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Defensive lineman Deionte Knight among four Canadians signed by Ottawa Redblacks

OTTAWA - Defensive lineman Deionte Knight was among four Canadian players signed by the Ottawa Redblacks on Tuesday. The six-foot-three, 278-pound Knight split last season between Toronto and Hamilton...

Dec 17, 2024

Patience pays off for Canada's Easton Cowan: 'No one really thought anything of him'

Easton Cowan had to bide his time. Taken in the second round of the Ontario Hockey League's 2021 priority selection draft by the London Knights, he was initially bumped down two levels at age 16 for m...

Dec 17, 2024

Chelsea confirms FA has contacted Mykhailo Mudryk after 'adverse finding' in player's doping test

Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk has been contacted by the English Football Association over an "adverse finding" in a routine urine test, the Premier League club said Tuesday. Chelsea said Ukraine int...

Dec 17, 2024

Fatal MMA fight near Edmonton linked to company cited in death of U.K. boxer

EDMONTON - A mixed martial arts organizer being questioned by police about an Alberta fighter's death is linked to a company earlier cited for safety concerns after a novice boxer died in the United K...

Dec 17, 2024

Feisty winger Kiefer Sherwood providing big offence, big hits for Vancouver Canucks

VANCOUVER - Kiefer Sherwood was a thorn in the Vancouver Canucks' side last spring. Eight months later, the feisty winger has bloomed into one of the team's top forwards. Chants of "Kie-fer Sher-wood!...

Dec 16, 2024

NHL roundup: Hintz helps Stars outshine Capitals 3-1

DALLAS (AP) - Roope Hintz had his first two-goal game of the season and Jake Oettinger stopped 25 shots as the Dallas Stars beat the surging Washington Capitals 3-1 on Monday night. Rookie defenceman ...

Dec 16, 2024

Sherwood nets hat trick, Vancouver Canucks roll past Colorado Avalanche 3-1

VANCOUVER - Kiefer Sherwood scored his first NHL hat trick and the Vancouver Canucks topped the Colorado Avalanche 3-1on Monday. The feisty winger had an even-strength goal, a short-handed goal and an...

Dec 16, 2024

Panthers' offence reignited in beating Oilers 6-5

EDMONTON - Apparently, the Florida Panthers were saving their offence for a Stanley Cup rematch against the Edmonton Oilers. After only scoring one goal in their previous 211 minutes of play and being...

Dec 16, 2024

Panthers score three in the third to knock off Oilers 6-5

EDMONTON - Niko Mikkola, Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe all had a goal and an assist as the Florida Panthers rubbed salt in the wounds of the Edmonton Oilers, defeating them 6-5 in a wild affair on...

Dec 16, 2024

A.J. Lawson excited to join hometown Toronto Raptors on two-way contract

TORONTO - Most Torontonians loathe the city's downtown traffic but its slow pace gave A.J. Lawson the chance to soak in the fact that he's now a member of his hometown Raptors. Lawson signed a two-way...

Dec 16, 2024