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Edmonton Oilers agree to terms on one-year contract with defenceman John Klingberg

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms on a one-year contract with defenceman John Klingberg on Friday. Klingberg was a free agent and hasn't played an NHL game since Nov. 11, 2023. The six-fo...

Jan 17, 2025

Madeline Schizas seeks redemption at Canadian figure skating championships

LAVAL, Que. - Madeline Schizas wants her crown back. The two-time national women's champion enters this weekend's Canadian figure skating championships hungry for redemption after falling short of a t...

Jan 17, 2025

Denis Law, the Manchester United and Scotland soccer great, dies at 84

Denis Law, the only Scottish soccer player to win the Ballon d'Or, has died. He was 84. The death of Law, a Manchester United great and Scotland international, was announced in a statement from his fa...

Jan 17, 2025

PWHL's neutral site Takeover Tour drawing attention and `We want a team' chants as expansion looms

Three neutral site stops down and six to go, the Professional Women's Hockey League is quickly discovering how popular it has become at a time when the second-year six-team league is considering expan...

Jan 17, 2025

Charge goalie Emerance Maschmeyer thriving with busy life on and off the ice

OTTAWA - There's little Emerance Maschmeyer can't do. She's not only the starting goaltender of the PWHL's Ottawa Charge but a proud new mom and entrepreneur. Despite balancing a hectic, sometimes see...

Jan 17, 2025

Toronto Blue Jays acquire outfielder Myles Straw in a deal with Cleveland Guardians

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Myles Straw in a deal with the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. Toronto received Straw, cash considerations and international signing bonus pool space...

Jan 17, 2025

Edmonton Elks release veteran American defensive back Loucheiz Purifoy

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks released veteran American defensive back Loucheiz Purifoy on Friday. Purifoy, 32, had spent the last two seasons with Edmonton, appearing in 31 regular-season games. The f...

Jan 17, 2025

Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen wins home World Cup super-G as Marco Odermatt has rare poor result

WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) - The powerful Switzerland men's ski team won its home World Cup super-G on Friday, though it was Franjo von Allmen getting his first career win as Marco Odermatt had a rare p...

Jan 17, 2025

Canada's India Sherret strikes gold at World Cup ski cross in Austria

SCHLADMING - India Sherret of Cranbrook, B.C., captured gold on Friday, the final day of World Cup ski cross racing in Reiteralm, Austria. Ottawa's Hannah Schmidt earned bronze despite a crash with te...

Jan 17, 2025

'We're sick of it': Vancouver Canucks searching for answers amid slump

VANCOUVER - A promising season is beginning to slip away for the Vancouver Canucks. The team came into the campaign with hopes of a second straight playoff run, but 44 games in, the Canucks (19-15-10)...

Jan 17, 2025