Second win for jockey Kerrin McEvoy

Almandin has narrowly defeated Heartbreak City to win the 2016 Melbourne Cup.

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Timberwolves Ricky Rubio out indefinitely with sprained elbow

Kris Dunn is moving into the start's role sooner than expected.

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Paul Pierce sat on Clippers bench dressed as Rick James

Best. NBA. Halloween. Costume. Ever.

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Maple Leafs place Hunwick on injured reserve

He has one assist in six games this season.

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Report: Hornets reach four-year, $56 million extension with Cody Zeller

In today's NBA, $14 million a season for a solid, starting big man is a fair price.

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Coyotes send Dvorak to the AHL, which could mean an extended opportunity for Dylan Strome

Strome, who is eligible to be sent back to junior, has played in only three games for Arizona.

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Hornets Guard Jeremy Lamb out 1-2 weeks with strained hamstring

Hornets backup guard Jeremy Lamb has a strained left hamstring and will be out for this week's games.

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Set for his 1,000th game, Bouwmeester knows he’s been lucky to avoid major injury

He will achieve the career milestone Tuesday against the New York Rangers.

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Report: Celtics decline James Young’s team option

R.J. Hunter barely made the Celtics’ regular season roster this year. They’re not holding a spot for him for next year. Boston is declining Young’s $2,803,507 team option for 2017-18. Bobby Marks of Yahoo Sports: Sources confirm to the @TheVertical that Boston will not pick up the 4th year of James Young contract. — Bobby […]

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Report: Injury-riddled Kings recall Scuderi

The veteran defenseman was placed on waivers prior to the beginning of the season.

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Joel Embiid staying in Philadelphia for 76ers’ second leg of back-to-back at Hornets

The Sixers are going to be patient with him on the court.

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Report: Minnesota near four-year, $64 million contract extension with Gorgui Dieng

The Minnesota Timberwolves have their front-line star of the future in Karl-Anthony Towns. They also have a center they like next to him in Gorgui Dieng. He can hit midrange shots on offense (allowing him and Towns to space the floor and not clog the lane), block shots on defense, and is a solid fit […]

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Rick Nash is rewarding the Rangers for their ‘confidence to bring me back’

The 32-year-old forward has four goals and seven points in nine games for New York so far this season.

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Kings’ DeMarcus Cousins fined $25,000 for throwing mouthpiece

Cousins also was assessed a technical foul for the incident, giving him two on the season.

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Cavaliers’ Tuesday game time changed to avoid World Series conflict

The NBA has moved up the start time for Tuesday night's Cleveland Cavaliers game because of the World Series.

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Report: Deal is done, Thunder, Steven Adams agree to four-year, $102 extension

The Oklahoma Thunder are locking up their core. They got Russell Westbrook to sign an extension (for one more year, but still that’s a start). They agreed to terms with Victor Oladipo at a fair price, below what he likely would have earned on the market next summer. And — as had been expected all […]

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Julien: Backes (elbow) is doubtful for next two games

Backes is expected to start skating within the "next day or two," said the coach. That's encouraging news for the Bruins.

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Report: Jazz, Rudy Gobert near deal on four-year, $100+ million contract extension

Smart move, he is irreplaceable to Utah.

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Report: Zacha will remain with the Devils

New Jersey has the option to keep him beyond nine games this season, burning a year off his entry-level contract, or send him back to junior.

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Report: Thunder agree to four-year, $84 million contract extension with Victor Oladipo

Is Steven Adams next?

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Bobrovsky has been excellent (and busy) for the Blue Jackets

Torts is known for riding his best players, and that's exactly what's happened so far.

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Report: Thunder, Steven Adams progressing toward four-year, $100 million contract extension

Center is worth the price, but is now the right time to pay him?

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Undermanned Wild dealing with salary cap problems

They had just 14 skaters at practice today.

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Hawks reportedly release Walter Tavares, to sign Ryan Kelly with Mike Scott out four weeks

Kristaps Porzingis and Boban Marjanovic now stand alone as the tallest players in the NBA. The other 7-foot-3 player is now out of the league. The Hawks waived Walter Tavares to sign Ryan Kelly with Mike Scott injured. Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports: The Atlanta Hawks have released center Edy Tavares and plan to sign […]

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From bad to worse: Stars say Hemsky will miss 5-6 months after surgery

The 33-year-old winger was hurt while playing for the Czech Republic at the World Cup.

