The Predators’ James Neal netted the OT game-winner in a 3-2 Nashville win in Game 1, but the Ducks needed just three periods to upend the Predators 5-3. The Ducks offense was clicking on all cylinders tonight, and came back from Nashville leads more than once in the game. With Game 3 shifting to Nashville, the Ducks can’t afford for their offense to go cold, especially if Nashville is going to jump on them the way they did in the first period of Game 2: The Predators scored two early goals vs....

“I just think Grubi deserves the opportunity,” Caps coach Barry Trotz said. “Trust me, it wasn’t an easy decision, we put a lot of factors in. Braden (Holtby) has been the guy for a long time… we’re very fortunate we got two really good goaltenders right now.” Holtby started 59 of the last 60 postseason games for Washington, but a fair share of struggles this season put his No. 1 status in jeopardy....

On Thursday night though, after feeling they got hosed earlier in the series, the Pittsburgh Penguins came out on the right side of a goal review. After a play was originally ruled ’no goal’ on the ice, a quick review overturned that decision, ruling a rebound shot by the Penguins Evgeni Malkin did in fact cross the goal line. The sequence began with the Penguins on the power play, working the puck around the offensive zone....

Latest on William Nylander standoff With the Dec. 1 deadline for getting William Nylander under contract fast approaching, there’s mounting speculation over what the Toronto Maple Leafs will do with the restricted free agent. Last Thursday, TSN’s Pierre LeBrun speculated at least one-third of the league have contacted the Leafs about Nylander’s status. In a recent column for The Athletic, he listed the Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Anaheim Ducks, Florida Panthers, St....

He is a part-owner of Blaze Pizza. He owns plenty of real estate. And now he owns an NHL team? The Penguins announced on Monday that Fenway Sports Group, a large sports limited liability company based in Boston, has agreed to acquire controlling interest of the Pittsburgh-based NHL team, needing only approval of the NHL Board of Governors to confirm the move. That means that James, as a partner with FSG, is now a part owner of the Penguins as well....

Big names on the move included Rangers backup goalie Cam Talbot, Ducks forward and former first-round pick Emerson Etem, Canucks goalie Eddie Lack and Sharks goalie Antti Niemi. MORE: All-time No. 1 overall picks | First round winners/losers | Best 1-2 picks Here’s a look at the deals: Cam Talbot to Oilers MORE: Ducks send Kyle Palmieri to Devils | Maple Leafs make three trades after Round 1 | All first-round picks...

The NHL’s rationale behind sending players to the Olympics was based partially on an opportunity to showcase the game before a worldwide audience, with an eye towards the ratings the Olympics draw on NBC. While sending NHL players to NBC’s biggest winter TV property made perfect sense initially, it’s in the best interest of the NHL to end the experiment. There are several good reasons: — Leading the list, playing a full NHL schedule in the weeks that immediately follow the Super Bowl and precede the NCAA men’s basketball tournament represents the best three-to-four week period for the NHL to promote its product to its largest fan base — those living in the United States....

Now we have some specifics. Per TSN’s Bob McKenzie, the rollout will come on Feb. 20 and include 35 stats. One issue according to McKenzie — and confirmed, whatever that’s worth, by Sporting News — has been what, exactly, to call them. Are we going with Corsi, the internet-borne name for 5-on-5 shot attempts, or will it just be “5-on-5 shot attempts?” Fenwick, or unblocked 5-on-5 shot attempts? Also from McKenzie, on April 20, the league will roll out still more tools for people interested in diving deeper down the rabbit hole....

With under a minute left to play in the Vikings’ 19-13 win over the Bears on “Monday Night Football,” Foles was thrown hard to the ground by Vikings defensive lineman Ifeadi Odenigbo. This brought the cart out, while Tyler Bray finished the game. Bears backup quarterback Mitchell Truisky has been out with his own injury since Week 8. Given the rough landing, some speculated that Foles might have injured his shoulder or collarbone, but he was placed on the medical cart and driven off following the injury....

