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The Cleveland Cavaliers wrap up their exhibition slate with a rematch against the Orlando Magic. The Cavs won the first meeting on Thursday 119-105.
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Sediqullah Atal’s marathon century and some inspired lower-order resistance – as well as a familiar controversy – inspired Afghanistan to a dramatic draw in the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
The Islanders host the Vancouver Canucks in their best chance of the season to get back to .500, briefly.
Ilya Sorokin is set to get the start against a team that is struggling.
It will be another Meeting of the Schenns, brothers who’ve combined to play over 2,200 NHL regular season games and each get their name on the Stanley Cup.
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The 0-3 Knicks visit the 1-1 Toronto Raptors tonight at Scotiabank Arena for the fourth of five preseason contests. Karl-Anthony Towns, Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart are all supposed to sit for rest after playing in last night’s loss to the T’Wolves. Meanwhile, Kawhi Leonard is penciled in for his first preseason appearance with the Dinos since their 2019 title run.
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Zegras mixes it up, winless Flyers drop eighth straight with shootout loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Flyers showed some fight Tuesday night by erasing a 2-0 deficit in the third period.
But it wasn’t enough for their first win. The club lost to the Kraken, 3-2, in a shootout at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
The Flyers’ dreadful losing streak hit eight games two nights after the team set the franchise record for the longest skid to start a season.
Christian Dvorak and Trevor Zegras tied things up for the Flyers in the final stanza.
“Honestly throughout the whole game I thought we had better energy,” Travis Sanheim said. “It just seemed like we had some more jump playing more of the style that we need to play to win in this league. It was nice to get rewarded in the third. It would have been nice to finish it off in the shootout.”
Seattle won it thanks to Bobby McMann and Matty Beniers delivering in the five-round shootout. Matvei Michkov was the Flyers’ lone scorer in the skills competition.
In overtime, the Flyers had to kill off a penalty for too many men on the ice.
Rick Tocchet’s club is now 0-5-3 and has been outscored 30-10 (excluding the shootout goal). Last season, Tocchet’s first as the team’s head coach, the Flyers were 4-3-1 through eight games and had scored 22 goals.
“This is something to build on,” Tocchet said of his team’s effort in the shootout loss. “I know it’s the moral victory thing, but it is, it’s something to build on.”
The Flyers see the Kraken (5-2-0) again Dec. 29 in Seattle.
• Dan Vladar was fantastic, turning away 29 of 31 shots. He deserved a win.
He stopped three of the Kraken’s five shootout attempts.
The 29-year-old made a huge save just nine seconds after Zegras tied the game. He also tallied an assist on Dvorak’s goal.
Vladar denied Jordan Eberle on a penalty shot 6:23 minutes into the second period. It was an excellent stop with his right leg pad to keep the Flyers’ deficit at 1-0.
“He has been solid every time he starts,” Tocchet said. “There were a couple of bouncy goals this year that he’s really upset about, but we’re not blaming the goalies. They’ve been terrific for us this year.”
Philipp Grubauer stopped 24 of the Flyers’ 26 shots.
Zegras had a couple of heated confrontations with the Seattle netminder.
With six minutes left in the second period, Zegras was whistled for slashing as the Flyers’ forward tried to dislodge a puck from under Grubauer. The goaltender then went after Zegras, who was being held by some of the Kraken’s skaters.
After Zegras exited the penalty box, he put a shot on Grubauer, who snagged it with his glove. Once the play was whistled dead, Grubauer rolled the puck to Zegras, who then flipped it back at the goalie. As they came together, Grubauer gave Zegras a two-arm shove.
“When stuff happens like that on the ice, maybe the fans get into it a little bit more and the guys respond from that,” Zegras said. “I think maybe we just need a little bit more of that in our DNA going forward.”
Both players were hit with penalties — Zegras for unsportsmanlike conduct and Grubauer for roughing.
But Zegras got some payback in the third period. With the action at 4-on-4, he scored off a great play by Sanheim.
Grubauer, though, finished with the win. Zegras, Tyson Foerster, Porter Martone and Denver Barkey couldn’t score on him in the shootout.
“I like the way we played tonight, we played hard,” Zegras said. “We got pucks to the net, bodies to the net. It’s just unfortunate that we couldn’t get it done in the shootout.”
• Jack Studnicka, a forward who was called up Monday, didn’t have a good start to his Flyers debut.
The 27-year-old committed a first-period tripping penalty that led to McMann’s game-opening power play goal 7:57 minutes into the action. The Flyers had a solid start, but the penalty ultimately put them in an early hole. And with that came the pressure because confidence has been hard to come by for the Flyers.
