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NFL – National Football League – Week 8 Yesterday Philadelphia Eagles 44, Detroit Lions 6 San Francisco Giants 33, Chicago Bears 22 Tennessee Titans 34, Indianapolis Colts 31 – OT Eagles 44, Lions 6 – Eagles run for 4 TDs in 44-6 victory over winless Lions Boston Scott and Jordan Howard each had two touchdowns on the ground, helping the Philadelphia Eagles run over the Detroit Lions in a 44-6 win Sunday. The Eagles ended a two-game losing streak against a team that was very accommodating. The Lions go into their bye week as the NFL's only winless team. The break gives first-year coach Dan Campbell extra time to figure out how to avoid leading the league's first 0-17 team after being a tight end on the first 0-16 team in Detroit 13 years ago. Giants 33, Bears 22 – Garoppolo leads way as 49ers beat Bears 33-22 to stop slide Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 322 yards and ran for two touchdowns, and the San Francisco 49ers beat the short-handed Chicago Bears 33-22 to snap a four-game losing streak. Garoppolo led three touchdown drives in the second half and another possession that ended with a field goal. He scored from the 2 in the third quarter and ran it in from the 5 in the fourth to make it 30-22. Deebo Samuel had six catches for 171 yards. Elijah Mitchell carried 18 times for 137 yards and a touchdown, helping San Francisco win for the first time since beating both Detroit and Philadelphia on the road to start the season. Chicago lost its third straight. Titans 34, Colts 31 – Titans use late turnovers to pull off 34-31 OT win at Indy Randy Bullock made a 44-yard field goal in overtime to cap a wild finish in the Titans' 34-31 win at Indianapolis. The teams combined for two touchdowns in the final 86 seconds of regulation, setting up overtime before Carson Wentz threw a costly interception. Ryan Tannehill was 23 of 33 for 265 yards and three touchdowns as the 6-2 Titans overcame a quiet day from NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry, who was held to 68 yards on 28 carries. Other NFL Scores Green Bay 24, Arizona 21 Buffalo 26, Miami 11 Carolina 19, Atlanta 13 L.A. Rams 38, Houston 22 N.Y. Jets 34, Cincinnati 31 Pittsburgh 15, Cleveland 10 New England 27, L.A. Chargers 24 Seattle 31, Jacksonville 7 Denver 17, Washington 10 New Orleans 36, Tampa Bay 27 Dallas 20, Minnesota 16 Open: Baltimore, Las Vegas Tonight New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. NFL – Dan Campbell takes blame for another ugly Lions loss For eight weeks, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell has been consistent about one thing. When his team loses - and that's all it has done - he's going to take the blame. As usual, Campbell's players strongly disagreed. As usual, the problem was the inability to get the ball down the field. Tight end T.J. Hockenson finished with 10 catches for 89 yards, but Amon-Ra St. Brown was the only wide receiver to catch a pass. He had two receptions for 12 yards in the first half, then added a 34-yard reception in garbage time. NFL – Bears struggle with Mack sidelined, Nagy missing game The Chicago Bears missed coach Matt Nagy and his energy on the sidelines. But the defense seemed to be missing players like Khalil Mack and Eddie Jackson even more in a 33-22 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers scored on seven straight possessions and made it two straight games for the Bears defense giving up more than 30 points.  Even Justin Fields' all-around effort couldn't prevent the Bears from losing their third straight, though he became the first Chicago quarterback since Bobby Douglass in 1973 to rush for 100 yards. MLB – Major League Baseball – 2021 World Series – Best of 7 Last Night Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 5                                          (ATL leads 3-2) Astros 9, Braves 5 – Correa, Astros rally past Braves 9-5, cut WS deficit to 3-2 The Houston Astros have forced a Game 6 by turning an early 4-0 ...

