NHL-SCHEDULE
— Henrik Lundqvist posted his second shutout of the season and 63rd of his career by stopping 20 shots in the Rangers' 3-0 verdict over the Senators. Mats Zuccarello set up third-period goals by Michael Grabner and Mika Zibanejad after Kevin Hayes opened the scoring 4:46 into the second.
Teuvo Teravainen was quite productive in his 100th game with the Carolina Hurricanes.
The forward scored twice and had an assist as the Hurricanes ended the Islanders' three-game win streak 4-2. Sebastian Aho ran his goal streak to four games and added an assist to help Carolina avenge Thursday's 6-4 loss to New York.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— William Karlsson scored twice and Maxime Lagace stopped 27 shots and the Golden Knights beat the Kings 4-2. Cody Eakin and Alex Tuch also scored as Vegas improved to 8-1-0 at home and 12-6-1 overall in its inaugural season.
— The Ducks were 3-2 winners over the Panthers behind John Gibson's 50 saves. Brandon Montour's power-play goal put Anaheim ahead 90 seconds into the third period.
— Colorado erased a 3-1 deficit in the last 6:15 of regulation before Nathan MacKinnon's overtime tally pushed the Avalanche past the Red Wings 4-3. Carl Soderberg provided the equalizer with 46 seconds left in the third period.
NHL-NEWS
The Winnipeg Jets say defenseman Toby Enstrom will be out eight weeks with a lower-body injury.
Enstrom didn't play the third period of Saturday's 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils because of the undisclosed injury.
Also in the NHL
— Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas has been suspended for 10 games without pay by the NHL for slashing Winnipeg forward Mathieu Perreault in Thursday's win by the Jets. Gudas is considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
NFL-SCHEDULE
The New Orleans Saints picked up their eighth consecutive victory on Sunday, but they needed a miraculous finish to do it.
The Saints scored 15 points in the last three minutes of regulation before Wil Lutz drilled a 28-yard field goal in overtime to give them a 34-31 win over Washington. Mark Ingram capped a 131-yard rushing performance with gains of 20 and 31 yards on back-to-back carries to set up the winning kick.
Drew Brees (breez) finished with 385 passing yards but didn't have a TD throw until he hit Josh Hill for a three-yard score with 2:53 left in the fourth quarter. Alvin Kamara tied it 1:48 later, scoring on an 18-yard reception before taking a pitch on a misdirection play for the two-point conversion.
The Redskins had a chance to pull out the win until Kirk Cousins was called for intentional grounding, taking Washington out of field goal range.
The Saints remain unbeaten since an 0-2 start. The Redskins are 4-6 following their second straight loss.
The Vikings joined the Saints at 8-2 by picking up their sixth straight win, silencing the Rams 24-7 at Minnesota. Latavius Murray rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns for the Vikings, who also scored when Adam Thielen turned a short catch into a 65-yard trek to the end zone. Case Keenum completed 27 of 38 passes for 280 yards and no turnovers against the team that benched him last season for No. 1 overall draft pick Jared Goff.
The 7-3 Rams ended a four-game winning streak in which they scored 144 points.
The Patriots are also 8-2 and tied with Pittsburgh for the best record in the AFC. Tom Brady threw for 339 yards and three touchdowns in New England's 33-8 pounding of the Raiders.
Brady completed his first 12 passes with a steady stream of short throws before he unloaded a 64-yard TD to Brandin Cooks on the third play of the second half, giving New England a 24-0 lead.
The Raiders fell to 4-6 and didn't score until Derek Carr's TD pass to Amari Cooper in the fourth quarter.
The NFL's best team remains the Eagles after Carson Wentz threw for two touchdowns and three 2-point conversions in Philadelphia's 37-9 rout of the Cowboys. Wentz went the conversion route after the Eagles lost kicker Jake Elliott to a head injury.
The 9-1 Eagles outscored the Cowboys 30-0 in the second half while extending their winning streak to eight games, their longest since 2003-04.
Dallas QB Dak Prescott threw a career-high three interceptions and lost a fumble that was returned for a touchdown in his second straight loss without suspended running back Ezekiel Elliott
Elsewhere in Week 11 of the NFL season:
— The Giants pulled out a 12-9 win over the Chiefs on a 23-yard field goal by Aldrick Rosas in overtime. Roger Lewis Jr. made a spectacular catch at the Kansas City 2 to set up the winning kick that allowed New York to improve to 2-8. The Giants scored their first nine points off Alex Smith interceptions and sent the 6-4 Chiefs to their fourth loss in five games.
