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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 04, 2025

Karl-Anthony Towns's double-double helps Knicks fend off Raptors 121-115

TORONTO - Karl-Anthony Towns had a double-double and the New York Knicks held off a late Toronto Raptors rally for a 121-115 win on Tuesday. Towns had 27 points and 20 rebounds as New York (34-17) won...

Feb 04, 2025

Hagel scores go-ahead goal in third, Lightning beat Senators 4-3 to snap rival's 5-game win streak

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Brandon Hagel scored less than two minutes into the third period to give the Tampa Bay Lightning the lead for good in a 4-3 win on Tuesday night that snapped the Ottawa Senators' fi...

Feb 04, 2025

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 04, 2025

Booing of U.S. anthem continues at Canadian sporting events despite tariff pause

TORONTO - Canadian sports fans continued to voice their displeasure at American economic policies on Tuesday despite a pause in a trade war between Canada and the United States. Fans at Toronto's Scot...

Feb 04, 2025

Poulin, Ambrose of league-leading Montreal among PWHL's monthly stars

TORONTO - Montral Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin and teammate Erin Ambrose are among the Professional Women's Hockey League's players of the month for January. Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Co...

Feb 04, 2025

Portuguese midfielder Xavier Venâncio joins Winnipeg's Valour FC

Portuguese midfielder Xavier Venncio has joined Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League on a one-year contract with an option for 2026. Venncio, 25, arrives at Valour after making more than 60 appear...

Feb 04, 2025

Ontario artist's Super Bowl football design celebrates Indigenous culture

Growing up, Quentin Commanda dreamt of playing in the NFL and reaching the Super Bowl. The pro football career never happened, but Commanda is closer to Super Bowl LIX than most. On Monday, the NFL un...

Feb 04, 2025

Canucks star Hughes to miss second straight game against Avalanche

VANCOUVER - Quinn Hughes is set to miss a second straight game when his Vancouver Canucks host the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. The 25-year-old American defenceman briefly skated with his teammates ...

Feb 04, 2025

Influential midfielder Alessandro Hojabrpour re-signs with CPL's Forge FC

Forge FC got a boost in advance of Wednesday's CONCACAF Champions Cup game against Mexico's CF Monterrey with news that influential midfielder Alessandro Hojabrpour is back in the fold. The 25-year-ol...

Feb 04, 2025