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SPORTS Tuesday 31 OcTOber 2017

Wheeler scores 3

of Jets’ 5 goals in

1st to rout Pens 7-1

By The Associated Press The Penguins, playing
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) back-to-back road games
— Blake Wheeler scored after losing 2-1 in Minnesota
three of Winnipeg’s five on Saturday, were on their
goals in the first period heels from the start and
and the Jets routed the didn’t score until Evgeni
Pittsburgh Penguins 7-1 on Malkin’s fifth of the season
Sunday night. late in the second.
Brendan Lemieux scored DUCKS 4, HURRICANES 3,
his first career goal for SO
Winnipeg on a slap shot RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) —
from the point at 12:20 of Corey Perry scored the only
the third. The son of Claude goal in a shootout to lift
Lemieux made his NHL Anaheim over Carolina. Winnipeg Jets right wing Blake Wheeler (26) scores on Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matthew Murray
debut Oct. 20. Jakob Silfverberg tied it (30) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017.
Andrew Copp, Joel Armia with just under five minutes Associated Press
and Mark Scheifele also remaining in the third period opening period. Scott up by Johnny Gaudreau, It was the 11th assist for
scored for the Jets, who for the Ducks. Ondrej Kase Darling stopped 22 shots. who carried the puck in on Gaudreau, who leads the
chased Matt Murray early. and Derek Grant scored FLAMES 2, CAPITALS 1 the rush. After not finding team with 14 points.
Connor Hellebuyck made in the first, and Ryan Miller CALGARY, Alberta (AP) anyone open, he curled Micheal Ferland also
31 saves. made 34 saves — including — Sean Monahan scored back at the faceoff dot scored for the Flames, and
Winnipeg scored three three point-blank stops in the tiebreaking goal and tried again, this time Mike Smith made 30 saves
times in 34 seconds late overtime. 9:09 into the third period spotting Monahan alone at in his NHL-leading 11th start.
in the first to break it open Jeff Skinner, Jordan Staal and Calgary edged the far post. All the Flames’ Jakub Vrana scored for the
against the two-time and Justin Faulk scored to Washington to break a four- leading goal scorer had to Capitals, who finished 1-2-
defending Stanley Cup rally the Hurricanes from game home losing streak. do was slide in his sixth of 0 on a road trip through
champions. a 2-0 deficit early in the The decisive goal was set the season. Western Canada.q

Saudi women to be allowed into sports stadiums next year

By AYA BATRAWY to the public spaces that nearly double what they
Associated Press accommodate women. are now. The government
DUBAI, United Arab Emir- These “family” sections are spent lavishly on the stadi-
ates (AP) — Saudi Arabia for women who are out on ums in an effort to appease
will allow women into sports their own or who are ac- its majority young popula-
stadiums as of next year, companied by a male rela- tion and provide spaces
the kingdom’s latest step tive. Many restaurants and for fans eager to cheer on
toward easing rules on cafes, which often also local clubs, as well as hold
gender segregation — but have separate entrances national parades and cer-
they will be seated in the for women, have similarly emonies. Two years ago,
so-called family section, segregated seating ar- a Saudi woman was ar-
an area separate from the rangements. rested while attending a
male-only crowd. The authority said the three soccer game in Jiddah’s
Still, the decision, an- major sports stadiums in the al-Jawhara stadium, which
nounced on Sunday, marks capital, Riyadh, and the cit- In this Sept. 23, 2017 file photo released by Saudi Press Agency, opened to the public in
another incremental step ies of Jiddah and Dammam SPA, Saudi men and women attend national day ceremonies at 2014. Police were quoted in
toward greater women’s will undergo renovations to the King Fahd stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. local media at the time as
rights in the kingdom. accommodate families. Associated Press saying that security spotted
The General Sports Author- The decision comes after also responded enthusias- a stark reversal from years her at the stadium “delib-
ity described the decision the public appeared to tically when women were of allowing only men into erately disguised” in pants,
as one that will allow “fami- welcome a decision to al- allowed into the Riyadh the stadiums, many built a long-sleeve top, a hat
lies” into the stadiums — a low women to drive for the stadium for national day with hundreds of millions of and sunglasses to avoid
term authorities use to refer first time next year. Many celebrations last month. It’s dollars when oil prices were detection.q