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Daily bulletin for Thursday, October 22, 2026
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- NBA: MIN 131–106 MIA; Anthony Edwards 45 pts, 9 3PM, 10 reb; spoils Giannis Antetokounmpo Heat debut (35); LaMelo Ball 21 in Wolves debut; Ant joins Wilt & Jordan with multiple 40-pt openers (AP / NBA.com).
- NBA: IND 123–120 NOP; Tyrese Haliburton 23 pts, 12 ast in 1st game since Achilles tear (16 mo); Pascal Siakam 30 incl. 12 in 4th; Zion Williamson 22 (AP / NBA.com).
- NBA: LAL 127–105 GSW; Walker Kessler 26 on 12-for-12 FG in Lakers debut; Luka Doncic 28 in 3 quarters; Stephen Curry 23; Lakers led by 35 (AP / ESPN).
- UCL: Real Madrid 4–1 RB Leipzig; Bernardo Silva 1st Madrid goal; Arda Güler, Kylian Mbappé, Yan Diomande also score; Madrid 3-0 in league phase (AP / BBC Sport).
- NHL: OTT 5–1 FLA; Brady Tkachuk 1 G in booed Ottawa return; Tim Stützle, Claude Giroux, Shane Pinto, Warren Foegele, Stephen Halliday score; Linus Ullmark injured (AP / NHL.com).
Sources
- Edwards scores 45, Wolves roll past Heat 131-106 to spoil Giannis' openerAP · Oct 22, 2026
- Ant, Wilt and Jordan: Timberwolves' star joins a small, elite opening-night scoring clubNBA.com · Oct 22, 2026
- Siakam and Haliburton lead the Pacers past the Pelicans, 123-120AP · Oct 22, 2026
- Tyrese Haliburton makes an emotional return from his injury and leads the Pacers to an opening-night winNBA.com · Oct 22, 2026
- Lakers rout Warriors 127-105 behind Walker Kessler's perfect shooting debutAP · Oct 22, 2026
- Lakers 127-105 Warriors (Oct 21, 2026) Game RecapESPN · Oct 22, 2026
- Vinícius Júnior's scoring slump continues in Real Madrid's Champions League winAP · Oct 22, 2026
- Real Madrid 4-1 RB Leipzig: Spanish side maintain 100% startBBC Sport · Oct 21, 2026
- Senators beat Panthers 5-1 as Brady Tkachuk scores in return to Ottawa but gets hostile receptionAP · Oct 22, 2026
- Senators roll past Panthers in Brady Tkachuk's return to OttawaNHL.com · Oct 22, 2026
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Hi, xxxx xxxx for sports in sixty on Thursday, October twenty-second, twenty twenty-six. Anthony Edwards hit nine three-pointers and scored forty-five points as Minnesota spoiled Giannis Antetokounmpo's Miami debut with a one-thirty-one to one-oh-six win, joining Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan as the only players with multiple forty-point season openers. Sixteen months after rupturing his Achilles, Tyrese Haliburton had twenty-three points and twelve assists and Pascal Siakam scored thirty as Indiana rallied past New Orleans one-twenty-three to one-twenty. Walker Kessler went twelve-for-twelve for twenty-six points in his L.A. debut and Luka Doncic scored twenty-eight as the Lakers beat Golden State one-twenty-seven to one-oh-five. In the Champions League, Bernardo Silva scored his first Real Madrid goal and Kylian Mbappe added another in a four-one rout of R.B. Leipzig. In the N.H.L., Brady Tkachuk scored in a hostile return to Ottawa and the Senators beat Florida five-one. Sports in Sixty dot com your sports on demand anytime, anywhere!