The Flyers had their own power play opportunity later in the period. They didn’t record a shot and the fans let them know.
In the second period, Ville Ottavainen cushioned Seattle’s lead to 2-0.
• Rasmus Ristolainen and Cam York skated Tuesday morning under the watch of assistant coach Todd Reirden.
As Ristolainen performed his conditioning work at the end, the defenseman was without a stick. He has missed the last five games after taking a shot to his left hand.
York, recovering from an upper-body injury, missed his third straight game and has been considered day to day.
Travis Konecny also missed his third straight game. The alternate captain has a lower-body injury after taking a check to his right leg last Thursday night.
Konecny is eligible to come off injured reserve Saturday, but we’ll see if he’s actually cleared to return then.
• The Flyers practice Wednesday before flying to Detroit for a matchup Thursday with the Red Wings (7:30 p.m. ET/ESPN+, Hulu).
Kevin Lankinen's start to the 2026-27 season has given the Vancouver Canucks some reasons for concern. Losing games was always going to be part of the rebuild. Too often, Vancouver is buried early and spends the night chasing.
The early scoring outbursts were fun, but Vancouver doesn't have the offensive firepower to trade goals with opponents every night. They need tighter defence, cleaner exits and harder forechecking. That's where Lankinen needs to help. There are going to be defensive breakdowns with this group, but a few timely saves can keep the Canucks from spending the rest of the night chasing the game.
The numbers haven't been pretty. Six appearances, 29 goals against. A 6.88 goals-against average and .786 save percentage tell the story. Dan Brousseau of Ocelot Analytics measured him at minus-10.7 goals saved above expected. That was the lowest mark through six appearances in Brousseau's sample of 479 goalie seasons since 2020-21.
It wasn't always like this for Lankinen. Back in 2024-25, he broke a road record when he went 10-0 in his first 10 road games. He ended up playing 51 games that season and finished with a .902 save percentage. That figure dropped to .875 last year. This October, he allowed eight against the Edmonton Oilers and six each against the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Rangers.
The Edmonton game showed why the discussion can't end with his save percentage. Lankinen was pulled after eight goals on 20 shots, yet Manny Malhotra pointed to the breakaways and dangerous chances the Canucks had surrendered. The defence was poor. Lankinen still needed to stop more.
There are three defencemen under 23 in the picture: Zeev Buium, Tom Willander and Elias Pettersson. Pettersson has had encouraging moments, but the group is still learning. The veterans haven't provided much relief. Luke Schenn was a healthy scratch against Carolina, Jamie Oleksiak sat against the Rangers, and Filip Hronek has been below his usual standard.
The recent four-game losing streak was ugly: 20 goals against and only seven for Vancouver. Scoring chances favoured the opposition 109-63, including a 45-27 margin on high-danger looks. The penalty kill hasn't offered much help, either, sitting last in the NHL at roughly 52 percent after conceding 12 goals. A goalie is supposed to be his team's best penalty killer, but there are four skaters who have to win battles and take away passing lanes first. Neither part has worked well enough.
Paul Cotter and Max Sasson have shown how a hard forecheck can turn a loose puck into offence. Vancouver needs more of that pace across its lineup. Without it, the Canucks get stuck defending, and the deficits pile up. They were down 3-0 inside 10 minutes against Carolina. There aren't many ways for this roster to recover from that kind of start.
The Canucks committed five years and $22.5 million to Lankinen with Thatcher Demko still expected to be their No. 1. With Demko injured, Lankinen is once again carrying a bigger load. But 51 appearances didn't stop him from playing well in 2024-25, so the workload only explains so much.
Leevi Meriläinen has given Vancouver another reference point. His first four appearances produced a .929 save percentage. He's stopped 68 of 69 shots at 5-on-5, good for .986 in that situation. Against Calgary, he turned aside 23 of 24 shots in a 4-1 win.
Malhotra has liked how composed Meriläinen looks, especially when the Canucks need a stop. Four appearances aren't enough to declare him the better option, and the two goalies haven't faced identical workloads or opponents. Still, when another goaltender can keep Vancouver competitive behind much of the same defence, it's difficult to blame all of Lankinen's struggles on the players in front of him.
The Canucks can accept losses during a rebuild, but not this many goals against. Repeated blowouts can hurt a young team's confidence. Lankinen can't fix the breakouts or penalty kill alone, but he needs to start making more of the saves that kept Vancouver competitive when Demko was out two seasons ago. This can't continue much longer. If things don't improve, Meriläinen could soon get the green light for a string of starts.