According to NFL Network, coach Doug Marrone believes Nick Foles will return to practice next week. Foles fractured his collarbone in the first quarter of the Jaguars’ Week 1 loss to the Chiefs and hasn’t resumed team activities since. Jacksonville signed the former third-round pick to a four-year, $88 million contract in the offseason after releasing Blake Bortles. In the only game action he’s seen this season, Foles was 5-of-8 passing for 75 yards and one touchdown....

The Australian star beat reigning champion Daniil Medvedev in the round of 16 but fell short in a five-set epic against Russian Karen Khachanov. Kyrgios was seen as a favourite to win his first Grand Slam after Rafael Nadal was also sent packing a day prior. But the 27-year-old, who made the Wimbledon final in July, was edged out by a clinical Khachanov and was visibly distraught after the loss....

Earlier this season Texas A&M punter Drew Kaser made a compelling case as to why he should win the Heisman but O’Toole may have earned himself an extra couple votes with “Hang Time.” Don’t overlook the punters this year.

Saban laid into offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin with 46 seconds left on the clock after the Crimson Tide fumbled the ball and Western Kentucky scored a touchdown to make the final score 38-10 (in favor of Alabama). After the game Saban told reporters he wasn’t arguing with Kiffin, but instead he was giving him an “a— chewing” and added: “I don’t know I’ve ever been this disappointed after winning a game, maybe ever....

“I don’t see it ever happening, and I know every year somebody has me going somewhere else," Saban told ESPN.com when asked if he’d have another stop before retiring. MORE: Alabama’s 10 best all-time players Saban, who has three national titles in Tuscaloosa with full intentions of winning a fourth this season, said his desire to stay in Alabama goes beyond coaching. “I think a lot of it isn’t just about the coaching part....

Technology is one of the few things coaches have little time for. Washington State head coach Mike Leach famously stated that technology is going to be the downfall of human interaction, stating “conversations won’t happen ten years from now. There aren’t going to be people to talk to.” MORE: Top games of the weekend | Best rivalry games Alabama head coach Nick Saban doesn’t have the same type of radical thoughts about technology as Leach, but mainly because he doesn’t use it....

An excerpt from a book about Saban details a conversation he had with his Crimson Tide team about chasing women and why you shouldn’t “sleep with anybody who has less to lose than you do.” If Saban ever cheated on his wife, Terry, it would be with one woman: “Hillary F— Rodham Clinton.” MORE: College coaches, ranked | Saban nearly went to Texas | Top 10 Alabama players (Editor’s note: Excerpt below contains language that could be offensive to some readers....

The Quote Speaking on MSNBC, Wallace said: “I mean, this now becomes the Qanon Caucus. Kevin McCarthy’s failure today wasn’t just a failure to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments, it was a failure to confront QAnon in the heart of the House Republican conference and I cannot fathom any company would give money to the House Republicans ever again for having a Parkland denier, 9/11 truther in their midst to have had today, to have had an opportunity handed to them to have cover from Mitch McConnell and Joni Ernst and the Wall Street Journal editorial page....

Sheri Urlacher told CBS Chicago that her daughter NaTalia, a freshman at Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois, was suspended for one day after attending her first day at school Thursday without a mask. The school offered her a mask to wear, but she wore under her chin in class, CBS Chicago and the Daily Herald reported. Urlacher told her daughter “don’t ever put the mask on and restrict your breathing....

Mane scored a hat-trick to help Jurgen Klopp’s men demolish Porto 5-0 in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 on Wednesday night at Estadio do Dragao. The forward thus became the fourth player to score a Champions League hat-trick for the Anfield giants. Salah also registered a goal in the outing which increased his goal tally to 30 this season in all competitions. And the former West Ham and Aston Villa player has showered encomium on the African stars for their impacts at the club....

Hosts Ghana, meanwhile, will face Gambia in a daunting tie for a quarter-final place, while Mali will try Mauritania for size. Cote d’Ivoire meet Togo, while Benin Republic will lock horns with Cape Verde. Also, Senegal will challenge Liberia for a place in the next round. Ghana, Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Mali , Mauritania, Guinea and Guinea Bissau make up Group A, with Group B comprising of Senegal, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Niger Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo, Benin Republic and Cape Verde....