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Saskatchewan hockey player recovering after neck gashed by skate during game

ESTERHAZY, Sask. - A Saskatchewan hockey player is out of hospital after he was cut in the neck by a skate during a game. The Sask East Hockey League says captain Cole Cusitar of the Churchbridge Impe...

Dec 09, 2024

Panthers' Tkachuk, Bolts' Point, Knights' Hill named NHL stars of the week

NEW YORK - Florida left-wing Matthew Tkachuk, Tampa Bay centre Brayden Point and Vegas goaltender Adin Hill have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Tkachuk led the league with five goals an...

Dec 09, 2024

Summer McIntosh leads deep Canadian swim team into world short course championship

Summer McIntosh relishes swimming a race that she couldn't squeeze into her ambitious schedule at the Olympic Games in Paris. The reigning Olympic champion in two individual medleys and the 200-metre ...

Dec 09, 2024

Premier League referee Coote fired after comments about Liverpool and Klopp

LONDON (AP) - Premier League match official David Coote was fired on Monday after his position was deemed "untenable" by English soccer's referees body following an investigation into his conduct. The...

Dec 09, 2024

Head of UN human rights promises advice to FIFA and Saudi Arabia over 2034 World Cup issues

GENEVA (AP) - Two days before FIFA confirms Saudi Arabia as the 2034 World Cup host, the United Nations' top human rights official pledged Monday to try to ensure migrant labor standards are "properly...

Dec 09, 2024

Jets blame loss to Blue Jackets on turnovers, trying to be too pretty

WINNIPEG - Mistakes and seeking the perfect play proved costly for the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. Kent Johnson scored a pair of third-period goals to help the Columbus Blue Jackets snap a three-game los...

Dec 09, 2024

AP source: Juan Soto agrees to record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets

DALLAS (AP) - Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets have agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press, believed to be the larg...

Dec 09, 2024

Hintz ignites third-period goal barrage as Stars beat Flames 6-2

DALLAS (AP) - Roope Hintz scored the first in a four-goal third-period for Dallas, including two from Thomas Harley, and the Stars beat the Calgary Flames 6-2 on Sunday night. Hintz tipped the puck ju...

Dec 09, 2024

NHL roundup: Kraken rally past reeling Rangers for 7-5 win

NEW YORK (AP) - Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals and two assists to help Philipp Grubauer and the Seattle Kraken beat the New York Rangers 7-5 on Sunday. Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and two assists for S...

Dec 09, 2024

Chiefs win 9th straight AFC West title, beating Chargers 19-17 on late field goal

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Matthew Wright kicked a 31-yard field goal that banked off the left upright as time expired, and the Kansas City Chiefs survived another close game, beating the Los Angeles Cha...

Dec 09, 2024