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Daily bulletin for Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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- NBA opener: DET 121–113 BOS; Pistons erase 22-pt 3Q hole; Paul George 38 in Celtics debut; Cade Cunningham 22 pts, 8 ast; Javonte Green 19 off bench (AP / ESPN).
- UCL: Como 4–1 Man Utd; Nico Paz 2 G (2', 57'); T. Douvikas, Jacobo Ramón also score; Joshua Zirkzee 90+1; United winless in 7 (AP / BBC Sport).
- UCL: Galatasaray 4–2 Lille; Victor Osimhen 61'; Soriba Diaoune 2 G for Lille; Berke Özer OG; Galatasaray's 1st league-phase win (AP / ESPN).
- NHL: CAR 6–3 VAN; Logan Stankoven & Nikolaj Ehlers 2 G, 1 A each; Nicolas Deslauriers 2 G; Pyotr Kochetkov 14 saves; Canucks L8 (AP / NHL.com).
- NHL: TOR 6–2 CBJ; Auston Matthews 1 G, 1 A in 700th NHL game; 4 G in 2nd period; Kirill Marchenko scores vs former team (AP / NHL.com).
Sources
- NBA season tips off with Pistons rallying to beat Celtics 121-113AP · Oct 21, 2026
- Pistons 121-113 Celtics (Oct 20, 2026) Game RecapESPN · Oct 20, 2026
- Man United's crisis deepens with 4-1 loss at Champions League newcomer ComoAP · Oct 21, 2026
- Manchester United humiliation in Como: Bruno Fernandes rounds on boss Michael CarrickBBC Sport · Oct 21, 2026
- Lille 2-4 Galatasaray (Oct 21, 2026) Final ScoreESPN · Oct 21, 2026
- Defending champion Hurricanes beat Canucks 6-3 to take NHL leadAP · Oct 21, 2026
- Recap: Three-Goal Third Helps Canes Double Up CanucksNHL.com · Oct 21, 2026
- Matthews reaches 700 games, scores to help the Maple Leafs beat the Blue Jackets 6-2AP · Oct 21, 2026
- Marchenko scores in Columbus return, Maple Leafs pull away from Blue JacketsNHL.com · Oct 21, 2026
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Hi, xxxx xxxx for sports in sixty on Wednesday, October twenty-first, twenty twenty-six. The N.B.A. season tipped off in Detroit, where the Pistons rallied from twenty-two down to beat Boston one-twenty-one to one-thirteen, spoiling Paul George's Celtics debut with thirty-eight points as Cade Cunningham had twenty-two and eight assists. In Champions League play, Como stunned Manchester United four-one behind two goals from Nico Paz, deepening the Reds' winless run, while Victor Osimhen scored against former club Lille as Galatasaray won four-two in France. In the N.H.L., Logan Stankoven and Nikolaj Ehlers each had two goals and an assist and Nicolas Deslauriers also scored twice as defending champion Carolina beat Vancouver six-three, handing the Canucks an eighth straight loss. Auston Matthews scored in his seven-hundredth N.H.L. game and Toronto poured in four second-period goals to beat Columbus six-two. Sports in Sixty dot com your sports on demand anytime, anywhere!