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October 29 Morning Sports 2 by Tom Robinson/Bennett Blake/Mandy Billings

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NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Philadelphia 76ers 110, Detroit Pistons 102 New York Knicks 104, Chicago Bulls 103 Sixers 110, Pistons 102 – Embiid scores 30 on bad knee, 76ers hold off winless Pistons Joel Embiid shook off lingering pain in his right knee and scored 30  points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 110-102 win over the Detroit Pistons. Embiid remains hampered by a right knee that hasn't been right since he suffered a torn meniscus during last season's playoffs. Embiid's numbers were off a bit compared to his careers bests. The 7-footer has played in every game with the Sixers still without fellow All-Star Ben Simmons. Saddiq Bey led the Pistons with 19 points. The Pistons missed 10 of their first 12 shots and their first seven 3s and fell to 0-4. Knicks 104, Bulls 103 – Walker, Knicks hang on, deal Bulls first loss 104-103 Kemba Walker scored 21 points, RJ Barrett added 20 and the New York Knicks hung on to hand the Chicago Bulls their first loss of the season 104-103. Julius Randle had 13 points and 16 rebounds. Derrick Rose came off New York's bench to add 12 points against his former team as the Knicks won their second straight and improved to 4-1. Chicago star Zach LaVine scored 25 points, despite playing with a torn ligament in his left thumb. The Bulls went on a 12-0 run in the final minutes to nearly tie the score in a game the Knicks seemingly had wrapped up. Tonight Indiana Pacers at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Florida Panthers at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m. NHL – Amid scandal, Quenneville resigns as Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville resigned as coach of the Florida Panthers on Thursday, two days after the second-winningest coach in NHL history was among those implicated for not swiftly responding to allegations by a Chicago Blackhawks player of being sexually assaulted by another coach during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs. The announcement was made shortly after Quenneville met with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman in New York to discuss his role in what happened in Chicago during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, when a player named Kyle Beach said he was sexually assaulted by then-Blackhawks assistant Brad Aldrich. NFL – National Football League – Week 8 Last Night Green Bay Packers 24, Arizona Cardinals 21 Packers 24, Cardinals 21 – Packers beat Cardinals 24-21 after Murray throws late INT Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes, Randall Cobb caught both of them and the Green Bay Packers knocked off the previously unbeaten Arizona Cardinals 24-21 after Kyler Murray's stunning late interception on Thursday night. The Cardinals looked like they were going to rally to win their eighth straight game but Murray threw an interception on second-and-goal with 12 seconds left. A.J. Green didn't expect the pass to come his way, never turned around and Green Bay's Rasul Douglas was there to snatch the ball in the corner of the end zone. Green Bay has won seven straight games after dropping the season opener. Arizona fell to 7-1. Sunday Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m.                 Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears, 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts, 1:00 p.m. NFL – Lions desperately seeking victory against struggling Eagles Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions are desperate for a victory, growing tired of being the NFL's only winless team. The first-year coach was fired up about the opportunity to turn around the long-suffering franchise when he was hired 10 months ago. Seven setbacks without success have taken a toll. Campbell cried in front of cameras and reporters after a comeback fell short earlier this month. Likewise, the Eagles are and first-year coach Nick Sirianni are shooting for a win to potentially start the ...

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Philadelphia 76ers 110, Detroit Pistons 102 New York Knicks 104, Chicago Bulls 103 Sixers 110, Pistons 102 – Embiid scores 30 on bad knee, 76ers hold off winless Pistons Joel

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October 28 Morning Sports 2 by Tom Robinson/Bennett Blake/Mandy Billings

Morning Sports Report for October 28th, 2021 with Davey Squires

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NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 3, Washington Capitals 2 – OT Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 – OT Red Wings 3, Capitals 2 – OT – Red Wings erase two-goal

