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MacKinnon scores in OT to lift Avalanche past Ducks 4-3 for 1st win

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored with 40.1 seconds left on the clock in overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Friday night for their first win of the season. Ross Colton scored two goals, both in the third period, and Casey Mittelstadt, playing in his 200th consecutive game, also had […]

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No. 2 Oregon defeats Purdue 35-0 for first road shutout in over 30 years in Big Ten matchup

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Jordan James ran for two scores on Oregon’s first two series, Dillon Gabriel threw for two more scores and the No. 2 Ducks beat Purdue 35-0 on Friday night for their first road shutout since 1992. James had 10 carries for 50 yards and two touchdowns in his fifth straight

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Yankees get to Guardians closer Clase for 2 runs in 9th, win 8-6 to take 3-1 ALCS lead

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase gave up two runs in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees moved closer to another World Series, beating the Guardians 8-6 on Friday night to take a 3-1 lead in the American League Championship Series. Gleyber Torres hit an RBI single and New York scored

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Ehlers and Perfetti score 2 goals each and fast-starting Jets hammer Sharks 8-3

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers and Cole Perfetti scored two goals each as the Winnipeg Jets stayed unbeaten with an 8-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night. Perfetti added two assists while Ehlers had one as Winnipeg improved to 4-0-0. Vlad Namestnikov and Neal Pionk had a goal and three assists

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Dodgers’ Jack Flaherty flops in 2nd NLCS outing vs. Mets, who force Game 6 in Los Angeles

NEW YORK (AP) — Instead of pitching his hometown team into the World Series, Jack Flaherty sent the NL Championship Series back to California. Dominant in the opener, Flaherty flopped in Game 5. Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer in the first and the Mets beat up Flaherty for five runs in the third inning

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Taylor Pendrith avoids biggest wind and stays in front in Las Vegas with a long day ahead

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Taylor Pendrith was spared wind so strong it caused a four-hour delay and battered the field Friday in the Shriners Hospital Open. The Canadian only had to play six holes and stayed in the lead before the second round was halted by darkness. Pendrith, who had a 10-under 61 on Thursday

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Martin Necas has goal and assist as Hurricanes cruise to 4-1 win over Penguins

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Martin Necas had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Friday night. Jackson Blake, a 21-year-old rookie, tied it 1-all with 6:36 left in the first period with his second NHL goal and the first of four consecutive for Carolina. Necas and Shayne Gostisbehere

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Alonso and Mets extend season again, beating Dodgers 12-6 to send NLCS back to LA for Game 6

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso golfed an early three-run homer and the New York Mets hammered an ineffective Jack Flaherty, extending the National League Championship Series with a 12-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 on Friday. Starling Marte had three doubles, four hits and three RBIs for New York. Francisco

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Guardians starting Tanner Bibee in Game 5 against Yankees after short outing earlier in ALCS

CLEVELAND (AP) — Tanner Bibee is getting a second crack at the Yankees in the AL Championship Series. His first one didn’t go so well. The right-hander will start for the Cleveland Guardians in Game 5 on Saturday after he was pulled from Game 2 in the second inning by manager Stephen Vogt. Vogt said

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