In Brief: Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews has record 4 goals in NHL debut

NHL: Auston Matthews needed 40 minutes to get into the NHL record book.

In the highest-scoring debut in NHL history, Matthews scored four goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs, but Kyle Turris scored 37 seconds into overtime to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 5-4 victory Wednesday night in ottawa, Ontario.

Matthews got his fourth with 3 seconds left in the second period, bringing his mother to tears in the stands.

The 19-year-old from Scottsdale, Arizona, is the 12th first overall pick to score in his NHL debut.

Turris scored twice, including the tying goal 6:45 into the third period. Bobby Ryan, Erik Karlsson and Derick Brassard also scored for Ottawa.

Frederik Andersen stopped 25 of 30 shots for the Maple Leafs. Craig Anderson had 34 saves for Ottawa.

Blues top Blackhawks in opener: Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues beat the host Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 in an opening-night matchup of Central Division rivals.

Kevin Shattenkirk and Paul Stastny each had a power-play goal and two assists for the Blues, who eliminated the Blackhawks in seven games in the first round of the playoffs in April. Jake Allen had 17 saves in his first game since he became St. Louis’ clear No. 1 goaltender with Brian Elliott’s June trade to Calgary.

Richard Panik and Ryan Hartman scored for Chicago, which had six rookies in the starting lineup, including four playing their first NHL game. Corey Crawford finished with 29 saves.

Rockets sweep Pelicans in China

NBA: James Harden scored 14 points and Ryan Anderson had 11 to lead the Houston Rockets to a 116-104 win over the New Orleans Pelicans in a preseason game in Beijing.

The Rockets swept the Pelicans in two preseason games in China behind Harden’s passing. After collecting 15 assists in Sunday’s game in Shanghai, Harden had 8 assists Wednesday in 24 minutes in Beijing.

Houston built a 17-point lead after the first quarter and never relinquished it, though the Pelicans closed to within eight points in the fourth quarter.

Judge decides against a mistrial in Rose case: A federal judge in Los Angeles decided against declaring a mistrial in a lawsuit accusing NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends of raping the basketball player’s former girlfriend in 2013.

U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald faulted the woman’s legal team for not having provided the defense sooner with three text messages the woman sent to Rose around the time of the alleged assault, but the judge said the failure was not serious enough to call an end to the civil court trial.

Fitzgerald ruled that the woman could be questioned again by Rose’s attorneys and that jurors would be told of the plaintiff’s error.

Fitzgerald said the texts “could be viewed as favorable to the defense” and that telling jurors they weren’t initially available to Rose’s team would “cure that prejudice.”

Players optimistic over NBA labor talks: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver revealed that the league and its players will resume discussions on a new labor deal next week. Those meetings will be a prequel to the league’s Board of Governors session in New York on Oct. 20 and 21, where the labor talks will surely be very high on Silver’s agenda of things to review with the full ownership.

Silver said he would return to the U.S. on Thursday – and then planned to pick up where talks left off. He said he has been meeting with union representatives, including union head Michele Roberts and president Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers, as well as owners who are on the negotiating committee.

“Both sides have been very engaged and eager to get a deal done,” Silver said.

Mountaineers shut out Ragin Cajun 24-0

Miscellany: Taylor Lamb threw for 201 yards and a touchdown, Jalin Moore ran for 106 yards and two scores, and Appalachian State beat Louisiana-Lafayette 24-0 in Lafayette, Louisiana, for the Ragin’ Cajuns’ first home shutout since 2002.

Appalachian State (4-2, 2-0 Sun Belt) scored on its first four possessions, had a 24-0 lead at halftime and cruised in the second half.

On the Mountaineers’ first offensive play, Shaedon Meadors caught a deep pass from Lamb for a 56-yard gain and Moore punched it in from the 2 for a 7-0 lead. Appalachian State had an 11-play, 92-yard drive on its second drive but settled for a 21-yard field goal. Moore broke free with a cutback for a 41-yard touchdown run and freshman Collin Reed caught his first career touchdown pass from 8 yards out.

Meadors made six catches for a career-high 128 yards for Appalachian State. Lamb completed his first eight passes and was 12 of 16 – including a deflected interception – in the first half. He was just 3 for 10 after halftime.

Elijah McGuire had 43 yards rushing and 10 yards receiving to become the career leader in all-purpose yards for ULL (2-4, 1-2). The Ragin’ Cajuns punted on their first three drives and Stevie Artigue’s 47-yard field-goal attempt hit the left upright on their fourth possession.

Kyrgios booed in Shanghai, Nadal loses: Nick Kyrgios looked completely disengaged at the Shanghai Masters, like he couldn’t get off the court fast enough. Rafael Nadal fought as hard as he could to prolong his stay in China but came up short.

Both players lost in the second round, though the effort they put forth couldn’t have been more different.

Kyrgios was booed by the crowd and admonished by the chair umpire for his lack of professionalism during a 6-3, 6-1 loss to German qualifier Mischa Zverev. The Australian argued with a fan and later defended his behavior by saying he didn’t owe the spectators anything and fans could “just leave” if they didn’t like his attitude.

Nadal’s late-season struggles continued as he fell to Viktor Troicki 6-3, 7-6 (3). The result prompted the Spaniard to contemplate shutting his season down early.

Andy Murray reached the third round by beating Steve Johnson 6-3, 6-2. U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka and Milos Raonic also advanced in straight sets.

Fury gives up world titles to focus on treatment: Tyson Fury has vacated his WBO and WBA world titles to concentrate on his treatment and recovery from drug use and other personal issues.

Fury’s promotors confirmed the decision. It comes in the wake of his second withdrawal from a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko after being declared “medically unfit” and following his admitted bingeing on cocaine and alcohol.

“I’m unable to defend at this time and I have taken the hard and emotional decision to now officially vacate my treasured world titles and wish the next in-line contenders all the very best as I now enter another big challenge in my life which I know, like against Klitschko, I will conquer,” the British boxer said in a statement.

“I feel that it is only fair and right and for the good of boxing to keep the titles active and allow the other contenders to fight for the vacant belts that I proudly won and held as the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world.”

His decision to vacate the belts could set up a bout between Klitschko and Anthony Joshua to unify the heavyweight titles, with negotiations between the two camps reportedly underway.

Fury’s promotional company, Hennessy Sports, released the statement confirming the boxer’s decision to relinquish the titles “out of respect for the governing bodies, the sport of boxing and the heavyweight division.”

The statement said the break will also allow Fury “the time and space to fully recover from his present condition without any undue pressure and with the expert medical attention he requires.”

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine this month, Fury is quoted as saying he has been bingeing on cocaine and alcohol to deal with manic depression.