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'Fought until the end': Story of Maple Leafs great Borje Salming told in new series

TORONTO - Valter Skarsgard knew Borje Salming was a big deal. The Swedish actor, tabbed to play Salming in a retelling of the late Hall of Fame defenceman's life, had heard plenty of stories about his...

Nov 13, 2023

Young Canadians fall 3-0 to Uzbekistan at FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia

SURAKARTA, Indonesia - Canada fell to 0-2-0 at the FIFA U-17 World Cup on Monday, blanked 3-0 by Uzbekistan. The young Canadians sank to the bottom of Group B after failing to win for the 23rd time (0...

Nov 13, 2023

Panthers withstand Bedard's 2 highlight-reel goals in 4-3 victory over Blackhawks

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Sam Reinhart had two goals and two assists, Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Florida Panthers withstood two highlight-reel scores from r...

Nov 12, 2023

Garland produces two points as Canucks beat Canadiens 5-2

MONTREAL - Conor Garland had a goal and an assist as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Sunday night. Dakota Joshua, with a goal and an assist, Ilya Mikheyev, Brock Boeser an...

Nov 12, 2023

Roughriders DB Nic Marshall arrested on gun possession charge, team says

Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Nic Marshall has been arrested on a gun possession charge, according to the team. The Roughriders said in a statement that they had been made aware of the situa...

Nov 12, 2023

Canadian women top Puerto Rico to close Olympic pre-qualifying tournament undefeated

MEDELLN, Colombia - Natalie Achonwa scored a team-high 16 points in leading Canada to a 77-68 win over Puerto Rico on Sunday in FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament action. Laeticia Amihere ...

Nov 12, 2023

Edmonton Oilers fire head coach Woodcroft, assistant Manson after sluggish start

EDMONTON - Jay Woodcroft and Dave Manson's fates were already sealed before the Edmonton Oilers took the ice in Seattle Saturday night. Despite the Oilers' 4-1 win, raising their record to 3-9-1, the ...

Nov 12, 2023

Jonathan Taylor runs for early TD and Colts hold off Patriots 10-6 in Germany

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Jonathan Taylor ran for a first-quarter touchdown and Mac Jones threw a crucial interception in the fourth quarter and the Indianapolis Colts held on for a 10-6 win over New ...

Nov 12, 2023

Astros will promote bench coach Joe Espada to be manager, replacing Dusty Baker, AP source says

HOUSTON (AP) - Joe Espada will be introduced as manager of the Houston Astros on Monday, a person familiar with the hiring told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymi...

Nov 12, 2023

Italy's Retornaz beats Sweden's Edin 6-5 in final of Grand Slam's Kioti National

PICTOU, N.S. - Italy's Joel Retornaz defeated Sweden's Niklas Edin 6-5 on Sunday to win the Grand Slam of Curling's Kioti National. Retornaz made an open hit to concede a single in the eighth end for ...

Nov 12, 2023