Scoreboard: Braves beat Phillies in wild-card Game 3, Aces top Fever in WNBA playoffs
Atlanta and Las Vegas won postseason Game 3s on Thursday, and the NHL opened its season with a 9-7 Oilers win in Vancouver.
What we know
- The Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 in Game 3 of the National League wild-card series. [1]
- The Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 94-83 in Game 3 of their WNBA first-round series. [2]
- The Cleveland Browns beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24 to improve to 3-1. [3]
- The Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 9-7 on an NHL opening night that included two overtime finishes, Devils-Flyers and Sharks-Panthers. [5]
- Not yet confirmed: The sources do not say which team advanced in either postseason series, or how the series are structured beyond the Game 3 designation.
The Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 in Game 3 of the National League wild-card series on Thursday [1]. Atlanta finished the regular season 94-68 and Philadelphia 88-74. The recap said Michael Harris II had hit into two double plays in Atlanta's loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday and wanted a chance to make up for it [1].
In the WNBA, the Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 94-83 in Game 3 of the first round [2]. Las Vegas was 31-13 in the regular season and Indiana 28-16. The recap focused on A'ja Wilson's performance for the Aces [2].
In the NFL, the Cleveland Browns beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24 and moved to 3-1, while Pittsburgh fell to 2-2 [3]. The recap said Cleveland has been performing well in fourth quarters [3].
The NHL opened its season on Thursday with eight games listed [5]. Edmonton beat Vancouver 9-7 after building a six-goal lead, and Connor McDavid had a goal and four assists [5]. San Jose beat Florida 4-3 on Luca Cagnoni's goal 3:14 into overtime [5]. Jack Hughes scored with 1:37 left in overtime to give New Jersey a 3-2 win over Philadelphia [5].
Elsewhere in the NHL, Columbus beat Buffalo 6-3 for its first season-opening win in five years, with Matthew Knies scoring twice in his Columbus debut [5]. New York Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin became the first goalie in the team's history to score a goal, shooting into an empty net in a 5-1 win over Tampa Bay [5]. Utah beat Chicago 6-0, Seattle beat Calgary 6-1 and Minnesota beat Nashville 3-1 [5].
In college football, North Texas beat Tulsa 45-44 in overtime in the American Conference opener for both teams. Tayven Jackson threw four touchdown passes and ran for a 1-yard score in overtime, and Jahiem White rushed for 219 yards [4]. New Mexico State beat Western Kentucky 34-13 in the Conference USA opener for both teams, with James Jones rushing for 155 yards [4].