting Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.,Conor Garland, Jake DeBrusk and J.T. Miller also scored for the Canucks, who completed a sweep of the three California teams during their road trip. Goaltender ...
Utah's long-range accuracy dooms Central Arkansas
Gabe Madsen scored 25 points to lead Utah to a 98-63 home victory over Central Arkansas on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.,Madsen drained six 3-pointers for the second straight game. Utah (2-0) finished with a school-record-tying 19 3-pointers on a record 50 attempts.,The senior hit 9 of 16 shots ...
Lamar Jackson's 4 TDs just enough as Ravens hold off Bengals
BALTIMORE -- Lamar Jackson completed 25 of 33 passes for 290 yards and four touchdowns while rallying the Baltimore Ravens from a 14-point second-half deficit to a 35-34 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in a wild Thursday night contest.,Jackson led four consecutive touchdown drives in the second half...
USC survives Idaho State's upset bid
Josh Cohen scored a team-high 19 points and Saint Thomas drilled a critical 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining to help host Southern California fight off a tenacious Idaho State 75-69 on Thursday in Los Angeles. ,The Trojans (2-0) led by as many as 12 and held an advantage for more than 35 minutes,...
Cal Poly keeps it close in first half, then Cal pulls away
Jovan Blacksher Jr. had a team-high 18 points, Andrej Stojakovic added 15 and California ran off from visiting Cal Poly 91-73 on Thursday night for a nonconference win that gave the Golden Bears their first 2-0 start in five years.,Rytis Petraitis chipped in with 13 points off the bench and BJ Omot ...
Spurs spread points around in blowout of Blazers
Malaki Branham and Keldon Johnson each scored 17 points off the bench as the San Antonio Spurs used an uber-balanced attack to defeat the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 118-105 on Thursday.,The Spurs were playing the second game of a road-home back-to-back and beginning a five-game homestand.,San A...
Lamar Jackson's 4 TDs are just enough as Ravens hold off Bengals
BALTIMORE -- Lamar Jackson completed 25 of 33 passes for 290 yards and four touchdowns while rallying the Baltimore Ravens from a 14-point second-half deficit to a 35-34 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday.,Jackson led four consecutive touchdown drives in the second half to help the Ravens (...
Connor Hellebuyck, Jets stifle Avs 1-0, improve to 13-1-0
Connor Hellebuyck recorded 35 saves to post back-to-back shutouts for the first time in his career, and Gabriel Vilardi provided the offense in the Winnipeg Jets' 1-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. ,Two days after Hellebuyck stopped 21 shots in a 3-0 home victory ove...
Utah scores winner late in third to top slumping Blues
Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist to lead the visiting Utah Hockey Club past the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Thursday.,Matias Maccelli, Michael Kesselring and Jack McBain also scored for Utah, which won for just the second time in its past eight games.,Utah stifled the Blues defensively and limited...
Jake Oettinger keeps Blackhawks at bay, helps Stars end skid
Jake Oettinger made 25 saves to lead the Dallas Stars to a 3-1 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday evening.,Sam Steel and Logan Stankoven each had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Seguin also scored for the Stars, who ended a two-game skid.,Tyler Bertuzzi scored and Arvid Soderblo...
Spurs spread the points around in defeating Blazers
Malaki Branham and Keldon Johnson each scored 17 points off the bench as the San Antonio Spurs used an uber-balanced attack to defeat the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 118-105 on Thursday.,The Spurs were playing the second game of a road-home back-to-back and beginning a five-game homestand.,San A...
Mchigan State pounds Niagara with 50-point second half
Jaxon Kohler had 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead Michigan State to a 96-60 nonconference home win over Niagara on Thursday. ,Kohler was one of five players in double-figures for the Spartans (2-0).,Jase Richardson scored 12, Tre Holloman and Frankie Fidler each had 11, Jaden Akins added 10 points ...
Bucks pull away from Jazz to snap skid
Damian Lillard poured in 34 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo collected 31 as part of a double-double to lift the host Milwaukee Bucks to a 123-100 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.,Lillard also dished out seven assists while Antetokounmpo hauled in a game-high 16 rebounds for Milwaukee, whic...