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The Golden State Warriors will play their fifth game of the preseason with Tuesday night’s matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM PT in Las Vegas and can be watched on NBA TV.
The Warriors improved to 2-2 this preseason with a 111-106 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night. Stephen Curry remained on a 14-minute restriction but made the most of his limited playing time, finishing with eight points on 3-of-6 shooting from the field, including two three-pointers. The rest of Golden State’s starting lineup played more than 20 minutes, highlighted by another impressive performance from rookie Yaxel Lendeborg. The 11th overall pick continued to show that his success at the collegiate level can translate to the NBA, stuffing the stat sheet with 23 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, two blocks and a steal. Lendeborg’s combination of size, activity, and versatility has been on full display throughout the preseason, particularly on the glass, where he once again led the Warriors in rebounding.
As the Warriors prepare for Tuesday night’s matchup against the Lakers, their starting lineup is beginning to take shape. After opening the preseason with a more traditional lineup featuring Al Horford at center, Golden State has since utilized a “small” unit featuring Draymond Green at the five, Lendeborg and Gui Santos in the frontcourt, and Curry and Brandin Podziemski in the backcourt.
In years past, moving Green to center typically meant sacrificing size in favor of additional shooting, playmaking and versatility. However, this latest iteration of the Warriors’ small-ball lineup offers a different dynamic. With Lendeborg and Santos alongside Green, Golden State can be aggressive on the glass without sacrificing the positional size and offensive versatility that have long defined its success around Curry. With the regular season approaching, Tuesday’s matchup should provide another opportunity for this group to build chemistry and establish itself as a potential starting unit.
Enjoy the game Dub Nation. GO WARRIORS!!!
Warriors: Steph Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Yaxel Lendeborg, Gui Santos, Draymond Green,
Lakers: Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Quentin Grimes, Jake LaRavia, Walker Kessler
Who: Golden State Warriors (2 – 2) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (2 – 1)
When: Tuesday, October 13th, at 7:00 p.m. PT
Where: T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas, Nevada
TV and Streaming: NBA TV
The Milwaukee Brewers went up 2-0 over the reigning World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. That series moves to Los Angeles on Wednesday. So far, the talented young Brewers have looked much better at the plate than the Dodgers, but we’ll see how long that holds up. The Dodgers are definitely backed into a bit of a corner already.
On Tuesday night, Game 2 of the ALCS is set for 8:00 p.m. ET on TBS from Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay. Guardians’ LHP Parker Messick (0-1, 5.40 ERA) takes on the Rays’ RHP Freddy Peralta (0-0, 1.93 ERA).
After the way the Guardians handled the Rays bullpen in their convincing 7-3 victory on Monday night, the pitching matchup certainly looks to favor the Guardians the rest of the way. The difference isn’t that great, but with Gavin Williams and Cade Smith pitching some of their best ball of the season the task is particularly tough on the Rays side. Despite some talented young hitters like Chase DeLauter and Travis Bazzana, the Guardians offense wasn’t even close to the Rays level during the regular season, but with Jose Ramirez seemingly healthy for the first time all season, they look a lot better equipped to keep going toe-to-toe with the Rays, and whoever comes through on the National League side if they can get there.
Join us here to chat about Game 2.
Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingismissed the start of training camp with an undisclosed health issue that has kept him away from the team, but now he's back.
Head coach Steve Kerr told reporters that Porzingis is expected to return to the Warriors' facilities Tuesday to meet with Rick Celebrini, their director of sports medicine and performance.
There's no indication of when exactly the 31-year-old will return.
"No update beyond that," Kerr said. "He'll be in the building ... meeting with Rick and the performance team."
Porzingis was acquired by the Warriors in February via a deal with the Atlanta Hawks, but since he's only appeared in 15 out of 27 possible regular-season games after the trade. He's been out at various times with a lingering respiratory illness that causes a dramatic increase in heart rate upon standing, severe fatigue, and dizziness.
Porzingis was brought in to answer Golden State's issues at the center position, giving them more size and versatility to defend the interior against other bigs in the league or penetrating perimeter players. He signed a two-year, $40 million contract extension in June, reaffirming his commitment to the Bay Area.
Whether or not he will have a starting position upon his return isn't the topic of conversation. The Warriors' first order of priority is a checkup on the 7-foot-2, former All-Star and NBA champion. They want to know how he is doing, how he feels and if he's ready.
"All of that will be determined once we get him back here and have discussions, figure out where he is, all that stuff," Kerr said of Porzingis being a starter.
The Warriors face the Los Angeles Lakers in a preseason meeting at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In the meantime, Porzingis's status remains unknown.
