Blackhawks LW Taylor Hall exits due to upper-body injury
Chicago forward Taylor Hall exited the Blackhawks’ 3-1 road loss to the Boston Bruins on Wednesday in the second period with an upper-body injury. Hall took a hard hit from Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo, exited, then returned for one shift before going back to the dressing room. Chicago coach Luke Richardson said following the game […]
Astros hang on to beat Twins, advance to 7th straight ALCS
MINNEAPOLIS — Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker had one thing on his mind when he arrived at Target Field on Wednesday. Finish the job today, Baker thought. Don’t leave it up to a winner-take-all Game 5 against the feisty Minnesota Twins. Baker got his wish, as the Astros held on for a 3-2 win over […]
Braves look to bounce back, even series with Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Instead of October, it must feel like Groundhog Day for the Atlanta Braves. After winning a league-best 104 games in the regular season, the Braves find themselves on the precipice of elimination in the National League Division Series at the hands of the Phillies, in Philadelphia. Just like last year. The Braves must […]
Aces throttle Liberty, close in on second straight WNBA title
A’ja Wilson scored 26 points as the Las Vegas Aces parlayed a record-setting first quarter and a third-quarter surge into a 104-76 rout of the visiting New York Liberty in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday. The Aces grabbed a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series, and they are within one win of […]
Arrest warrant, criminal summons issued for Hornets F Miles Bridges
An unserved arrest warrant and a criminal summons were issued for suspended Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges for violating his domestic violence protective order, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Bridges, 25, pleaded no contest to a felony domestic violence charge in November and was sentenced to three years of probation with no jail […]
Cardinals’ run game in flux entering matchup with Rams
Two division rivals that won a total of nine games in 2022 play the first of two matchup this season on Sunday when the Los Angeles Rams host the Arizona Cardinals. The Rams (2-3) and Cardinals (1-4) split the season series the last two seasons, with the road team winning each one. Prior to 2021, […]
Leafs claw back from two goals twice, beat Habs in shootout
Mitchell Marner scored the only goal in a shootout, and the Toronto Maple Leafs came back from two goals down on two different occasions to defeat the visiting Montreal Canadiens 6-5 Wednesday night. Auston Matthews scored three goals for Toronto, including two late in the third period to tie the game. Noah Gregor and William […]
Optimistic Sharks start season with challenge in facing Knights
Even after seeing his team finish seventh in the Pacific Division and trade away three-time Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Erik Karlsson, Sharks coach David Quinn enters Thursday night’s season opener with plenty of optimism. “I think we have an opportunity here to surprise a lot of people,” Quinn said. And surprise a lot of people it […]
Bruins spoil Connor Bedard’s first NHL goal, rally past Blackhawks
Blackhawks rookie sensation Connor Bedard scored his first career NHL goal in the first period, but the host Boston Bruins rallied for a 3-1, season-opening win over Chicago on Wednesday night. David Pastrnak scored twice after Trent Frederic netted the first Boston goal, and Linus Ullmark stopped 20 of the 21 shots he faced as […]
Third-period surge lifts Hurricanes past Senators
Brady Skjei and Jaccob Slavin scored in a 3 1/2-minute span of the third period as the Carolina Hurricanes pulled out a season-opening, 5-3 victory against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C. Skjei scored the goal-ahead tally with 12:09 to play in a wild third period. The teams combined for five goals […]
