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Aiden Oiring scored 57 seconds into overtime to lift the visiting Prince Albert Raiders to a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings in Western Hockey League action on Saturday.

Max Heise, Harrison Lodewyk, Evan Smith and Ty Meunier also scored for the Raiders, who trailed 4-2 heading into the third period.

Heise scored a power-play goal at 17:55 of the third period to tie the game 4-4 and force overtime.

Chase Surkan scored twice for the Wheat Kings, while Jaxon Jacobson and Nicholas Johnson added singles. Joby Baumuller and Luke Mistelbacher each chipped in with two assists.

Raiders goaltender Michal Orsulak stopped 26 of 30 shots, while Wheat Kings goalie Jayden Kraus saved 40 of 45 shots.

Elsewhere in the WHL on Saturday:

VICTORIA, B.C. — Roan Woodward had four goals and an assist, Hayden Moore and Reggie Newman each had three assists, and the Victoria Royals whipped the Vancouver Giants 9-4.

The Giants had beaten the Royals 6-5 in overtime a night earlier at Langley Events Centre.

Miles Cooper, Caleb Matthews, Ludovic Perreault, Ashton Brown and Timofei Runtso also scored for the Royals, who outshot the visitors 31-13. Heath Nelson, Nolan Stewart, Perreault and Runtso all chipped in with two assists.

Ty Halaburda scored twice for the Giants, while Ethan Mittelsteadt and Tyus Sparks netted singles. Cameron Schmidt chipped in with two assists.

The Royals led 3-2 after the first period and 6-3 heading into the third.

CALGARY, Alta. — Ethan Moore had a goal and two assists as the Calgary Hitmen defeated the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings 6-3.

Kale Dach, Landon Amrhein, Ben MacBeath, Axel Hurtig and Keaton Jundt also scored for the Hitmen. Andrei Molgachev, Wyatt Pisarczyk and Caine Wilke each chipped in with two assists.

Luke Powell, Max Curran and Joe Iginla scored for the Oil Kings.

Hitmen netminder Anders Miller stopped 28 of 31 shots, while Oil Kings goalie Ethan Simcoe stopped 31 of 36 shots.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Lynden Lakovic scored twice, Ethan Semeniuk, Aiden Ziprick and Pavel McKenzie each chipped in with two assists, and the Moose Jaw Warriors beat the visiting Swift Current Broncos 6-1.

Gage Nagel, Casey Brown, Colt Carter and Noah Degenstein also scored for the Warriors, who were tied 1-1 after the first period and led 3-1 heading into the third. Lakovic’s first goal was scored on a penalty shot.

Connor Dale scored for the Broncos, who were outshot 36-31.

The Warriors were 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Broncos went 0-for-5.

BLAZERS 6, THUNDERBIRDS 0

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — J.P. Hurlbert had two goals and two assists, Josh Evaschesen had three assists, netminder Logan Edmonstone stopped all 38 shots he faced, and the Kamloops Blazers blanked the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds 6-0.

Ty Bonkowski, Tommy Lafreniere, Jordan Keller and Nathan Behm also scored for the Blazers, who led 1-0 after the first period and 3-0 heading into the third. Joaquin Geras chipped in with two assists.

The Blazers, who outshot the visitors 42-38, went 1-for-5 on the power play, while the T-Birds were 0-for-6.

RED DEER, Alta. — Talon Brigley’s goal at 3:42 of the third period snapped a 2-2 deadlock and lifted the Red Deer Rebels to a 4-2 win over the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Ty Coupland, Owen Shadrick and Matthew Gard (empty-netter) also scored for the Rebels, who outshot the visitors 31-18.

Luke Cozens and Shane Smith scored for the Hurricanes, who went 1-for-3 on the power play. The Rebels were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Jordan Switzer made 30 saves, Markus Ruck had two assists, and the Medicine Hat Tigers beat the visiting Saskatoon Blades 4-1.

Kadon McCann, Bryce Pickford, Dayton Reschny and Liam Ruck scored for the Tigers, who led 3-0 after the first period and 3-1 heading into the third.

Rowan Calvert scored for the Blades, who were outshot 37-31.

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Julius Miettinen had two goals and an assist, Matias Vanhanen had two assists, and the visiting Everett Silvertips beat the Wenatchee Wild 4-1.

