Sports News Roundup: Anthony Davis helps Lakers edge Raptors; Desmond Bane pours in 32 as Grizzlies take down Mavericks and more

Noah Hanifin scored once in a three-point game and Connor Zary collected one goal and one assist for the Flames, while goalie Jacob Markstrom made 30 saves. Top teams square off as Celtics host Timberwolves The teams with the best records in the NBA will meet Wednesday night when the Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Boston Celtics.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Oilers edge Blackhawks for 8th straight win

Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl scored and Stuart Skinner made 25 saves to lift the streaking Edmonton Oilers to a 2-1 road victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. Edmonton matched a season high with its eighth consecutive victory. Six wins during the Oilers' current tear have come away from Rogers Place.

Former French basketball national faces losing Paris 2024 role over Gaza post

The board of the Paris 2024 Olympics organisers will hold an urgent meeting on Wednesday to address a controversy linked to a social media post about the Gaza war made by Olympics ambassador Emilie Gomis, a former French national basketball player. On Oct. 9, two days after Hamas' surprise attack on Israel, Gomis posted an Instagram story which showed maps of France being gradually covered by the flag of Israel, accompanied by a question that read "What would you do in this situation?"

Olympics-Former gold medallist Flessel among Paris 2024 torch bearers

Former Olympic champion Laura Flessel and world champion Camille Lacourt will head two of the 69 collective relays of torch bearers for the Paris 2024 Summer Games, organisers said on Wednesday. Some 11,000 people will be carrying the Olympic torch and among them, 3,000 will do it within a relay leg featuring 24 bearers, two of them being captained by Flessel, the two-time fencing gold medallist in 1996, and Lacourt, the five-time swimming world champion.

NHL roundup: Matthew Tkachuk posts hat trick as Panthers win 8th straight

Red-hot Matthew Tkachuk scored a hat trick and earned an assist as the visiting Florida Panthers defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-1 Tuesday for their eighth straight victory. Tkachuk, who grew up in St. Louis, has six goals and nine assists during his six-game point streak.

NBA roundup: Anthony Davis helps Lakers edge Raptors

Anthony Davis recorded 41 points and 11 rebounds, LeBron James added 22 points and 12 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers won consecutive games for the first time in over a month with a 132-131 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. Christian Wood scored 14 points and Cam Reddish added 13 as the Lakers won for just the fifth time in 15 games since winning the NBA's inaugural in-season tournament last month.

Desmond Bane pours in 32 as Grizzlies take down Mavericks

Desmond Bane collected 32 points and nine rebounds to lift the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a 120-103 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. Marcus Smart scored 23 points before exiting in the third quarter after dislocating a finger on his right hand. The undermanned Grizzlies played without stars Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee) and Ja Morant (season-ending shoulder injury).

Coyotes edge Bruins in OT to end three-game skid

Nick Schmaltz scored at the 4:04 mark of overtime as the Arizona Coyotes came from behind to beat the visiting Boston Bruins 4-3 on Tuesday night in Tempe, Ariz. Schmaltz took a feed from Clayton Keller and slid into the low left circle for the winner, which snapped the Coyotes' three-game skid.

Flames' four-goal third period too much for Senators

Yegor Sharangovich and Blake Coleman each scored twice and the host Calgary Flames rode a four-goal third period to beat the struggling Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Tuesday to snap a two-game skid. Noah Hanifin scored once in a three-point game and Connor Zary collected one goal and one assist for the Flames, while goalie Jacob Markstrom made 30 saves.

Top teams square off as Celtics host Timberwolves

The teams with the best records in the NBA will meet Wednesday night when the Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Boston Celtics. Boston, which has the best record in the league at 28-8, is coming off a controversial 133-131 loss to Indiana on Monday. Boston's Jaylen Brown appeared to be hit on the head during a shot that could have broken a 131-131 tie with 3.2 seconds to play. A foul was called on Buddy Hield, but the Pacers challenged the call, and it was overturned.

Dolphins fighting injuries, elements, Chiefs in wild-card game

All the Miami Dolphins had to do was protect a fourth-quarter lead in the season finale and they could have stayed in South Florida and played an AFC wild-card game in temperatures near 80 degrees. Instead, the Dolphins saw the lead get away and packed up portable heaters, parkas, gloves and a game plan for how to deal with the elements and Arrowhead when they visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday night in expected single-digit, frigid weather that will follow a projected significant snowfall in the days prior.