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Champion Sean Strickland, challenger Dricus Du Plessis make weight ahead of UFC 297

TORONTO - UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland and South African challenger Dricus (Stillknocks) Du Plessis both made weight Friday in advance of their UFC 297 showdown Saturday. Fighter...

Jan 19, 2024

French skier Sarrazin crowns breakthrough downhill season with Kitzbuehel win. Canada's Alexander finishes fifth

KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) - French skier Cyprien Sarrazin crowned his breakthrough season in speed races Friday by winning the first of this weekend's two World Cup downhills on the storied Streif in K...

Jan 19, 2024

Plenty of potential Canadian content seven weeks out from NHL trade deadline

TORONTO - The NHL has passed the halfway point of its schedule. All-star festivities are set for early next month in Toronto. Teams are making moves in the standings. The big date circled by the leagu...

Jan 19, 2024

Canadian ski jumper Alexandria Loutitt wins World Cup bronze in Japan

ZA, Japan - Canada's Alexandria Loutitt soared to World Cup bronze in women's ski jumping on Friday. The 20-year-old from Calgary posted a two-jump total of 216.7 points in the normal hill competition...

Jan 19, 2024

The man in the middle: A look at MMA referee Jerin Valel's fight night routine

TORONTO - Winnipeg's Jerin Valel is one of four Canadian referees working Saturday night at UFC 297 in Toronto. A look at his routine: Referees like Valel are hired and supervised by the local commiss...

Jan 19, 2024

Canadian ref relishes mixed martial arts journey that has taken him around the world

TORONTO - With nine homegrown fighters on the 12-fight card, Canada is well represented at UFC 297. It's the same for the referees. Four of the six working Saturday night are Canadian in Jerin Valel, ...

Jan 19, 2024

Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski wins mixed-doubles opener at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Nathaniel Lammons of the United States defeated wild cards Priscilla Hon and Adam Walton 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the Australian Open mixed...

Jan 18, 2024

Joshua scores 12th of season, Canucks beat Coyotes 2-1 for sixth win in seven games

VANCOUVER - Dakota Joshua scored his 12th goal of the season as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 at Rogers Arena on Thursday. Elias Pettersson had the opening goal for the Canucks (3...

Jan 18, 2024

Auston Matthews scores hat trick, adds assist as Maple Leafs top Flames 4-3

CALGARY - Auston Matthews scored three goals to bring his league-leading total up to 37 and added an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs earned a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. M...

Jan 18, 2024

Pastrnak nets hat trick, Bruins stop Avalanche as Makar falls just short of equaling Orr

BOSTON (AP) - David Pastrnak scored on the opening shift and added two insurance goals late in the third period as the Boston Bruins beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Thursday night. Jake DeBrusk and...

Jan 18, 2024