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NHL Roundup: Hurricanes rout Canucks 7-2

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Logan Stankoven had a natural hat trick for his first career three-goal game, and the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes won at home in their third try this season, 7-2 over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Stankoven scored twice in the second period and again in the third to extend Carolina's lead from 4-1 to 7-1. His goals came short-handed, on a power play and at even strength, giving him 100 career points. He secured the hat trick with 8:24 remaining. Andrei Svechnikov had two first-period goals on power plays and K'Andre Miller and Mark ...

Surprising Browns visit Jets on 3-game win streak

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Deshaun Watson is making plays in the clutch, the Cleveland Browns are winning and they're doing it late in games. They're perhaps the NFL's most surprising team, off to a 3-1 start that has them tied with Baltimore atop the AFC North. "It's still early," first-year coach Todd Monken said. "I mean, we still have a marathon rest of the season to go. But up until this point, I think our guys have just done exactly what they've done since I've gotten here, and that's just practice and work and believe, stay connected. "Some of our non-negotiables, I ...

Uneven Steelers try to steady themselves vs. Colts

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike McCarthy spent the weekend after Pittsburgh's uneven performance in a Thursday night loss to Cleveland poring over tape to find areas where the Steelers could improve. The first-year coach knows he's hardly alone. "You're hard-pressed to find a team or two that feels really good about where they are right now," he said. "That's the norm." It certainly is in Pittsburgh, where the Steelers have been a little scattershot four games into McCarthy's tenure. OK, but hardly great against Atlanta. Lethargic and inept in New England. Resilient and dynamic versus Joe ...

Bengals head to Miami looking to stop 2-game skid

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Joe Burrow has thrown a lot of passes to Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, but the Cincinnati quarterback may need to find another top option when the Bengals visit the Dolphins on Sunday with both of his top receivers dealing with injuries. Chase, who has caught 21 passes for 212 yards and three touchdowns, left with a concussion in the second quarter of last week's loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He missed practice on Wednesday but returned as a limited participant Thursday. Higgins injured his groin against Jacksonville and has not practiced this ...

Ditka, hall of fame NFL coach, dies at 86

CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Ditka, who personified the toughness and grit of Chicago in a Hall of Fame career as a player and coach of the Bears and the leader of arguably the most dominant team in NFL history, has died. He was 86. Ditka's family announced his death on Friday in a statement. "It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Mike Ditka," the family said. "While the world knew Mike as a Hall of Fame football player, legendary coach, and leader of the Chicago Bears' Super Bowl XX championship team, we knew him ...

Cowboys have reasons for concern after loss to winless Bucs

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jerry Jones had his fingers entwined in front of him as he glanced up toward the big video board with a concerned look on his face. Right after his Dallas Cowboys fell behind against winless Tampa Bay, Dak Prescott threw an interception. Things were just starting to really unravel for the Cowboys, and the owner's expression would only get more bleak, even though they had a chance late to escape without a loss. The Cowboys (2-3) fell 24-16 on Thursday night to a Bucs team with undrafted rookie quarterback Jalon Daniels filling in for the injured Baker ...