Penguins/Devils Recap: Pens clinch playoffs in 5-2 victory over New Jersey
Pregame The Penguins are without the services of Connor Dewar (undisclosed lower body injury, day-to-day) so Avery Hayes slots back into the lineup. The Penguins do get Stuart Skinner back from his eye injury and he starts. Their opponents, the Devils, are working with these players and lines for the night, sans Luke Hughes who […]
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A different kind of 'footy' at the MCG: 1st NFL game brings economic boost to Melbourne
The first National Football League game to be played in Australia in September is already proving to be an economic boost for Melbourne and the rest of Victoria state. The Los Angeles Rams are scheduled to play the San Francisco 49ers mid-morning local time on Friday, Sept. 11. Tickets went on sale Wednesday for the game at the 100,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground and most of the seats were sold out.
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Ingram scores season-high 38, Raptors move closer to playoff berth by beating slumping Heat 128-114
Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 38 points, RJ Barrett had 22 and the Toronto Raptors moved closer to clinching their first playoff berth since 2022 by beating the slumping Miami Heat 128-114 on Thursday night. Collin Murray-Boyles scored 17 points, Scottie Barnes had 13 and Immanuel Quickley 11 as Toronto moved past Atlanta into fifth place in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors and Hawks are both 45-35, but Toronto swept the season series.
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