Trevor Lawrence tosses late TD as Jaguars survive Saints
Trevor Lawrence threw a tiebreaking 44-yard touchdown pass to Christian Kirk late in the fourth quarter and the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars made a goal-line stand to win their fourth consecutive game by defeating the New Orleans Saints 31-24 Thursday night. Lawrence, whose status was uncertain until pregame warmups because of a knee injury, completed 20 […]
NHL roundup: Knights open 5-0-0 after grounding Jets
Jack Eichel scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 4:36 remaining as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights set a franchise record with their fifth straight win to begin a season, beating the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Thursday night. Vegas’ Jonathan Marchessault, Brett Howden, Alec Martinez and Nicolas Roy also scored. Shea Theodore had […]
Greg Norman remains with — and bullish on — LIV
LIV Golf CEO and commissioner Greg Norman broke his months-long silence on Thursday, expressing optimism about the future of the circuit and asserting that his role will remain unchanged. Norman hadn’t spoken since the PGA Tour announced on June 6 a preliminary agreement with LIV that would see the two organizations and the DP World […]
Knights jump Jets, win fifth straight to start season
Jack Eichel scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 4:36 remaining as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights set a franchise record with their fifth straight win to begin a season, beating the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Thursday night. Vegas’ Jonathan Marchessault, Brett Howden, Alec Martinez and Nicolas Roy also scored. Shea Theodore had […]
Clayton Keller helps Coyotes roll past Blues
Clayton Keller got the better of his hometown team Thursday by recording a goal and an assist to fuel the visiting Arizona Coyotes to a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Born in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield, Mo., Keller collected his second goal of the season early in the second period. He […]
Kings strike for 4 goals in first period, cruise past Wild
Pierre-Luc Dubois scored two first-period goals in 12 seconds, and the Los Angeles Kings pulled away for a 7-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn. Carl Grundstrom, Vladislav Gavrikov, Trevor Moore, Adrian Kempe and Blake Lizotte also scored for the Kings, who posted back-to-back wins for the first time […]
D-backs turn to bullpen for Game 4 vs. Phillies
PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks got their must-win victory in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday in part because of a stellar bullpen performance. Now they will aim to even the best-of-seven series against the Philadelphia Phillies at two games apiece on Friday while leaning on their relief corps from the […]
Cam Atkinson helps Flyers breeze by Oilers
Cam Atkinson scored two goals to lift the host Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. Sean Walker and Joel Farabee added one goal apiece for the Flyers, who won their second game in a row and for the third time in four games. Sean Couturier and Owen Tippett […]
Nikita Kucherov, Lightning fend off Canucks
Nikita Kucherov had two goals, including one of two Tampa Bay power-play tallies, as the Lightning beat visiting Vancouver for the seventh straight time, edging the Canucks 4-3 on Thursday night. Nicholas Paul scored on the power play and had an assist, and Michael Eyssimont found the net for the Lightning, who won for the […]
Panthers win home opener, top Maple Leafs in playoff rematch
Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Kevin Stenlund each scored their first goals with Florida, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves as the Panthers won their home opener, defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla. Toronto star Auston Matthews, who entered the night leading the NHL with six goals, was held without a […]
