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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had three goals and an assist and the Edmonton Oilers overcame an early 3-0 deficit to beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Wednesday night. Leon Draisaitl added a goal and two assists and Darnell Nurse also scored for the Oilers in the opener for both teams. Jack Campbell made

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Max Duggan has certainly surprised new TCU coach Sonny Dykes, who has even gotten emotional talking about the fourth-year quarterback who went from losing his job to being one of nation’s most efficient passers. The coach’s feelings aren’t really about the impressive numbers Duggan

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints tight end Taysom Hill says he isn’t wondering whether he should get more plays at quarterback after running for three touchdowns and throwing for another in a victory over Seattle last weekend. Hill says he trusts the coaches to know when giving him the

By The Associated Press No. 7 Southern California faces one of its biggest tests of the season this weekend at No. 20 Utah. Lincoln Riley is the first USC coach to start his first season 6-0 since 1951, but the Utes have won 11 straight home games and have one of the Pac-12’s best defenses.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Troy Terry scored his second goal 55 seconds into overtime and the Anaheim Ducks overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4 in the season opener for both teams. John Gibson made 44 saves and assisted on Terry’s winner. Ryan Strome had a

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Machado homered early and added an RBI double off Clayton Kershaw, and Jurickson Profar singled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 to even their NL Division Series at a game apiece.

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen and Valeri Nichushkin each scored two power-play goals, Mikko Rantanen had four assists and the fast-skating Colorado Avalanche began their Stanley Cup title defense with a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Shortly after raising their newest banner to the rafters, the Avalanche went

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — One night after scoring seven runs on 12 hits, the Philadelphia Phillies and their big bats went quiet in a 3-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves that evened their best-of-five NL Division Series at a game apiece. Kyle Schwarber, who led the National League with 46

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Ben Wooldridge threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns in his first start, and Louisiana-Lafayette scored 20 unanswered second-half points in beating Marshall 23-13, spoiling the Herd’s inaugural Sun Belt home contest. Michael Jefferson broke a pair of tackles over the middle and raced for a 32-yard touchdown to give ULL

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Offensive tackle and former five-star recruit Logan Brown has said via Twitter that he’s entering the transfer portal and leaving Wisconsin. Brown issued a tweet Wednesday thanking Wisconsin for the opportunity and saying, “I will be entering the transfer portal and will be continuing my academic and football career elsewhere.” Brown

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Zion Williamson had a simple message after New Orleans’ preseason game in Miami on Wednesday night. “I’m fine,” he said. For those who saw the Pelicans’ power forward roll his left ankle in the second quarter of the game, Williamson was delivering excellent news. Williamson —

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The Winnipeg Jets signed first-round pick Brad Lambert to a three-year entry-level contract Wednesday. The 18-year-old Finnish forward’s deal carries an average annual value of $1.2 million at the NHL level. He was drafted 30th overall in July. Winnipeg assigned Lambert to the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League after

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 23 points, Kevin Durant had 19 points and eight assists and the Brooklyn Nets won their first game of the preseason, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 107-97. Nick Claxton had 16 points and nine rebounds for Brooklyn, which snapped a two-game skid. Ben Simmons finished with seven points, 10 assists

MONTREAL (AP) — Josh Anderson scored with 19 seconds left to give the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night in the opener for both teams. Cole Caufield scored twice and Sean Monahan had his first goal for the Canadiens after coming over in an offseason deal with Calgary.

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Wright threw six brilliant innings to outduel Zack Wheeler, and the Atlanta Braves evened their NL Division Series at one game apiece with a 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. After rain delayed the first pitch by nearly three hours, Wright surrendered just two hits.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sixth-seeded Coco Gauff turned back an inspired effort from 294th-ranked Robin Montgomery, 6-3, 6-3 in the resumption of a match that was postponed due to rain the night before in the San Diego Open WTA 500. Gauff says she did her best to block out the rain delay that stretched the

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Necas had a goal and two assists and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 in the season opener for both teams. Seth Jarvis, Brady Skjei and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for the Hurricanes, who’ve won four consecutive opening games. Patrick Laine had

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had a goal and three assists to help the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 in each team’s season opener. Pastrnak assisted on captain Patrice Bergeron’s goal on the power play with the initial shot that turned into a juicy rebound and set