Oilers star Connor McDavid is expected to miss 2-3 weeks with an ankle injury

EDMONTON, Alberta>> Connor McDavid is expected to miss two-to-three weeks with an ankle injury, the Edmonton Oilers said Wednesday.

McDavid, the reigning playoff MVP who led Edmonton to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, was injured Monday night when he was tripped and went left skate first into the boards on his first shift at Columbus. The team sent him home to get evaluated, sowing fears that it might be a long-time absence for the undisputed best player in hockey.

Raptors’ Barnes will be out at least 3 weeks because of right orbital fracture

TORONTO>> Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes will miss at least three weeks because of a right orbital fracture, the team said.

Barnes was struck by Denver’s Nikola Jokic while battling for a rebound late in the fourth quarter of Monday’s home loss to the Nuggets. Barnes went down before stumbling to the bench in pain.

Second gambler admits trying to cash in on scheme involving Jontay Porter

NEW YORK>> A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty in a sports betting scheme that ended Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter’s NBA career.

With Mahmud Mollah’s plea, three people — including Porter — have now admitted their roles in the scandal. It worked like this: Porter withdrew early from games so that tipped-off gamblers could win wagers that he would score fewer points than sportsbooks expected.

Naomi Girma scores first 2 goals for the USWNT in 3-0 win over Argentina

LOUISVILLE, KY.>> Naomi Girma scored her first two international goals and the United States beat Argentina 3-0 in the team’s final match of the year on American soil.

Three newcomers started: goalkeeper Mandy Haught, Eva Gaetino and Alyssa Malonson. It was the first time in 23 years that three or more players have started in their debuts for the national team.

Patriots owner Kraft leads the group of 9 contributors who are Hall semifinalists

Six-time Super Bowl-winning owner Robert Kraft and trailblazing quarterback Doug Williams were picked among the nine semifinalists in the contributor category for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.

A Blue Ribbon committee cut the list down from 25 people. The committee will next meet Nov. 12 to pick one finalist for consideration by the full selection committee for the Hall early next year.

Shaun White and actor Nina Dobrev are engaged

Former skateboarder and Olympic snowboarder Shaun White and actor Nina Dobrev are getting married after five years of dating.

White popped the question last weekend at a New York restaurant and presented Dobrev with a five-carat diamond ring.

England captain Stokes says home was burglarized

LONDON>> England cricket captain Ben Stokes says masked burglars stole jewelry in a break-in at his home on Oct. 17 while his wife and two young children were in the house, but they were not hurt. He was away with the national team in Pakistan.

— The Associated Press