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Makar, Nylander, Laine are named NHL’s three stars of the week

NEW YORK - Colorado Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar, Toronto Maple Leafs winger William Nylander and Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine were named the NHL's three stars for the week ending Dec. 2...

Dec 23, 2024

Injured Toronto captain Matthews out for second straight game as Leafs face Jets

TORONTO - Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will miss his second consecutive game Monday against the Winnipeg Jets due to an undisclosed injury. Matthews also sat out Saturday's game against...

Dec 23, 2024

Shohei Ohtani wins 3rd AP Male Athlete of the Year award, tying Michael Jordan for 1 shy of record

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company. The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, tying him with basketball great...

Dec 23, 2024

'Make dreams become reality': Canada set to begin world junior quest on home soil

Easton Cowan watched Canada's chances crumble in an instant. The winger was seated on the bench at last year's world junior hockey championship when Czechia scored a late winner off a lucky bounce to ...

Dec 23, 2024

Q&A: Canada Basketball’s Steve Baur says women’s team will build off Paris failure

Expectations for Canada's women's basketball team were high heading into 2024. Veteran WNBA stars Natalie Achonwa and Kia Nurse were set to lead the squad into a fourth-straight Olympics in Paris, whe...

Dec 23, 2024

'Front-row seats to something amazing': 2024 had unforgettable moments in sports

Patrick Mahomes threw a walk-off pass to win the Super Bowl. Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam to win a World Series game. Stephen Curry said "nuit, nuit" to win an Olympic basketball title in...

Dec 23, 2024

Matt Petgrave makes crowdfunding appeal, calls death of Adam Johnson a 'tragic accident'

Hockey player Matt Petgrave has called the death of Adam Johnson "a tragic accident" in a public appeal for donations to his legal costs amid a police investigation. Johnson, who had briefly played fo...

Dec 23, 2024

Shohei Ohtani wins 3rd AP Male Athlete of the Year award, tying Michael Jordan for 1 shy of record

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company. The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, tying him with basketball great...

Dec 23, 2024

Arvidsson helps surging Oilers snap Senators' six-game win streak

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers certainly won't be ravaged with regrets during their holiday hiatus. Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist as the Oilers won their third game in a row, getting past ...

Dec 22, 2024

Arvidsson nets two points, Oilers beat Senators 3-1 to snap visitors' win streak

EDMONTON - Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers won their third game in a row, getting past the surging Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Sunday. Zach Hyman and Adam Henrique also sco...

Dec 22, 2024