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Four-goal first period propels Penguins past Oilers
Sydney Crosby moved up in the NHL record book, and Bryan Rust ignited a four-goal outburst in the first period as Pittsburgh defeated visiting Edmonton 5-3 on Thursday. ,It was the Penguins' first win over the Oilers in more than five years.,Crosby collected a goal and two assists to pass Joe Sakic ...

Rangers down Devils on Sam Carrick's OT winner
Sam Carrick scored with 2:12 remaining in overtime as the New York Rangers earned a 3-2 victory over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.,The Rangers avoided their third straight loss in as many meetings this season to the Devils, who outscored them by a combined 10-1 margin last month....

Blue Jackets score 4 straight goals, defeat Kraken for 3rd straight win
Denton Mateychuk scored his first career NHL goal and Luca Del Bel Belluz notched his second as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 6-2 Thursday night.,Sean Kuraly, Zach Werenski, Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko also scored and James van Riemsdyk added a pair of assists ...

Julius Randle helps Timberwolves top Magic for 3rd straight win
Julius Randle collected 23 points and 10 rebounds and Anthony Edwards added 21 points, lifting the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 104-89 victory over the Orlando Magic on Thursday.,Edwards had seven assists and joined Donte DiVincenzo in draining four 3-pointers to pace the Timberwolves to the...

Cavs rally past Raptors for 12th consecutive win
Darius Garland scored 40 points on 14-of-24 shooting, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers narrowly avoid an upset with a 132-126 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.,The Cavaliers, who trailed by 12 points in the third quarter, extended their winning streak to 12 games while handing the R...

WWE's 'Raw' debut scores Neflix huge ratings
WWE proved a winner in its Netflix debut on Monday.,The first episode of "WWE Raw" to run on the streaming giant attracted an average of 2.6 million U.S. viewers, according to Netflix. The show averaged 1.64 million viewers in its weekly slot on USA Network in 2024.,In the equivalent episode during ...

Formula 1 owner Liberty Media names Derek Chang new CEO
Formula One owner Liberty Media appointed longtime sports executive Derek Chang as its next CEO on Wednesday.,Chang will officially take over on Feb. 1 and will lead Liberty's three-man executive board that will work with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali. He'll replace John Malone, who has served as Libert...

Madden Bowl lands musical stars Chris Stapleton, Jelly Roll, Shaboozey
Kendrick Lamar will headline the halftime show of Super Bowl LIX, but two days prior to the big game in New Orleans, the Madden Bowl will get some musical festivities of its own.,Country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton, rapper and singer Jelly Roll and country/hip-hop artist Shaboozey are set to p...

Braden Smith continues strong play, leads No. 20 Purdue past Rutgers
Braden Smith scored 16 points and dished out 14 assists Thursday night and visiting Purdue never trailed in a 68-50 Big Ten Conference win over Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J.,Trey Kaufman-Renn added 16 points for the Boilermakers (12-4, 4-1), who shot 50 percent from the field in a slowly-paced game. K...

NFL moves Vikings-Rams game to Arizona due to wildfires
Monday's NFC wild-card playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams will be moved from Inglewood, Calif., to the Arizona Cardinals' stadium in Glendale, Ariz., the NFL said Thursday.,The game was moved out of the Los Angeles area as wildfires continued to ravage Southern Californi...

Utah, Sharks seek to put struggles behind them
The Utah Hockey Club were only a couple of points outside a playoff position at the holiday break.,Going into Friday's home clash with the bottom-feeding San Jose Sharks in Salt Lake City, Utah is in desperate need of changing its fortunes, having only one win in eight games and five points off the ...

Bulls bid to avenge recent loss to Wizards
The Chicago Bulls will open a run of five consecutive home games starting Friday against the Washington Wizards, intent on reigniting a recent run of success that vaulted them into the playoff picture.,The Bulls will have to regain some momentum following a 129-113 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wedn...

Cardinals heading to arbitration with Lars Nootbaar, 2 others
The St. Louis Cardinals did not reach deals with three arbitration-eligible players - outfielder Lars Nootbaar, outfielder/second baseman Brendan Donovan and right-handed pitcher Andre Pallante - by Thursday's deadline to exchange salary figures.,The Cardinals did, however, reach one-year contracts ...

Surging Kings out to cement identity vs. Celtics
The surging Sacramento Kings will attempt to extend their winning streak to six games Friday when they begin a three-game road trip with a matchup against the Boston Celtics., ,The Kings are 5-1 under interim head coach Doug Christie and beat the Miami Heat in double overtime Monday for their fifth ...

Patrick Kane, Red Wings put 5-game win streak on line vs. Blackhawks
The Detroit Red Wings have moved into the wild-card chase with a five-game winning streak. They'll try to stay hot during a stretch of three home games in the next five days, beginning with a matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.,In their latest victory on Tuesday, Patrick Kane sco...

Surging Wisconsin out to extend dominance over Minnesota
Wisconsin will be looking to continue both its recent winning streak and its dominance against Minnesota in a Big Ten matchup on Friday night in Madison, Wis.,The Badgers (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten) have won four consecutive games, including a 75-63 victory at Rutgers on Monday. Wisconsin also has won seven...

49ers interview former Jets coach Robert Saleh for DC post
The San Francisco 49ers interviewed former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh for their vacant defensive coordinator opening on Thursday.,Saleh formerly was the defensive coordinator for the 49ers from 2017-20. He then left to coach the Jets and went 20-36 over three-plus seasons with New York be...

Amazon Prime to sponsor Chase Elliott's car
Amazon Prime has signed a deal to sponsor Chase Elliott's car for three races annually from 2025-27.,The agreement with the Hendrick Motorsports is in an effort to raise awareness of Prime Video's Cup Series rights deal that begins this season. Financial terms were not disclosed.,The paint scheme fo...

Dodgers reach deals with RHPs Brusdar Graterol, Michael Kopech
The World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers locked in a pair of key right-handed relievers for 2025 on Thursday, coming to terms on one-year deals with Michael Kopech and Brusdar Graterol.,Graterol agreed to a $2.8 million deal, according to The Athletic, while Kopech agreed to a $5.2 million cont...

Australian Open men’s and women’s draws announced
The Australian Open draws were revealed on Thursday, and Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz could meet in the quarterfinals on the men's side while women's World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will face Sloane Stephens in the first round.,Djokovic, the 10-time Australian Open champion from Serbia, is the No. ...