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Dawson Mercer scores twice as Devils defeat Blue Jackets
Dawson Mercer scored two goals and the New Jersey Devils completed their season-opening three-game road trip with a 3-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night.,Timo Meier also scored for the Devils, who have won two of three. Jake Allen made 23 saves over the first two periods before ...

Sean Couturier logs 4 points as Flyers hand Panthers first loss
Sean Couturier notched two goals and two assists to highlight the Philadelphia Flyers' 5-2 home victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday.,Trevor Zegras had a dazzling assist on the decisive goal with 4:10 remaining, helping the Flyers secure their first win in three games under new coach Rick Toc...

Picking up recent road wins, Caps and Lightning to battle in D.C.
The Washington Capitals look to build off the momentum of a successful road trip when they open a four-game homestand against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.,Washington answered a season-opening 3-1 setback to the visiting Boston Bruins with wins over the New York Islanders and New York Rangers....

Mariners club Blue Jays, sprint out to 2-0 ALCS lead
TORONTO -- Julio Rodiguez and Jorge Polanco hit three-run homers and the Seattle Mariners took a 2-0 lead in the American League Championship Series Monday with a 10-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.,Josh Naylor added a two-run blast among his three hits for the Mariners, who will host the next ...

Unbeaten Hurricanes start 5,000-mile trip vs. winless Sharks
The unbeaten Carolina Hurricanes begin their longest road trip of the season on Tuesday night when they visit the San Jose Sharks.,Carolina will play six games over a 12-day span before returning home for an Oct. 28 contest with the Vegas Golden Knights. The trip covers 5,225 miles and includes game...

Report: Jets WR Garrett Wilson (knee) avoids ‘serious’ injury
New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson has likely "avoided a serious knee injury," a source told ESPN on Monday following Wilson's MRI.,The fourth-year standout saw fewer snaps than normal in the Jets' 13-11 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday in London, participating in 84.2 percent of the tea...

Browns, city of Cleveland reach $100m deal for new Brook Park stadium move
After an extended legal battle, the city of Cleveland and the Haslem Sports Group, owners of the Cleveland Browns, announced Monday that they have reached an agreement that will allow the team to build a new domed stadium in nearby suburb Brook Park.,As part of the deal, HSG agreed to pay $100 milli...

Struggling Flames encounter Golden Knights' red-hot Pavel Dorofeyev
The Calgary Flames will look to avoid a third straight loss when they play host to the Vegas Golden Knights to conclude a brief two-game homestand on Tuesday night.,Since opening their season with a 4-3 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers, the Flames have dropped back-to-back games against the Van...

Bills TE Dalton Kincaid, WR Curtis Samuel, Falcons CB Billy Bowman Jr. inactive for Monday's game
Atlanta Falcons cornerback Billy Bowman Jr. (knee/hamstring) and Buffalo Bills receiver Curtis Samuel (neck/ribs) and tight end Dalton Kincaid (oblique) will all miss Monday night's matchup in Atlanta. All three landed on the inactives list after being labeled as questionable to play in Saturday's f...

Eyeing strong start, Oilers out to add to Rangers' home woes
Even though they have made consecutive trips to the Stanley Cup Final, the Edmonton Oilers began slowly in each of the past two seasons.,In their opening games as two-time defending Western Conference champions, the Oilers are performing better and visit the New York Rangers in the opener of a five-...

Colts place backup QB Anthony Richardson (eye) on injured reserve
Indianapolis Colts backup quarterback Anthony Richardson has been placed on injured reserve with a broken orbital bone he sustained while getting ready for Sunday's game against Arizona.,The injury occurred when a pole that Richardson had wrapped an elastic stretch band around snapped and hit him in...

ATP roundup: Sebastian Korda, others spring Nordic Open upsets
Sebastian Korda, Great Britain's Jacob Fearnley and Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic all pulled off upsets of seeded players in the first round at the Nordic Open in Stockholm, Sweden.,Korda finished decisively with a 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-3 triumph over seventh-seeded Australian Alexei Popyrin. Fearnley took 2...

Mason Appleton scores in final minute; Red Wings top Leafs again
Mason Appleton scored with 45 seconds remaining to give visiting Detroit its second win over Toronto in three days, 3-2, on Monday afternoon.,Appleton, who was signed as a free agent to a two-year deal this offseason, recorded his first Red Wings' goal. He fired a shot from the left circle past Anth...

Mike McDaniel: 'Wrong forum' for Dolphins QB to call out teammates
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel considered quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's criticism Sunday of teammates for tardiness and attendance to meetings "misguided.",Shortly after Miami dropped a 29-27 decision to the Chargers at home, Tagovailoa called for accountability from teammates he said were late to...
Titans Already Firing Brian Callahan Proves They Never Should've Fired Mike Vrabel
The Tennessee Titans already fired Brian Callahan, proving that the decision to fire Mike Vrabel after a down year in 2023 was an incompetent decision....

Blue Jays OF Anthony Santander (back) scratched from Game 2 lineup
Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Anthony Santander was scratched from the lineup in Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the Seattle Mariners on Monday with back tightness.,Davis Schneider was set to replace Santander in left field and bat eighth as the Blue Jays look to rebound after...

Next Titans coach? Five names to watch
With one win in six games, Tennessee is searching for a new head coach after firing Brian Callahan on Monday.,Callahan was hired to replace Mike Vrabel and posted a 3-14 record last season before the Titans opted to fire general manager Ran Carthon. ,Under a new power structure headed by team presid...

Jets grab early lead, cruise to 5-2 win over Islanders
Morgan Barron scored early in the first period Monday afternoon for the visiting Winnipeg Jets, who never trailed in a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y.,Nico Niederreiter, Logan Stanley, Tanner Pearson and Mark Scheifele also scored for the Jets, who have won two straight following...

All-Star, patriarch Sandy Alomar Sr. dies at 81
Sandy Alomar Sr., a 15-year major leaguer and the father of Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar and Sandy Alomar Jr., died at 81.,"We are deeply saddened by the passing of former Major League player and coach Sandy Alomar Sr.," MLB announced Monday. ,Alomar, a native of Salinas, Puerto Rico, debuted in 196...

Nathan MacKinnon, Avs stay hot, keep Sabres winless
Nathan MacKinnon scored a pair of goals for the visiting Colorado Avalanche, who notched a 3-1 victory Monday over the Buffalo Sabres.,Cale Makar added a goal and an assist for the Avalanche, who have earned points in all four of their games to start the season. Martin Necas added a pair of assists....