Jake DeBrusk scored the lone goal in a shootout and the Boston Bruins won their home opener with a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers
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Ted Thompson, 68, GM when Packers won last Super Bowl, dies
Former Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson has died
Colts QB Rivers retires after 17 seasons
Longtime NFL quarterback Philip Rivers has decided to retire after playing one season with the Indianapolis Colts
NHL pulls microchipped ‘tracking’ pucks 6 days into season
The NHL has pulled microchipped pucks off the ice six days into the season after concerns were raised about their performance
Woods has 5th back surgery, to miss Torrey Pines and Riviera
Tiger Woods has undergone a fifth back surgery that has put the start to his new year on hold
Don Sutton, Hall of Fame pitcher for Dodgers, dies at 75
Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton has died
Rodgers leads Packers into title game with 32-18 win vs Rams
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are making a return trip to the NFC title game and this time they get to play it at home
Saints’ Brees sees playoff clash with Brady’s Bucs as fate
Saints quarterback Drew Brees says he envisioned a playoff matchup with Tom Brady and the Buccaneers since Brady decided to leave New England for Tampa Bay last spring
Italian skier Bassino takes GS for her 3rd win, Shiffrin 6th
Marta Bassino has held on to her first-run lead to win a women’s World Cup giant slalom by a big margin and earn her third victory this season
Feller wins men’s World Cup slalom, takes standings lead
Manuel Feller has raced through driving snow to win a World Cup slalom