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 3, Washington Capitals 2 – OT Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 – OT Red Wings 3, Capitals 2 – OT – Red Wings erase two-goal deficit, beat Capitals in overtime Robby Fabbri tied it early in the third period, captain Dylan Larkin scored in overtime and the Detroit Red Wings came back to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2. Larkin beat Vitek Vanecek 1:37 into OT. Adam Erne started the comeback with a goal in the second, and Thomas Greiss made 26 saves for the Red Wings. Alex Ovechkin scored his eighth goal of the season and Evgeny Kuznetsov his fifth to stake Washington to a 2-0 lead. Ovechkin's goal was the 738th of his career, putting him three back of Brett Hull for fourth on the NHL career list. Maple Leafs 3, Blackhawks 2 – OT – Maple Leafs snap losing streak in 3-2 OT win over Blackhawks William Nylander scored in overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Wednesday. The Leafs snapped a four-game losing streak with the victory, and extended the Blackhawks' record to 0-6-1 since the start of the season. John Tavares and David Kampf also scored for Toronto, and Jack Campbell stopped 25 shots. Chicago got 36 saves from Kevin Lankinen, and goals from Kirby Dach and Alex DeBrincat. NHL – 'Animalism': Blackhawks scandal raises culture questions The former player at the heart of the Chicago Blackhawks assault scandal has come forward publicly. Kyle Beach tells TSN he felt “alone and dark” in the days following the alleged assault in 2010.  Earlier this week, a report detailed how senior team leaders badly mishandled Beach's allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted him. The ramifications now stretch beyond Chicago. Florida coach Joel Quenneville is slated to meet with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday. Winnipeg general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff also is planning to talk to the commissioner next week. Both were with the Blackhawks when the allegations were first reported to team leadership. NHL – Quenneville's meeting with Bettman may decide fate in Florida The Panthers are rolling this season but coach Joel Quenneville being named in a report detailing how the Chicago Blackhawks mishandled sexual assault allegations that an assistant on his staff sexually assaulted a player during the team's Stanley Cup run in 2010 could derail Florida's hopes. Quenneville was back on the ice with the Panthers on Wednesday. He's going to sit with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday, a meeting that'll probably determine his coaching future. The Panthers believe they have a Stanley Cup contender and say that continues to be their focus. MLB – Major League Baseball – 2021 World Series – Best of 7 Last Night Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 2                                          (Series tied 1-1) Astros 7, Braves 2 – World Siri: Rookie propels Astros past Braves to tie Series Rookie Jose Siri sparked a team whose biggest stars took a while to shine, sending the Houston Astros to a 7-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves that evened the World Series at one game apiece. Jose Altuve doubled early, homered late and scored twice to break out at the plate. Siri's speed and aggressive play created havoc on the bases, leading to a four-run second inning that helped the Astros snap a five-game skid at home in the World Series. MLB – World Series opener viewers up 17.5% over last year's low Atlanta's 6-2 victory over Houston in World Series Game 1 drew an average of 10,811,000 viewers on Fox, up 17.5% from the record low of 9,195,000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers' opening 8-3 win over Tampa Bay last year. The Braves-Astros number was the second-lowest total to start a Series. Fox said Tuesday night's game averaged 11,077,000 viewers combined for Fox, Fox Deportes for Spanish-language coverage and Fox's streaming apps.

October 28 Morning Sports 1 by Tom Robinson/Bennett Blake/Mandy Billings

NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, 7:30 p.m. Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks GM resigns, team fined after sexual assault probe An independent review has

NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, 7:30 p.m. Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks GM resigns, team fined after sexual assault probe An independent review has found that the Chicago Blackhawks mishandled allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player during the team's Stanley Cup run in 2010. Stan Bowman resigned as the Blackhawks' general manager and president of hockey operations in the wake of the report by a law firm hired by the team. The NHL fined the team $2 million for “the organization's inadequate internal procedures and insufficient and untimely response.” The former Blackhawks video coach was alleged to have sexually assaulted two players, with the front office knowing and doing nothing. Bowman also stepped down from his position as GM of the U.S. men's hockey team at the Winter Olympics. NHL – Blackhawks captain Toews enters NHL's COVID-19 protocol The Chicago Blackhawks put captain Jonathan Toews and Henrik Borgstrom in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol, giving the winless team five players on the list. Toews and Borgstrom missed practice after they joined fellow forwards Patrick Kane and Jujhar Khaira and defenseman Riley Stillman in the protocol. Assistant coaches Marc Crawford and Tomas Mitell are away from the team for the same reason. The use of the COVID-19 list doesn't necessarily mean any of the players or coaches tested positive. They could have been deemed a close contact of someone who tested positive. The team was 100% vaccinated at the start of training camp. MLB – Major League Baseball – 2021 World Series – Best of 7 Last Night Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 2                                          (ATL leads 1-0) Braves 6, Astros 2 – Soler, Braves overcome Morton injury, top Astros in Game 1 Making his first start since testing positive for COVID-19, Jorge Soler became the first player to begin a World Series with a home run and the Atlanta Braves, despite the loss of pitcher Charlie Morton to a broken leg, hushed the Houston Astros 6-2 in Game 1. Boosted by a strong bullpen effort, a two-run homer by Adam Duvall and a late sacrifice fly from Freddie Freeman, the Braves coasted in their first Series appearance since Chipper Jones and the Big Three aces ascended in 1999. Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and the Astros mostly looked lost at the plate. This is their third World Series in five seasons — and first since their illegal sign-stealing scheme was revealed. Tonight Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros, 8:09 p.m.                               (ATL leads 1-0) MLB – Manfred remains optimistic on labor; pitch clock encouraging Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred exchanged a handshake with players' union head Tony Clark on the field before the World Series opener and expressed optimism about reaching an agreement before the current deal expires Dec. 1 but did not detail any progress in talks that appear headed to a lockout. There is no evidence of progress toward an agreement, and many management officials and player agents have said they are prepared for a lockout if there is no deal when the current agreement expires. Clark said talks have been ongoing and he's “looking to take advantage of as many days as the schedule permits throughout the course of the next five-plus weeks or so to continue that dialogue.” MLB – Braves bullpen another long winning night in World Series G1 The relievers keep coming through for the Atlanta Braves. Left-hander A.J. Minter threw a career-high 43 pitches before three other relievers finished off Atlanta's 6-2 win over the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series. Minter had to enter in the third after starter Charlie Morton departed with a broken right leg. Minter got the victory and was followed by Luke Jackson, Tyler Matzek and Will Smith. That is the same order of finish for the clinching games...

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NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Calgary Flames 3, Detroit Red Wings 0 Vancouver Canucks 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1 Flames 3, Red Wings 0 – Markstrom shuts out Red Wings in Calgary's 3-0 win Jacob Markstrom stopped all 33 shots Detroit took Thursday night in the Calgary Flames' 3-0 victory over the Red Wings. Markstrom recorded his ninth career shutout in his 12th season in the NHL. The Flames, who never trailed, took control of the game midway through the second period. Elias Lindholm scored first, followed about four minutes later by Andrew Mangiapane's goal. Matthew Tkachuk added an empty-netter with about two minutes left in the game after Detroit pulled its goalie. Canucks 4, Blackhawks 1 – Demko makes 29 saves, Canucks beat winless Blackhawks 4-1 Jason Dickinson, Tanner Pearson and Brock Boeser scored their first goals of the season as the Vancouver Canucks topped the winless Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. Thatcher Demko made 29 saves and Conor Garland added an empty-netter with 1:02 left to help the Canucks end a two-game slide. Vancouver scored two goals in the second period to take the lead for good. Alex DeBrincat scored a power-play goal for sputtering Chicago, which dropped to 0-4-1. The Blackhawks have been outscored 21-9 this season and haven't led in any of their five games. MLB – Major League Baseball – League Championship Series – Best of 7 Last Night Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Atlanta Braves 2                                 (ATL leads 3-2) Dodgers 11, Braves 2 – Taylor hits 3 HRs, Dodgers beat Braves 11-2 to extend NLCS Chris Taylor hit three homers and drove in six runs to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Atlanta 11-2, cutting the Braves' lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven NL Championship Series. The defending champion Dodgers have won seven straight postseason elimination games dating to last season. They also trailed 0-2 and 1-3 against Atlanta in the NLCS last year before rallying to win three straight at a neutral site in Texas. AJ Pollock homered twice for the Dodgers and had four RBIs. Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer for the Braves in the first inning. Tonight Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros, 8:08 p.m.                             (HOU leads 3-2) NBA – National Basketball Association – 2021-22 Season Opener Tonight Indiana Pacers at Washington Wizards, 7:00 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 7 Last Night Cleveland Browns 17, Denver Broncos 14 Browns 17, Broncos 14 – Keenum, 3rd-string back Johnson lead Browns past Broncos Case Keenum stepped in for Baker Mayfield and made the most of his first start in two years, leading Cleveland's injury-ravaged offense and the Browns to a 17-14 win over the Denver Broncos. Keenum didn't put up impressive stats, but he threw a touchdown pass and did enough — as did Cleveland's maligned defense — to get the Browns a much-needed win. They survived without Mayfield, who sat out with a shoulder injury and could miss more time. Browns third-string back D'Ernest Johnson had a career-high 146 yards and a 4-yard TD. The Broncos lost their fourth straight and star linebacker Von Miller left in the first half with a leg injury and didn't return. Sunday Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m.                              Rock 107 WIRX 3:00 Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25 p.m. Indianapolis Colts at San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 8 Saturday Northwestern at (6) Michigan, 12:00 p.m.                                  News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 11:00 Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green, 12:00 p.m. Northern Illinois at Central Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Western Michigan at Toledo, 3:30 p.m. USC at (13) Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m. (9) Michigan State (bye) NCAAFB – No. 6 Michigan's run game faces stern test vs Northwestern Northwestern is coming off a much-needed win at ...

