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Canadian Jim (The Gentleman) Long looks forward to world darts' biggest stage

At 56, Jim Long is doing retirement right - travelling the world with his wife Rhonda. And playing darts. "It's been a perfect retirement plan," said Long. "And we have a great time sightseeing and go...

Dec 15, 2024

Canada's Dandjinou captures speedskating gold at World Cup stop in South Korea

SEOUL - William Dandjinou collected yet another gold for Canada Sunday at a short-track speedskating World Cup stop in South Korea. The 23-year-old from Montreal crossed the finish line in the men's 1...

Dec 15, 2024

Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam ball sells for $1.56 million at auction

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) - Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series has sold for $1.56 million at auction. The bidding at SCP Auctions went into the late h...

Dec 15, 2024

Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam ball sells for $1.56 million at auction

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) - Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series has sold for $1.56 million at auction. The bidding at SCP Auctions went into the late h...

Dec 15, 2024

Some Vancouver Canucks players 'struggling to get emotionally invested': coach

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks may be the lone NHL team looking forward to getting back on the road. An ugly 5-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday left the Canucks (15-9-5) searching for answer...

Dec 14, 2024

Flames bounce back with grit, blank Panthers 3-0

CALGARY - Reeling from a blowout loss two nights earlier, the Calgary Flames bounced back impressively on Saturday by blanking the reigning Stanley Cup champions. Led by rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf,...

Dec 14, 2024

NHL roundup: Devils rally for 4-1 victory over the Blackhawks

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jack Hughes scored his 13th goal during a big third period for New Jersey, helping the Devils beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Saturday. Dawson Mercer and Timo Meier each had a g...

Dec 14, 2024

Wolf helps Flames shut down visiting Panthers 3-0

CALGARY - Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist and rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf made 32 stops for his second shutout as the Calgary Flames blanked the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Saturday. Nazem Kadr...

Dec 14, 2024

Pastrnak puts up four points, Boston Bruins thump Vancouver Canucks 5-1

VANCOUVER - David Pastrnak scored and contributed three assists and the Boston Bruins posted a decisive 5-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. Pavel Zacha added a goal and a helper for th...

Dec 14, 2024

Ullmark's surprise start helps Senators beat Penguins 3-2 in OT

OTTAWA - Goalies tend to be creatures of habit and being taken out of their routine can often be challenging, but Linus Ullmark just rolled with things when he found out he would be starting just over...

Dec 14, 2024