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Nicklas Backstrom scored the shootout winner and the Washington Capitals rallied from a four-goal deficit and beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-5

On a night of pitching dangerously, Zack Greinke and the Houston Astros’ bullpen kept escaping

Veteran outfielder Michael Brantley’s big hits help Astros win Game 3 of World Series

The No. 20 Gophers fell to No. 8 Minnesota Duluth 5-2 in the series opener

Doncic’s triple-double lifts Mavericks over Pelicans 123-116

LaVine scores 37, Bulls rally to beat Grizzlies 110-102

Hockey Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk is fighting stomach cancer

Nick Leddy scores twice, Islanders beat Senators 4-2

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Check out highlights from the Minnesota Timberwolves’ win over the Charlotte Hornets

Karl-Anthony Towns had 37 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Charlotte Hornets 121-99

Karl-Anthony Towns had 37 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves remained unbeaten with a 121-99 win over the Charlotte Hornets

Morgan Rielly broke a tie with 5:29 left and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1, spoiling Patrick Marleau’s return to Scotiabank Arena

AP source: Red Sox to hire Rays’ Bloom as top baseball exec

Kadri, Calvert score twice, Avalanche beats Vegas 6-1

Stanford has questions at quarterback facing Arizona

A fifth horse has died at Santa Anita this fall, the 35th overall fatality since Dec. 26 at the Southern California racetrack

World Series is back in DC and it’s one expensive party

Accountant who ripped off Olympic snowboarder gets prison

Major League Baseball is conducting a wider probe of the Houston Astros that goes beyond the assistant general manager who was fired for inappropriate behavior