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Bruins aim to change attitude, end slide in clash vs. Leafs
Something has to give when the Boston Bruins cross paths with the Toronto Maple Leafs for the first time this season on Saturday. ,The two Original Six rivals enter their matchup in Boston having lost consecutive games in regulation, keeping them separated by just one point in the Atlantic Division....
After squandering top seed, Galaxy open playoffs vs. Rapids
The Los Angeles Galaxy beat Colorado twice in the regular season and rate as significant favorites to advance deep into the MLS Cup Playoffs.,But the Rapids aren't about to lay down despite a dismal stretch to end the regular season.,Seventh-seeded Colorado looks to improve on its recent play while ...
Drivers unclear why Max Verstappen wasn't penalized in Austin
Formula 1 drivers are seeking clarity about why Max Verstappen was not penalized for a controversial move during Sunday's United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.,With four laps to go, McLaren's Lando Norris veered off the track to pass Red Bull's Verstappen and incurred a five-second penalty. Ver...
Week 8 NFL Capsules
Philadelphia Eagles (4-2) at Cincinnati Bengals (3-4), 1 p.m. ET,If Saquon Barkley's mission was to prove the value of the running back position, he's on the right path. He had 176 yards rushing on 17 carries with a touchdown in a 28-3 rout of his former team, the New York Giants, last weekend in Ne...
Nico Echavarria seizes two-stroke lead at Zozo Championship
Nico Echavarria's second straight 64 Friday put the Colombian ahead by two strokes at 12-under after two rounds at the Zozo Championship in Chiba, Japan.,Echavarria carded seven birdies and a bogey to grab the 36-hole lead for the first time on the PGA Tour. His score of 128 at the Accordia Golf Nar...
BIG charge into Thunderpick World Championship playoffs
BIG swept two opponents on Thursday to win Group D at the Thunderpick World Championship in Berlin and secure a quarterfinal bid.,After downing Aurora Gaming 2-0, BIG prevailed by the same score against BESTIA.,In the other Group D opening-round match, BESTIA smashed M80 2-0. M80 rebounded in the gr...
Tundra, Falcons advance at Betboom Dacha Belgrade
Tundra Esports and Team Falcons rolled to 2-0 sweeps on Thursday and moved within one victory of reaching the final at the $1 million Betboom Dacha Belgrade event in Serbia.,In the upper-bracket semifinals, Tundra downed BetBoom Team before Team Falcons defeated Team Spirit.,Lower-bracket action got...
Warren Foegele tallies twice as Kings top winless Sharks
Warren Foegele scored two goals for Los Angeles on Thursday, helping the Kings win their home opener 3-2 over the winless San Jose Sharks.,Jordan Spence also scored, Alex Laferriere had two assists and David Rittich made 24 saves for the Kings, who have won three of their past four games.,Mikael Gra...
Jets lone unbeaten in NHL after topping Kraken in OT
Nikolaj Ehlers scored at 1:26 of overtime to help the Winnipeg Jets, who are the lone undefeated team remaining in the NHL this season, earn a 4-3 victory against the host Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.,Nino Niederreiter tallied twice and Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets, who improved to ...
Anthony Edwards' free throws lift Timberwolves over Kings
Anthony Edwards capped a 32-point performance with two tiebreaking free throws with 2.1 seconds left, Julius Randle scored a game-high 33 points and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves pulled out a 117-115 victory in the Sacramento Kings' season opener Thursday night.,Edwards' free throws came after...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander helps Thunder cruise past Nuggets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, Chet Holmgren finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds, and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a triple-double from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 102-87 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.,Aaron Wiggins contributed 15 poi...
Hurricanes hand Flames first regulation loss
Martin Necas scored and added an assist to pace the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.,Seth Jarvis, Jack Roslovic and Eric Robinson also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won consecutive games and four of five outings. Goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov made...
Casey Mittelstadt's 3-point game propels Avs past Utah
Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and two assists to lead the Colorado Avalanche to their fourth straight victory, a 5-1 decision over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,Cale Makar, Ross Colton, Ivan Ivan and Joel Kiviranta also scored goals and Mikko Rantanen and Nikolai Kovalenko each ...
Matthew Stafford excels as Rams knock off Vikings
Matthew Stafford completed 25 of 34 passes for 279 yards, four touchdowns and one interception, and the Los Angeles Rams pulled away for a 30-20 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night at Inglewood, Calif., ,Demarcus Robinson had two touchdown catches for the Rams (3-4), who won their secon...
No. 19 Pitt uses 5 INTs to smother Syracuse, stay perfect
Rasheem Biles, Kyle Louis and Braylan Lovelace each recorded an interception for a touchdown during a wild first half as No. 19 Pittsburgh cruised past visiting Syracuse 41-13 on Thursday.,Eli Holstein completed 11 of 15 throws for 108 yards and two touchdowns for the Panthers (7-0, 3-0 ACC), who ha...
Dylan Holloway scores twice to help Blues top Maple Leafs
Dylan Holloway scored two goals and the visiting St. Louis Blues defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Thursday night.,Philip Broberg, Alexandre Texier and Jake Neighbours also scored for the Blues, who opened a four-game road trip with their third win in their past four games. Jordan Kyrou and Pa...
Luka Doncic flirts with triple-double as Mavs top Spurs
Luka Doncic racked up 28 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists Thursday night as the Dallas Mavericks used a strong second half to beat the visiting San Antonio Spurs 120-109 in the season opener for both teams.,The Mavericks found their stroke in the third quarter to flip their two-point halftime d...
Wild finally trail in regulation, then respond to beat Lightning
Matt Boldy netted the go-ahead goal on the power play in the third period, goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury recorded his 562nd win and the visiting Minnesota Wild topped the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Thursday night.,Boldy, who also had an assist, broke a 2-all tie by taking a pass from Mats Zuccarello ...
Red Wings down Devils in game featuring 5 power-play goals
Patrick Kane scored the go-ahead goal with 3:32 remaining and the Detroit Red Wings won their third straight game, topping the visiting New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Thursday.,Kane and Alex DeBrincat each had a goal and an assist for the Red Wings. Detroit's Christian Fischer, Dylan Larkin and Michael Ra...
Sergei Bobrovsky notches 400th win as Panthers down Rangers
Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for his 400th career regular-season victory as the visiting Florida Panthers beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Thursday night in the first meeting between the teams since last spring's Eastern Conference finals.,Bobrovsky joined Minnesota's Marc Andre-Fleury as the seco...