Jake Guentzel scored in his NHL-best seventh straight game and the Tampa Bay Lightning fended off a strong comeback by the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets in a 5-3 win Tuesday night. The left winger’s second-period goal gave Guentzel the league’s longest streak this season, previously held by teammate Anthony Cirelli (six). Nick Paul (goal, two assists) tied a career high with three points and Brayden Point netted his team-high 21st goal. Luke Glendening scored his second of the season and Mitchell Chaffee registered his sixth. Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman returned after missing two matches. After Andrei Vasilevskiy (28 saves)…
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Carolina goalie Pyotr Kochetkov turned in a 32-save performance for his first shutout of the season in the Hurricanes’ 4-0 victory against the New York Islanders on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C. Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist, while Andrei Svechnikov, Jordan Martinook and Tyson Jost also scored as the Hurricanes won back-to-back games for the first time this month. Shayne Gostisbehere provided two assists, helping the Hurricanes avenge a 4-3 road loss from Dec. 7. Carolina completed a 3-1-0 homestand in their last game on home ice until after Christmas. The Islanders lost their second straight game…
Miami Dolphins receiver Grant DuBose, severely injured on a helmet-to-helmet hit on Sunday, was placed on injured reserve by the team on Tuesday. DuBose, who was hospitalized Sunday night and Monday in Houston, has movement in all extremities, according to the Dolphins. DuBose was down on the turf for close to 15 minutes after taking a blow to the head from safety Calen Bullock of the Texans with 9:34 left in the third quarter of Sunday’s game, won 20-12 by Houston. Medical personnel working on DuBose cut his uniform top off of him. They eventually placed the 23-year-old on a…
The Tennessee Titans are not planning to stick with Will Levis as their starter, ESPN reported Tuesday. The move was expected after head coach Brian Callahan was noncommittal about the pecking order at the position on Monday. The Titans are likely to name Mason Rudolph the QB1 for Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts. The Titans did not practice or meet with the media on Tuesday, a scheduled day off. Callahan yanked Levis in the third quarter of Sunday’s 37-27 loss to the visiting Cincinnati Bengals, dropping the Titans to 3-11. Levis threw for just 89 yards and three interceptions,…
After a trip to the Strip did not instill confidence in their quarterback play, the Atlanta Falcons benched Kirk Cousins and named Michael Penix Jr. their starting QB “moving forward” late Tuesday night. Pressed by reporters earlier in the day, head coach Raheem Morris initially insisted the staff still had to “go through all that process like we always do” without committing to a starter for Atlanta’s Week 16 game Sunday against the New York Giants. Then the Falcons released a statement after 8:30 p.m. local time. “After review we have made the decision Michael Penix Jr. will be the…
Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and had an assist for the Florida Panthers, who recovered for a 6-5 win in a back-and-forth affair against the host Edmonton Oilers on Monday. Sam Reinhart and Niko Mikkola also had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who had been shut out in their past two games. Matthew Tkachuk, Gustav Forsling and Jesper Boqvist added Florida’s other goals, Anton Lundell logged two assists, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves. Zach Hyman scored twice and Connor McDavid had three assists for the Oilers, whose five-game winning streak ended.…
Kiefer Sherwood scored a natural hat trick and Thatcher Demko made 30 saves in the Vancouver Canucks’ 3-1 win over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Monday. It was Sherwood’s first hat trick in his seven NHL seasons. Sherwood has 11 goals in 30 games with Vancouver, already surpassing his previous best of 10 goals in 68 games last season when Sherwood played for the Nashville Predators. The Canucks finished 3-2-1 during their six-game homestand, improving their home record to a modest 6-7-4 for the season. Demko stopped 30 of 31 shots faced, allowing only a Valeri Nichushkin goal with 46…
