Новости за 16.10.2015

Edmonton fizzles in Connor McDavid's first game at Rexall.

The Los Angeles Lakers have hired Tracy Murray as a shooting coach.

He'll remain on the books through 2032.

A career day from Benjamin Watson and another 300-yard from Drew Brees helped lead the New Orleans Saints to a 31-21 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. The loss is the first of the season for the Falcons. That leaves just five teams without a loss on their record. Watson caught 10 passes…

George is coming off a major leg injury.

[Editor’s note: FanDuel is an advertiser of PFT and PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio. Also, NBC Sports has an equity stake in FanDuel.] It’s no surprise Nevada has taken steps to protect its gambling industry against daily fantasy sports. The only surprise is that it took Nevada so long to act. In response to a directive…

Nashville had only allowed two goals in its previous three contests.

Ugly incident in Tampa Bay.

Pretty good start from Montreal.

The ranks of the unbeaten appear set to decrease by one on Thursday night. Benjamin Watson caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees to extend the New Orleans Saints lead to 24-7 over the Atlanta Falcons late in the third quarter. Ra’Shede Hageman was called for encroachment as a hard count from Brees pulled…

[Editor’s note: FanDuel is an advertiser of PFT and PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio. Also, NBC Sports has an equity stake in FanDuel.] Another day, another potential jackpot for an industry that has paid out plenty of them. According to Brent Schrotenboer of USA Today, Nevada has determined that daily fantasy constitutes gambling under state law,…

Odom and Gasol won two championships together with the Lakers.

The weekly gamesmanship regarding the status of Colts quarterback Andrew Luck has extended to the top of the organization. On Thursday, Colts owner Jim Irsay told Mike Wells of ESPN.com that there’s a “strong likelihood” Luck, who has a shoulder injury, will play on Sunday night against the Patriots. “I really think that, unless something…

Bolts lose a pair of blueliners.

And Marc-Andre Fleury gets his first shutout, too.

Brian Keselowski will drive for Austin Theriault, who is recovering from his injuries suffered earlier this month in a crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

When the Bills loaded up the offense with a bunch of weapons, it became inevitable that someone would complain publicly about not getting the ball as much as he wanted it. Most expected the griping to come from someone like running back LeSean McCoy or receiver Percy Harvin. Surprisingly, it’s coming from receiver Sammy Watkins.…

Probably. But it is not like Duncan is tipping his hand.

This after an ugly -- and captain-less -- 5-0 loss to the Sharks.

Sometimes life just makes you want to smile and be happy for someone else. This is one of those times.

With the Ravens coming to town on Sunday, there’s a real question regarding whether the 49ers will have running back Carlos Hyde available for the game. Hyde, who missed Wednesday’s practice with a foot injury, made an early exit on Thursday due to the same foot injury, according to Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com. Officially, Hyde…

Nine years ago, former Saints defensive back Steve Gleason broke through the line, stretched, out, and blocked a Falcons punt that was returned for a touchdown to reopen the Superdome following Hurricane Katrina. On Thursday night, current Saints linebacker Michael Mauti did the same thing, with one exception. Mauti got to the ball even before…

Just eight games into the season, Tim Sherwood is already feeling the pressure — but his bosses are behind him…kind of.

His leg looks perfectly fine.

The Seahawks’ decision to trade for tight end Jimmy Graham hasn’t worked out so far, with Graham getting an unfair amount of criticism for the team’s effort to make him something he isn’t, never was, and never will be. The team is catching more criticism for not using Graham more, and quarterback Russell Wilson was…