Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson has been suspended 20 games by the NHL for a blindside hit to the head of an opponent during a preseason game. Wilson’s punishment was announced just hours before the Stanley Cup champion Capitals were to raise their banner and open their title defense at home against Boston.
Las Vegas Review-Journal staffers make their picks for Week 8 of the high school football season.
Buck Showalter has been fired as manager of the Orioles, who made three playoff appearances under his guidance but this year staggered through the worst season since the team moved to Baltimore in 1954.
Max Pacioretty and Paul Stastny should anchor a second line that will have to be better defensively for the Golden Knights to reach their ultimate goal.
After international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo denied a woman’s Las Vegas rape accusations against him in a tweet Wednesday, her attorney said she was “determined to follow through” with a lawsuit.
Cincinnati catcher Tucker Barnhart could hear the difference at Great American Ball Park, one of six major league stadiums that set record lows for attendance this year.
The Golden Knights’ top line features three divergent personalities from two countries with one view on how to play. Fast.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz ranks his Top 5 at each NHL position entering the 2018-19 season.
