- The Atlanta Thrashers fired head coach Bob Hartley on Wednesday after opening the NHL season with six straight losses.General manager Don Waddell will take over on an interim basis, a source told The Canadian Press. The team scheduled an afternoon news conference to make the announcement.The Thrashers, coming off their first ever playoff appearance, find themselves in the NHL basement. They have the fewest goals for in the league at nine and the third-most goals against at 27, ahead of only Toronto (28) and Los Angeles (30). Read more

  Mumbai: Murali Kartik claimed his first five-wicket haul in one-day internationals to restrict Australia to a modest 193 in 41.3 overs in the seventh and final one-day international on Wednesday. via Sify

  "Everybody on our team is playing well right now, it's not just a couple of guys" Martin Biron established himself as Philadelphia's No. 1 goalie the day he was acquired last season in a trade with Buffalo. via NJ.com

  Ryan Smyth had a goal and an assist, then scored the decisive goal in the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Tuesday night. via Northwest Florida Daily News

  "Every day I get a little bit better." Former Dallas Cowboys running back Ron Springs has been hospitalized in a coma, more than seven months after receiving a kidney donated by ex-teammate Everson Walls. via Chicago Tribune

  Miami Dolphins' Chris Chambers is stopped by Dallas Cowboys' Ken Hamlin and Anthony Henry during the third quarter of the football game Sunday in this file photo taken Sept. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald

  "I am delighted to have signed for a further season." Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has signed an extended contract which ties him to the club until the end of June 2009. via IcWalsall

  "I was able to make good pitches when I needed to" CLEVELAND -- As October's curtain rose, they were unknown underdogs. Nobody's calling the Cleveland Indians anything close to that now. via The Advocate

  Samuel Pahlsson scored a tiebreaking short-handed goal with 10:58 left in the third period to lead the defending champion Anaheim Ducks to a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night. via Kentucky.com

  Eli Manning took advantage of an early Atlanta penalty to complete a 5-yard touchdown pass to Amani Toomer and added a 43-yard scoring pass to Plaxico Burress to give the New York Giants a 21-10 lead over the Falcons in the second quarter on Monday night.Reuben Droughns also scored on a 1-yard run for the Giants.The drive capped by Toomer's touchdown catch was kept alive when Falcons linebacker Demorrio Williams plowed into Giants punter Jeff Feagles for a roughing penalty.That gave the Giants a first down at the Atlanta 48, and Manning completed passes of 15 yards to Plaxico Burress, 10 yards to Toomer and 10 yards to Jeremy Shockey before completing the 5-yard scoring pass to Toomer. Read more