Yahoo Sports AM: The NHL is back

The Chiefs beat the Saints 26-13 on " Monday Night Football " to improve to 5 -0 for the first time since 2018 .

Shams Charania is leaving The Athletic for ESPN , where he'll replace Adrian Wojnarowski as the network's new Senior NBA Insider .

Alex Ovechkin ( 853 goals) is 42 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky ( 894 ) for the most in NHL history.

Braden Thornberry won the Korn Ferry Tour Championship to secure his PGA Tour membership for the 2025 season .

Triple Crown winner Tarik Skubal was yet again untouchable for Detroit , striking out eight and allowing just three hits in seven innings to extend his scoreless streak to 24.1 innings.

The Royals used a big fourth inning to beat the Yankees , 4 -2, and tie their ALDS at one game apiece.

There have been just two other postseason no-hitters in MLB history: Roy Halladay in the 2010 NLDS and a quartet of Astros ( Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu , Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly) in the 2022 World Series .

No MLB pitcher had thrown a perfect game since 1922 , a 34-year drought that is by far the longest ever between perfectos.

The Utah Hockey Club (formerly Arizona Coyotes) is one of 11 teams across the 'Big Four' leagues whose name doesn't end in "S".