Former NFL player Joe McKnight was shot to death following an argument at an intersection with another motorist outside New Orleans, authorities said. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said the Thursday incident involving McKnight happened about 2:43 p.m. in Terrytown, a suburb of New Orleans. The 28-year-old running back was standing outside his car when […]

BOSTON Anton Khudobin made a couple big plays at key moments for the Boston Bruins, and celebrated accordingly. Khudobin pumped his fists after the Bruins finished off a 2-1 shootout win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night for the goaltender’s first victory of the season. “ He deserves a lot of accolades tonight, the […]

ROCHESTER, N.H. Jessa Smith tallied a hat trick as the York/Traip Academy girls high school hockey team skated past Mt. Ararat/Morse, 7-0, on Thursday. The Eagles dropped to 0-3 despite 36 saves from Lily Schenk. York/Traip (2-0) jumped out to a 3-0 lead through a period as Smith, Emma Ford and Grace Campbell each scored […]

SPOKANE, Wash. Josh Perkins and Silas Melson had 15 points apiece as No. 8 Gonzaga remained undefeated and kept Mississippi Valley State winless with a 97-63 victory Thursday night. All of Perkins’ points came on five first-half 3s. Nigel Williams-Goss chipped in 13 points, five assists and three steals for the Bulldogs (7-0). The Delta […]

OAKLAND, Calif. James Harden notched his fourth triple-double of the season with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Warriors 132-127 in double overtime Thursday night to end Golden State’s 12-game winning streak. Harden put his team ahead on a 30-footer with 3:12 left in the second overtime and […]

DETROIT Aleksander Barkov scored on a breakaway 2:04 into overtime, lifting Florida to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night and giving interim coach Tom Rowe his first victory with the Panthers. Florida, playing its second game with Rowe, had lost its last two games. Detroit was 3-0-1 after losing four […]

PORTLAND The Portland Sea Dogs will host the sixth annual Holiday at Hadlock event on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Sea Dogs will turn the place of summer memories into a winter wonderland. The free event, open to the public, will be highlighted by Santa’s arrival from the North Pole via helicopter […]

MINNEAPOLIS Dez Bryant sashayed through the Dallas locker room with an unmistakable swagger and had nothing but good things to say about his adversary this time around. It was a stark change from a week ago, when he sparred with Washington cornerback Josh Norman on Thanksgiving. The trash talking Dez and the polite Dez share […]