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Takeaways: Wild's winning streak ends at 7 with shootout loss to Sabres
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild got the better of the best team in the NHL then got upset by a bottom-five foe.
After a thrilling shootout victory over the league-leading Colorado Avalanche a day earlier, the Wild ...Read more
Dylan Holloway, Joel Hofer lead Blues past Mammoth, 1-0
ST. LOUIS — For the first time since the season's first week, the Blues have won consecutive games.
With a 1-0 win over Utah on Saturday night, the Blues strung together two wins for the first time since beating Calgary...Read more
Warriors' late run allows them to survive vs. Pelicans
SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors with Stephen Curry have hardly put the fear into the eyes of NBA defenses this season. Without him, they have been the league’s least-threatening offensive group and did little to shirk ...Read more
Arturs Silovs, Penguins struggle mightily in lopsided loss to Maple Leafs
PITTSBURGH — The Maple Leafs arrived at PPG Paints Arena amid a mess of problems. Nobody in the Eastern Conference had allowed more goals. Only the Sabres had fewer points and road wins, triggering a full-blown Canadian ...Read more
Jeremy Swayman lifts Bruins in shootout over Red Wings, 3-2
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins tried to give the game away on Saturday, but Jeremy Swayman refused to lose.
After the B’s coughed up two leads in the third period, Swayman stopped Lucas Raymond, Patrick Kane and Alex ...Read more
Owen Tippett's big game against Devils fuels third consecutive win for Flyers
NEWARK, N.J. — The Flyers closed out a four-game road trip with win No. 3, defeating the New Jersey Devils, 5-3.
It extended their winning streak to three games. Philly has now won five of its last six and is 14-7-3 on ...Read more
C.J. Holmes: In loss to Bucks, Nets found proof their kids can play
Early in the Nets‘ 116-99 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, the best scorer inside Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee wasn’t Giannis Antetokounmpo, Myles Turner or Nic Claxton. With Cam Thomas and Michael Porter Jr. ...Read more
Heat's late rally not enough against Pistons as six-game win streak snapped
MIAMI — These are the spots in the schedule you circle: at home after a two-day break against an opponent playing on the second night of a back-to-back set after a down-to-the-wire home loss 1,400 miles away the night ...Read more
Lightning's streak reaches 7 with well-executed road win vs. Rangers
During their rocky start to the season — a time that seems so far away now — Lightning players often talked about the faith they had in each other, the belief in their ability to pull together to salvage their season. ...Read more
Oilers shut out Kraken, 4-0
SEATTLE — The Edmonton Oilers dominated Saturday's chippy matinee at Climate Pledge Arena, exiting with a 4-0 victory.
Kraken winger Mason Marchment had an eventful afternoon. He certainly had help from Edmonton as he ...Read more
Waiting for help, hope hasn't been a good game plan for Buccaneers
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have wandered back to a crossroads they swore they were done visiting, the intersection of Overhyped Avenue and Uh-oh Boulevard.
A 5-1 start morphed into a 6-5 collapse, the kind ...Read more
Fantasy football Week 13: Start, sit and sleepers
Here's a look back at Week 12's action and fantasy advice for Sunday and Monday:
WEEK 12 RECAP
Texans 23, Bills 19: Jayden Higgins had four receptions on nine targets for 38 yards and a touchdown in the victory over ...Read more
Brock Nelson, Gabe Landeskog lead Avalanche rout of Canadiens in 7-2 win
DENVER — The old guys on the Colorado Avalanche handed out a few lessons Saturday afternoon to the young Montreal Canadiens.
Brock Nelson, Gabe Landeskog and Brent Burns combined for five goals, while Nelson had a four-...Read more
Takeaways: Timberwolves hang on against Celtics, end 3-game losing streak
MINNEAPOLIS — Disaster almost struck the Minnesota Timberwolves again Saturday, as a 12-point lead disappeared in the final minutes against the Boston Celtics.
But with the score tied, and the Wolves having not scored ...Read more
Orioles, closer Ryan Helsley agree to 2-year, $28M deal: source
BALTIMORE — The Orioles have their closer.
Baltimore and right-hander Ryan Helsley agreed to a two-year, $28 million deal Saturday with a player option after the 2026 season, a source with direct knowledge of the terms ...Read more
Frank Ragnow fails physical, will not return to Lions
DETROIT — Frank Ragnow's return to the Detroit Lions has taken a brutal and stunning turn for the worse.
Just days after Ragnow and the Lions announced his intentions to unretire and return to the team, the Lions ...Read more
Steelers place Broderick Jones on IR, elevate CB Asante Samuel Jr. to active roster
PITTSBURGH — Left tackle Broderick Jones’ season might be over after the Pittsburgh Steelers placed him on injured reserve Saturday.
Jones injured his neck in the 31-28 loss to Chicago last week. Jones must spend a ...Read more
David Murphy: Friday's loss to the Bears was the most concerning one of the Nick Sirianni era. Is it 2023 all over again?
PHILADELPHIA — Over in the visitors’ locker room, the head coach had his shirt off. He was flexing and jumping and shouting and looking like a man who might soon be taken away by some folks in white gowns. Ben Johnson ...Read more
Omar Kelly: Dolphins' leadership council fuels Mike McDaniel's player empowerment approach
MIAMI — Mike McDaniel stopped treating leadership like something he talked about occasionally and started treating it like a skill that needs to be trained.
In an era of player empowerment, which is being fueled by the ...Read more
Vahe Gregorian: A new reality: Chiefs squandered Mahomes' magic in pivotal loss to Cowboys
ARLINGTON, Texas — As the Chiefs wobbled on the verge of a loss that would further scramble their once-assumed playoff berth, Patrick Mahomes on Thursday conjured the sort of sorcery that belongs in the pantheon of his ...Read more
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