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  • GCU Sweeps Exhibition Doubleheader at Global Credit Union Arena

    Grand Canyon swept its exhibition doubleheader Tuesday at Global Credit Union Arena — women first, men second, both by blowout, with Jerry Colangelo at the game.

    The men come in as a top Mountain West contender — picked second in the preseason Mountain West poll, just one point behind New Mexico, with more first-place votes than the Lobos, and two votes in the preseason AP Top 25.

    Women: GCU 78, Utah State 48. The Lopes built an early lead with a 16-point run and never let Utah State mount a sustained comeback, adding a 16-5 run late in the third. Dasha Biriuk led the 3-point spree for GCU. For Utah State, freshman Nicole Ogun had 12 points and nine rebounds, and Aaliyah Gayles added 11.

    Men: GCU 82, Western New Mexico 59. The Lopes fell into an 18-8 hole and didn’t take their first lead until 4:59 left in the first half, then outscored the Mustangs 74-41 over the final 31 minutes. Makaih Williams led GCU with 14 points, including eight in 90 seconds with two 3s, and Efe Demirel added 13 in 13 minutes. Jaden Henley led with 11 rebounds, and Amarion Dickerson added six off the bench with seven rebounds and four blocks. Dylan Darling, Caleb Shaw and Jaden Zimmerman didn’t play. For Western New Mexico, Andre Harris had 16, and Keylon Dorsey and Jeremy Pierro had 11 each.

    A little recap: both Lopes teams took control with defense and ball movement — the women with the early run, the men with a second-half surge that turned a dress rehearsal into a 23-point win.

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  • Trail Blazers top Lakers to stay unbeaten despite Luka Doncic’s 41

    AP

    Oct 28, 2026

    LOS ANGELES (AP) Ja Morant and Deni Avdija scored 23 points apiece, Damian Lillard added 21 and hit a clutch 3-pointer with 43 seconds to play, and the Portland Trail Blazers remained unbeaten with a 136-129 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.

    Luka Doncic had 41 points and nine assists in the Lakers’ first loss of the season.

    Jrue Holiday scored 22 points for the Blazers, who are off to the franchise’s second 3-0 start in the last 15 years. Portland stayed perfect under new coach Micah Nori by finishing on a 15-8 run.

    Austin Reaves scored 26 points for the Lakers, and Sandro Mamukelashvili added 17.

    Portland took an eight-point lead early in the fourth quarter before Doncic returned from the bench to lead the Lakers’ comeback. Lillard and Avdija made back-to-back 3-pointers in the final minutes, but Doncic and Ziaire Williams matched them to keep it close.

    Morant hit midrange jumpers on consecutive possessions to put Portland up by five, and Lillard clinched the win with his fourth 3-pointer. The 36-year-old veteran had another big night against the Lakers despite uncharacteristically missing four free throws.

    Doncic hit six 3-pointers against Portland in another big offensive game after his 52-point performance at Utah last weekend – his 10th time topping the 50-point mark in less than two years with the Lakers. He also played noticeably engaged defense, but the Blazers’ balanced scoring and big baskets down the stretch were too much.

    Doncic scored 16 points in the first quarter, but Portland missed just 10 shots in the entire first half. Los Angeles got an early boost from Mamukelashvili, who capped his 13-point half with a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

    Trail Blazers: Host Memphis on Thursday.

    Lakers: At Clippers on Wednesday.

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    Adam Thompson
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    #4
    +266 (67%)
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    Damian Lillard • REB + AST • Player Prop
    Picked Oct 27 @ 6:28 pm, 1 unit on BetMGM
    WIN
    Trail Blazers SG Damian Lillard is averaging four rebounds and four assists in his two games. It’s a small sample size but above this line, and there’s no reason it should dip below it vs. the Lakers. Lillard has chewed up Austin Reaves. The last four meetings, Dame’s rebound/assist totals have been 11, 17, 13 and 16.

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    Mike Barner
    Mike BarnerNBA Guru
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    +678 (70%)
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    Over 19.5-121
    Damian Lillard • Points • Player Prop
    Picked Oct 27 @ 10:46 am, 1 unit on Caesars
    WIN
    Damian Lillard scored 25 and 19 points his first two games back with the Trail Blazers. In those matchups, he shot a combined 8-for-20 from three. For his career, he shoots 37.1% from behind the arc. The Trail Blazers and Lakers are the top 2 teams in the league in offensive rating right now, so I think this will be a high-scoring affair that comes down to the final minutes. That would leave Lillard with an excellent opportunity to score at least 20 points.