Until Porzingis returns, it's small ball in the Bay. Kerr said he is leaning towards a starting lineup of Stephen Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Gui Santos, Yaxel Lendeborg and Draymond Green. However, he added that Al Horford could also be a potential starter at center playing 20 minutes a game but likely will have him come off the bench.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kristaps Porzingis injury updated, expected to be seen by Warriors medical staff
66 years ago today, Bill Mazeroski made history that baseball will never, ever forget.
On October 13, 1960, Mazeroski hit the most famous home run in baseball history.
Mazeroski walked-off the powerful New York Yankees at Forbes Field with a shot over the left field wall in Game 7 of the World Series. The Pirates won 10-9. They were outscored 55-27 and shut out twice.
Mazeroski’s home run was the one that made the difference and remains the only Game 7 walk-off home run in MLB history. Tuesday marked the first anniversary since Mazeroski passed away on February 20. He was 89 years old. The Pirates honored Maz with a jersey patch this season.
The Hall of Famer delivered what many believe to be the best moment in Pittsburgh sports. Better than the Immaculate Reception, Santonio Holmes’ game-winning catch in Super Bowl XLIII, Marc-Andre Fleury’s save in the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals, and others.
It secured the World Series title and remains the last time a major Pittsburgh sports team clinched the trophy on home soil. Even for those born 40 years after the ball cleared the wall, Yinzers still feel the gravity of the moment and the importance the Wheeling, West Virginia native left on Western Pennsylvania.
In a long list of successful accolades, Mazeroski’s moment has stood the test of time. The Pirates won their third World Series title and did what many thought was impossible against a Yankees team led by Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Yogi Berra, and Whitey Ford.
To this day, fans gather at the remains of the left field wall to listen back to the game broadcast, synced up to the moment Maz left the ballyard.
It’s an annual reminder of the important place the Pirates hold in baseball history, while also a reminder of the need for new historical moments current generations can hold onto forever.
There will likely never be a moment like Maz’s ever again.
Ronald’s last-minute winner keeps Welsh side on top
Middlesbrough edge Stoke in thriller; Watford gloom
Substitute Ronald scored a last-minute winner to keep Swansea top of the Championship after their match at Millwall was held up for almost seven minutes due to a complaint about racist chanting at the Den.
The referee, Edward Duckworth, halted the match in the 65th minute and walked to the dugouts to speak with Lions manager, Alex Neil, Swans counterpart Vítor Matos and fourth official Ruebyn Ricardo.
Continue reading...What we learned as Warriors storm back late to steal preseason win vs. Lakers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Going into halftime of the Warriors’ preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena, Golden State looked gassed. The Warriors had just been outscored 34-21 in the second quarter to trail by 13 points at halftime in Las Vegas.
But the Warriors’ defense turned it up coming out of halftime, holding the Lakers to only 13 points in the third quarter and another lowly 13 points in the fourth for a 101-89 win. In the second half, the Warriors outscored the Lakers 51-26.
Steph Curry in 22 minutes scored 11 points on 3-of-9 shooting. Yaxel Lendeborg and Brandin Podziemski were the Warriors’ leading scorers, each scoring 17 points.
Neither cooked quite like Austin Reaves did.
The Lakers guard scored 28 points, with 23 coming in the first half, on 10-of-18 shooting and went 4 of 7 beyond the arc. Very few Warriors could contain him. None could early on.
That can be a bad theme for the Warriors in their attempt to reshape their defense under Frank Vogel’s direction.
Here are three takeaways from a Warriors win that improved their preseason record to 3-2.
Steve Kerr on Monday announced that Al Horford didn’t scrimmage that day and wasn’t making the trip to Vegas for the Warriors’ fifth of six preseason games. The decisions already were preplanned as part of Horford’s maintenance, who has been given rest twice this preseason. Kerr in his pregame press conference told reporters that the Warriors were going to be even thinner in the front court, because he was giving Draymond Green the night off.
The Warriors’ depth was tested, and the first to wade in the waters was third-string center Charles Bassey. There were moments where Bassey showed how he can help when the Warriors are shorthanded, and others where the Warriors were exposed.
For instance, when Bassey first came out, Lendeborg was forced to play small-ball center and quickly was dunked on by Lakers center Walker Kessler. Speaking of Kessler, he was a problem for Bassey throughout the first half and went into the break as a plus-15 with 11 points and nine rebounds. Bassey had a team-high three turnovers at the half and was in the way on a handful of possessions.
Yet Bassey finished as a team-high plus-11 in 26 minutes. Bassey also led the Warriors in rebounds with 12, including five on the offensive end. At the end of his box score also are a team-high five turnovers.
