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8:16 PM on Thursday, October 9

Mikko Rantanen scored the first goal and had two assists and the Dallas Stars won in coach Glen Gulutzan’s return, overcoming Kyle Connor’s hat trick to hold off the Winnipeg Jets 5-4 on Thursday night in the opener for both teams

8:10 PM on Thursday, October 9

New York Islanders rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer didn't waste time making a first impression

7:56 PM on Thursday, October 9

Ryan O’Reilly scored a power-play goal early in the third period, and the Nashville Predators opened the season by beating the Blue Jackets 2-1 and extending their home winning streak over Columbus to 10 games

7:43 PM on Thursday, October 9

Ryan Hartman scored twice, Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves for his 12th NHL shutout and the Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 5-0 on Thursday night in the opener for both teams

7:28 PM on Thursday, October 9

Dexter Williams II threw for 284 yards and four touchdowns, Coleman Bennett had 73 yards rushing and a 50-yard touchdown reception, and Kennesaw State beat Louisiana Tech 35-7 for its fourth straight victory

7:21 PM on Thursday, October 9

Seth Jarvis scored the go-ahead goal with a redirect with 2:43 left to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3 in the opener for both teams

7:14 PM on Thursday, October 9

Fraser Minten scored at 2:12 of overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night in their home opener

7:06 PM on Thursday, October 9

Shane Pinto scored his second goal of the night late in the third period to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the opener for both clubs

6:41 PM on Thursday, October 9

Brad Marchand broke a tie at 2:19 of the third period and the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers beat Philadelphia 2-1 on Thursday night to spoil Rick Tocchet’s Flyers coaching debut

6:40 PM on Thursday, October 9

Los Angeles Dodgers advance to National League Championship Series with 2-1, 11-inning win over Philadelphia Phillies

5:58 PM on Thursday, October 9

Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer’s status has been upgraded to probable for the Sooners’ game Saturday against Texas

5:52 PM on Thursday, October 9

The San Francisco 49ers are preparing for their game against Tampa Bay without their top two quarterbacks healthy enough to throw at practice

5:06 PM on Thursday, October 9

Even after blowing a three-run lead in Detroit with a chance to clinch the AL Division Series, the Seattle Mariners can redeem themselves at home in a winner-take-all Game 5 on Friday

5:04 PM on Thursday, October 9

The Los Angeles Rams remain confident in their secondary despite understanding its last impression was not a good one

4:53 PM on Thursday, October 9

Youth-led protesters in Morocco returned to the streets on Thursday to flex their strength a day before King Mohammed VI is expected to address their grievances in an annual speech at parliament

4:41 PM on Thursday, October 9

TCU’s offseason addition of Olivia Miles helped put the Horned Frogs atop the Big 12 women’s basketball preseason poll for the first time in program history despite the loss of Hailey Van Lith and Sedona Prince off the school’s first Elite Eight team

3:52 PM on Thursday, October 9

Dusty May led Michigan to a Big Ten Tournament championship and an appearance in the Sweet 16 last season, his first as coach of the Wolverines

12:39 PM on Thursday, October 9

The tone of the talk about Texas is certainly much different a year after the Longhorns rose all the way to No. 1 during their debut season in the mighty Southeastern Conference, and for the first time in 40 years were the nation’s top-ranked team when playing and beating Oklahoma

8:23 AM on Thursday, October 9

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables has turned things around after a tough season last year

3:32 AM on Thursday, October 9

Nadine de Klerk hit 84 not out off 54 balls as South Africa upset hosts India by three wickets at the Women’s Cricket World Cup