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Commanders fail on crucial fourth down vs. Eagles, and signature win under Daniels will have to wait

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Washington trailed by two points on in the fourth quarter, needing a field goal or first down to keep its prospects of a win — and a shot at the NFC East lead — alive in Philadelphia. The Commanders were behind 12-10 when they were stopped on second- and third-and-1. Buoyed by […]

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McDavid scores to reach 1,000 points, adds OT assist in Oilers’ 3-2 win over Predators

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored early in the second period to become the fourth-fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points, then assisted on Darnell Nurse’s overtime goal in the Edmonton Oilers’ 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. On the milestone goal, McDavid took a pass from Leon Draisaitl on a

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Saquon Barkley runs for 2 TDs, Eagles beat Commanders 26-18 to stretch NFC East lead

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley ran for 146 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, Jalen Hurts ran for the go-ahead score after being evaluated for a concussion, and the Philadelphia Eagles stretched their lead in the NFC East with a 26-18 win Thursday night over Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders. The Eagles (8-2) won their

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John Collins scores on a late dunk to lift Jazz past Mavericks for 1st home victory

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — John Collins scored the last of his 28 points on a tiebreaking dunk with 6.4 seconds left to give the Utah Jazz their first home victory of the season, 115-113 over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. Collins also had nine rebounds. Jordan Clarkson added 20 points. Luka Doncic had

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Kaprizov leads Wild to 3-0 win over Canadiens with assist and empty-net goal

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had an empty-net goal and an assist, Filip Gustavsson made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on Thursday night. Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi also scored. Boldy opened the scoring in the second period when he

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Dadonov scores 2 goals, including a penalty shot, as the Stars beat the Bruins 7-2

DALLAS (AP) — Evgenii Dadonov scored two goals, including the first successful penalty shot in the NHL this season, and the Dallas Stars beat the Boston Bruins 7-2 on Thursday night. Matt Duchene, Roope Hintz, Mason Marchment and rookies Logan Stankoven and Oskar Back also scored for the Stars, who continued an offensive roll following

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Dahlin scores in overtime as the Sabres beat the Blues 4-3

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin scored 1:33 into overtime to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 win against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. Alex Tuch and Ryan McLeod each had a goal and an assist in Buffalo’s fourth win in five games. Zach Benson also scored, and Devon Levi made 24

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Connor McDavid scores to become the 4th-fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid became the fourth-fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points, scoring early in the second period for the Edmonton Oilers against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. The 27-year-old McDavid reached the milestone in his 659th game. Wayne Gretzky was the fastest at 424 games, followed by Mario Lemieux at

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Sale, Crochet win Comeback Players of Year, Clase, Helsley top relievers and Ohtani best DH

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Left-handers Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves and Garrett Crochet of the Chicago White Sox were selected Major League Baseball’s Comeback Players of the Year on Thursday. Cleveland right-hander Emmanuel Clase won his second AL Reliever of the Year Award and St. Louis righty Ryan Helsley won the NL honor. Los

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