    Mike’s Pick

    Trail Blazers 3-032363434136

    Lakers 3-138353026129

    1 2 3 4 T

    Avdija PF23PTS4REB9AST

    Doncic PG41PTS5REB9AST

    TOP SCORERS
    D.
    L.

    Clingan91011

    STARTERS PTS REB AST PF
    J.
    Morant 23 0 4 4 D.
    Avdija 23 4 9 4 D.
    Lillard 21 5 4 2 T.
    Camara 12 1 1 4 D.
    BENCH PTS REB AST PF
    J.
    Holiday 22 4 3 2 R.
    Williams III 14 10 1 1 S.
    Cissoko 6 2 4 2 V.
    Krejci 4 0 0 0 S.
    Henderson 2 2 3 3 M.
    Potter – – – – Y.
    Hansen – – – – B.
    Carlson – – – – J.
    Tonje – – – – J.
    Kent – – – – Total 136 38 30 24

    Thybulle5213

    STARTERS PTS REB AST PF
    L.
    Doncic 41 5 9 3 A.
    Reaves 26 4 7 5 W.
    Kessler 13 8 0 4 Z.
    Williams 11 2 4 3 M.
    BENCH PTS REB AST PF
    S.
    Mamukelashvili 17 4 2 0 C.
    Sexton 9 1 4 2 J.
    LaRavia 5 1 1 4 Q.
    Grimes 2 4 0 3 K.
    Looney 0 0 0 2 C.
    Manon – – – – A.
    Kaluma – – – – J.
    Hardy – – – – J.
    Vanderbilt – – – – A.
    Okereke – – – – C.
    Carr – – – – B.
    James – – – – Total 129 31 28 29
  • Rays walk off Brewers in 12th to force World Series Game 5

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    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Jonny DeLuca and pinch-hitter Ben Williamson singled home runs in a stunning 12th-inning rally, and the Tampa Bay Rays staved off World Series elimination with a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night that forced Game 5.

    Cooper Pratt hit a tiebreaking home run off Ian Seymour in the top of the 12th for his fourth hit of the game as Milwaukee neared a sweep and its first World Series title.

    But the Rays, also seeking their first championship, rallied in the bottom half after a throwing error by third baseman Joey Ortiz on Junior Caminero’s leadoff grounder against reliever Antonio Senzatela.

    Liam Hicks singled off Shane Drohan, who relieved in his first appearance since Oct. 15, and DeLuca’s single to center drove in pinch-runner Cedric Mullins to tie the score at 3.

    Chandler Simpson’s single loaded the bases and Milwaukee employed a five-man infield with the infield in.

    Williamson, who had been 1 for 15 in the postseason, hit a chopper over first baseman Jake Bauers and into right field.

    “We’ve got a lot of fight in us. We’re never going to shy away,” Simpson said. “We were going to keep fighting until the end – the last inning, the last out, the last play, the last pitch. We were going to keep fighting. That’s what we did tonight.”

    Game 5 in the best-of-seven matchup is Wednesday night at Tropicana Field, with NL Cy Young Award favorite Jacob Misiorowski scheduled to start for the Brewers. Rays manager Kevin Cash said he hadn’t decided on a starter yet.

    Tampa Bay became just the fifth of 26 teams that fell behind 3-0 in the World Series to win Game 4. The previous four lost Game 5.

    Of 43 teams to trail 3-0 in any best-of-seven postseason matchup, the only one that rebounded to win was the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series.

    “It just shows the resiliency of this group,” Williamson said. “We continue to fight, and that’s been the motto this series and this full season, is just fight.”

    Caminero was replaced by Mullins at third base and hobbled off the field with an ailing left foot. But the slugger said he’ll definitely play Wednesday night.

    “He’ll play tomorrow on one leg. I’ll make sure of it,” Cash said.

    Tampa Bay ended an eight-game winning streak by the Brewers, who were bidding to become only the second team to sweep a League Championship Series and the World Series.

    “If you want to win a championship, you’ve got to survive some hard things,” Milwaukee captain Christian Yelich said. “Like I said earlier, it’s supposed to be hard. It’s supposed to test you. We understand that.”

    David Hamilton also homered for the Brewers. Jackson Chourio had a single and double, improving to 10 for 20 in the Series.

    Pratt, a 22-year-old rookie whose go-ahead hit sparked the Brewers to a 5-4 win in Game 2, drove a slider into the left-field seats against Seymour. Pratt had tied the score at 1 with an RBI double in the second.

    Milwaukee players bounded out of the dugout to greet Pratt, who debuted in June and became the first rookie to hit an extra-inning homer in the World Series.

    Seymour had allowed Frelick’s tying homer in Game 2.