NBA – National Basketball Association – 2021-22 Season Opener Last Night Chicago Bulls 94, Detroit Pistons 88 Charlotte Hornets 123, Indiana Pacers 122 Bulls 94, Pistons 88 – LaVine scores 34 points, Bulls beat Pistons 94-88 in opener Zach LaVine scored 15 of his 34 points in the third quarter, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 94-88 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night in the opener for both teams. Detroit's Jerami Grant was off on an 11-foot baseline jumper with 50 seconds left, missing a chance to tie it. The Bulls sealed the victory by making free throws. The Pistons were without rookie guard Cade Cunningham due to a sprained right ankle. DeMar DeRozan had 17 points, and Lonzo Ball had 12 points in their Bulls debut. Hornets 123, Pacers 122 – Ball scores 31 to rally Hornets past Pacers 123-122 LaMelo Ball scored 31 points on seven 3-pointers, and the Charlotte Hornets used a 24-0 third-period run to battle back and stun the Indiana Pacers 123-122 on Wednesday night. Indiana led 122-121 on Torrey Craig's foul shots with 12.7 left. P.J. Washington made two free throws with 4.6 seconds left before Domantas Sabonis' miss from 11 feet sealed the Hornets' win. Ball scored 12 points in the third-period run and nearly finished with a triple-double, ending with nine rebounds and seven assists. Sabonis scored 33 points, Malcolm Brogdon had 28, and Chris Duarte chipped in with 27 for Indiana. MLB – Major League Baseball – League Championship Series – Best of 7 Last Night Houston Astros 9, Boston Red Sox 1                                         (HOU leads 3-2) Atlanta Braves 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 2                                   (ATL leads 3-1) Astros 9, Red Sox 1 – Astros' Valdez goes 8, beats Red Sox 9-1 for 3-2 ALCS lead Framber Valdez gave the Houston Astros the start they were looking for. The Astros lefty was perfect through four, took a two-hit shutout into the seventh and became the first pitcher in the 2021 postseason to finish eight innings on Wednesday. That helped Houston beat Boston 9-1 in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series. The Astros are one win from a second straight trip to the World Series. Yordan Alvarez had three hits and three RBIs for the Astros. Braves 9, Dodgers 2 – Braves blast 4 HRs, beat Dodgers 9-2 for 3-1 lead in NLCS Eddie Rosario homered twice in his second four-hit game of the NL Championship Series and six Atlanta pitchers combined on a four-hitter, giving the Braves a 9-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers and a commanding 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven playoff. Rosario finished a double short of the cycle and knocked in four runs. Adam Duvall and Freddie Freeman also homered for the Braves. Game 5 is Thursday at Dodger Stadium. Tonight Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:08 p.m.                      (ATL leads 3-1) NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:00 p.m. NHL – Climate Pledge Arena ready to get Kraken for hockey debut The home of Seattle's new NHL team is about ready for its hockey debut on Saturday night when the Kraken host the Vancouver Canucks. The arena will have its first official event Friday night when Coldplay performs and it also hosted a benefit concert featuring Foo Fighters. The arena project started nearly five years ago when Oak View Group was selected by the city of Seattle to renovate the original Seattle Center Coliseum. The final cost of the project is expected to exceed $1 billion. NFL – National Football League – Week 7 Tonight Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns, 8:20 p.m. NFL – Bears' Fields learning from facing league's best QBs The lesson Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields is learning from facing good defenses is the same as the one he is learning by watching Aaron Rodgers last week and Tom Brady this week and that's how scoring drives require seve...

