NHL-PANTHERS-QUENNEVILLE

Quenneville resigns amid investigation

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joel Quenneville (KWEHN’-vihl) has resigned as head coach of the Florida Panthers.

The decision follows a Thursday meeting with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and comes two days after he was among those implicated for not swiftly responding to allegations by a Chicago Blackhawks player in 2010 of being sexually assaulted by another coach.

An investigation released Tuesday said Quenneville and others in the Blackhawks organization did not prioritize addressing Kyle Beach’s allegations, presumably because they did not want to take away from the team’s push toward a championship. Quenneville was head coach of the Blackhawks at the time.

Quenneville had said as recently as Wednesday morning that he was unaware of the allegations until this summer. But in an interview that aired Wednesday evening on TSN, Beach said there was “absolutely no way” Quenneville could deny knowing about the allegations.

At 7-0-0, the Panthers are off to their best start in the franchise’s 28-year history.

NHL-SCHEDULE

Canes still perfect after blanking B’s

UNDATED (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes are 6-0 for the first time in franchise history.

Frederik Andersen made 33 saves for his first shutout with Carolina, leading a 3-0 win over the Bruins.

Tony DeAngelo and Nino Niederreiter (NEE’-dur-eye-tur) scored for the Hurricanes before Andrei Svechnikov (SVEHCH’-nih-kahv) added an empty-net goal.

The Hurricanes killed all three of Boston’s third-period power plays, including 61 seconds of a two-man advantage.

Elsewhere on NHL ice:

— The Flames earned a 4-0 win at Pittsburgh as Jacob Markstrom stopped 45 shots for his second shutout in his last three starts. Johnny Gaudreau (goo-DROH’) scored his first goal in the opening period, and Blake Coleman, Dillon Dube and Milan Lucic scored in the third as Calgary swept a five-game road trip. The Flames never trailed during the road trip, outscoring the opposition 21-7.

— Alex Killorn scored twice in the first period of the Lightning’s 5-1 win against the Coyotes. Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist in the first period to help Tampa Bay get his first home win of the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHV’-skee) made 24 saves and blanked Arizona until Lawson Crouse scored with 7:24 remaining.

NBA-SCHEDULE

Wizards top Hawks for 4-1 start

UNDATED (AP) — The Washington Wizards have continued their impressive start under new coach Wes Unseld Jr. by knocking off one of last season’s Eastern Conference finalists.

The Wizards are 4-1 after Bradley Beal scored 27 points in a 122-111 downing of the Hawks. Montrezl (MAHN’-trehz) Harrell added 25 with 13 rebounds for Washington, which won without injured guard Spencer Dinwiddie.

The Hawks cut a 20-point second-half deficit to five in the fourth quarter, but Harrell dunked off a pass from Beal before Beal slammed home a basket.

John Collins led Atlanta with 28 points on 14-of-16 shooting. Trae Young added 15 points and 13 assists.

In Thursday’s other NBA action:

— Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) played through lingering knee pain while scoring 30 points and grabbing 18 rebounds in the 76ers’ 110-102 win over the Pistons. Embiid sank four free throws and buried a 3 from the top of the arc down the stretch to save the Sixers from a complete collapse. Tobias Harris scored 17 points and Maxey had 16 for the Sixers.

— Bojan (BOY’-ahn) Bogdanovic scored 19 points to lead seven Jazz players in double-figures in a 122-91 thrashing of the Rockets. Rudy Gobert (goh-BEHR’) contributed 16 points and 14 boards for Utah, which led by 21 at halftime. Jordan Clarkson chipped in 16 points, and fellow backup Joe Ingles had 14 to help the Jazz move to 4-0.

NFL-NEWS

Mayfield practices…Ingram expected to play Sunday for Saints

UNDATED (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield has practiced for a second straight day, testing his injured shoulder while wearing pads and a new harness as he tries to get ready to play Sunday.

Mayfield sat out last week’s win over Denver with a torn labrum and fracture in his non-throwing shoulder. He made it through Wednesday’s practice without any difficulty and was on the field again Thursday as the Browns continue preparing for the rival Pittsburgh Steelers.

If Mayfield can’t play this week, Case Keenum will start again. The 33-year-old backup led the Browns to a 17-14 win over the Broncos last week.

