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Kirby Dach snaps scoring drought with clutch goal off 'lucky bounce'

MONTREAL - Across 240 career NHL games, Montreal Canadiens centre Kirby Dach had never before found himself in such a long stretch of games without a goal. It had been 19 straight games since Dach las...

Dec 09, 2024

NHL roundup: Red Wings snap five-game skid by beating Sabres 6-5 in a shootout

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Andrew Copp scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings snapped a five-game skid by rallying to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in a shootout on Monday night. Copp's second goal started Buf...

Dec 09, 2024

Laine paces Canadiens to 3-2 shootout win over Ducks

MONTREAL - Patrik Laine scored the winning goal in the shootout to propel the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night at Bell Centre. Laine and Kirby Dach, his first goa...

Dec 09, 2024

Knicks edge Raptors 113-108, Barnes suffers ankle injury

TORONTO - Karl-Anthony Towns drilled a 29-foot three-pointer with six seconds left on the clock as the New York Knicks escaped with a 113-108 win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday. Raptors all-star f...

Dec 09, 2024

Blue Jays, Dodgers and Red Sox among losing bidders for Juan Soto

DALLAS (AP) - The Toronto Blue Jays lost out on Juan Soto, a year after failing to sign Shohei Ohtani. "Both of those guys, they're obviously great, elite players," Toronto manager John Schneider said...

Dec 09, 2024

LGBTQ+ groups pushing for speedy court process, halt to Alberta transgender bill

EDMONTON - LGBTQ+ advocate organizations say they're working as quickly as possible to ask a court to stop the Alberta government from bringing into force a transgender law they say will cause immedia...

Dec 09, 2024

FIFA vice-president says Canada's drone-spying at Olympics was 'completely stupid'

TORONTO - Canada's decision to deploy a drone to spy on a New Zealand training session at the Paris Olympics was "completely stupid," says FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani. "In the sense that I ...

Dec 09, 2024

Toronto's 2026 World Cup office growing as tournament kickoff nears 500 days away

TORONTO - With Jan. 27 marking 500 days out from the 2026 World Cup kickoff, some 50-plus staff are fleshing out the Canadian end of the tournament at FIFA's Toronto office. The office has been around...

Dec 09, 2024

'I still have a lot more to give to this game:' retired Als lineman Kristian Matte

MONTREAL - Kristian Matte is done being a football player, but he's not finished with the game. The veteran offensive lineman retired Thursday after 14 CFL seasons, all with the Montreal Alouettes. On...

Dec 09, 2024

QB Tre Ford approaches upcoming CFL season armed with Elks' vote of confidence

EDMONTON - Tre Ford not only has a new contract, he finally has a vote of confidence from the Edmonton Elks. The quarterback from Niagara Falls, Ont., met with the media at Commonwealth Stadium on Mon...

Dec 09, 2024