Through Curry’s first three preseason games, he played 13, 14 and 14 minutes. He never once played in the second half. That finally changed with the regular season in view.
Curry went into halftime having played 16 minutes already. While he did make two threes in the first two quarters, Curry got stuck the one time he tried to drive and was part of a group getting worked by Reaves on the other side. Curry also was one of three Warriors with two or more turnovers in the first half.
For the first time this preseason, Curry was on the court to start the third quarter. He played the first six minutes and watched the rest. Curry in that span scored four points off one three and one free throw. He missed two other 3-point attempts and one runner.
Getting up to 22 minutes was a next step for Curry. It just wasn’t his best showing of the preseason, going 3 of 7 from deep and missing both his 2-point attempts without much burst.
A limping Lendeborg is the last thing anybody wants to see. When it’s the preseason, it’s not even worth pushing at all. However, the rookie was good to go after a short scare.
Lendeborg’s night looked to have ended in the third quarter shortly after limping and vividly yelling “f–k!” trying to walk out a twisted left ankle. He stayed in the game to shoot his free throws and made his first but missed his second. The Warriors had seen enough. They fouled immediately after to get him out of the game.
Reporters in Vegas noted Lendeborg wasn’t limping on his way to the locker room.
He had played 23 minutes and with a team-high 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting at the time. And his night actually wasn’t over. Lendeborg returned at the 1:38 mark of the third quarter and played the rest of the period.
Lendeborg did band work to stretch his ankle and did not play in the fourth quarter.
Here’s the Guardians’ lineup:
Here’s the Rays’ lineup:
Let’s go, Guardians!
The Astros’ current manager is interviewing for a divisional rival.
In one of the strangest situations in baseball, the Mariners requested permission to interview Astros manager Joe Espada, and Houston granted it, per MLB.com.
The bizarre situation comes as the Astros are uncertain about nearly everything that involves the team’s future, with Espada’s contract set to expire at the end of October.
It would certainly seem like the Astros intend to let Espada go and head into the 2027 season with a new manager if they’re letting him interview with a division rival.
But Seattle could be playing some games here, too.
By requesting permission to talk to Espada just before his contract runs out, the Mariners may be signaling that he’s in demand, pressuring Houston to re-sign him before someone else does.
Seattle is coming off a terrible 2026 season and fired manager Dan Wilson after going 76-86 despite entering the season among the American League favorites.
Houston had a tough go in their own right this season. The Astros won 81 games — good enough to win the AL West, but were swept by the White Sox in the wild-card round — and faced internal upheaval midseason.
The Astros fired general manager Dana Brown right after the trade deadline as ownership was in disagreement with the front office on the direction of the team.
Brown had tried to trade reliever Bryan Abreu for Twins outfielder Trevor Larnach, but ownership killed those plans and fired him weeks later as his contract was set to expire in October, like Espada’s.
Espada took over for Dusty Baker after the 2023 season and had a 256-229 regular season record but went 0-4 in the postseason.
The Buffalo Sabres pulled back to a .500 record with a 5-3 victory over the Florida Panthers in the finale of their five-game homestand on Monday, but lost team captain Rasmus Dahlin in the second period with an unspecified upper body injury. Dahlin scored a power-play goal in the first to give Buffalo a 2-1 lead, but on an offensive zone faceoff early in the middle frame, injured himself winding up for a slapshot on Panthers goalie Akira Schmid.
Head coach Lindy Ruff said after the game that Dahlin was considered day-to-day, and ruled him out of Tuesday’s first encounter with the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre, saying that he would receive treatment from the club’s medical staff in Buffalo and avoid getting on an airplane. The Sabres play the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Thursday, which means he possibly could join the club for their first meeting with their closest geographic rival.
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The Sabres on Tuesday announced that defenseman Matt Grzelcyk was placed on injured reserve, retroactive to October 1, when he played in the season-opening 6-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The move allows the Sabres to recall defenseman Dennis Gilbert from AHL Rochester without having to make another move to open up a roster spot. Grzelcyk could be eligible to return to the lineup as soon as Thursday if Dahlin cannot play in Toronto.
Buffalo made another roster move involving a blueliner on Monday, trading Amerks defenseman Ryan Johnson to the Pittsburgh Penguins for minor leaguers Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch. Johnson was a 2019 first round pick of the Sabres who signed with them in 2023 after four years at the University of Minnesota. The 25-year-old played 47 games over four seasons with Buffalo and went unclaimed on waivers after training camp last month.
Jones, 29, is the brother of Florida Panthers blueliner Seth and has played 255 career NHL games with five clubs.
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