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Out to shake slow start, Lightning face upstart Blackhawks
Intent on emerging from their early-season struggles, the Tampa Bay Lightning will open a three-game homestand with a visit from the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.,One of the NHL's best clubs on home ice last season, the Lightning have struggled their way to one win and four total points in six gam...

Bruins in search of finishing kick during matchup with Ducks
The next steep is for the Boston Bruins to turn some positives into results.,Despite coming back from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits to tie the game in the third period, a fluky last-minute goal left first-year coach Marco Sturm's team on the wrong side of a 4-3 decision Tuesday against former Bruins captain ...

Bucs RB Bucky Irving, WR Chris Godwin ruled out vs. Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving and wide receiver Chris Godwin have been ruled out of Sunday's game against the host New Orleans Saints, head coach Todd Bowles announced on Wednesday.,Irving has been dealing with foot and shoulder injuries, while Godwin continues to struggle with a fi...

Dolphins place TE Darren Waller (pectoral) on IR
The Miami Dolphins placed tight end Darren Waller on injured reserve Wednesday with a pectoral strain.,Waller will miss at least the next four games for the Dolphins (1-6).,Also on Wednesday, Miami signed Greg Dulcich to the active roster off the practice squad and signed fellow tight end Chris Myar...

NHL cancels Olympic send-off, grants Isles 2027 All-Star Game
The NHL has canceled a planned send-off event for the 2026 Winter Olympics in February at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y.,The league, however, plans to hold the All-Star Game and skills competition at the New York Islanders' home arena in 2027.,The initial plan was to create an international event on Long...

Dolphins' Mike McDaniel understands 'big-boy league. It does get tough'
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel might be on alert after Miami lost a game by more than 10 points for the 14th time in his tenure at Cleveland last week, but he insists the focus is on winning in Week 8.,"Anything else other than the Atlanta Falcons is a disservice to our entire team," McDaniel said of ...

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...

WTA roundup: Linda Noskova stages Tokyo comeback
Sixth-seeded Czech Linda Noskova moved into the Toray Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 comeback against McCartney Kessler on Wednesday in Tokyo.,Noskova struck 10 aces and saved six of nine break points to set up a meeting with Russian Anna Kalinskaya, who outlasted seventh-seeded...
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West Virginia's QB carousel still spinning as TCU pays a visit
Want to know how bad things are going for West Virginia?,Coach Rich Rodriguez said there's a chance that walk-on quarterback Scott Kean could get practice reps ahead of Saturday night's Big 12 Conference date with TCU in Morgantown, W.Va.,Rodriguez isn't sure if Khalil Wilkins will be able to play a...

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...

Minnesota plots to slow Iowa QB Mark Gronowski
Quarterback Mark Gronowski's tough-nosed playing style has inspired some to compare him with a college star from almost two decades ago.,Think Tim Tebow, except in an Iowa uniform.,"There's probably a good, fair comparison there, and it's unusual," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said when asked about the c...

Carson Wentz starts again for Vikings vs. slumping Chargers
While J.J. McCarthy is close to a return, it won't come this week against his collegiate head coach.,Carson Wentz will make his fifth straight start at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Chargers, led by former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, in Inglewood, C...

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...

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...

Timberwolves' quest for NBA Finals begins with Trail Blazers
The Minnesota Timberwolves have seen their past two seasons end in the Western Conference finals.,The Timberwolves are taking aim at a breakthrough this season and begin the task on Wednesday night when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers.,Minnesota was knocked out of the playoffs by the Dallas Ma...

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...

Dodgers' Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto to start Games 1-2
Given the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting pitching dominance in the postseason, manager Dave Roberts could pick anybody in the rotation and feel good about his team's chances.,But after the way left-hander Blake Snell and righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto performed in the first two games of the NLCS, why chan...

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...

Cal motivated by bowl eligibility, ACC chase vs. Virginia Tech
Cal hopes to become bowl-eligible and stay in the fast lane for its first Atlantic Coast Conference title when the Golden Bears face Virginia Tech on Friday night in Blacksburg, Va.,Coming off a 21-18 home win over North Carolina, the Golden Bears (5-2, 2-1) kick off the weekend as one of eight team...