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Blue Bombers sign linebacker Tony Jones to two-year contract extension

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed American linebacker Tony Jones to a two-year contract extension, the CFL club announced Wednesday. Jones was scheduled to become a free agent in Februa...

Dec 04, 2024

'It's pretty calculated': NHLers on video coaches and their split-second decisions

Morgan Rielly was working his way back from injury. The Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman found himself in the bowels of Scotiabank Arena one evening as his teammates battled in front of a packed house. ...

Dec 04, 2024

Home Depot looks to build on 2026 FIFA World Cup audience in Canada, U.S. and Mexico

The FIFA World Cup is more than a soccer showcase. It's big business with the 2022 men's tournament in Qatar engaging five billion fans across all media, from linear TV to digital and social media, ac...

Dec 04, 2024

Flames re-establish winning ways at home in an emotional Gaudreau tribute game

CALGARY - An emotional and symbolic game now behind them on the NHL calendar, the Calgary Flames want to continue the kind of play at the Saddledome that once had them flirting with the division lead....

Dec 03, 2024

Barbashev's goal and Hill's 28 saves lead Golden Knights to 1-0 win over Oilers

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Ivan Barbashev scored on a rush midway through the second period and Adin Hill made 28 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights blanked Edmonton 1-0 on Tuesday night to end the Oilers' three...

Dec 03, 2024

NHL roundup: Avalanche rally from four-goal deficit to beat Sabres 5-4

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Artturi Lehkonen scored with 4:22 left, and the Colorado Avalanche overcame a four-goal deficit in a 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Nathan MacKinnon scored twic...

Dec 03, 2024

Jets confident they have the skill to pull out of nosedive

WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele didn't have an answer for why the Winnipeg Jets' losing streak now sits at four games. Scheifele scored Winnipeg's only goal in a 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues Tuesday, rol...

Dec 03, 2024

Raptors learning to close out close games after losing eight nail-biters

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are getting sharper in the fourth quarter, and it's getting them into the win column. Scottie Barnes had seven points, RJ Barrett added six, and Jakob Poeltl had nine as ...

Dec 03, 2024

Flames blank Blue Jackets 3-0 in tribute game to Gaudreau at Saddledome

CALGARY - Rasmus Andersson and Kevin Bahl scored power-play goals for the Calgary Flames in a 3-0 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Dan Vladar posted a 16-save shutout, Yegor Sha...

Dec 03, 2024

Laine makes quick impression in front of 'outrageous' crowd in Canadiens debut

MONTREAL - Patrik Laine wasted little time before making an impression. The Montreal Canadiens fans quickly gave one back. "That was the most outrageous thing I've ever heard in my entire life," Laine...

Dec 03, 2024