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Myles Turner, Pacers overtake Pistons for opening win
Myles Turner had 20 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four blocks as the visiting Indiana Pacers spoiled J.B. Bickerstaff's first game as Detroit's head coach by topping the Pistons 115-109 on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams.,Pascal Siakam had 19 points, eight rebounds and nine a...
Blues set to battle Maple Leafs, former coach Craig Berube
Craig Berube coached the St. Louis Blues to a Stanley Cup championship in 2019, but on Thursday night he aims to guide the host Toronto Maple Leafs to a win over his former team.,Berube was fired by St. Louis on Dec. 12, 2023, and became Toronto's coach this past May. He suggested no hard feelings t...
Playoffs get underway at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade
BetBoom Team, Team Spirit and Team Falcons recorded 2-0 sweeps as the playoffs got underway Wednesday at the $1 million Betboom Dacha Belgrade event in Serbia.,BetBoom Team defeated Aurora Gaming, Spirit beat Yakult's Brothers and Falcons took down Team Liquid. Tundra Esports also advanced to the up...
Report: Browns to start QB Jameis Winston vs. Ravens
The Cleveland Browns are counting on Jameis Winston to start at quarterback at home on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,He will replace Deshaun Watson, who ruptured his right Achilles tendon when he appeared to hyperextend his leg on a non-contact play last Sunda...
Streaking Caps shoot for back-to-back wins over flailing Flyers
The Washington Capitals aim to extend their winning streak to five games and complete a home-and-home sweep of the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday when the clubs meet in the nation's capital.,The Capitals extended their hot streak with a decisive 4-1 victory in Philadelphia on Tuesday.,Nic Dowd and...
MongolZ roll into Thunderpick World Championship playoffs
The MongolZ cruised to a pair of 2-0 wins on Tuesday and captured first place in Group B at the Thunderpick World Championship in Berlin, sealing a berth in the quarterfinals.,After downing Cloud9, The MongolZ got past Fnatic, which had rallied past 9z Team 2-1 earlier in the day. In the Group B eli...
Leo Carlsson, Ducks drop winless Sharks
Leo Carlsson scored the go-ahead goal and Cutter Gauthier added two assists as the Anaheim Ducks edged the visiting San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Tuesday night.,Troy Terry and Alex Killorn had the other Anaheim goals. Lukas Dostal made 27 saves for his third win of the season -- his second against the Shar...
Sens come out roaring, crush Utah Hockey Club
Ottawa scored all of its goals in the first period and Anton Forsberg posted his sixth career shutout as the Senators earned their first road victory of the season on Tuesday, 4-0 over the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City.,Forsberg entered the night with a 4.16 goals-against average and a .863 sav...
Hurricanes rally past Oilers in overtime
Sebastian Aho scored with seven seconds left in overtime and the visiting Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Tuesday night.,The Hurricanes trailed 2-0 entering the third period.,Aho scored on a one-timer off a pass from Martin Necas moments after Carolina goalie Frederik ...
Tomas Hertl's 4-point effort powers Knights past Kings
Tomas Hertl produced two goals and two assists and Mark Stone added a goal and two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a three-game losing streak by cruising to a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,It was the fourth career four-point game for Hertl, his career hi...
Ducks drop winless Sharks
Leo Carlsson scored the go-ahead goal and Cutter Gauthier added two assists as the Anaheim Ducks edged the visiting San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Tuesday night.,Troy Terry and Alex Killorn had the other Anaheim goals. Lukas Dostal made 27 saves for his third win of the season - his second against the Shark...
Canucks beat Blackhawks, run winning streak to 3
Danton Heinen scored twice in the first period and Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves to lift the visiting Vancouver Canucks to a 6-3 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.,J.T. Miller and Conor Garland also scored for the Canucks during a back-and-forth opening period that featured six of the...
LeBron, Bronny James take floor as Lakers top Wolves
LeBron James scored 16 points in 35 minutes, while also making NBA history family style, as the Los Angeles Lakers earned a 110-103 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday in the season opener for both teams.,James took the floor with his son, Bronny, with four minutes remaining ...
Flames extend point streak with shootout win over Pens
Justin Kirkland scored the winning goal in the sixth round of a shootout to give the host Calgary Flames a 4-3 comeback victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.,Rasmus Andersson collected one goal and one assist while MacKenzie Weegar and Nazem Kadri also scored for the Flames, who have yet ...
Sens come out roaring, never look back to crush Utah Hockey Club
Ottawa scored all its goals in the first period and Anton Forsberg posted his sixth career shutout as the Senators earned their first road victory of the season on Tuesday, a 4-0 win over the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City.,Forsberg entered the night with a 4.16 goals-against average and a .863 ...
Hurricanes rally past Oilers in OT
Sebastian Aho scored with seven seconds left in overtime and the visiting Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Tuesday night.,Aho scored on a one-timer off a pass from Martin Necas moments after Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen had stopped Leon Draisaitl at the other end. ...
Juuse Saros, Predators silence Bruins to end skid
Juuse Saros pitched a 33-save shutout as the host Nashville Predators ended their season-opening, five-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.,The Predators entered the game as the lone NHL team without a single point in the standings and had not held a lead at eithe...
Joel Kiviranta's two goals take Avalanche past Kraken
Joel Kiviranta scored twice and Cale Makar had two assists as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the host Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Tuesday.,Nathan MacKinnon also scored for the Avalanche, who won their third consecutive game following an 0-4-0 start to the season. Colorado goaltender Justus Annunen made 2...
Canucks run winning streak to 3, beating Blackhawks
Danton Heinen scored twice and Kevin Lankinen made 30 saves to lift the visiting Vancouver Canucks to a 6-3 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.,J.T. Miller and Conor Garland also scored for the Canucks during a back-and-forth opening period that featured six of the nine goals in the g...
Cole Perfetti logs three assists as unbeaten Jets edge Blues
Cole Perfetti earned three assists as the visiting Winnipeg Jets defeated the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Tuesday to remain undefeated.,Nino Niederreiter, Colin Miller and Kyle Connor scored in the second period for the Jets, who extended the best start in franchise history by improving to 6-0-0. Connor ...