    Milwaukee fans in the crowd of 40,514, many waving yellow towels and some wearing cheeseheads, brought a Badger State feel to Tropicana Field.

    Tampa Bay returned to its white home jerseys, a day after playing in Devil Rays throwbacks.

    Simpson hit an RBI double off starter Dustin May in the second, but Milwaukee tied the score in the fourth against Griffin Jax when Frelick hit a two-out single and came around on Pratt’s double.

    Caminero singled leading off the bottom half to chase May and advanced on a groundout. DeLuca hit a hard grounder to Hamilton and Caminero twisted toward the grass to avoid the third baseman’s tag, then came home when Hamilton bounced his throw past Bauers for an error.

    Hamilton, Milwaukee’s No. 9 hitter, drove an 0-2 fastball at the letters from Jax into the right-field seats for his second home run of the postseason – half his regular-season total and just his second since June 6.

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    Prop Bet Guy
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    #1
    +2690 (60%)
    Last 243 MLB Player Props
    Under 8.5+110
    Dustin May • Outs Recorded • Player Prop
    Picked Oct 27 @ 7:07 pm, 1 unit on DraftKings
    LOSS
    DraftKings. Dustin May hasn’t pitched more than three innings in six weeks, as he’s alternated from opener to reliever. That being said, the Brewers are likely aiming to get three innings from the righty – but they’re definitely not in a position where they need to push him if he gets in trouble. May has struggled when pushed past one inning appearances, allowing 2+ runs in each of his last five outings (all between 2-3 innings). Even up 3-0, the Brewers will manage this one tight, as they have all of their high leverage arms available (and some long-relief options).

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    Matt Severance
    Matt SeveranceSeverance Pays
    #4
    +977 (66%)
    Last 74 MLB ATS
    Tampa Bay +1.5-164
    Point Spread
    Picked Oct 27 @ 3:37 pm, 1 unit on FanDuel
    WIN
    Probably the last MLB play of the season. Started it great, had a rough few middle months, and then finished decent. I am hoping we don’t see a sweep, but the Rays might be just mentally broken after last night. I hope not. They get the worst Brewers starter in Dustin May, although he likely won’t be out there long. TB’s Kevin Cash may use everyone on the roster to force a Game 5. The last time his team lost four straight was right out of the All-Star break in Boston.

    Matt’s Pick

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    3-1

    1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 2

    1-3

    1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 1
    • W: I. Seymour (2-0)L: S. Drohan (0-1)S: (0)
    • HR: MIL – C. Pratt, D. Hamilton (1)
    PLAYERS OF THE GAME

    Ortiz 3B2000.095

    HITTERS AB R H RBI AVG
    J.
    Chourio LF 6 0 2 0 .291 J.
    Bauers 1B 6 0 0 0 .209 C.
    Yelich DH 3 0 0 0 .289 W.
    Contreras C 4 0 0 0 .383 B.
    Turang 2B 4 0 0 0 .238 S.
    Frelick RF 5 1 1 0 .258 C.
    Pratt SS 5 1 4 2 .333 G.
    Mitchell CF 5 0 0 0 .178 L.
    Lara CF 0 0 0 0 .091 D.
    Hamilton 3B 3 1 1 1 .348 A.
    Vaughn PH 0 0 0 0 .250 J.

    Walls SS4000.111

    HITTERS AB R H RBI AVG
    Y.
    Diaz DH 4 0 1 0 .268 J.
    Mateo PR-DH 0 0 0 0 .000 J.
    Aranda 1B 5 0 0 0 .265 J.
    Caminero 3B 5 1 1 0 .250 C.
    Mullins PR 0 1 0 0 .400 L.
    Hicks C 5 0 2 0 .237 N.
    Fortes PR 0 1 0 0 .000 J.
    DeLuca CF 5 1 1 1 .196 C.
    Simpson LF 5 0 3 1 .293 R.
    Vilade RF 1 0 0 0 .100 a- V.
    Mesa Jr. PH-RF 3 0 0 0 .143 b- B.
    Williamson PH 1 0 1 1 .125 R.
    Palacios 2B 4 0 0 0 .276 T.
    • a-struck out for Vilade in the 5th
    • b-singled for Mesa Jr. in the 12th
    BATTING
    • 2B – J. Chourio (2), C. Pratt (3)
    • HR – C. Pratt, D. Hamilton (2)
    • RBI – C. Pratt 2 (5), D. Hamilton (5)
    • 2-Out RBI – C. Pratt
    • Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – J. Bauers, B. Turang, G. Mitchell
    BATTING
    • 2B – C. Simpson (2)
    • RBI – J. DeLuca (4), C. Simpson (6), B. Williamson
    • Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – J. Aranda, R. Palacios
    BASERUNNING
    • SB – C. Yelich (4)
    • CS – C. Pratt (2)
    BASERUNNING
    • SB – J. Mateo (2)
    • CS – C. Simpson (2)
    FIELDING
    • DP – (Turang-Bauers)
    • E – D. Hamilton, J. Ortiz
    FIELDING
    • E – L. Hicks