Zackary Shantz and Tarin Smith also scored for the Silvertips, who outshot the hosts 41-32.

Aiden Grossklaus scored for the Wild, who trailed 2-1 after the first period and 3-1 heading into the third.

The Wild were 0-for-6 on the power play, while the Silvertips went 0-for-2.

KELOWNA, B.C. — Tomas Poletin scored the lone goal of a three-round shootout to lift the Kelowna Rockets to a 3-2 win over the visiting Penticton Vees.

Kayden Longley and Poletin scored in regulation time for the Rockets, while Doogan Pederson and Brittan Alstead scored for the Vees.

The Rockets outshot the Vees 30-19 and went 1-for-3 on the power play. The Vees were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Carter Esler stopped all 19 shots he faced to lead the Spokane Chiefs to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Tri-City Americans.

Will McIsaac, Mathis Preston and Owen Martin (empty-netter) scored for the Chiefs, who outshot the visitors 46-19. Americans’ netminder Xavier Wendt stopped 43 of the 45 shots he faced.

The Chiefs went 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Americans went 0-for-1.

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Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson has been impressed with Las Vegas Raiders rookie running back Ashton Jeanty.

“He’s a phenomenal player,” Johnson said, via Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. “I thought the world of him. He’s a hard guy to bring down, compact yet powerful. You better have low pad level when you’re looking to tackle this guy or else he’s going to lower his shoulder and run you over. He’s got that mentality, he brought it with him from college. You see it in the first three games of the season so far. He’s fearless, he sees a little bit of air, he steps on the gas, and he plays violently.”

He added that the Bears will attempt to “bottle him up” during a Week 4 matchup with Jeanty and the Raiders.

Chicago was linked to the running back throughout the pre-draft process before Las Vegas ended up selecting him at No. 6 overall, four picks before the Bears were on the clock.

Jeanty was coming off an impressive junior season at Boise State, leading the country with 2,601 rush yards and finishing No. 2 in Heisman Trophy voting.

His individual production to open his rookie year with the Raiders has fallen below expectations, rushing for 144 yards and one touchdown while averaging 3.1 yards per carry.

Still, it’s worth noting that Jeanty has routinely faced multiple defenders in the backfield through his first three games. His 13 broken tackles are the most among running backs this season, while his 93 yards after contact rank No. 12 in the NFL (via Pro Football Reference).

Jeanty is still clearly a threat within Las Vegas’ offense, and Johnson has taken notice.

Kickoff between the Bears and Raiders is on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET.

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NFL head coaches are usually the ones telling their players to hit hard on the field, but Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn was on the receiving end of one during Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Quarterback Marcus Mariota took off running and was shoved out of bounds right into Quinn. The head coach fell to the ground and was bleeding near the top of his nose when get got up, although Tom Schad of the Washington Postreported he was “all smiles as he jogs to the locker room” at halftime.

Mariota was only on the field because starting quarterback Jayden Daniels was sidelined with a sprained knee.

The Oregon product kept the offense afloat in the first half and went 9-of-13 for 85 yards, zero touchdowns and zero interceptions while adding 41 yards and a score on the ground. His running ability was part of an overall effort by the Commanders to control the game with the rushing attack in Daniels’ absence.

Jeremy McNichols also scored on a 60-yard run, and Washington averaged 10.2 yards per carry in the first half.

But no carry made more headlines than the one by Mariota that ended with Quinn on the ground. Fortunately, the head coach appeared to be alright, and Matt Gay’s 56-yard field goal on the ensuing play to end the half likely made him feel even better.

It gave Washington a 20-10 advantage at intermission as the NFC East team attempted to move to 2-1 to start the season.

Quinn, who is in his second season as the head coach of the Commanders, will surely address his own status after the game.

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After being seen in the coaches box for the Las Vegas Raiders wearing a headset during Monday’s game against the…

A lackluster offensive showing from Geno Smith, Ashton Jeanty and the Las Vegas Raiders led to a 20-9 loss to Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night in Vegas.

Smith struggled throughout the night, completing 24-of-43 passes for 180 yards with three interceptions and three sacks. Jeanty, the Raiders’ No. 6 overall pick, saw limited usage, finishing with 43 yards on 11 carries. Jakobi Meyers led the receiving corps with six catches for 68 yards.

