Sports

Dallas -- Rick Nash scored with 21 seconds left in overtime Friday, giving the Columbus Blue Jackets a 5-4 victory over Dallas.

St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Clutch pitching from Daisuke Matsuzaka and Justin Masterson Friday brought the Boston Red Sox a 2-0 win over Tampa Bay in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series

Atlanta -- Bryan Little ignited a three-goal, third-period outburst Friday that carried the Atlanta Thrashers to a 7-4 victory over Washington.

St. Louis -- Keith Tkachuk scored twice and the St. Louis Blues produced four power-play goals Friday in rolling past Nashville 5-2.

Buffalo, N.Y. -- Ryan Miller made 27 saves and was perfect in the shootout Friday, giving the Buffalo Sabres a 2-1 victory over Montreal.

Newark, N.J. -- Martin Brodeur made 25 saves while establishing an NHL longevity record Friday and carrying the New Jersey Devils to a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders.

New York -- Brandon Dubinsky had a goal and two assists Friday to help the New York Rangers stay unbeaten with a 4-2 decision over Chicago.

Green Bay, Wis. -- Green Bay Packers Coach Mike McCarthy said Friday quarterback Aaron Rodgers would likely start Sunday despite missing a third straight day of practice.

Raleigh, N.C. -- Joni Pitkanen put Carolina in front Friday and the Hurricanes rallied from an early two-goal deficit to defeat Florida 6-4.

Moscow -- Marat Safin beat fellow Russian Nikolay Davydenko 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4 in one of Friday's quarterfinal matches at the men's Kremlin Cup in Moscow.

Vienna -- Eighth-seeded Gael Monfils beat No. 2 Fernando Gonzalez, an Olympic silver medalist, in Friday's quarterfinals at the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy in Vienna.

Philadelphia -- Shane Victorino's two hits and four RBI Friday led the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-5 win over the LA Dodgers and a 2-0 lead in the NL Championship Series.

New York -- VH1 Classic said it will celebrate the upcoming release of AC/DC's new CD by airing a 24-hour marathon of the Australian rock band's work this month.