    Drohan(L, 0-1) (BS, 1)0.0410018.00

    PITCHERS IP H ER BB SO ERA
    D.
    May 3.0 3 2 0 3 5.73 J.
    Romero 1.0 0 0 0 0 1.23 A.
    Uribe 2.0 1 0 0 2 1.64 D.
    Hall 1.2 1 0 0 0 0.00 T.
    Megill 0.1 0 0 0 1 1.29 A.
    Ashby 2.1 0 0 0 3 0.00 A.
    Senzatela 0.2 0 0 1 1 0.00 S.

    Seymour(W, 2-0)1.021015.00

    PITCHERS IP H ER BB SO ERA
    G.
    Jax 4.0 4 2 2 6 5.40 K.
    Kelly 1.0 0 0 1 1 1.80 N.
    Martinez 2.0 1 0 0 1 2.81 B.
    Baker 2.0 1 0 0 0 0.00 T.
    Wells 1.2 0 0 0 1 6.75 C.
    Booser 0.1 0 0 1 1 5.68 I.
    PITCHING
    • Pitches-Strikes – D. May 39-30, J. Romero 11-9, A. Uribe 19-13, D. Hall 24-14, T. Megill 5-3, A. Ashby 31-22, A. Senzatela 18-11, S. Drohan 15-10
    • Ground Balls-Fly Balls – D. May 4-1, J. Romero 3-0, A. Uribe 2-0, D. Hall 4-0, A. Ashby 4-0, A. Senzatela 1-1, S. Drohan 3-0
    • Batters Faced – D. May 12, J. Romero 3, A. Uribe 6, D. Hall 6, T. Megill, A. Ashby 7, A. Senzatela 4, S. Drohan 4
    PITCHING
    • Pitches-Strikes – G. Jax 74-46, K. Kelly 12-6, N. Martinez 33-20, B. Baker 21-14, T. Wells 24-17, C. Booser 9-4, I. Seymour 32-21
    • Ground Balls-Fly Balls – G. Jax 2-3, K. Kelly 2-0, N. Martinez 1-1, B. Baker 4-1, T. Wells 0-2, I. Seymour 1-1
    • Batters Faced – G. Jax 18, K. Kelly 4, N. Martinez 7, B. Baker 6, T. Wells 5, C. Booser 2, I. Seymour 5
  • Golden Knights snap skid, beat Senators on Raphael Lavoie’s 1st goal

    LAS VEGAS (AP) Raphael Lavoie scored his first career goal, a tap-in eight minutes into the third period to put Vegas ahead for good in its 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night, ending the Vegas Golden Knights’ three-game losing streak.

    Braeden Bowman scored a power-play goal for the Golden Knights, and William Karlsson and Jack Eichel each added an empty-netter. Nic Dowd got his 200th career point with a secondary assist on Lavoie’s goal.

    Adin Hill stopped 25 shots, including a daring charge out of the net. Fellow goalie Carter Hart did not play after sustaining an undisclosed injury at the morning skate.

    Shane Pinto scored on a power play for the Senators, who opened a five-game trip. Jonas Johansson made 25 saves.

    The Golden Knights got on the scoreboard late in the second period thanks to a tremendous defensive play from Hill. Ottawa’s Ridley Greig had a short-handed breakaway opportunity, but Hill raced out of his net to the right circle to poke away the puck. Vegas quickly got the puck to the other end, and Bowman deposited a rebound off Ivan Barbashev’s shot from the right circle with 11 seconds left in the period.

    Ottawa answered just 34 seconds into the third when Drake Batherson made a terrific pass to Pinto in the slot for the tying goal. That was Batherson’s eighth point in five games, and it’s the sixth game in a row the Golden Knights have allowed a power-play goal.

    Lavoie, playing in his 27th game, then put Vegas back on top with his goal after a pass from Ville Heinola.

    Senators: Visit Los Angeles on Thursday.

    Golden Knights: Host New Jersey on Friday.

