The Texans' defense displayed why it's the No. 1-ranked defense in prime time as it held the Bills' offense to 12 points. It came in allowing only 16.4 points per game and showed why it is arguably one of the best defenses in recent seasons.

Colin Blackwell broke a tie with 9:13 left and the Dallas Stars opened a four-game trip by beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Thursday night for their sixth victory in seven games. Blackwell picked up the puck at the blue line,

In a game where Giannis Antetokounmpo (groin strain) and Joel Embiid (knee) were out, Tyrese Maxey provided the star power. Maxey scored a career-high 54 points — two of them coming on free throws with seven seconds left that forced overtime — and led Philadelphia to a 123-114 win in Milwaukee.

A street maintenance cover has again disrupted on-track action at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, where Thursday night practice was stopped twice so the track could be inspected. The inaugural race in 2023 was upended just nine minutes into the first practice session when a loose cover damaged the underbody of Carlos Sainz Jr.

With the way the Clippers have been struggling this season and the age of their roster, they may need to make a big move.

The Islanders concluded a revelatory 6-1-0 road trip with a 5-0 win over the Red Wings on Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena, their first game since losing defenseman Alexander Romanov to what is expected to be a significant absence because of an upper-body injury.

Bills quarterback Josh Allen took a beating in Thursday night's 23-19 loss to the Texans, taking a career-high eight sacks in his third career game with no touchdowns and multiple interceptions.