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NHL suspends Habs forward Gallagher five games for illegal check to the head

NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher five games for an illegal check to the head. Gallagher caught Islanders defenceman Adam Pelech with a clear elbow to the h...

Jan 26, 2024

Oilers' Skinner stays on even keel as his roller-coaster career reaches a new high

EDMONTON - Stuart Skinner was born and raised in Edmonton as a die-hard Oilers fan. Even in his wildest dreams, he could not have imagined that he'd break a team record held by Hall of Famer Grant Fuh...

Jan 26, 2024

Canada's Grondin picks up second World Cup snowboard cross victory of the season

SAINT MORITZ, Switzerland - Canadian snowboard cross racer Eliot Grondin picked up his second World Cup victory of the season Friday The 22-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que., was the top qualifier in t...

Jan 26, 2024

Elaine Chuli pays tribute to Montreal with 'Ken Dryden theme' PWHL goalie mask

MONTREAL - Elaine Chuli never saw Ken Dryden play. The 29-year-old can still appreciate the Hall of Fame goaltender's exploits between the pipes for the Montreal Canadiens. And that's despite growing ...

Jan 26, 2024

Bruising forward Wayne Simmonds calls time on NHL career: 'I'm done'

TORONTO - The Wayne Train has made its final stop. After 15 hard-nosed NHL seasons where he filled the net and threw plenty of fists, Wayne Simmonds has called time on his playing career. The 35-year-...

Jan 26, 2024

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas asks CAS to overturn race ban rules as discrimination

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has asked a Swiss sports court to overturn rules imposed by World Aquatics that stop her competing in elite women's races and she says are d...

Jan 26, 2024

Former No. 1 pick Alexandre Daigle looks back in new documentary 'Chosen One'

Alexandre Daigle sat down to relive his life in the spotlight. The videos and images that flashed before him included times both good and bad. The 50 goals he scored in youth hockey, getting selected ...

Jan 26, 2024

Former CFL defensive back Kelly Malveaux, a two-time East all-star, dead at 47

MONTREAL - Kelly Malveaux, a defensive back who played 10 seasons in the CFL and was a Grey Cup champion and two-time East Division all-star, has died at 47. The Montreal Alouettes, who Malveaux playe...

Jan 26, 2024

Argonauts sign all-star linebacker Wynton McManis to extension

TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have signed all-star linebacker Wynton McManis to a contract extension, the CFL team announced Friday. The 29-year old was named a CFL all-star for a second-straight se...

Jan 26, 2024

Canadian rugby sevens women qualify for Cup quarterfinals in Perth tournament

PERTH, Australia - The Canadian women's rugby sevens team has made the Cup quarterfinals of the HSBC Perth Sevens, bouncing back from a narrow 14-12 loss to Britain to defeat South Africa 26-7 on the ...

Jan 26, 2024