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Kondas makes a difference in debut with Sceptres

TORONTO - Jess Kondas was home for the holidays in Calgary when the phone rang with the best early Christmas present she could have imagined. After an entire calendar year on the Toronto Sceptres thre...

Dec 27, 2024

Marner nets hat trick as Leafs beat Red Wings 5-2

DETROIT (AP) - Mitch Marner's third career hat trick spoiled Todd McClellan's Detroit coaching debut as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the struggling Red Wings 5-2 on Friday night. David Kampf scored hi...

Dec 27, 2024

Kirk backstops Sceptres to 4-2 win over Fleet

TORONTO - Blayre Turnbull and Jess Kondas scored their first goals of the season to lift the Toronto Sceptres to a 4-2 win against the Boston Fleet on Friday. Rookie goalie Raygan Kirk stopped 26 shot...

Dec 27, 2024

World junior roundup: Finland bounces back with 3-1 win over Germany

OTTAWA - After being blanked 4-0 by host Canada the night before, Finland bounced back with a gritty 3-1 win over Germany during Friday's second day of competition at the World Junior Hockey Champions...

Dec 27, 2024

Sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies from cancer at age 78

NEW YORK (AP) - Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster, has died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by CBS on Friday. He was 78. "He leaves behind a legacy of love, inspirati...

Dec 27, 2024

Senators to embark on road trip without Ullmark or Forsberg healthy

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators's playoff push will face a critical test as they head out on a five-game road trip without their top two goaltenders. Head coach Travis Green said on Friday that Linus Ull...

Dec 27, 2024

Tigers sign former Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a $15 million, 1-year deal

DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Tigers signed former New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a $15 million, one-year contract on Friday. The two-time All-Star gets a slight raise from his $14.2 m...

Dec 27, 2024

Canada's top mixed doubles curling teams gear up for Olympic Games bid

LIVERPOOL, N.S. - The winner of the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials that start Monday will take on double duty. That duo not only earns the right to represent Canada in the 2026 Olympic Games, b...

Dec 27, 2024

American defensive back Tyrique McGhee signs with Saskatchewan Roughriders

REGINA - American defensive back Tyrique McGhee has signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. McGhee signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft, spend...

Dec 27, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Olympic hammer throw champion Katzberg is CP male athlete of the year

Ethan Katzberg, who won Canada's first-ever gold medal in men's hammer throw at the Paris Olympics, has been voted The Canadian Press male athlete of the year. More coming. The Canadian Press

Dec 27, 2024