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 New York Islanders 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1 Red Wings 4, Blue Jackets 1 – Raymond scores 1st NHL goal, Red Wings top Blue Jackets 4-1 Lucas Raymond made his first NHL goal a big one for the Detroit Red Wings, breaking a scoreless tie at 6:38 of the third period on the way to a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 19-year-old Raymond, from Gothenburg, Sweden, was picked fourth overall by the Red Wings in the 2020 draft. He also assisted on Tyler Bertuzzi's fifth goal of the season just more than two minutes after beating goalie Joonas Korpisalo, who stopped Detroit's first 33 shots on net. Boone Jenner made it a one-goal game at 12:51, but Red Wings goalie Thomas Greiss and his defense preserved the lead. Vladislav Namestnikov and Adam Erne added empty-net goals for Detroit. Islanders 4, Blackhawks 1 – Sorokin stops 39, Islanders beat Blackhawks 4-1 for 1st win Ilya Sorokin made 39 saves and Oliver Wahlstrom scored twice in the third period, helping the New York Islanders beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 for their first victory of the season. Anthony Beauvillier and Cal Clutterbuck also scored as New York improved to 1-2-0 on its opening 13-game road trip. The Islanders don't play their first home game at the new UBS Arena until Nov. 20. Chicago outplayed New York for long stretches in its home opener, but remained winless during a sluggish 0-3-1 start. MLB – Major League Baseball – League Championship Series – Best of 7 Last Night Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 5                                   (ATL leads 2-1) Houston Astros 9, Boston Red Sox 2                                         (Series tied 2-2) Dodgers 6, Braves 5 – Bellinger, Betts rally Dodgers, cut Braves' NLCS lead to 2-1 Mookie Betts provided the tiebreaking single while the Los Angeles Dodgers erupted for four runs in the eighth inning to pull out a 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Cody Bellinger tied it with a three-run blast off losing pitcher Luke Jackson before the Dodgers pulled within 2-1 in the NL Championship Series. Corey Seager opened the scoring with a two-run homer for LA. Astros 9, Red Sox 2 – Astros awaken for 7 in 9th, beat Boston 9-2 to tie ALCS 2-2 Jose Altuve hit a tying home run in the eighth inning and the Houston offense awakened with seven runs in the ninth on Tuesday night as the Astros came back to beat the Boston Red Sox 9-2. That tied the AL Championship Series at two games apiece. Six outs from falling behind 3-1 in the best-of-seven playoff and facing elimination in Game 5 at Fenway Park, the AL West champions instead guaranteed themselves at least one game back in Houston. Tonight Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox, 5:08 p.m.                             (Series tied 2-2) Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:08 p.m.                      (ATL leads 2-1) MLB – MLB qualifying offer price drops by $500,000 to $18.4M The price of a qualifying offer to Major League Baseball free agents dropped by $500,000 to $18.4 million, a sign of the slide in salaries. The figure is determined by the average of the top 125 major league contracts this year and marks only the second fall. The price fell by $100,000 to $17.8 million in 2019, then rose to $18.9 million in 2020. Among the top players eligible for free agency following the World Series are Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager and Houston shortstop Carlos Correa. WNBA – Chicago celebrates WNBA champion Sky with parade Chicago turned out Tuesday for a parade celebrating the WNBA champion Sky, bringing a big smile to the city celebrating its first world championship since 2016. Fans lined Michigan Avenue to cheer on the Sky after they beat the Phoenix Mercury 80-74 Sunday at Wintrust Arena, becoming the first Chicago team to win a title since the Cub...