Meanwhile, Herbert completed 19-of-27 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns, connecting with both Keenan Allen for a score and 54 yards and Quentin Johnston who had 71 yards for a score. The Chargers improved to 2-0.

With the loss, the Raiders dropped to 1-1. Fans expressed frustration over the offense’s lack of production, the turnovers and the minimal involvement of Jeanty in the game plan.

Smith was intercepted on the game’s first play by linebacker Daiyan Henley, setting up a 38-yard field goal from Cameron Dicker. After the Raiders tied it with a 54-yard field goal from Daniel Carlson, Herbert found Allen for a touchdown late in the first quarter to take a 10-3 lead.

Las Vegas added another field goal early in the second, but Herbert responded with a 60-yard touchdown strike to Johnston to make it 17-6. Smith was picked off again before halftime, this time by safety Tony Jefferson, as the Chargers took the lead into the break.

Dicker added another field goal in the third to stretch the lead to 20-6. The Raiders controlled the clock with an 11-minute drive that ended in a field goal, but their offense stalled again late. After a turnover on downs gave Las Vegas a short field, Smith threw his third interception, this one grabbed by cornerback Donte Jackson, ending the comeback bid.

Despite a late-game fumble forced by a big hit from Maxx Crosby, the Raiders failed to capitalize, and the Chargers held on to cruise to the win.

The Raiders will look to bounce back against Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders on the road on Sunday.

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The Los Angeles Chargers jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first half of Monday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders, but it wasn’t all good news for the visitors.

Pass-rusher Khalil Mack was ruled out for the remainder of the game because of an elbow injury. He was seen on the sidelines with his arm in a sling.

Mack was limited to just seven games in 2021 but has otherwise been durable throughout his career.

He appeared in at least 14 games in each of his other 10 seasons since he entered the league as the No. 5 overall pick of the 2014 NFL draft, including when he played 16 contests in his age-33 season in 2024.

However, it seems like the Buffalo product may miss some time moving forward following Monday’s setback.

Mack has been more than just durable during his dominant career. He has also been one of the league’s best defensive players with a list of accomplishments that includes the 2016 Defensive Player of the Year, three First-Team All-Pro nods and nine Pro Bowl selections.

While he is 34 years old and perhaps not as unstoppable as he once was, he was still a Pro Bowler last season and is just one full year removed from when he posted 17 sacks during the 2023 campaign.

He also figured to be even more important for the Chargers’ defensive front this season with Joey Bosa no longer on the roster, but it will be up to others to anchor the pass rush until he is ready to return.

That could mean more playing time for Bud Dupree or Caleb Murphy in the immediate future.

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Tom Brady is seemingly more involved in game planning than most NFL owners.

The Las Vegas Raiders minority owner works with offensive coordinator Chip Kelly to game plan for opponents, meeting with him two to three times throughout the week, Peter Schrager reported on the ESPN broadcast of Monday Night Football between the Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers.

Brady was also seen in the coaches’ box during Monday’s contest against the Chargers.

Brady was unanimously approved as a minority owner of the Raiders in October, and it quickly became evident that owning an NFL franchise wasn’t just a side hobby for the legendary quarterback.

Brady reportedly played a role in the Raiders’ hiring of head coach Pete Caroll this offseason. After being hired, Carroll said the Raiders were “going to lean on” Brady when trying to find their next starting quarterback.

Ahead of the 2025 NFL draft, The Ringer’s Todd McShay noted that Brady was “very much involved” in the Raiders’ decision on their No. 6 pick, which they used to select running back Ashton Jeanty.

While Brady has no previous front office experience, it’s hard not to trust the judgment of a player who won seven Super Bowls and three MVPs during his playing days.

Brady said in February that he wants to have a “behind-the-scenes type role,” but it’s clear he’ll be doing his part to lead Las Vegas to success.

“My ownership interests in the Raiders is just much more of a long-term, kind of behind-the-scenes type role. I am there to support the team and leadership and the overall vision of success.

“The best part for me is I love football so much and the fact that I get to be involved with it for the rest of my life and showcase this great game, not just as a broadcaster which is obviously one way, but in a limited partner role with an organization.”

The Raiders started the season off with a win, which happened to come against Brady’s former team, the New England Patriots. They’ll look to improve to 2-0 against the Chargers on Monday.

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