Ducks blank Sharks in preseason game
John Gibson and Reto Berra combined for 24 saves in the Ducks’ 3-0 preseason victory over the Sharks in Anaheim on Thursday night.
Gibson started the game and made 15 saves in the first two periods. Berra played the third and was credited with the win after making nine saves.
Chris Wagner, Antoine Vermette and Kalle Kossila scored third-period goals for the Ducks. Martin Jones made 23 saves for San Jose. NHL: The New York Rangers sent rookie center Lias Andersson back to his Swedish League club. Andersson,18, was selected No. 7 overall in this year’s draft.
SOCCER Arsenal’s Giroud scores 100th goal
Olivier Giroud scored his 100th goal for Arsenal as the Gunners beat BATE Borisov 4-2 to go 2-for-2 in Europa League group play.
Arsenal rested nine front-line players, including Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette, for the English Premier League and still had enough firepower. Within 25 minutes, Arsenal was up 3-0 on two goals by Theo Walcott and Rob Holding. Giroud sent the goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot in the second half.
“Welcome to the 100 club!” tweeted Walcott, who has scored 107 for Arsenal.
Arsenal leads Group H with six points.
In other highlights, AC Milan scored four minutes into overtime to edge Rijeka of Croatia 3-2, and Everton was held by Apollon at home to 2-2.
Bayern Munich fired Carlo Ancelotti as coach after the German team’s heaviest Champions League group-stage defeat, Wednesday’s 3-0 loss at Paris Saint-Germain. Willy Sagnol, 40, a former Bayern defender who was Ancelotti’s assistant, will take over the team on an interim basis.