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Brink scores first two NHL goals in Flyers’ 6-2 romp over the Wild

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:20:20 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bobby Brink scored his first two NHL goals, Sean Couturier, Owen Tippett, Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim each added one and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Minnesota Wild 6-2 on Thursday night. Carter Hart made 26 saves while Cam Atkinson had three assists for Philadelphia (4-2-1). “Everyone in here loves each other and that’s led to our success,” Brink said. “We have a really tight group.”Dakota Mermis and Marcus Foligno scored for Minnesota (3-3-1) while Filip Gustavsson had 29 saves on the first stop of the Wild’s four-day, three-city trip to the East Coast. The Wild have allowed 31 goals in seven games — including four straight of four goals or more.“We’re not trending in the right direction,” Wild head coach Dean Evason said. Brink — the 22-year-old rookie who grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota — has been part of the early stages of Philadelphia’s rebuilding efforts. Skating on the third line with Joel Farabee and Noah Cates, ...

Lillard scores 39 points in his Bucks debut to help Milwaukee edge the Philadelphia 76ers 118-117

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:20:20 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard acknowledged this season opener felt a little different from the others as he adjusted to switching teams for the first time.But the results he delivered were familiar to anyone who watched the seven-time All-NBA guard during his 11 years in Portland.Lillard scored 39 points and the Milwaukee Bucks regrouped after blowing a 19-point lead to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 118-117 on Thursday night. Lillard had the highest point total for a player making his Bucks debut, surpassing the 34 that Terry Cummings scored in 1984.“It was definitely different,” Lillard said. “I think I’ve been in an environment where I come in the arena and know everybody that works in the arena. When I get on the court, I look around and I even recognize the fans that have been there year after year after year. It’s just a super, super familiar environment that I’d been in.“And when I come here, it kind of feels like a road game right now. It’s like ...

Brin guides Georgia Southern over Georgia State 44-27

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:20:20 GMT

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Davis Brin passed for 334 yards and three touchdowns to propel Georgia Southern to a 44-27 victory over Georgia State on Thursday night.Brin gave Georgia Southern (6-2, 3-1 Sun Belt Conference) a 7-0 lead when he connected with Khaleb Hood for a 24-yard touchdown midway through the first quarter. Marcus Carroll scored on a 13-yard run to cap a 12-play, 83-yard drive, pulling Georgia State (6-2, 3-2) even. The Panthers regained the lead on a 35-yard field goal by Michael Lantz with 21 seconds left in the period.Georgia Southern scored three times in the final 5:42 of the second quarter to take control. Jalen White had a 2-yard touchdown run, Brin fired a 30-yard scoring strike to Marcus Sanders Jr. and Lantz kicked a 34-yard field goal on the final play to put the Eagles up 27-7 at halftime.Brin increased Georgia Southern’s advantage to 34-7 with a 76-yard scoring strike to Dalen Cobb. Darren Grainger came back with a 3-yard touchdown toss to Cadarrius Th...

Horvat, Dobson lead Islanders to 3-2 win over Senators; Ottawa’s Brannstrom taken to hospital

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:20:20 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Horvat and Noah Dobson each had a goal and an assist, and the New York Islanders held on Thursday night for a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, who lost defenseman Erik Brannstrom to an injury that sent him to a hospital.Brannstrom was stretchered off the ice after a check along the boards from Cal Clutterbuck at 8:43 of the middle period. The team announced that Brannstrom was alert, had use of his extremities and would be evaluated further at a nearby hospital.“Scary, very scary,” Brady Tkachuk said. “It’s emotional, you never want to see it. Especially for as good of a guy as he is. … Kudos to the Islanders guys for coming over and checking on him. Says a lot about the group and the culture they have. I really appreciate them looking out for one of our players.”The veteran Clutterbuck was clearly upset about the way the play unfolded.“Hate to see it honestly, I’m sick to my stomach about it,” Clutterbuck said. “It’s not something I wante...

Maybank Championship Scores

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:20:20 GMT

ThursdayAt TPC Kuala Lumpur – West CourseKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaPurse: $3 millionYardage: 6,596; Par: 72First RoundJasmine Suwannapura32-31—63Hannah Green33-31—64Peiyun Chien33-32—65Linn Grant33-32—65Grace Kim34-31—65Rose Zhang33-32—65Gina Kim31-34—65Gaby Lopez33-33—66Emily Pedersen34-32—66Atthaya Thitikul32-34—66Ayaka Furue34-32—66Yuka Saso34-33—67Gemma Dryburgh34-33—67Megan Khang34-33—67Aditi Ashok35-32—67Ruoning Yin36-32—68Hye Jin Choi33-35—68Lydia Ko33-35—68Alexa Pano33-35—68Patty Tavatanakit34-34—68Allisen Corpuz35-33—68A Lim Kim36-33—69Brooke Henderson33-36—69Danielle Kang35-34—69Jin Young Ko33-36—69Nelly Korda35-34—69Nasa Hataoka35-34—69Sei Young Kim35-34—69Cheyenne Knight33-36—69Xiyu Lin34-35—69Stephanie Meadow32-37—69Minami Katsu35-34—69Ashleigh Buhai32-37—69Lauren Coughlin33-36—69Perrine Delacour34-35—69Sarah Kemp35-34—69Hae-Ran Ryu35-34—69Celine Borge35-34—69Maria Fassi36-33—69Chanettee Wannasaen35-35—70Celine Boutier35-35—70Olivia Cowan34-36—70Stephanie Kyriacou35-3...

