Barkley suffers groin injury vs Giants

Saquon Barkley ran for a season-high 150 yards before he left the Philadelphia Eagles' game against the New York Giants in the third quarter on Sunday with a groin injury.

Barkley ripped off a 28-yard run on the final play of the third quarter against his former team but shook his head as he gingerly ran back to the sideline. 

He was checked out inside the blue medical tent for the apparent groin injury. Barkley grabbed his helmet after the checkup and jumped in celebration when backup Tank Bigsby ran for 29 yards.

Luka Doncic out with finger sprain

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic is out at least one week after being diagnosed with a left finger sprain and lower left leg contusion, the team announced Sunday, according to The Athletic's Dan Woike.

It's unclear when the five-time All-Star suffered the injuries.

Doncic would miss a minimum of five games under the timeline provided by the club.

Rakell out 6-8 weeks after hand surgery

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell underwent successful surgery on his left hand, the team announced Sunday.

The expected recovery time for the injury is six-to-eight weeks.

Rakell, 32, exited Saturday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the third period and didn't return.

Nikola Jokic leads Nuggets to victory

Nikola Jokic had his second triple-double of the season despite a quiet shooting night, Jamal Murray scored 23 points, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 133-111 in their home opener on Saturday night.

Jokic finished with 15 assists, 14 rebounds and 14 points on just 5 of 8 shooting. His first field goal attempt came with 2:26 left in the second quarter. He notched the triple-double on a turnaround hook shot with 57 seconds in the period.

Jokic has 166 career triple-doubles during the regular season, third behind Russell Westbrook (203) and Oscar Robertson (181), and 18 more in the playoffs.

Cooley and Schmaltz lead Mammoth

Logan Cooley scored twice in the first 3:29, Nick Schmaltz also had two goals and the Utah Mammoth won their sixth straight game, beating the Minnesota Wild 6-2 on Saturday night. 

Two days after scoring a first-period hat trick at St. Louis, Cooley opened the scoring Saturday with a goal 56 seconds in. The former University of Minnesota star backhanded the puck out of midair and past Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson for an early 1-0 lead.

Cooley netted his second goal of the game on the power play at the 3:29 mark of the first period. Cooley and Utah took advantage of a slashing penalty to Minnesota's Yakov Trenin.

Eagles not interested in trading Brown

The Philadelphia Eagles aren't expected to deal wide receiver A.J. Brown before the Nov. 4 trade deadline, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Teams have shown interest in acquiring Brown, but the Eagles aren't looking to move him, Schefter adds.

Brown is under contract through the 2029 season, and a trade would result in Philadelphia eating a $40-plus million dead cap hit in 2026, according to Spotrac.

Yamamoto tosses a gem in Game 2

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a four-hitter for his second consecutive complete game, the first in the World Series since 2015, and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Saturday night to tie their best-of-seven matchup at one game apiece.

Coming off a three-hitter against Milwaukee in the National League Championship Series that was the first postseason complete game since 2017, Yamamoto retired his final 20 batters in the first complete game in the World Series since Kansas City's Johnny Cueto against the New York Mets in Game 2 of 2015.

No pitcher had thrown consecutive complete games in the postseason since Arizona ace Curt Schilling, who tossed three in a row in the 2001 NL Division Series and NLCS.

Bo Bichette out for Game 2

Toronto Blue Jays star Bo Bichette isn't in the team's lineup for Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is starting at second base, while catcher Alejandro Kirk moves into the cleanup spot.

Patrik Laine out 3-4 months

Montreal Canadiens winger Patrik Laine underwent surgery to repair a core muscle injury and will miss three-to-four months, the team announced Saturday.

Laine suited up in only five games this season before suffering the ailment. The club initially considered him day-to-day. The 27-year-old has managed one assist while averaging 12:36 per contest.

Injuries have played a major role in Laine's career in recent years. He played in only 181 out of a possible 328 games over the last four seasons.

Luka Doncic back to back 40+ Point Games

Luka Doncic has begun his first full season with the Lakers on a serious heater.

The Slovenian superstar is off to one of the greatest starts to a season in NBA history, following up his 43-point effort on opening night against Golden State with a 49-point spree in Los Angeles' victory over Minnesota on Friday night.