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Learner Tien beats Daniil Medvedev and is the youngest US man in Australia's 3rd round since Sampras

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Learner Tien, a 19-year-old qualifier from California, became the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open's third round since Pete Sampras in 1990, upsetting a r...

Jan 16, 2025

Toronto Maple Leafs place veteran centre John Tavares on injured reserve

TORONTO - Toronto Maple Leafs centre John Tavares is set to miss some time. The club announced Thursday the veteran centre has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body issue. Tavares went down...

Jan 16, 2025

Canada's Schmidt wins World Cup ski cross gold, Sherret takes bronze

SCHLADMING - Hannah Schmidt won ski cross gold to lead a two-medal day for Canada at the Reiteralm World Cup. Schmidt, from Ottawa, finished ahead of Switzerland's Fanny Smith in the women's final. In...

Jan 16, 2025

McDavid passes Kurri for second all-time in points in Oilers franchise history

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Connor McDavid continues setting records and moving up scoring lists. McDavid had two goals and an assist in the Edmonton Oilers' 5-3 win against the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday...

Jan 15, 2025

Canada's Shapovalov, Diallo both ousted from Australian Open in second round

Canada's Denis Shapovalov has been eliminated from the Australian Open after falling to Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in second-round play. Musetti, the tournament's No. 16 seed, beat the 25-year-old from ...

Jan 15, 2025

Sabres beat Hurricanes for third win in four games

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Ryan McLeod scored two goals and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Wednesday night. Dylan Cozens and Tage Thompson also scored and Jason Zucker had two assist...

Jan 15, 2025

McDavid scores twice, Oilers beat Wild 5-3 for seventh win in eight games

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Vasily Podkolzin scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 on Wednes...

Jan 15, 2025

'I feel like we're learning': Toronto Raptors look to improve in season's second half

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors hope the way they finished the first half of the season is a sign that better times are ahead for the struggling NBA team. Led by RJ Barrett's 22 points, 10 rebounds and ...

Jan 15, 2025

Barrett, Toronto Raptors upset Boston Celtics 107-97 for second straight win

TORONTO - RJ Barrett fired in 22 points and Scottie Barnes added 18 to lead the Toronto Raptors to an upset 110-97 win against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. With back-to-back wins, Toronto (10-31) ...

Jan 15, 2025

Newly named head coach Robin Fraser's first-team staff taking shape at Toronto FC

TORONTO - Incumbent goalkeeping coach Simon Eaddy will be returning under new Toronto FC coach Robin Fraser. General manager Jason Hernandez said there are two new assistant coaches but declined to id...

Jan 15, 2025