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Sirens provide NY fans plenty of thrills in dominant home opener win

The foggy glass belonged to 9-year-old Alice Comans. She held up a handwritten poster with her hands, about a body length apart, that read, “Let's Go Sirens!” Each corner included a message to four of her favorite athletes, including Sarah Fillier, Alex Carpenter, Ella Shelton and Chloe Oral. When the final horn sounded and Frank […]

Sarah Fillier ‘leading charge’ for PWHL’s Sirens before home opener

New York Sirens forward Sarah Filia was carrying the puck and was speeding up. At that moment, Filier dropped a pass to linemate Alex Carpenter, who fired a wrist shot that sailed past the Minnesota Frost goalie. Just like that, the New York Sirens, just months away from finishing last in the PWHL's inaugural season, […]

St. John’s crushes DePaul for impressive win in Big East opener

Rick Pitino was right. The betting lines for this match were way off. St. John's should have been favored by more than 14.5 points. Of course, Pitino felt the spread was too high and predicted it would be an “all-out war” for the Johnnys against DePaul in Tuesday night's Big East opener. His players may […]

N.Y. Sirens bring ‘fresh take,’ stability into PWHL season opener

New York Sirens general manager Pascal Daoust is excited about the team's potential this season. Then again, who doesn't have a GM, coach, player, or fan at this point in the year before game results start to matter? But Daust's excitement isn't just rooted in blind optimism. Noura Turus of the New York Sirens skates […]

Nets drop opener despite putting up fight literally and figuratively

ATLANTA — Jordi Fernandez has been looking for fight and toughness throughout his first camp as an NBA head coach. In his regular season debut, Fernandez's Nets may have shown too much fight and toughness and too little finesse and technique. The undermanned Nets briefly lost their composure and lost to the Hawks 120-116 in […]

Nets set to get back Nic Claxton, Dorian Finney-Smith for opener

Brooklyn played without the quintet in Friday's preseason-ending game against Toronto, but starters Nic Claxton and Dorian Finney-Smith are expected to return for Wednesday's regular-season opener in Atlanta. “Nick is close. We are still aiming for the first game of the season,” said coach Jordi Fernandes. “He's done a good job. He's working hard. So […]

Blue Jackets’ Johnny Gaudreau tribute an emotional home opener scene

The night was about hockey in Columbus, but it was also about so much more. The Blue Jackets and their fans, still reeling from Johnny Gaudreau's death in August, honored their fallen star forward in Tuesday's home opener, a night filled with jumpy memories and emotional tributes. It was night. Fans entering Nationwide Arena were […]