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    Allie O'Neill
    Allie O’NeillIce Queen
    #3
    +328 (64%)
    Last 15 NHL O/U
    Over 6.5-111
    Over / Under
    Picked Oct 27 @ 5:33 pm, 1 unit on BetRivers
    LOSS
    It appears Jonas Johansson is getting the start for the Senators tonight. In his only appearance this season, Ottawa managed to secure the win despite Johansson allowing four goals. Adin Hill gets the nod for Vegas, and while his 2.95 GAA isn’t terrible, the Knights tend to provide plenty of offensive support. The Over has hit in five of Vegas’ six home games this season, and I like that trend to continue tonight. I’m riding with the Over.

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    Thomas Casale
    Thomas CasaleCasale on Campus
    #4
    +185 (67%)
    Last 12 NHL ML
    Vegas-152
    Money Line
    Picked Oct 26 @ 9:25 pm, 0.5 unit on FanDuel
    WIN
    FanDuel. Vegas has lost three straight games, but this feels like a get right spot at home for the Golden Knights. Ottawa lost starting goaltender Linus Ullmark. The Senators are expected to start backup Samuel Ersson, and that should be good news for Vegas. Ersson is 0-3 with a 4.59 goals-against average. The Golden Knights have scored just five goals in their last three games, but their overall offensive numbers remain strong. Vegas ranks top 10 in goals, shots on goal, and power play percentage. Look for the Golden Knights’ offense to get back on track against the short-handed Senators. I played the Vegas ML -152 for a Half Unit.

    Thomas’s Pick

    1 2 3 T

    8-5-0

    0 0 1 1

    9-4-1

    0 1 3 4
    STARS OF THE GAME
    Amadio RW0002D.
    Batherson RW01-21A.
    Burakovsky LW00-10N.
    Cousins C0000D.
    Cozens C00-21W.
    Foegele LW0001C.
    Giroux RW00-11R.
    Greig C00-11S.
    Halliday C00-12T.
    Kleven D00-11N.
    Matinpalo D00-12S.
    Pinto C10-24J.
    Sanderson D00-14J.
    Spence D00-10T.
    Stutzle C00-21C.
    Yakemchuk D00-12F.
    Zetterlund LW0001A.Zub D0002

    SKATERS G A +/- SOG
    M.
    Andersson D0010I.
    Barbashev LW0111B.
    Bowman RW1003T.
    Connelly LW0112N.
    Dowd C0110J.
    Eichel C1011M.
    Gatcomb C0012N.
    Hanifin D0012V.
    Heinola D0111T.
    Hertl C0002B.
    Howden C0001W.
    Karlsson C1011J.
    Lauzon D0015R.
    Lavoie C1011M.
    Marner RW0112B.
    McNabb D0011M.
    Stone RW0113S.Theodore D0111

    SKATERS G A +/- SOG
    R.
    GOALIES SA GA SV SV% TOI
    J. Johansson 27 2 25 0.926 58:07
    Hill261250.96260:00

    GOALIES SA GA SV SV% TOI
    A.
    All times are US/Eastern.
  • Canucks rally past Ducks 6-5 in OT to snap 10-game skid

    ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Filip Hronek scored a power-play goal with 11 seconds to go in overtime to cap a run of four consecutive goals by the Vancouver Canucks, who snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 6-5 comeback win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.

    The Canucks, who won for just the third time all season, trailed 5-2 after Anaheim’s A.J. Greer scored his second goal of the game with 7:37 to play in regulation.

    But Jamie Oleksiak pulled Vancouver within 5-3 just 31 seconds later.

    Jonathan Lekkerimaki then scored twice less than a minute apart – the second with 1:57 left in regulation – to send the game into overtime.

    In addition to his winning goal, Hronek also had an assist. Liam Ohgren and Brock Boeser also had goals for Vancouver, while Elias Pettersson added a pair of assists. Leevi Merilainen made 18 saves.

    The Ducks jumped to a 4-1 lead after two periods. Greer scored in the first period, then Jeff Malott, Beckett Sennecke and Leo Carlsson added second-period goals. Sennecke’s came on the power play.

    Jackson LaCombe had three assists for the Ducks and Lukas Dostal made 27 saves.

    Canucks: Visit the Sharks on Thursday night.

    Ducks: Host the Sabres on Thursday night.

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    3-10-1

    0 1 4 1 6

    5-6-1

    1 3 1 0 5
    STARS OF THE GAME

    Willander D0020

    SKATERS G A +/- SOG
    A.
    Bains LW 0 0 -1 0 B.
    Boeser RW 1 2 2 6 Z.
    Buium D 0 1 0 1 F.
    Chytil C 0 0 1 2 P.
    Cotter LW 0 0 -1 1 J.
    DeBrusk LW 0 0 3 3 F.
    Hronek D 1 1 0 2 L.
    Karlsson C 0 1 1 6 J.
    Lekkerimaki RW 2 1 1 4 V.
    Mancini D 0 0 -1 1 D.
    O’Connor LW 0 0 -2 1 L.
    Ohgren LW 1 0 1 1 J.
    Oleksiak D 1 0 1 1 E.
    Pettersson C 0 2 2 2 E.
    Pettersson D 0 0 -2 0 M.
    Rossi C 0 0 1 2 M.
    Sasson C 0 0 -1 0 T.

