Blackhawks extend their record streak Chicago extended their NHL-record, season-opening points streak to 22 games with a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, as Patrick Kane scored the tying goal with 2:02 left in regulation and then the only goal in a shoot-out. The Blackhawks have earned at least a point in 28 straight games - dating back to last season - to tie the second-longest such streak in league history. They have matched Montreal's streak from 1977 to 1978 and trail only Philadelphia's run of 35 straight wins in 1979 to 1980. AP Fractured hand forces Beale out for a month Wallaby back Kurtley Beale has been ruled out of Super Rugby for up to a month with a fractured hand, his Melbourne Rebels team say. The Rebels fly-half is expected to undergo surgery after scans yesterday revealed the fracture. AFP Ireland call up Sexton, but O'Gara is dropped Flyhalf Jonathan Sexton has been included in Ireland's 32-man training squad for Saturday's Six Nations game against France, but there was no place for Ronan O'Gara. Flyhalf O'Gara, Ireland's most capped player and scorer of a record 1,083 points for Ireland, has struggled for form and was relegated to third-choice No10 for last month's match against Scotland. Reuters Injury ends Silberman's NFL tryout attempt Lauren Silberman, the first woman to participate in a National Football League regional tryout, attempted just two kick-offs before her audition was ended by a quadriceps injury. Silberman, 28, a New York City resident who played club soccer at the University of Wisconsin, said she aggravated an injury she suffered last week during training. "It was a frustrating day because I wanted to show the world how well I could kick," she said. "I kept trying to work through it, but between the pain and the risk of further injury, I thought it was best to stop." Bloomberg
