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Canadiens rally to end Golden Knights' win streak at six
Kirby Dach scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Sam Montembeault made 27 saves as the Montreal Canadiens scored three unanswered goals to rally for a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday afternoon in Las Vegas.,Cole Caufield scored his 100th career goal and Em...
Jake Evans continues goal streak to help Canadiens past Lightning
Jake Evans scored in his fifth straight game, Alexandre Carrier had two assists and the visiting Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Sunday.,Evans delivered the eventual game-winner to put Montreal up 3-1 with 1:32 left in the second period. Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov answered 26...
Canadiens ride 3-game win streak into matchup with Blue Jackets
Patrik Laine has helped rejuvenate the Montreal Canadiens, who are putting their three-game win streak on the line when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.,Laine has five goals throughout the winning streak and has eight in his nine games this season after returning from a preseason knee...
Patrik Laine, Nick Suzuki help Red Wings drop Canadiens
Patrik Laine scored his eighth power-play goal of the season, and Nick Suzuki topped the 200-career assist mark with a pair Saturday night, when the host Montreal Canadiens swept a back-to-back against the Detroit Red Wings with their 5-1 victory.,Each of Laine's goals in nine games since making his...
Patrik Laine's power-play strike lifts Habs over Red Wings
Patrik Laine scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 7:58 remaining as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the host Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Friday.,Montreal's Jake Evans scored a short-handed goal and added an assist in his 300th career game. Emil Heineman also had a goal and an assist, while Arber X...
Patrik Laine's power-play strike lifts Canadiens over Red Wings
Patrik Laine scored a power-play goal with 7:58 remaining as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the host Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Friday.,Jake Evans scored a short-handed goal and added an assist in his 300th career game. Emil Heineman also had a goal and an assist, while Arber Xhekaj scored his first ...
Report: Lions RB David Montgomery (knee) may suit up in playoffs
There's hope in Detroit that injured Lions running back David Montgomery, who suffered a torn MCL in his right knee on Sunday, could return in the postseason, ESPN reported Thursday.,Montgomery had been ruled out for the season on Monday and slated for surgery, but for now, he won't be placed on inj...
Cubs, Sammy Sosa reconcile after former slugger issues apology
The Chicago Cubs on Thursday invited Sammy Sosa to the team's offseason convention, a sign that the organization has repaired its relationship with the former star slugger.,Sosa, beloved among Cub fans during his 13 years with Chicago, has remained distant from the team since his final season with t...
White Sox acquire C Matt Thaiss from crosstown Cubs
Matt Thaiss is on the move to the other side of Chicago.,The White Sox purchased the contract of the 29-year-old catcher on Tuesday, a month after the Cubs acquired him from the Los Angeles Angels in a cash deal.,Thaiss spent parts of the past six seasons with the Angels, compiling a .208 batting av...
Patrik Laine logs hat trick as Habs hammer skidding Sabres
Patrik Laine scored three power-play goals to record his 11th career hat trick on Tuesday, lifting the host Montreal Canadiens to a 6-1 victory over the spiraling Buffalo Sabres.,Laine converted a one-timer off a cross-slot feed from captain Nick Suzuki in the first period to become the second playe...
Yankees acquire OF/1B Cody Bellinger from Cubs
The Chicago Cubs traded former National League MVP Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees on Monday for right-handed pitcher Cody Poteet.,The Yankees will take on the bulk of Bellinger's $27.5 million salary, but Chicago kicked in $5 million to New York in the deal, according to reports.,Bellinger h...
Reports: Yankees acquire OF/1B Cody Bellinger from Cubs
The Chicago Cubs traded former National League MVP Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees on Monday for right-handed pitcher Cody Poteet, several reports said.,The Yankees will take on the bulk of Bellinger's $27.5 million salary, but Chicago kicked in $5 million to New York in the deal, according t...
C Carson Kelly lands two-year deal with Cubs
On the same day they acquired All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker in a trade, the Chicago Cubs gave a two-year contract to free agent catcher Carson Kelly on Friday.,The team didn't announce financial terms, but The Athletic and ESPN reported that the deal is worth a total of $11.5 million with a mutual...
Cubs acquire star OF Kyle Tucker from Astros
The Chicago Cubs acquired All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker in a trade with the Houston Astros on Friday.,In return, the Astros received infielder Isaac Paredes, right-handed pitcher Hayden Wesneski and third base prospect Cam Smith.,Tucker, 27, batted .289 with 23 home runs and 49 RBIs in 78 games la...
Jets trying to find their footing again, face lowly Canadiens
An all-Canadian showdown hits the ice in Winnipeg on Saturday night when the Jets welcome the Montreal Canadiens, with both teams trying to find some stability.,After an eye-popping 8-1 destruction of Boston on Tuesday, the Jets couldn't carry that momentum forward in a 3-2 loss to Vegas on Thursday...
Reports: Cubs acquire star OF Kyle Tucker from Astros
The Chicago Cubs are acquiring star outfielder Kyle Tucker in a trade with the Houston Astros, according to multiple reports Friday.,In return, the Astros will send a package that includes infielder Isaac Paredes, with right-handed pitcher Hayden Wesneski and third-base prospect Cam Smith also in th...
Penguins' top line catches fire in 9-2 beating of Canadiens
The line of Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell and Sidney Crosby dominated in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 9-2 win over the host Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.,Rust had three goals and one assist, Rakell notched two goals and two assists and Crosby collected three assists.,Defenseman Kris Letang contribu...
Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg says cancer has returned, spread
Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg announced Tuesday that his prostate cancer has relapsed and has spread to other organs. ,Sandberg also vowed to "continue to be positive, strong, and fight to beat this.",The following is Sandberg's statement in its entirety:,"To my Chicago Cubs, National Ba...
Kirk Herbstreit’s son commits to Michigan
Chase Herbstreit, a three-star quarterback and son of ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit, committed to Michigan over the weekend. ,The elder Herbstreit starred at rival Ohio State (1989-93). ,Chase Herbstreit is ranked as the 148th-best QB in the Class of 2025, according to 247Sports. He's the second quar...
'Quite a debate': Alabama, Miami first teams out of CFP field
Getting whipped by a downtrodden Oklahoma squad came back to haunt Alabama. So did a historic loss to Vanderbilt.,That's because the Crimson Tide (9-3) were passed over for the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff when the selections were announced on Sunday.,Alabama appeared in good shape to ...