MLB – Carter Hawkins joins Chicago Cubs as new general manager Carter Hawkins has been formally introduced as the Cubs' new general manager, stepping into a position that had been open since Jed Hoyer was promoted to president of baseball operations almost a year ago. Hawkins comes to Chicago after 14 seasons with Cleveland, including the last five as an assistant general manager. He also supervised the team's player development department. Hawkins says he is looking forward to helping the Cubs return to the playoffs. MLB – Major League Baseball – League Championship Series – Best of 7 Last Night Boston Red Sox 12, Houston Astros 3                                        (BOS leads 2-1) Red Sox 12, Astros 3 – Schwarber, Red Sox slam Astros 12-3, lead ALCS 2-1 Kyle Schwarber's grand slam helped the Red Sox rout the Houston Astros 12-3 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven AL Championship Series. One game after J.D. Martinez and Rafael Devers each hit a grand slam in Houston, Schwarber hit a second-inning 3-0 pitch out. Christian Arroyo homered in the third to give the wild-card Red Sox a 9-0 lead for the second game in a row. Martinez and Devers each homered again, and Kiké Hernández had two more hits for Boston. The Red Sox could advance to the World Series with win at Fenway Park in Games 4 and 5 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tonight Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers, 5:08 p.m.                      (ATL leads 2-0) Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox, 8:08 p.m.                             (BOS leads 2-1) NFL – National Football League – Week 6 Last Night Tennessee Titans 34, Buffalo Bills 31 Titans 34, Bills 31 – Titans stop Allen on 4th down, hang on to beat Bills 34-31 Derrick Henry scored his third touchdown with 3:05 left, and the Tennessee Titans stopped Josh Allen on a fourth-down quarterback sneak in the final seconds to beat Buffalo 34-31. The Bills' four-game winning streak was snapped. The AFC East leaders drove to the Titans 3 on their final possession and could have sent the game to overtime with a field goal, but instead went for the win, and didn't execute. On fourth down, the rugged quarterback moved from the shotgun to take the snap from under center. Tennessee's defensive line surged forward to meet Allen, whose legs went out from under him. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2021-22 Season Opener Tonight Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks, 7:30 p.m. Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:00 p.m. NBA – NBA preview: Silver says he hopes Irving gets vaccinated Adam Silver, the basketball fan, would prefer to see Kyrie Irving on the court again with the Brooklyn Nets as soon as possible. Adam Silver, the NBA commissioner, would prefer to see Irving vaccinated. On the eve of the league's 75th anniversary season, the third to be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, Silver said Monday that he hopes Irving — one of the few players in the league who has not yet chosen to be vaccinated — changes his mind before long and clears a path to get back on the floor with the Nets. NBA – NBA hires Danielle Scott, league's 6th female full-time ref Danielle Scott has become the sixth NBA female referee. The daughter of college basketball officials was promoted Monday to the full-time NBA staff referee roster. She joins Lauren Holtkamp-Sterling, Ashley Moyer-Gleich, Simone Jelks, Natalie Sago and Jenna Schroeder. That's the most female refs the NBA has ever had on staff at one time. Scott says she hopes the notion of female referees in the league no longer seems unusual. Kobe – LA County wants Vanessa Bryant to undergo psychiatric exam Los Angeles County is seeking to compel psychiatric evaluations for Kobe Bryant's widow and others to determine if they truly suffered e...