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Maple Leafs place captain Matthews on injured reserve, recall Rifai from Marlies

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs are placing captain Auston Matthews on the injured reserve list with an upper-body injury. The move, which is retroactive to Dec. 20, comes a couple hours before the ...

Dec 31, 2024

Alouettes sign running back Walter Fletcher to two-year extension

MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed running back Walter Fletcher to a two-year contract extension, the CFL club announced Tuesday. Fletcher had 764 yards and four touchdowns on 141 carries i...

Dec 31, 2024

Jets having fun soaring to new heights on special teams

WINNIPEG - There were a lot of reasons for the Winnipeg Jets to be happy after they blanked the Nashville Predators 3-0 for their fourth consecutive win on Monday. Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to r...

Dec 30, 2024

'A lesson in penalty killing': Solid PK helps Victoire climb to top of PWHL standings

LAVAL, Que. - The Montreal Victoire's power play may be struggling, but their penalty kill is helping them win games and move up the standings. Montreal thwarted the Boston Fleet's power play five tim...

Dec 30, 2024

NHL roundup: Jesper Boqvist scores twice, Panthers beat Rangers 5-3

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Jesper Boqvist scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third, and the Florida Panthers beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Monday night. Eetu Luostarinen, Aleksander Barkov ...

Dec 30, 2024

Charge, Sceptres make four-player trade

TORONTO - Two teams trying to find their stride in the Professional Women's Hockey League have made a major trade. The Ottawa Charge and Toronto Sceptres, tied for fifth in the six-team league with id...

Dec 30, 2024

Vilardi, Hellebuyck lift Jets to 3-0 win over Predators

WINNIPEG - Gabriel Vilardi scored a pair of power-play goals 62 seconds apart in the third period to help the Winnipeg Jets extend their winning streak to four games with a 3-0 victory over the Nashvi...

Dec 30, 2024

Victoire beat Fleet 3-1 for fourth straight win, move to top of PWHL standings

LAVAL, Que. - Claire Dalton had a goal and an assist as the Montreal Victoire defeated the Boston Fleet 3-1 on Monday night in the Professional Women's Hockey League. Anna Wilgren and Kristin O'Neill ...

Dec 30, 2024

Bedard takes centre stage when Blackhawks face Blues in Winter Classic

CHICAGO (AP) - Connor Bedard practised with the Chicago Blackhawks right in the middle of Wrigley Field. He skated with his parents and his sister. The moment was not lost on the 19-year-old centre. "...

Dec 30, 2024

'Make our country proud': Canada, U.S. set for New Year's Eve clash at world juniors

OTTAWA - Canada was in big trouble on an important night. It was New Year's Eve at the 2009 world junior hockey championship. The United States had jumped out to a 3-0 lead not even 13 minutes into th...

Dec 30, 2024