il Page 147 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 6 Duke, Texas expecting test in high-profile opener
No. 6 Duke has run this race before, the one that begins with newcomers starting the season in consideration for anchor roles with a title contender.,Head coach Jon Scheyer is prepping the Blue Devils to be ready to sprint out of the gates when Duke tangles with a rebuilt Texas team with Sean Miller...
Austin Reaves red-hot for Lakers with Blazers up next
Austin Reaves is typically a complementary player for the Los Angeles Lakers, but he's fresh off one of the top performances in franchise history.,Reaves looks to follow-up an outing in which he nearly nailed a 50-point triple-double when the Lakers host the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.,R...
Canucks snap 3-game skid as Kiefer Sherwood's OT goal beats Oilers
Kiefer Sherwood scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Vancouver Canucks edged the visiting Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Sunday night.,Brock Boeser added a goal and an assist, and Elias Pettersson also scored for Vancouver, which snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 2-2-0 on hom...
Kawhi Leonard powers for 30 as Clippers defeat Trail Blazers
Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points with 10 rebounds and Ivica Zubac added 21 points with eight boards as the Los Angeles Clippers won for the second time in two home games with a 114-107 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.,James Harden added 20 points with 13 assists and John Collins scor...
Stars dig out of early hole, score last to beat Predators
Mikko Rantanen scored the go-ahead goal on a power play midway through the third period as visiting Dallas Stars rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Sunday night.,Oskar Back and Wyatt Johnston also scored goals and Jason Robertson added two assists for Dallas, which c...
Evan Mobley's clutch free throws lift Cavs over Bucks
Donovan Mitchell scored 10 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and Evan Mobley collected 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 118-113 in their home opener Sunday night.,Mobley went 12-for-12 at the foul line, including six in the f...
Macklin Celebrini nets OT winner as Sharks outlast Wild
Macklin Celebrini scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday evening in Saint Paul, Minn.,Celebrini finished with one goal and two assists for San Jose, which won for the second time in its last three games. William Eklund scor...
Browns staying the course with QB Dillon Gabriel
Moments after the Cleveland Browns completed their 32-13 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday, head coach Kevin Stefanski affirmed his support for rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel.,"When you lose like this, you have to look at everything," Stefanski said. "Every position. Everything I'm doing...
William Byron wins at Martinsville, joins Championship 4 with Kyle Larson
William Byron beat Ryan Blaney in an 11-lap dash and won the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, putting him in the field with teammate Kyle Larson for next weekend's championship race after Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 finale in Martinsville, Va.,With Blaney leading and the pair charging...
Bills roll past Panthers to win for first time in October
James Cook rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns as the Buffalo Bills won for the first time in nearly a month as they rolled past the Carolina Panthers 40-9 on Sunday afternoon in Charlotte.,Josh Allen threw for a touchdown and ran for two more as the Bills (5-2) never trailed and improved to 9-0...
Jack Hughes scores twice to give Devils 8th straight win over Avalanche
Jack Hughes scored two goals Sunday afternoon, including the game-winner with 3:07 left in overtime as the streaking New Jersey Devils earned their eighth straight victory by beating the visiting Colorado Avalanche, 4-3, in Newark, N.J.,Hughes missed a shot moments before Simon Nemec picked off Cole...
Sixers to put strong start to test against shaky Magic
Two games into the season, the Philadelphia 76ers already have shown they can lean on multiple options to carry the team.,The Sixers aim to continue their unbeaten start to the season Monday when the Orlando Magic come to town.,Philadelphia nipped the Boston Celtics 117-116 in its season opener Wedn...
Bills rookie CB Maxwell Hairston to make debut vs. Panthers
The Buffalo Bills are coming out of their bye week healthier, with rookie cornerback Maxwell Hairston active and tight end Dalton Kincaid back in action for Sunday's game against the host Carolina Panthers.,Hairston was Buffalo's first-round pick (30th overall) in this year's draft. However, he bega...
Falcons WR Drake London, QB Michael Penix inactive vs. Dolphins
Atlanta Falcons star wide receiver Drake London is inactive for Sunday's game against the visiting Miami Dolphins.,London, who had no injury designation on Friday, was downgraded to questionable with a hip injury on Saturday before being ruled out on Sunday.,He leads the Falcons in catches (38) and ...
Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa (illness) expected to play vs. Falcons
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is expected to play in Sunday's game against the host Atlanta Falcons despite being added to the injury report with an illness.,Tagovailoa, who does not carry an injury designation into the game, was benched last week in a 31-6 loss to the Cleveland Browns. ...
Canucks pursue halting losing streak in meeting vs. Oilers
The Vancouver Canucks will look to avoid a fourth straight loss as they continue a three-game homestand against the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night.,On Saturday, the Canucks jumped out to a two-goal lead against the Montreal Canadiens before dropping a 4-3 decision.,Elias Pettersson collect...
Avalanche get shot at taking down red-hot Devils
The regular season is not yet 10% complete for the New Jersey Devils.,But if history is any indication, a fast start has dramatically improved the Devils' chances of making the playoffs.,The Devils will look to remain red hot Sunday afternoon when they host the Colorado Avalanche in Newark, N.J., in...
Win-hungry Wild welcome lowly Sharks
A quick turnaround might be a blessing in disguise for the slumping Minnesota Wild.,Minnesota will not have much time to dwell on Saturday night's 6-2 home defeat against the Utah Mammoth, the Wild's fifth loss in their last six games.,Instead, they will turn their focus to a matchup against the San...
Taylor Gray nabs first Xfinity win at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Not only did Taylor Gray have plenty of reason to celebrate his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday night at Martinsville Speedway, but he also made Carson Kvapil's day., ,Driving the No.54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Gray pulled away from former nemesis Sammy Smith after ...
Ex-Oiler Jordan Eberle scores twice in Kraken victory
Jordan Eberle scored twice against his former team as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Saturday night.,Seattle's Tye Kartye also tallied, Matty Beniers had a pair of assists and goaltender Joey Daccord made 31 saves to improve to 5-1-1.,Defensemen Evan Bouchard and Dar...