    Washe C0012

    SKATERS G A +/- SOG
    L.
    Carlsson C 1 1 1 1 J.
    Caulfield RW 0 0 0 1 S.
    Colangelo RW 0 2 0 1 C.
    Gauthier LW 0 1 0 4 M.
    Granlund C 0 0 -2 2 A.
    Greer LW 2 0 1 2 D.
    Helleson D 0 0 -2 0 T.
    Hinds D 0 0 -1 0 A.
    Killorn LW 0 0 -3 0 J.
    LaCombe D 0 3 0 1 T.
    Luneau D 0 1 0 2 J.
    Malott LW 1 1 2 2 R.
    McQueen C 0 0 -1 0 T.
    Mitchell D 0 0 0 2 N.
    Nesterenko C 0 0 -1 0 B.
    Sennecke RW 1 0 -1 1 N.
    Warren D 0 1 1 2 T.
    GOALIES SA GA SV SV% TOI
    L. Merilainen 23 5 18 0.783 62:47
    GOALIES SA GA SV SV% TOI
    L. Dostal 33 6 27 0.818 64:49
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  • Wyatt Kaiser scores winner as Blackhawks edge Kings 2-1

    CHICAGO (AP) Wyatt Kaiser snapped a third-period tie, Spencer Knight made 25 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Tuesday night.

    Chicago stopped a three-game slide while improving to 3-4-0 on a seven-game homestand. Roman Kantserov scored in the second, and the Blackhawks killed off a double-minor penalty on defenseman Sam Rinzel for high-sticking.

    Kaiser picked up his first goal of the season at 7:17, beating Anton Forsberg through the goaltender’s legs with a well-placed shot from the left circle. It was the 11th goal for the defenseman in 187 career games.

    Samuel Helenius scored for Los Angeles in the finale of a 3-2-0 trip. Forsberg stopped 25 shots.

    Kings captain Drew Doughty and forward Corey Perry were scratched after they played in Monday night’s 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers.

    The Blackhawks played without defenseman Bowen Byram, who missed his fifth consecutive game with an upper-body injury.

    Los Angeles got off to a fast start. Jared Wright’s shot trickled past Knight, and Helenius poked it home at 2:31 for his first goal of the season.

    The Kings carried their 1-0 lead deep into the second period. But Joel Armia was whistled for tripping at 14:26 and interference at 16:29, and Connor Bedard set up Kantserov for the rookie’s team-high fifth goal at 16:40.

    The Blackhawks are 4 for 39 (10.3%) on the power play in 12 games. They converted 16.9% of their chances last season, ranking 29th in the NHL.

    Both teams play on Thursday night. The Kings host the Ottawa Senators, and the Blackhawks visit the Detroit Red Wings.

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    1 0 0 1

    4-8-0

    0 1 1 2
    STARS OF THE GAME

    Wright RW0111

    SKATERS G A +/- SOG
    M.
    Anderson D 0 0 1 0 J.
    Armia RW 0 0 0 2 Q.
    Byfield RW 0 0 -1 6 C.
    Ceci D 0 0 -1 0 B.
    Clarke D 0 0 0 1 B.
    Dumoulin D 0 0 1 1 J.
    Edmundson D 0 0 0 0 E.
    Gustafsson D 0 0 -1 0 E.
    Haula LW 0 0 0 0 S.
    Helenius C 1 0 1 1 A.
    Kempe RW 0 0 -1 1 A.
    Laferriere RW 0 0 0 5 S.
    Laughton C 0 0 0 1 A.
    Lee LW 0 1 1 2 T.
    Moore LW 0 0 0 2 A.
    Panarin LW 0 0 -1 0 T.
    Ward RW 0 0 0 3 J.

    Vlasic D0003

    SKATERS G A +/- SOG
    C.
    Bedard C 0 1 0 3 T.
    Bertuzzi LW 0 0 0 2 I.
    Cole D 0 0 0 0 R.
    Donato C 0 0 0 1 A.
    Frondell C 0 0 0 1 R.
    Greene C 0 0 0 0 J.
    Greenway LW 0 0 -1 1 W.
    Kaiser D 1 0 0 2 P.
    Kane RW 0 1 1 1 R.
    Kantserov RW 1 0 0 4 K.
    Korchinski D 0 0 0 0 A.
    Levshunov D 0 0 0 3 O.
    Moore C 0 0 1 3 F.
    Nazar C 0 1 1 2 S.
    Rinzel D 0 0 0 0 C.
    Smith RW 0 0 -1 0 T.
    Teravainen C 0 1 -1 1 A.

