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Sports Briefs - November 7, 2016

The Edmonton Oilers edged the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 last night. Former Red Wings goaltender Jonas Gustavsson made 22 saves for the Oilers in the win.

Elsewhere -- the Winnipeg Jets lost to the Rangers 5-2 -- and the Calgary Flames fell 4-1 to Anaheim.

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Matthew Stafford threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Golden Tate as the Detroit Lions beat Minnesota 22-16 in overtime. Matt Prater kicked a 58-year field goal as time expired to force OT.

Meanwhile -- Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes as the Dallas Cowboys beat the winless Cleveland Browns 35-10.

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DeMar DeRozan's streak of consecutive 30-plus point games ended at five as the Toronto Raptors fell 96-91 to Sacramento.

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The NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas turned into a night race after a nearly six hour rain delay. Carl Edwards ended up winning to lock himself into the championship battle.

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Crash in Tilbury claims driver's life

Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

CK police charge woman with assault

According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.

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Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.