Hockey

It’s nothing new for the Bruins with a 10th straight loss to Washington

Tom Wilson posted his first two goals of the season, Alex Ovechkin also scored and the visiting Washington Capitals continued their recent success against the Boston Bruins with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.

The Capitals have won the last 10 meetings against the Bruins, including two in overtime. Braden Holtby made 31 saves while improving to 12-2 against Boston for his career.

David Pastrnak scored both goals for the Bruins, who had collected at least a point in their last six games, going 3-0-3. Tuukka Rask stopped 24 shots, falling to 1-10-5 in his career against Washington.

HORSE RACING

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BREEDERS’ CUP: Gun Runner won the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by 21/4 lengths at Del Mar, California, beating Arrogate for the first time in three tries.

Arrogate, the defending champion competing in the final race of his career, was the slight 2-1 favorite over Gun Runner but ended up in a dead heat for fifth with Gunnevera. The loss ended trainer Bob Baffert’s streak in the Classic, having won the last three years.

BASKETBALL

NBA: Mike Conley scored 22 points and the Memphis Grizzlies made 13 3-pointers and dominated off the bench to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 113-104 in Los Angeles.

GOLF

PGA: Beau Hossler and J.J. Spaun shared the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open lead after another breezy day at Las Vegas.

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Hossler, 22, birdied the par-4 15th and 18th holes for a bogey-free 5-under 66 – the best round of the day in the difficult conditions.

EUROPEAN TOUR: Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Shane Lowry will take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya, Turkey.

Kiradech started the third round five shots behind leader Nicolas Colsaerts, and Lowry was six shots back. But Colsaerts, who led by five at the turn, carded a 2-over-par 73 and gave the field hope.

LPGA: Defending champion Shanshan Feng of China fired a 9-under 63 to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the LPGA Tour’s Japan Classic in Ibaraki, Japan.

FOOTBALL

NFL: The Colts will be missing starting cornerback Vontae Davis for the game Sunday at Houston.

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Team officials announced that Davis did not make the trip because of a non-injury-related issue. No additional details were given.

Davis, a two-time Pro Bowler, was not listed on the injury report this week.

Injured Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas has received a $3 million raise from the Cleveland Browns.

Thomas recently had surgery for a season-ending triceps injury. A team spokesman said Saturday that the Browns had agreed to the pay bump before Thomas, a 10-time Pro Bowler, was injured and they’ll stick to their plan.

 The Chiefs have activated linebacker Tamba Hali from the physically unable to perform list, though it’s uncertain whether the five-time Pro Bowl selection will play Sunday in Dallas.

SOCCER

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SPANISH LEAGUE: On the day Lionel Messi played his 600th match for Barcelona, Paco Alcacer got the job done for the Spanish league leaders, scoring in each half to beat Sevilla, 2-1.

Barcelona’s 10th win in 11 matches kept the Catalan club four points in front of Valencia, which defeated Leganes for its seventh straight league victory.

PREMIER LEAGUE: The only member of the English Premier League’s top six in action, Liverpool took full advantage, winning 4-1 at West Ham.

TENNIS

PARIS MASTERS: Qualifier Filip Krajinovic reached the final after upsetting John Isner 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5) in Paris.

He will play for his first career title against another American, Jack Sock, who comfortably beat Julien Benneteau of France, 7-5, 6-2.

WTA ELITE TROPHY: Julia Goerges will take on CoCo Vandeweghe in the final at Zhuhai, China.

– Staff and news service report


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