    Forsberg (L)272250.92658:32

    GOALIES SA GA SV SV% TOI
    A.

    Knight (W)261250.96260:00

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    S.
  • Kirill Kaprizov lifts Wild past Mammoth 3-1 for a third straight win

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Kirill Kaprizov scored his NHL-leading 14th goal of the season and added an assist, Jesper Wallstedt stopped 26 of the 27 shots he faced, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Utah Mammoth 3-1 on Tuesday night.

    Joel Eriksson Ek and Maxim Shabanov also had goals while Quinn Hughes had two assists for the Wild, who have won three straight and went 3-1-1 on a five-game road trip.

    Utah’s Logan Cooley scored with 1:21 to play to spoil Wallstedt’s shutout bid.

    Kaprizov scored on the power-play just 48 seconds into the second period to give the Wild a 2-0 lead. He has multiple points in three consecutive games and has scored a goal in eight of his last nine games.

    Kaprizov is also tied with Alexander Ovechkin for the fifth-most goals scored in October in NHL history.

    Eriksson Ek also scored on the power play with less than five minutes to play in the first period and has eight points (3 goals, 5 assists) in his last seven games.

    Karel Vejmelka made 27 stops for the Mammoth, who have lost three of their last five games.

    Wild: Return home to face the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

    Mammoth: Open a six-game road trip at Pittsburgh on Thursday night.

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    Allie O'Neill
    Allie O’NeillIce Queen
    #3
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    Last 15 NHL O/U
    Over 6.5+102
    Over / Under
    Picked Oct 27 @ 5:44 pm, 1 unit on Caesars
    LOSS
    The Over has hit in all four of Utah’s home games this season, so I like our chances of seeing that trend continue tonight. My only hang-up is Minnesota’s impressive defense, but I think Utah’s offensive firepower outweighs that concern. The Mammoth are averaging 3.83 goals per game and have shown they can put up points in a hurry. If Utah can generate its usual offensive production, we should be in a good position to cash the Over.

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    Thomas Casale
    Thomas CasaleCasale on Campus
    #4
    +185 (67%)
    Last 12 NHL ML
    Utah-125
    Money Line
    Picked Oct 26 @ 8:20 pm, 1 unit on DraftKings
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    DraftKings. I love this spot for Utah. We won’t get this price on many Mammoth home games. Minnesota is at the end of a long road trip, with the Wild playing their fifth away game in eight days. Utah’s style is built to exploit tired legs, and the Mammoth should be well rested after three days off. The game is priced this way because the two teams are close on paper. However, the spot, rest, and home ice all favor Utah. I’ll back the Mammoth -125 for one unit.

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    9-3-2

    0 1 2 3

    8-5-0

    0 0 1 1
    STARS OF THE GAME
    SKATERS G A +/- SOG
    Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 1
    M. Boldy LW 0 1 -1 2
    B. Brink RW 0 0 0 1
    J. Brodin D 0 0 0 2
    B. Coleman LW 0 0 0 5
    J. Eriksson Ek C 1 0 -1 4
    R. Hartman RW 0 0 0 4
    Q. Hughes D 0 2 0 2
    K. Kaprizov LW 1 1 -1 4
    M. Kiersted D 0 0 0 0
    O. Maatta D 0 0 0 0
    M. McCarron C 0 0 0 2
    T. Pitlick C 0 0 0 1
    M. Shabanov RW 1 0 1 2
    J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 0
    N. Sturm C 0 0 0 0
    Y. Trenin C 0 0 1 0
    D. Yurov RW 0 0 1 0
    SKATERS G A +/- SOG
    L. Cooley C 1 0 1 3
    L. Crouse LW 0 0 0 1
    N. DeSimone D 0 0 -1 0
    D. Guenther RW 0 0 1 4
    B. Hayton C 0 0 -1 3
    C. Keller RW 0 0 1 3
    A. Lee LW 0 0 -1 0
    J. McBain C 0 0 0 0
    L. O’Brien C 0 0 0 1
    A. Peeke D 0 0 0 0
    N. Schmaltz C 0 1 1 3
    N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 0
    M. Sergachev D 0 1 1 0
    D. Simashev D 0 0 -1 1
    K. Stenlund C 0 0 0 1
    V. Trocheck C 0 0 1 5
    M. Weegar D 0 0 0 2
    K. Yamamoto RW 0 0 -1 0
    GOALIES SA GA SV SV% TOI
    J. Wallstedt (W) 27 1 26 0.963 60:00
    GOALIES SA GA SV SV% TOI
    K. Vejmelka (L) 30 3 27 0.900 57:22
  • Arizona State Quarterbacks: Keene Still Questionable, Fette and Boley Handling It Like Pros

    ASU Head Coach speaking to the media after practice on Tuesday

    Mikey Keene is still questionable for Saturday at BYU, even after practicing Tuesday.

