BRUSSELS, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Amy Dombroski, a U.S. professional bicycle racer living in Belgium, was killed Thursday when she was hit by a truck while training, her team said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Sven Grabovski and Alex Ovechkin scored in the shootout Thursday, finishing off a Washington comeback that gave the Capitals a 5-4 win over Calgary.
BOSTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Milan Lucic put Boston in front in the final minute of the second period Thursday and the Bruins' scored on a penalty shot Thursday to down Tampa Bay 3-1.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Marc-Andre Fleury began his 10th NHL season with a shutout Thursday, making 28 saves in carrying Pittsburgh to a 3-0 win over New Jersey.
DUBLIN, Ohio, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- One-sided wins featuring Tiger Woods and Zach Johnson allowed the United States to hold on for a one-point lead Thursday on the first day of the Presidents Cup.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Carlos Beltran's three-run homer ignited a seven-run third inning Thursday that sent St. Louis to a 9-1 win over Pittsburgh that opened their playoff series.
NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The cannon used to celebrate touchdowns at Virginia's Old Dominion University football games is a casualty of the federal shutdown, a school official said.
HASTINGS, Mich., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Former major league baseball player Chad Curtis was sentenced in Michigan Thursday to at least seven years in prison for sexually assaulting teenage girls.
PARIS, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Mikko Ilonen and Thorbjorn Olesen edged Tommy Fleet and Chris Wood, giving Europe the lead over Great Britain and Ireland Thursday at the Seve Trophy.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The football game between Air Force and Navy will be played this weekend despite a threat that the U.S. government shutdown would lead to its cancellation.
BEIJING, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Jelena Jankovic and Agnieszka Radwanska dropped just two games between them Thursday in gaining places in the quarterfinals of the WTA's China Open.
BEIJING, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic, seeking to hold onto the world No. 1 ranking, survived a three-set scare Thursday in a second-round match at the ATP's China Open.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Donte Whitner, a San Francisco 49ers' safety who was recently fined for a hit on a Rams player, has announced he plans to change his last name to Hitner.
BEIJING, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Choi Na-yeon and Jessica Korda each shot 9-under-par 64 Thursday and share the lead after the first round of the inaugural Reignwood LPGA Classic in China.
DENVER, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Steve Downie touched off a three-goal second period Wednesday that sent Colorado to an easy season-opening 6-1 decision over Anaheim.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Alex Cobb pitched Tampa Bay out of persistent trouble Wednesday and the Rays advanced in the playoffs with a 4-0 victory over Cleveland.
DETROIT, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Mikael Samuelsson and Pavel Datyuk scored 36 seconds apart in the first period Wednesday, goals that stood up to give Detroit a 2-1 win over Buffalo.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Dave Bolland broke a tie early in the third period with the first of his two goals Wednesday, lifting Toronto to a 3-1 victory over Philadelphia.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A bar owner said Wednesday she rescued memorabilia of late Chicago Cubs star Ran Santo from a dumpster after the team had accidentally thrown it away.
Sandra Bullock and George Clooney arrive on the red carpet at the New York Premiere of Gravity at AMC Lincoln Square in New York City on October 1, 2013. UPI/John Angelillo
