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Ugly and gifted goals cost just as much as pretty and industrious tallies, and Diego Costa scored a brace of the former variety in a 2-0 Chelsea win at embattled Aston Villa on Saturday. “I thought there were too many missed passes, short passes and straight passes”.

Stastny left Friday’s 4-3 win over Vancouver in the second period after blocking a shot and left the ice favoring his right leg. The Blues announced Saturday that he has flown back St. Louis and a further update on his status won’t come until the team returns home...

Bergeron then added his third of the season, also on the power play, with 1:06 left to seal the win. Jimmy Hayes answered a minus-5 rating in his first three games by recording a goal and three assists on Wednesday as Boston averted its worst start in 50 years with a 6-2 rout of...

Neuvirth stunned last year’s Stanley Cup Champions with several acrobatic saves. “It’s been a true team effort, the whole system”. Neuvirth made 30 saves.

Backstrom, who underwent arthroscopic hip surgery last May, reportedly will slot in on the second line, with Andre Burakovsky dropping down to the fourth group.

He told The Associated Press by phone he wasn’t sure why his client wasn’t there. “Wasn’t here, I showed up a little late, and I’ve talked to Sandy (Alderson), and Terry, and my teammates and apologized to them and apologized to everybody”.

With frenzied fans celebrating into the night, Chicago Police is working overtime.

Last night on Spike, Premier Boxing Champions may have had its finest night of action yet, as both fights delivered the goods in Chicago, with Andrzej Fonfara battling past a bloody, gutsy Nathan Cleverly in the main event, and Kohei Kono successfully defending his super...

Since World Rugby rankings began Japan have never been below twenty, so they would grace any tournament on merit.

Just the second full week in October you say? Never mind that success in college football is fleeting. Florida State and Clemson play each other on November 7 and Florida State is at Florida Thanksgiving weekend.

Blue Jays skipper John Gibbons went with veteran LaTroy Hawkins to try and keep it a three run deficit. A Hosmer hit-and-run as Kendry Morales grounded out, taking away a potential double play ball, and it was 3-2. He encountered trouble in the third inning, which led to two runs.

Columbus got a goal back and ruined Corey Crawford’s bid for a shutout when Jack Johnson scored to make it 3-1.

“We’re moving the puck really well and we’re taking what’s open”. Regardless, Bergeron found himself on the wing with time after entering his offensive zone and ripped the puck between Connor Murphy’s legs and beat Smith over his right...

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Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Nikita Nesterov is expected to face the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for his hit from behind on Dallas Stars forward Curtis Mckenzie.