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Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno steps away for family matter
Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno is taking a leave of absence for a family matter, the team announced Wednesday.,The Chicago forward's daughter, Milana, is having follow-up surgery related to her congenital heart disease.,"Nick, nor the Blackhawks, will have any further comment at this time," the tea...

Penn State launches post-James Franklin era at Iowa
There is picking up the pieces and then there is what Penn State is trying to do this week.,Three consecutive losses not only dropped the Nittany Lions from No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 to zero votes in the poll, but the results dropped Penn State's confidence in 12th-year coach James Frankl...

Blues happier heading into Blackhawks battle after pair of road wins
It took a brief road swing through Western Canada to get the St. Louis Blues on track this season.,After falling to the Minnesota Wild 5-0 in their home opener, the Blues regrouped while winning 4-2 on Saturday at Calgary and 5-2 on Monday at Vancouver. They're carrying that momentum home for Wednes...

Blues happier heading in Blackhawks battle after pair of road wins
It took a brief road swing through Western Canada to get the St. Louis Blues on track this season.,After falling to the Minnesota Wild 5-0 in their home opener, the Blues regrouped while winning 4-2 on Saturday at Calgary and 5-2 on Monday at Vancouver. They're carrying that momentum home for Wednes...

Senators visit winless Sabres with Brady Tkachuk sidelined
The struggling Ottawa Senators are looking to return to the win column without captain Brady Tkachuk when they visit the winless Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.,Tkachuk is likely to be sidelined one month after suffering an injured right hand in Monday's 4-1 home-opener loss to the Nashville Predators....

Senators F Brady Tkachuk out at least 4 weeks
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk is expected to be sidelined at least four weeks after sustaining an injury to his right hand/wrist in Monday's 4-1 loss to Nashville, head coach Travis Green announced.,Green added Tuesday that the Senators are evaluating whether surgery will be required.,"He's ...

Senators F Brady Tkachuk being evaluated after early exit
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk is undergoing further testing after leaving Monday's 4-1 loss to Nashville with an apparent upper-body injury.,Tkachuk was cross-checked early in the first period and appeared to slam his right arm into the boards after he was hit. He was holding his right forea...

Ilya Mikheyev scores twice as Blackhawks take down Mammoth
Andre Burakovsky scored the game-winning goal on a third-period power play, Ilya Mikheyev had two goals and Spencer Knight made 22 saves to help the Chicago Blackhawks defeat the visiting Utah Mammoth 3-1 on Monday.,Chicago earned its first victory on the heels of three straight one-goal defeats to ...

Another close game could be on deck for Blackhawks, Mammoth
The host Chicago Blackhawks and the Utah Mammoth enter Monday's matchup with five combined one-goal games in as many contests this season.,Because Utah boasts the lone victory in that span, the words of Mammoth forward Dylan Guenther might sound like a salve to Chicago.,"I think just as you get more...

Jaxon Smith-Njigba continues hot start as Seahawks down Jaguars
Jaxon Smith-Njigba kept his sensational season going with a season-high 162 receiving yards, leading the Seattle Seahawks to a 20-12 win over the host Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday afternoon.,Smith-Njigba, who entered Sunday second in the league in receiving yards (534), recorded eight catches for his...

Predators optimistic ahead of visit to Senators
The Nashville Predators and Senators will be looking to bounce back from losses when they meet at Ottawa on Monday in a Canadian Thanksgiving matinee.,It will be the Senators' home opener and the third game of the season for each squad.,The Predators fell at home to the Utah Mammoth 3-2 in overtime ...

Cameron Dickey, No. 9 Texas Tech run all over Kansas
Cameron Dickey rushed for a career-high 263 yards that included touchdown runs of 71 and 55 yards in No. 9 Texas Tech's 42-17 victory over Kansas in a Big 12 game on Saturday night at Lubbock, Texas.,Dickey, a sophomore, did not rush for more than 100 yards in any of his 12 previous games with the R...

Canadiens' Kaiden Guhle scores in final seconds to beat Blackhawks
Kaiden Guhle scored the go-ahead goal with 15.7 seconds remaining and Cole Caulfield and Zack Bolduck had a goal and assist each to lift the visiting Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.,Defenseman Guhle's point shot beat Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Kn...

Iowa jumps out to big lead, dominates Wisconsin 37-0
Iowa's defense forced three turnovers and shut down Wisconsin in a 37-0 Big 10 victory on Saturday night in Madison, Wis.,The Badgers' turnovers led to 17 points as the Hawkeyes won the Heartland Trophy for the fourth straight year. Kamari Moulton rushed for 96 yards on 15 carries with a touchdown a...

Banged-up Panthers score 6 goals in rout of Senators
Aaron Ekblad, Anton Lundell and Mackie Samoskevich scored power-play goals as the Florida Panthers defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.,It's the first time since 2002 the Panthers have scored with the man advantage in each of their first three games of a season. In tot...

Chris Barnes hauls in 3 TDs, as Wake Forest dominates Oregon State
Chris Barnes caught three of Deshawn Purdie's four touchdown passes and Wake Forest blew out Oregon State 39-14, spoiling homecoming Saturday at Corvallis, Ore.,Purdie, a former Charlotte quarterback, made his first start for Wake Forest and finished 14-for-27 for 270 yards.,Demond Claiborne rushed ...

Panthers accruing wins, injuries as Senators arrive
More adversity for the Florida Panthers, but it's still no problem.,The Panthers, who are hoping to make it a perfect three-game homestand on Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators, are suffering through a rash of injuries.,The latest case is defenseman Dmitry Kulikov, who suffered an apparent r...

Blackhawks take 'winning habits' into home opener vs. Canadiens
First-year Chicago Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill sees progress in his young team after two games.,Of course, Blashill also spots two losses on the Blackhawks' ledger entering Saturday's home opener against the Montreal Canadiens.,Chicago will aim to reverse course as it begins a stretch with four o...

Fraser Minten delivers in overtime as Bruins edge Blackhawks
Fraser Minten's goal at 2:12 of overtime lifted the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.,After rushing up ice on a 2-on-1 with Morgan Geekie, the 21-year-old Minten buried a wrist shot from the right circle to secure Boston's second win in as many nights...

Minten, Korpisalo deliver in overtime as Bruins edge Blackhawks
Fraser Minten's goal at 2:12 of overtime lifted the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.,After rushing up ice on a 2-on-1 with Morgan Geekie, the 21-year-old Minten buried a wrist shot from the right circle to secure Boston's second win in as many nights...