Brad Marchand scored twice, Jake DeBrusk broke a 1-all tie early in the third period and the Boston Bruins opened the season with a 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars
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WNBA Finals: Chicago uses stellar defensive effort to rout Phoenix in Game 3
Kahleah Copper scored 20 of her 22 points in the first half and Chicago used a dominant defensive effort to reach a record rout of the Phoenix Mercury 86-50, moving the Sky one victory away from the franchise’s first WNBA title
Cora meets former team again with Red Sox vs Astros in ALCS
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora will look to take down his former team in the AL Championship Series for the second time in four years after beating the Houston Astros on the way to a World Series title in 2018
Red Sox ride home run laundry cart to ALCS against Astros
The Boston Red Sox have been celebrating home runs by giving the hitter a ride through the dugout in a laundry cart
MLB roundup: Astros oust White Sox, now face Red Sox
Houston wins the ALDS in four games. In the NLDS, the Braves finish off the Brewers and Mookie Betts helps the Dodgers force a Game 5 with San Francisco.
Walk it off: Red Sox eliminate Rays 6-5 with late sac fly
Kiké Hernandez delivered Boston’s second-straight walk-off win, scoring pinch-runner Danny Santana with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to send the Red Sox to the AL Championship Series with a 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays
Tatum scores 20 points, Celtics beat Raptors 113-111
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum is quickly rounding into regular-season form. The Boston forward had 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to help the Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 113-111 on Saturday night in a preseason game. Tatum still has a little fine-tuning to do though after turning the ball over six times. But […]
18 former NBA players charged in health care fraud scheme
Former pros allegedly pocketed about $2.5 million illegally by defrauding the league’s health and welfare benefit plan in a scam that involved claiming fictitious medical and dental expenses.
Chris Taylor’s walk-off home run sends Dodgers to NLCS, ends Cardinals’ season
Taylor hits a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in the National League wild-card game.
NBA preseason roundup: Celtics edge Magic; Raptors return home
Boston won at home in the final seconds; Toronto played in its home city for the first time in more than 1 1/2 years.