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Lakers G Luka Doncic downplays injury concerns after opener
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic downplayed the severity of an apparent leg injury after Tuesday night's season-opening 119-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors.,Questions were raised after the guard routinely was spotted grabbing at his inner right leg near his groin in the waning moments of th...
Why the Philadelphia Eagles Look Ready to Repeat as Super Bowl Champions
The Philadelphia Eagles are quietly 5-2 and surging again. After a win over the Vikings, Philadelphia looks ready for another Super Bowl run....
Toronto Blue Jays Paid Price To Dance With Los Angeles Dodgers in World Series
The Dodgers and Blue Jays are each four wins from repeating—but their success reveals deeper MLB economic truths....

G2, Hanwha Life reach KO stage at World Championship
G2 Esports and Hanwha Life won their matches Wednesday to reach the Knockout Stage at the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship in Beijing.,Hanwha Life swept CTBC Flying Oyster and G2 rallied for a 2-1 victory over FlyQuest in their Round 4 High Matches in the Swiss Stage.,Teams need ...
NBA Picks and Predictions: Best Bets for Wednesday October 22nd
Expert NBA betting picks and analysis for opening night 2025-26, including Cavs vs. Knicks, Sixers vs. Celtics, and more....

Streaking Pitt takes aim at leaky NC State defense
Two teams heading in opposite directions will clash when North Carolina State travels to Pittsburgh for an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday.,Pitt (5-2, 3-1 ACC) has won three straight games thanks to the emergence of a new quarterback.,Before the Panthers' Oct. 4 game against Boston Colleg...

Dylan Guenther's OT winner lifts Mammoth past Avalanche
Dylan Guenther scored 33 seconds into overtime, giving the Utah Mammoth a 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,After Colorado's Martin Necas sent the game into overtime with a goal late in the third period, Utah struck quickly in the extra frame.,Clayton Keller carried t...

Jimmy Butler III, Warriors down LeBron James-less Lakers in opener
Jimmy Butler III scored 31 points and Stephen Curry added 23 as the visiting Golden State Warriors opened the season with a 119-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.,Jonathan Kuminga produced 17 points and nine rebounds and Buddy Hield also had 17 points for the Warriors, who took cont...

Jimmy Butler, Warriors down LeBron James-less Lakers in opener
Jimmy Butler scored 31 points and Stephen Curry added 23 as the visiting Golden State Warriors opened the season with a 119-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.,Jonathan Kuminga produced 17 points and nine rebounds and Buddy Hield also had 17 points for the Warriors, who took control ...

Mike Trout testifies he confronted Erik Kay about possible drug use
Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout, testifying on Tuesday in the civil trial brought by the family of late pitcher Tyler Skaggs, accusing the club of wrongful death, said he knew that then-team communications director Eric Kay had a drug problem.,The family filed a $118 million lawsuit, a...

Thunder open title defense by winning 2-OT thriller vs. Rockets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, including two from the free-throw line with 2.3 seconds remaining in double overtime, lifting the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 125-124 home win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday in the season opener.,Before the game, Oklahoma City's championship banner was r...

Adrian Kempe's OT power-play tally takes Kings past Blues
Adrian Kempe scored an overtime power-play goal to lift the visiting Los Angeles Kings past the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Tuesday night.,Alex Laferriere also scored, off a Kempe assist, as the Kings snapped a four-game winless streak (0-2-2).,Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves in his first ap...

Enforcer Ross Johnston leads Ducks' offense in win over Preds
Rugged winger Ross Johnston tallied a goal and added two assists in his 250th NHL game, and the visiting Anaheim Ducks ended a two-game losing streak with a 5-2 win against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.,It was the ten-year veteran's first career three-point game.,Cutter Gauthier had a go...

Panthers edge Bruins in Brad Marchand's emotional return to Boston
Carter Verhaeghe scored the deciding goal with 25.7 seconds left in the third period and Brad Marchand recorded two assists in his return to Boston, as the visiting Florida Panthers beat the Bruins 4-3 on Tuesday night.,The final frame featured five combined goals between the teams, including two by...

Blue Jackets pull away in 3rd period, extend Stars' skid
Boone Jenner, Adam Fantilli and Kent Johnson each had a goal and an assist for the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets in a 5-1 win against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday.,Denton Mateychuk and Dmitri Voronkov also scored for the Blue Jackets, who scored three third-period goals to seal their second consecut...

Report: NFL seeking to max out 2026 international games
The NFL is seeking to add two more international games to the 2026 schedule that would bring the total to the nine maximum allowed for the first time, according to a report by the Sports Business Journal.,The league already confirmed it will play a game in Australia, and commissioner Roger Goodell s...

Matthew Schaefer extends point streak as Isles nip Sharks
Matthew Schaefer continued the impressive start to his NHL career Tuesday night, scoring the winning goal and collecting two points to help the New York Islanders earn a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks in Elmont, N.Y.,Schaefer, an 18-year-old who was the No. 1 overall pick in the June draft, has at...

Jack Hughes' hat trick sparks Devils past Maple Leafs
Jack Hughes produced his third career hat trick Tuesday night to lead the visiting New Jersey Devils to a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.,Hughes flicked his third goal into an empty net at 19:30 of the third period to seal the fifth win in a row for the Devils and the second straight loss ...

Jake Walman's power-play OT goal leads Oilers past Senators
Defenseman Jake Walman celebrated his season debut by scoring 2:24 into overtime, fueling the visiting Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.,Tim Stutzle was whistled for slashing 25 seconds into overtime to send Edmonton to the power play. Walman, who was activated of...

Sidney Crosby sets Penguins scoring mark in rout of Canucks
Sidney Crosby became Pittsburgh's career leader in combined regular-season and playoff points by scoring one of his team's three goals spanning 3:08 of the second period, and the host Penguins topped the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Tuesday night.,Tommy Novak gave Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead on a power play w...