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Craig Anderson is the NHL’s first star of the week

Fittingly.

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Stecher’s play about the only positive during Canucks’ slump

The 22-year-old rookie defenseman has been out there against the NHL's best players, including Connor McDavid.

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After 22 days and two games, Frk waived by Carolina

Was acquired off waivers from Detroit on Oct. 9.

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NBA coaches counterpunch trend of “small ball” league

Coaches realize they will not beat the Warriors at their own game.

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In praise of Victor Rask

"He's a lot better than maybe I had appreciated."

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Report: Rockets declining Tyler Ennis’ fourth-year team option

Tyler Ennis received a stay of execution when, after an initial report to the contrary, the Rockets kept him into the regular season. But Houston will let the point guard hit free agency soon enough. The Rockets are declining Ennis’ $2,666,707 team option for 2017-18. Chris Haynes of ESPN: Houston Rockets will not pick up […]

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Disappointing Predators know they need to ‘pull it together’

Nothing seems to be going right for Nashville.

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Kyrie Irving dresses up as red Power Ranger for LeBron’s Halloween party, dances his tail off (video)

LeBron James hosted his annual Halloween party, and Kyrie Irving got into it. At least, I think that’s Kyrie Irving. The caption suggests that’s him, but there’s really no way of telling for certain. Several other Cavaliers had high-effort costumes, including LeBron: Kevin Love: Iman Shumpert:

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Charges against Evander Kane to be dropped — if he stays out of trouble

He'll need to avoid any further legal issues for the next six months.

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Journeyman Tlusty signs in Finnish League

After spending last year with New Jersey.

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Zaza Pachulia assists Kevin Durant with no-look pass between his legs (video)

Kevin Durant scored without a shoe. He scored with a thunderous dunk (pun intended). And he scored on this sweet pass from Zaza Pachulia. Durant finished with 37 points in the Warriors’ win over the Suns on Sunday, and it says something about his scoring that Pachulia’s pass – essentially a souped-up handoff – took […]

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Is this the new queen of tennis?

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Fan elbows Scott Brooks’ glasses off his face (video)

Marc Gasol hit a 3-pointer to tie the game, and this Memphis fan was still excited when overtime began a few minutes later. Unfortunately for Scott Brooks, the Wizards coach took the brunt of that excitement. CSN Mid-Atlantic: Overtime got off to a bad start for Scott Brooks and his glasses, thanks to this guy. […]

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English cricketer loses artificial leg midgame, keeps going

English cricketer Liam Thomas kept calm and carried on after losing his artificial leg during the final of a tournament for people with physical disability in Dubai last week.

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Report: Islanders still haven’t received any offers for Halak

“The [goaltender] situation is what it is. Everyone has to be prepared to play and do what they can to be ready."

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Suns misspelled Eric Bledsoe’s name on jersey Sunday

Some mistakes are just more awkward than others

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How Khalida Popal escaped the Taliban

She's faced death threats, violence and depression, but the former captain of Afghanistan's women's football team Khalida Popal refuses to be silenced.

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Johansson scores twice as Caps take down Flames

They put Calgary's three-game winning streak to bed.

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Former Laker Anthony Brown goes No. 1 overall in D-League draft

Anthony Brown's rookie season ended with him sitting courtside in Los Angeles, watching his idol Kobe Bryant end his stellar Lakers career with a dazzling 60-point effort.

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Melbourne Cup: The most famous trousers in sport?

Are these the most famous trousers in sport?

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PHT Morning Skate: The hockey Halloween edition

Monday's collection of links.

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Three things we learned Sunday: Draymond Green knows teams trying to “punk” Warriors

Utah misses Gordon Hayward. Badly.

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Cyclist given rapturous reception despite TUEs scrutiny

A pair of Belgian cyclists clearly hadn't read the script.

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How 17,000km can become $2.75m

Do you fork out a small fortune and risk flying a horse halfway around the world in an attempt to win millions of dollars, or cash in early and make a tidy profit sitting at home?

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‘What a team is all about’ – Sens, Oilers on Anderson’s night

Reflecting upon an emotional evening in Edmonton.

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