    Kenny Dillingham on Keene: “I’ll just say same questionable, like he’s out there practicing today but you know it’s easier to practice as a quarterback when you’re gamed up, you’re not going to get hit, there’s no physicality and stuff like that, so he was out there today but he definitely is questionable from that perspective.”

    Dillingham on the quarterback room Tuesday: “Mikey was out there practicing, you know, obviously Jake out there taking reps and rotating back and forth, so I thought it was a positive day.”

    Dillingham on Cutter Boley: “Jake did a really nice job today and Cutter was dialed in, paying attention, he’s literally handling this as good as you could possibly handle it.”

    “He’s been an absolute pro when it comes to this, absolutely handling as good as he could with a competitive spirit. But he wants to be out there. Who wouldn’t want to be out there? But he’s the first guy to celebrate with Jake. The first guy to celebrate with Mikey. He’s the first guy, he’s still out there with everybody every single day.”

    Dillingham on the defense: “At the end of the day, if you fly to the football you don’t give up big plays, if you have sound fits you don’t give up big plays. Everybody was playing to their leverages, whether that was the passing game or the running game. And then we were all running to the ball.”

    “That was the first game that we, you know, in a while, haven’t given up explosive plays, and it was for the run fit slash leverages and pass coverage and run fits.”

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  •  Hakstol Brings Straightforward Leadership to Sun Devil Hockey

    ASU Hockey introduces new head coach Dave Hakstol  used to coach the Seattle Kraken

    Dave Hakstol’s first 12 days in Tempe were spent with his players first — together, and one by one — and those conversations have all been productive.

    Hakstol was formally introduced inside Mullet Arena on Tuesday. He left his job as an assistant coach with the Colorado Avalanche to replace Greg Powers, who was placed on leave amid an investigation into the collapse of defenseman Matthew Mayich.

    Mayich collapsed during an Aug. 20 outdoor workout and remains hospitalized. That background, and the university’s independent review, frame the start of Hakstol’s time at ASU, but Hakstol’s focus in his first days was on the room in front of him.

    “I’m aware of some of the things that these players are possibly dealing with,” Hakstol said. “Yet, I make no assumptions. We kind of hit things head-on on a daily basis, and the overriding thing that these guys want: they want to be coached. They want to find success, and they’ve done a great job of that in terms of what they’ve brought to the rink mentally and physically.”

    He praised the quality and depth of the players he came to Tempe to lead, and said the job itself is straightforward.

    “The best thing that I can do is provide leadership for whatever the day brings, provide leadership off the ice, provide leadership, direction and coaching on the ice, and that’s exactly what I’ve done. We haven’t complicated that.”

    Assistant coach Jimmy Mullin is the only remaining member from Powers’ staff. Hakstol said he truly believes Mullin is the right guy, that he knows Mullin’s history, and he wants him to do his job really well for the players.

    ASU hockey starts its NCHC play at St. Cloud State, Friday, Oct. 30 at 5 p.m. MST, and Saturday, Oct. 31 at 4 p.m. MST, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

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  • Scottsdale Scorpions Bounce Back With 11-6 Win at Mesa

     

    The Scottsdale Scorpions took control early at Mesa and never gave it back, beating the Mesa Solar Sox 11-6 on Tuesday at Sloan Park.

    Box score: Scottsdale 11 runs, 11 hits, 1 error; Mesa 6 runs, 8 hits, 1 error.

    Scottsdale scored in the first, added three more in the second, and pulled away again with three in the fifth and four in the eighth. Mesa answered in spurts — two in the third, two in the fifth behind Miguel Useche’s home run, and two more in the ninth — but the early hole was too deep.

    Dalton Wentz’s fifth-inning home run helped Scottsdale answer Mesa’s push, driving in three, and Joey Dixon shut the door in relief with five strikeouts over two scoreless innings to earn the win.

    The win comes a day after Scottsdale fell 10-7 at Peoria on Monday, and it keeps the Scottsdale-based Arizona Fall League club in the mix as the near-daily fall season rolls on.

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