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Sporting KC look to finish on high note in finale vs. FC Dallas
A pair of mutually disappointing seasons will end on MLS Decision Day when Sporting Kansas City visit FC Dallas on Saturday night.,Neither Dallas (10-15-8, 38 points) or Kansas City (8-18-7, 31 points) will reach the postseason in what serves as a relative rarity for both clubs. This is the third ti...
Friday October 18 Best Sports Betting Picks for MLB Playoffs, WNBA Finals
These are our top betting picks and predictions for Friday October 18th, including both League Championship Series games in the MLB Playoffs and an elimination game in the WNBA Finals....

Inter Miami aim for MLS season points record in clash vs. Revs
Inter Miami's dominant regular season could conclude with the league points record when they host the New England Revolution on Saturday evening in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Miami (21-4-8, 71 points) already has clinched the Supporters' Shield and will carry home-field advantage throughout the MLS Cup p...

Jets' Connor Hellebuyck faces Sharks in 500th career start
The Winnipeg Jets are off to a 3-0-0 start for the first time in franchise history, and a major reason for that is Connor Hellebuyck.,The 31-year-old Hellebuyck, who leads the NHL with a .976 save percentage (81 saves on 83 shots) this season, will make his 500th career NHL start on Hellebuyck Night...

Extra club in bag costs Joel Dahmen four-stroke penalty
Joel Dahmen sits 131st out of 132 players after the first day of the Shriners Children's Open in Las Vegas on Thursday, but not all of the struggles were due to his play at TPC Summerlin.,The 36-year-old University of Washington product self-reported having too many clubs in his bag and was assessed...

Kraken use second-period flurry to beat Flyers
Jared McCann had a goal and two assists as the Seattle Kraken opened a five-game homestand with a 6-4 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.,Jordan Eberle and Shane Wright had a goal and assist apiece and Brandon Montour, Eeli Tolvanen and Oliver Bjorkstrand also tallied for Seat...

Danielle Collins postpones previously announced retirement
Danielle Collins, who previously announced that she was retiring from the WTA Tour at the end of the 2024 season, changed course Thursday and stated that she would return to action next year.,Collins, a 30-year-old Floridian who is ranked No. 9 in the world, continues to deal with endometriosis, a u...

Blackhawks double up Sharks for win in home opener
Taylor Hall, Tyler Bertuzzi, Nick Foligno and Jason Dickinson scored and Petr Mrazek stopped 20 shots as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the visiting San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Thursday.,Chicago outshot San Jose 27-22 to win its home opener and prevail for the second time in the past three games. Connor...

Connor McDavid scores as Oilers drop Predators to 0-4
Connor McDavid scored his first goal of the season and Brett Kulak scored twice, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-2 win over the host Nashville Predators on Thursday night., ,Jeff Skinner also scored for the Oilers, who won back-to-back games after dropping their first three. Calvin Pickard made 2...

Bhayshul Tuten sets Virginia Tech rushing record in win over BC
Bhayshul Tuten rushed for a school-record 266 yards on 18 carries and scored four touchdowns to lead Virginia Tech to a 42-21 ACC victory over Boston College on Thursday night in Blacksburg, Va., ,The Hokies (4-3, 2-1 ACC) led 14-0 after one quarter and 28-0 at halftime, but BC scored three TDs in a...

Nikita Kucherov, Lightning notch comeback win over Knights
Nikita Kucherov scored his second goal of the game with 55 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 win against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.,Kucherov took a shot from just above the goal line that hit the skate of Vegas defenseman Nicolas Hague...

Joel Hofer, Blues shut out Islanders for OT win
Joel Hofer made 34 saves and Jake Neighbours scored as the St. Louis Blues blanked the visiting New York Islanders 1-0 in overtime Thursday.,Hofer earned his second career shutout and helped set up Neighbours' winning goal 2:04 into overtime with his outlet pass.,Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves for the I...

Chargers hope Cardinals' defense is salve for ailing offense
The Los Angeles Chargers have one of the least productive offenses in the NFL five games into the Jim Harbaugh era.,And highly paid quarterback Justin Herbert is averaging just 163 passing yards per game.,The Chargers will try to rev up the attack on Monday night when they face the struggling defens...

Caps' 3-goal 2nd ends Stars' perfect start to season
Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome and Taylor Raddysh each had a goal in a three-goal second period for the host Washington Capitals in Thursday's night 3-2 victory over the previously unbeaten Dallas Stars.,After knocking off then 3-0-0 Vegas on Tuesday for their first win, the Capitals trailed 1-0 entering ...

Blue Jackets pile six goals on struggling Sabres
Kirill Marchenko and Mathieu Olivier both collected one goal and one assist to lead the host Columbus Blue Jackets to a 6-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.,Yegor Chinakhov, Adam Fantilli, Zachary Aston-Reese and Damon Severson also scored for the Blue Jackets. Goaltender Daniil Tarasov ...

Nikita Kucherov, Lightning notch comeback win over Golden Knights
Nikita Kucherov scored his second goal of the game with 55 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 win against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.,Kucherov took a shot from just above the goal line that hit the skate of Vegas defenseman Nicolas Hague...

Devils stay hot, nearly shut out Senators
Eric Haula and Nathan Bastian scored their first goals of the season to push the New Jersey Devils past the host Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Thursday., ,Devils goalie Jacob Markstrom stopped 30 shots, allowing only Brady Tkachuk's power-play goal with 65 seconds left. Claude Giroux and Jake Sanderson ass...

Taylor Pendrith (61) in control at Shriners Children's Open
Taylor Pendrith of Canada fired a 10-under-par 61 to leap out to a sizeable lead after one round of the Shriners Children's Open on Thursday in Las Vegas.,Nine players were tied for second at 7-under 64 late in the round, and 11 others were tied for 11th at 6 under as play was wrapping up at TPC Sum...

Top candidates to replace Tony Bennett at Virginia
Tony Bennett broke up the football news cycle in dramatic fashion on Thursday when the University of Virginia confirmed that he is stepping down immediately as the program's basketball coach.,The news was particularly shocking considering Bennett took part in the ACC Media Tipoff earlier this month ...

Bucs-Ravens a clash of high-powered offenses
The Baltimore Ravens and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, two of the league's top offenses, could be headed for a shootout in Tampa in an intriguing Monday night matchup.,The Ravens (4-2) are tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for first place in the AFC North, while the Buccaneers (4-2) share the NFC South lead...