NHL roundup: Lightning win behind record 33-shot period
The Tampa Bay Lightning set a modern NHL record with 33 shots in the second period as they cruised to a 6-3 win over the host Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.
NFL roundup: Panthers drop champion Eagles to 3-4
Cam Newton threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen with 1:22 remaining as the Carolina Panthers completed the biggest comeback in franchise history to defeat the host Philadelphia Eagles 21-17 on Sunday afternoon.
Ricciardo vents his fury by punching through wall
Angry Australian Daniel Ricciardo left his mark on Sunday’s U.S. Grand Prix by punching through a wall in the Red Bull hospitality after suffering yet another engine failure.
Soccer: Bolt deal talk dominates first weekend of A-League
Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt managed to upstage the first weekend of Australia’s A-League season without kicking a ball after his agent said he had been offered a professional contract by the Central Coast Mariners.
Panthers’ Reid confronts Eagles’ Jenkins over protests, coalition
Carolina’s Eric Reid had to be restrained by team mates after confronting Malcolm Jenkins of the Philadelphia Eagles prior to their NFL game on Sunday and later accused him of selling out the players’ movement protesting social injustice.
NFL notebook: Jags’ QB job is open
The Jacksonville Jaguars benched quarterback Blake Bortles early in the second half of their 20-7 loss to the Houston Texans, putting in backup Cody Kessler.
Motor racing: Grosjean handed grid penalty for Mexico
French driver Romain Grosjean will have a three-place grid drop for next weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix and is perilously close to a race ban after collecting a penalty point on Sunday.
Tennis: Organizers hope revamped Davis Cup can match Ryder Cup
The new-look Davis Cup, masterminded by Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique, has the potential to rival golf’s Ryder Cup as a sporting spectacle, the tennis competition’s organizers say.
Motor racing: Raikkonen back on top after more than five years
The last time Kimi Raikkonen stood on top of a Formula One podium, Lewis Hamilton had just joined Mercedes with one championship to his name and Sebastian Vettel was riding high with Red Bull.
NASCAR notebook: Larson falls short
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – With a handful of laps left in a pitched battle between Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson joined the party.