Maybank Championship Par Scores

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:20:20 GMT

ThursdayAt TPC Kuala Lumpur – West CourseKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaPurse: $3 millionYardage: 6,596; Par: 72First RoundJasmine Suwannapura32-31—63-9Hannah Green33-31—64-8Peiyun Chien33-32—65-7Linn Grant33-32—65-7Grace Kim34-31—65-7Rose Zhang33-32—65-7Gina Kim31-34—65-7Gaby Lopez33-33—66-6Emily Pedersen34-32—66-6Atthaya Thitikul32-34—66-6Ayaka Furue34-32—66-6Yuka Saso34-33—67-5Gemma Dryburgh34-33—67-5Megan Khang34-33—67-5Aditi Ashok35-32—67-5Ruoning Yin36-32—68-4Hye Jin Choi33-35—68-4Lydia Ko33-35—68-4Alexa Pano33-35—68-4Patty Tavatanakit34-34—68-4Allisen Corpuz35-33—68-4A Lim Kim36-33—69-3Brooke Henderson33-36—69-3Danielle Kang35-34—69-3Jin Young Ko33-36—69-3Nelly Korda35-34—69-3Nasa Hataoka35-34—69-3Sei Young Kim35-34—69-3Cheyenne Knight33-36—69-3Xiyu Lin34-35—69-3Stephanie Meadow32-37—69-3Minami Katsu35-34—69-3Ashleigh Buhai32-37—69-3Lauren Coughlin33-36—69-3Perrine Delacour34-35—69-3Sarah Kemp35-34—69-3Hae-Ran Ryu35-34—69-3Celine Borge35-34—69-3Maria Fassi36-33—69-3Chanettee Wan...

Tuten, Virginia Tech rush to 38-10 win over Syracuse

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:20:20 GMT

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Bhayshul Tuten rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown to lead Virginia Tech to a 38-10 victory over Syracuse on Thursday.Malachi Thomas rushed for 87 yards and quarterback Kyron Drones added 65 yards rushing for the Hokies (4-4, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who amassed season highs in rushing yards (318) and total yards (528) and won for the third time in the past four games.Virginia Tech never trailed, scoring on its first six possessions. Da’Quan Felton hauled in two touchdown passes, including a 62-yarder from Drones and a 16-yarder on a tailback pass from Thomas. Tuten added a 3-yard touchdown run, and John Love kicked three field goals as the Hokies led 30-3 at halftime.The Hokies had 341 yards and 17 first downs in the first half.Syracuse (4-4, 0-4) now has lost four straight games by an average of 29 points per game. Quarterback Garrett Shrader paced the Orange with 138 yards passing and a touchdown but was sacked eight times.TAKEAWAYSSyracuse: The Ora...

Man with Down syndrome found safe after going missing in Montgomery Co. days ago

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:20:20 GMT

A 31-year-old man with Down syndrome who had been missing since Oct. 20 was found safe Thursday night, Montgomery County police announced.Rashawn Williams ran away from a day home, got on a bus and then hopped on a Metro train, according to his father, Jimmy Hall.Williams was found inside the Glenmont Metro station, according to a police search manager.“He ran away from the staff and it just so happened that the bus pulled up at the same time,” Hall said.Williams rode the train for more than 3 hours, and had never been on a bus or train before. He was last seen leaving the Glenmont Metro Station before being found safe and unharmed Thursday. Montgomery County police did not share any other details about how or where he was found.Update: Rashawn Williams has been located safe and unharmed. Thank you for sharing!— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) October 27, 2023This is a developing story. Stay with WTOP for the latest.WTOP’s Kyle Cooper contributed to this repo...

Reilly Smith scores twice, Penguins end Colorado’s NHL-record road winning streak, 4-0

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:20:20 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Reilly Smith scored twice, Tristan Jarry stopped 30 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins ended Colorado’s NHL-record road winning streak with a decisive 4-0 victory on Thursday.The Avalanche had won 15 straight away from Ball Arena dating to March and came in as one of three teams in the league unbeaten on the young season. Both runs came to a halt.Smith beat Alexandar Georgiev twice in the first period to put Colorado down multiple goals for the first time all season. Lars Eller added his first goal for Pittsburgh in the second period and Sidney Crosby scored his fourth goal midway through the third.Jarry picked up his 15th career shutout.DUCKS 4, BRUINS 3, OTBOSTON (AP) — Mason McTavish scored on a 2-on-1 break with 2:52 remaining in overtime to give Anaheim the victory and hand Boston its first loss of the season.David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist, while Charlie McAvoy added three assists, but Boston surrendered a 3-1 lead in the third period. Charlie Coyle an...

'You feel violated': Truck thief takes 50 guns, 3,000 rounds ammo from home

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:20:20 GMT

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — An Arapahoe County couple was left trying to figure out why thieves would break into their home and take 50 guns, 3,000 rounds of ammo, a generator, an air compressor, tools, a cannon safe filled with more guns and a 2016 Ram pickup truck.“It’s overwhelming what needs to be done," Kristen Fields said. What to know before voting on Prop HH She and her husband, Dwayne, are still shaken from finding their home ransacked when they arrived home Saturday afternoon."Our garage door was opened. It was like, what happened?" she said. "Trash was all over the place."It didn't take the couple long to realize they had been burglarized. “I wanted to vomit. I felt sick to my stomach. You feel so violated," Fields said.Heirloom guns irreplaceable to burglary victimsThe tire tracks from dragging the safe away from the building could still be seen five days after the incident.“The guns in the safe are family heirlooms handed down from his grandfather and father," Fi...