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Three-time Cy Young winner Scherzer finalizes 1-year deal with Blue Jays
TORONTO (AP) - Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized a US$15.5 million, one-year contract on Tuesday. The 40-year-old was limited to nine starts with Texas ...
Feb 05, 2025
Ovechkin on track to break Gretzky's NHL career goals record
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 878 goals and needs 17 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 sho...
Feb 05, 2025
Brown scores in OT as Oilers rally on road to beat Blues 3-2
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Connor Brown scored at 2:33 of overtime and the Edmonton Oilers beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Tuesday night. Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists and Leon Draisaitl had a goal ...
Feb 05, 2025
Armia scores late short-handed goal to help Canadiens beat Sharks 4-3
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Joel Armia scored a short-handed tiebreaking goal late in the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Tuesday night to snap a five-game NHL losi...
Feb 05, 2025
NHL roundup: Swayman helps Bruins shut out the Wild 3-0
BOSTON (AP) - Charlie McAvoy got his 299th career point with a goal in the second period and Jeremy Swayman stopped 35 shots for his third shutout of the NHL season as the Boston Bruins beat the Minne...
Feb 05, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is being evaluated for upper-body injury
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is being evaluated for an upper-body injury. Crosby did not practice on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he got caught betwe...
Feb 05, 2025
Trump signs executive order intended to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports. The order, titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports...
Feb 05, 2025
Jimmy Butler is headed to the Golden State Warriors, AP source says
Jimmy Butler has gotten his wish. He's being traded out of Miami. The Heat and the Golden State Warriors have agreed on a deal that sends Butler to the Bay Area, a person with knowledge of the talks s...
Feb 05, 2025
NHLPA appeals Ryan Hartman's 10-game suspension on behalf of the Wild forward
NEW YORK (AP) - The NHL Players' Association said Wednesday it has filed an appeal on Ryan Hartman's behalf after the Minnesota Wild forward was suspended 10 games for roughing. Hartman had 48 hours f...
Feb 05, 2025
Double-double: Grizzlies rookie centre Zach Edey triumphant in Toronto return
TORONTO - Zach Edey took a pause and looked around the lower bowl at Scotiabank Arena before tipoff, soaking it all in. The Toronto native was finally playing an NBA game in front of his hometown fans...
Feb 05, 2025