— Cleveland's winless run continues after Blake Bortles threw a touchdown pass and linebacker Telvin Smith recovered a fumble for a TD with 1:14 remaining to ensure Jacksonville's fourth consecutive win, 19-7 against the Browns. The Jaguars improved to 7-3 and secured the win when their No. 1-ranked defense recorded two of its five turnovers in the final two minutes. The Browns fell to 0-10 and have won just once in 26 games under head coach Hue Jackson.
— Matt Prater's 52-yard field goal with 1:35 remaining was the difference as the Lions outlasted the Bears 27-24. Matthew Stafford threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns, but it was his 42-yard drive that set up the winning kick that left Detroit 6-4. The Lions escaped with their third straight win when Connor Barth was wide right on a 46-yarder in the closing seconds, putting Chicago at 3-7.
— The Ravens earned their third shutout of the season by forcing five turnovers in a 23-0 rout at Green Bay. Joe Flacco was 22 of 28 passing for 183 yards and a touchdown, but Baltimore's offense didn't reach the end zone until he hit Mike Wallace for a TD early in the third quarter. The Ravens evened their record at 5-5 and dealt the 5-5 Packers their first shutout loss in 11 years.
— Bills quarterback Nathan Peterman was picked off five times in the first half of his first NFL start as the Chargers thumped Buffalo 54-24 to get to 4-6. Korey Toomer returned Peterman's first interception 59 yards for a touchdown on Buffalo's opening drive. Casey Hayward intercepted two passes before Peterman was replaced by Tyrod Taylor, who threw for a TD and had a scoring run for the 5-5 Bills.
— The Jaguars knocked off the Cardinals 31-21 as rookie D'Onta Foreman ran for 65 yards and a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns before leaving with an ankle injury. The 4-6 Texans ended a three-game skid and won despite two turnovers by Tom Savage, who has lost six fumbles and thrown three interceptions in four starts this season. Cards quarterback Blaine Gabbert threw for 257 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in his first start of the season, but Arizona slipped to 4-6.
— The Broncos have their first six-game losing streak in 27 years following a 20-17 setback against the Bengals. Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes in helping Cincinnati win at Denver for the first time in 11 tries since 1975. Trailing by a field goal with 1:52 left, the Broncos went three-and-out with Brock Osweiler taking a sack and then firing incomplete to Emmanuel Sanders on fourth-and-4 from his own 26.
— Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns in the Buccaneers' second straight win 30-20 at Miami. The Buccaneers outscored Miami 17-0 in the second quarter, but the game was tied at 20 until Patrick Murray kicked a 35-yard field goal with four seconds remaining. Adarius Glanton got a bonus touchdown for Tampa Bay on the final play before both teams left the field with 4-6 records.
Monday Night Football
Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks 8:30 p.m.
NASCAR-HOMESTEAD
Martin Truex Jr. left nothing to chance as he wrapped up his first NASCAR Cup championship.
Truex won Sunday's season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, holding off Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski for the championship. All but Truex were former champions, but Truex was the favorite before capturing his season-high eighth victory of the year.
Busch finished second in the race for Joe Gibbs Racing as Toyota went 1-2 in the finale to complete its season of dominance.
Kyle Larson was third at Homestead, followed by Harvick.
T25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL-POLL
There is no change among the top nine in the latest Associated Press college football poll.
That means Alabama stays No. 1, followed by Miami, Oklahoma, Clemson and Wisconsin. The Crimson Tide picked up 58 of 61 first-place votes, while the Hurricanes claimed the other three.
Auburn is sixth, ahead of Georgia, Ohio State. Notre Dame and TCU.
The Horned Frogs moved up a spot with Oklahoma State's loss to Kansas State, which dropped the Cowboys to 18th.
Northwestern, Virginia Tech and Boise State cracked the poll, while Michigan, West Virginia and North Carolina State fell out.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-UCLA-MORA FIRED
UCLA has fired football coach Jim Mora, who was 46-30 in six seasons with the Bruins.
The decision was announced a day after the Bruins were beaten by Southern California to fall to 5-6. UCLA is 17-19 since 2015, including 10-16 in the Pac-12.
NBA-SCHEDULE
Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors earned a sweep of their weekend road games in Philadelphia and New York.
Curry had season highs of 39 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out as the Warriors easily won for the ninth time in 10 games 118-111 at Brooklyn. Klay Thompson added seven of his 23 points in the final two minutes after the Nets cut a 28-point, third-quarter deficit to four.
Golden State led by 22 at intermission, one night after trailing the 76ers by 22 at halftime of a 124-116 victory.
The Warriors were without Kevin Durant due to a sprained left ankle.
Checking out Sunday's other NBA action:
— Andre Drummond's 20 points and 16 rebounds helped the Pistons down the Timberwolves 100-97. Tobias Harris added 18 points and hit two free throws with 3.3 seconds left before Jimmy Butler's last-second 3-point attempt rattled out.
— DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and the Raptors avenged their only home loss of the season by downing the Wizards 100-91. DeRozan scored 16 points while shooting 7-for-8 in the second quarter of Toronto's season-high fourth consecutive victory.
— Bojan Bogdanovic scored 26 points and Myles Turner added 25 on 11 of 14 shooting as the Pacers blitzed the Heat 120-95. Victor Oladipo had 15 points for the Pacers, who outscored Miami 69-40 over the final 25 minutes and shot 60 percent in their third straight win.
— The Lakers were 127-109 winners over the Nuggets as Lonzo Ball had his second career triple-double and Julius Randle scored 24 points. Ball had 11 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and 11 assists to help Los Angeles win for the second time in seven games.
— T.J. Warren's 27 points led six Phoenix players in double figures during a 113-105 victory against the Bulls. The Bulls lost for the sixth time in seven games despite a season-high 26 points from rookie Lauri Markkanen.
NBA-PELICANS-DAVIS
The Pelicans say forward Anthony Davis has been cleared from the NBA's concussion protocol and is probable for Monday's home game against the Thunder.
The Pelicans say Davis was diagnosed with a facial bruise near his right eye after colliding with Nuggets forward Nikola Jokic during Friday's loss in Denver.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men’s:
SUNDAY-
University of Florida beat U. New Hampshire 70 to 63.
Sacred Heart University defeated Maine 69 to 68
UMass Lowell beat Cornell 98 to 78.
Vermont beat Northern Kentucky 66 o 64.
Hartford beat Miami of Ohio 68 to 58.
FRIDAY-
UAlbany beat Yale 80 to 72.
Women’s:
SUNDAY-
UConn beat Maryland 97 to 72.
UAlbany beat Fordham 59 to 52.
SATURDAY-
UMass Lowell defeated by Longwood 84 to 82.
Hartford beat Hofstra 60 to 49.
MENS: Second-ranked Michigan State bounced back from Tuesday's loss to No. 1 Duke, but the Spartans also came away with an injury to their preseason All-American.
Miles Bridges scored 20 points before limping off the court with a sprained left ankle in the second half of the Spartans' 93-71 thrashing of Stony Brook. The team said afterward that Bridges was day to day after landing awkwardly on the foot while driving into the lane.
Bridges received the most votes on The Associated Press preseason All-America team.
Nick Ward scored a season-high 22 points as Michigan State improved to 2-1.
In other top-25 men's basketball finals:
— Jalen Hudson scored 26 points and eighth-ranked Florida eked out a 70-63 win over New Hampshire despite shooting just 32 percent.
— Jordan McLaughlin poured in a career-high 35 points and 10th-ranked Southern California rallied from a 10-point deficit midway through the second half of a 93-89 overtime win against Vanderbilt.
— No. 14 Minnesota crushed Western Carolina 92-64 behind Jordan Murphy's 23 points and 11 rebounds.
— Keenan Evans scored 25 points as Texas Tech hammered No. 20 Northwestern 85-49 to win the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament.
— Jock Landale had 22 points and nine rebounds carried No. 21 Saint Mary's to a 79-61 win over San Jose State.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-TRUMP-UCLA PLAYERS
President Donald Trump says he should have left three UCLA basketball players accused of shoplifting in China in jail.
Trump's tweet Sunday comes after the father of player LiAngelo Ball minimized Trump's involvement in winning the players' release during an interview Saturday with ESPN. Trump has said he raised the players' detention with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the leaders' recent meeting in Beijing.
GOLF-TOURNAMENTS
Lexi Thompson won $1 million for the CME Race to the Globe, but she also left a victory and a season honor on the table.
Thompson was poised to win the CME Group Tour Championship and LPGA player of the year until she missed a 2-foot par putt that allowed Ariya Jutanugarn to take a one-shot victory. Jutanugarn birdied her last two holes for a 5-under 67.
Thompson's loss also cost her the LPGA Player of the Year award. So Yeon Ryu and Sung Hyun Park share the award, with Park becoming the first tour rookie to win it since Nancy Lopez in 1978.
On the PGA Tour, rookie Austin Cook has his first career victory after closing with a 3-under 67 for a four-stroke victory over J.J. Spaun at the RSM Classic in Georgia. Cook birdied three of his last four holes for a 21-under total that also gave him a spot in the Masters next year.
OBIT-SEGURA
Pancho Segura, who rose from poverty to win six U.S. Pro singles and doubles championships and was one of the world's top amateur tennis players in the 1940s and professionals in the 1950s, has died. He was 96.
Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1984, Segura went from amateur to barnstorming pro as a player, then became a coach, including of Jimmy Connors, an eight-time major singles champion. Connors' Twitter post read, "Sad day -- lost my friend-coach- and mentor."
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