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Hockey Canada elects Fontaine, re-elects Apps, Fowler to board

OTTAWA - Hockey Canada's provincial and territorial members elected Daniel Fontaine and re-elected Gillian Apps and Amanda Fowler to the national sports organization's board for three-year terms Satur...

Nov 16, 2024

Romania holds on to defeat a determined Canada in men's rugby test in Bucharest

BUCHAREST - Romania, surviving a late red card, hung on to defeat a determined Canada 35-27 in a men's international rugby test match Saturday. The Canadian men, ranked 22nd in the world compared to N...

Nov 16, 2024

Graeme Fish leads Canada's medal charge in Four Continents speedskating

HACHINOHE - Graeme Fish led Canada's speedskating team to a four-medal day at the Four Continents championship Saturday with a victory in the men's 5,000 metres. Fish, from Moose Jaw, Sask., posted a ...

Nov 16, 2024

U.S. ski star Shiffrin wins season's first World Cup slalom, Germain 10th

LEVI, Finland (AP) - American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin earned her record-extending 98th career World Cup win Saturday to give herself the chance to compete for victory No. 100 in front of a home crow...

Nov 16, 2024

Rory McIlroy tied for lead in Dubai, hot-headed Tyrell Hatton fades

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Rory McIlroy was tied for the lead with Rasmus Hojgaard and Antoine Rozner heading into the final round of the season-ending World Tour Championship as the Northern ...

Nov 16, 2024

Flame's Wolf comes up big in matchup of the NHL's two smallest goalies

CALGARY - After years of closely following the career of Juuse Saros, Calgary Flames rookie Dustin Wolf faced him for the first time on Friday and collected his first shutout. Wolf made 29 stops to ba...

Nov 15, 2024

Blue Jackets break six-game losing streak with 6-2 win over Penguins

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Zac Werenski and Dmitri Voronkov each had a goal and an assist, Elvis Merzlikins made 23 saves and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a six-game skid with a 6-2 victory over the P...

Nov 15, 2024

Jake Paul beats 58-year-old Mike Tyson as the hits don't match the hype

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Jake Paul won a unanimous decision over Mike Tyson as the hits didn't match the hype in a fight between a young YouTuber-turned-boxer and the 58-year-old former heavyweight cha...

Nov 15, 2024

Miromanov and Coleman score, Wolf earns shutout as Flames blank Predators 2-0

CALGARY - Daniil Miromanov's first goal of the season was the game-winner and rookie Dustin Wolf had 29 saves for his first career shutout as the Calgary Flames beat the Nashville Predators 2-0 on Fri...

Nov 15, 2024

Ochai Agbaji's defensive versatility helping Raptors against NBA's brightest stars

TORONTO - If you want to quickly find Ochai Agbaji during a Toronto Raptors game, just look for the other team's best player. He's likely guarding them. Agbaji has been tasked with covering some of th...

Nov 15, 2024