Golden State Valkyries complete the comeback, Alex Tuch stars in Capitals debut, Wildcats open Ryan Field with win
Golden State Valkyries complete the comeback.
This is The Sports Reset for Saturday October 3rd
In the WNBA playoffs, the Valkyries erased a 16-point deficit and eliminated the Dallas Wings 77 to 73 in deciding Game 3, earning the first series win in franchise history. Gabby Williams scored 19 points, made the go-ahead 17-footer with 1:17 left and scored 17 after halftime. In the NHL, Alex Tuch scored twice in his Washington Capitals debut as they beat the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes 5 to 2; the New York Rangers shut out the Detroit Red Wings 2 to 0, the Boston Bruins edged the Winnipeg Jets 4 to 3, the St. Louis Blues blanked the Dallas Stars 4 to 0, and the Anaheim Ducks slipped past the Vegas Golden Knights 4 to 3. In college football, the Northwestern Wildcats opened the new Ryan Field by beating the Penn State Nittany Lions 34 to 13, with Caleb Komolafe rushing for a career-high 188 yards.
Looking ahead, MLB’s Division Series opens with four Game 1s. The Los Angeles Dodgers send Tarik Skubal against the Atlanta Braves after he posted a 2.61 ERA in 10 starts for a club chasing a third straight World Series title. The New York Yankees visit the Tampa Bay Rays, the Chicago White Sox face the Cleveland Guardians, and the San Diego Padres meet the Milwaukee Brewers, who owned the majors’ best regular-season record. In the NHL, the Capitals visit the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Seattle Kraken face the Edmonton Oilers, the Bruins meet the Minnesota Wild, the Blues visit the Colorado Avalanche, and the Montreal Canadiens play the Pittsburgh Penguins. In college football, No. 7 Alabama Crimson Tide visit the unbeaten Mississippi State Bulldogs, No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes meet No. 14 Iowa Hawkeyes, and No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish face the North Carolina Tar Heels. Beyond the scoreboard, the NFL suspended San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York for six games and fined him 500,000 dollars under its personal-conduct policy.