In other NFL news:

— Saints coach Sean Payton says running back Mark Ingram is slated to practice with the team on Friday and is “absolutely” expected to play against the Buccaneers this weekend. The Saints and the Houston Texans have agreed to a trade sending Ingram back to the club where he spent his first eight NFL seasons before leaving for Baltimore in 2019.

— Former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio is showing little interest in being a possible candidate for the vacant Southern Cal job. When asked about the position, Del Rio said he liked his current position as Washington’s defensive coordinator. He played for the Trojans in the 1980s.

— The NFL has instituted some policy changes to the Rooney Rule designed to further enhance diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring practices. The rule has been expanded to require teams to interview at least two external minority candidates for general manager/executive of football operations positions, and all coordinator roles.

MLB-WORLD SERIES

Series shifts to Atlanta tied 1-1

ATLANTA (AP) — The World Series shifts to Atlanta for Game 3 on Friday after the Braves and Astros split the first two games in Houston.

Ian Anderson goes to the mound for the Braves in their first World Series home game since 1999. He’ll be opposed by Luis Garcia, the only pitcher to go eight innings in a game this postseason.

Each team has earned 7-2 victories so far. The Astros evened the Fall Classic on Wednesday as Jose Altuve (al-TOO’-vay) homered and Jose Urquidy (ur-KEE’-dee) worked five strong innings.

MLB-NEWS

Melvin heading down the coast

UNDATED (AP) — The San Diego Padres have hired Bob Melvin from the Oakland Athletics as their new manager.

That’s according to a person with knowledge of the deal who tells The Associated Press that Melvin will receive a three-year deal.

Melvin replaces Jayce Tingler, who was fired Oct. 6 after a brutal second-half collapse dropped the Padres out of contention.

Melvin became the winningest manager in Oakland team history this year, but the A’s missed the playoffs following three straight postseason berths.

The A’s were 853-764 under Melvin.

In other MLB news:

— Marlins shortstop Miguel Rojas (ROH’-hahs) has accepted a two-year deal worth $5 million annually and runs through 2023. Rojas batted .265 this season for Miami with nine home runs and 48 RBIs. He leads all current Marlins with 730 games played for the team.

— A Minnesota man has been charged in Manhattan federal court with trying to extort $150,000 from Major League Baseball as he illegally streamed copyrighted content from major professional sports leagues online. The head of New York’s FBI office says Joshua Streit hacked into the computer systems of the MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL to stream copyrighted live games. Agent Michael J. Driscoll says Streit then tried to extort the MLB with threats to expose the vulnerability he used to steal content.

NBA-OBIT-FERRY

Bullets player/exec Bob Ferry dies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Bullets player and general manager Bob Ferry has died at 84.

Ferry became the team’s GM in 1973 and held that position until 1990. The Bullets reached the NBA Finals in 1975 and won its only championship three years later. He won executive of the year honors in 1979 and 1982.

Ferry was drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in 1959 and played 10 seasons in the NBA, the last five with the Bullets.

NHL-NEWS

Oshie out with lower-body injury

UNDATED (AP) — Washington Capitals winger T.J. Oshie (OH’-shee) has been listed as week to week with a lower-body injury.

Oshie took a shot from Detroit’s Danny DeKeyser off the outside of his right foot during the third period of the Red Wings’ 3-2 overtime win on Wednesday. He limped to the bench but did not miss any shifts and finished the game.

Oshie has scored four goals and six points in seven games this season.

In other NHL news:

— Wild forwards Mats Zuccarello (zoo-kah-REH’-loh) and Rem Pitlick have entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. Zuccarello is Minnesota’s leading scorer with seven points in six games, including three goals.

PGA-BERMUDA CHAMPIONSHIP

Hagy, Ramey share clubhouse lead

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Brandon Hagy and Chad Ramey avoided the worst of the wind while recording 6-under 65′s to share the clubhouse lead in the Bermuda Championship.

The wind and spots of heavy rain were so fierce that play was suspended briefly in the morning and later halted by darkness.

Ramey managed to finish off a bogey-free round right before play was halted. Hagy made nine birdies to offset his bogeys, one of which was a 2-foot par putt he missed on the par-5 seventh hole.