Former first-round draft choice Clyde Edwards-Helaire was released by the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday. The 25-year-old running back led the Chiefs in rushing yards his rookie year after being selected with the 32nd pick of the 2020 NFL Draft, bursting onto the scene with 803 yards and four touchdowns. The LSU product struggled to match that statistical production afterwards, however, rushing for fewer yards in each subsequent season. After starting 13 games as a rookie, he started 10 in 2021, six in ‘22 and three in ‘23. Edwards-Helaire had managed to remain productive, averaging at least 4.3 yards per…
Sam Darnold completed 24 of 40 passes for 231 yards, one touchdown and one interception as the Minnesota Vikings pulled away for a 30-12 win over the Chicago Bears on Monday night in Minneapolis. Justin Jefferson had seven catches for 73 yards and a touchdown for Minnesota (12-2), which won its seventh game in a row. Aaron Jones finished with 106 yards from scrimmage (86 rushing, 20 receiving) and a touchdown on the ground. Caleb Williams connected on 18 of 31 passes for 191 yards and a touchdown for Chicago (4-10). Keenan Allen scored the lone touchdown for the Bears,…
Kirk Cousins threw his first touchdown pass since Nov. 3 and Bijan Robinson rushed for 125 yards on 22 carries to help the Atlanta Falcons notch a 15-9 victory over the host Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night. KhaDarel Hodge got his hand on two Las Vegas punts and Drake London had a scoring reception as the Falcons (7-7) halted a four-game slide. Jessie Bates III made a game-ending interception for Atlanta, which is one game behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC South. Cousins completed 11 of 17 passes for 112 yards, one score and one interception. He…
Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes to Romeo Doubs and Josh Jacobs rushed for 94 yards and another score as the Green Bay Packers defeated the host Seattle Seahawks 30-13 on Sunday night. The Packers (10-4) limited Seattle (8-6) to 208 yards of total offense, forced two turnovers and had seven sacks. Love was 20-of-27 passing for 229 yards with the two TDs and no interceptions. Doubs had three catches for 40 yards. Doubs, who missed the previous two games with a concussion, made a diving catch in the back of the end zone on a 22-yard pass from Love…
Josh Allen passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more and the visiting Buffalo Bills halted Detroit’s franchise-record 11-game winning streak with a 48-42 victory over the Lions on Sunday. Allen, who has 10 total touchdowns in the last two games, passed for 362 yards and rushed for 68 yards. James Cook rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns for the Bills (11-3). Jared Goff passed for 494 yards and matched his career high of five touchdowns for the Lions (12-2). Amon Ra St. Brown caught a touchdown while establishing career bests of 14 passes for 193 yards. The…
Josh Allen passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more and the visiting Buffalo Bills halted the Detroit Lions’ franchise-record 11-game winning streak with a 48-42 victory on Sunday. Allen, who has 10 total touchdowns in the past two games, passed for 362 yards and rushed for 68 against Detroit. James Cook rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns for the Bills (11-3). Jared Goff passed for 494 yards and matched his career high of five touchdown passes for the Lions (12-2). Amon-Ra St. Brown hauled in a touchdown while establishing career bests of 14 catches and 193 receiving…
Pep Guardiola admitted he did not see Manchester City’s staggering collapse in form coming after conceding twice late on to lose 2-1 to Manchester United on Sunday. City have won just once in 11 games in all competitions, a run that includes eight defeats. After an unprecedented four consecutive Premier League titles, City’s defence of their crown looks over before Christmas. Guardiola’s men trail leaders Liverpool, who have a game in hand, by nine points and sit outside the Champions League places in fifth. “I don’t have defence, I’m the boss, I’m the manager. I have to find a solution…
Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally indicating a sharp increase which one rights group said was unprecedented. The latest execution, on Saturday in the southwestern region of Najran, was of a Yemeni national convicted of smuggling drugs into the Gulf kingdom, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. That brought to 101 the number of foreigners executed so far in 2024, according to the tally which is compiled from state media reports. This is almost triple the figures for 2023 and 2022, when Saudi authorities had put to death 34 foreigners each…