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Canadian speedskating team strikes double gold at World Cup

CALGARY - Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que., won the men's 500 metres and Canada also claimed gold in women's team pursuit Saturday at a speedskating World Cup in Calgary. Dubreuil crossed the line in 3...

Dec 10, 2022

Germany, Italy take gold in doubles as World Cup returns to Whistler, B.C.

WHISTLER, B.C. - Germany took the top two spots in men's doubles action at a luge World Cup stop in Whistler, B.C., on Saturday and added a bronze in women's doubles. Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken f...

Dec 10, 2022

Drake Batherson's goal and assist put Ottawa Senators over Predators 3-2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Drake Batherson scored a goal and assisted on another to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Claude Giroux and Alex DeBrincat al...

Dec 10, 2022

France advances to semifinals at World Cup, tops England 2-1

AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) - Kylian Mbappe and France made it back to the semifinals of the World Cup on Saturday by beating England 2-1. Olivier Giroud scored in the 78th minute at Al Bayt Stadium to keep F...

Dec 10, 2022

Canadian luge athletes Walker, Snith wrap careers in Whistler, B.C.

WHISTLER, B.C. - A crowd of friendly faces greeted Canadians Tristan Walker and Justin Snith as they raced down the luge track one last time. After a 17-year-long career, the duo slid into retirement ...

Dec 10, 2022

Canada's Gilles and Poirier win ice dance gold at Grand Prix Final

TURIN, Italy - Canada's Piper Gilles and Poirier captured gold in ice dance at the ISU Grand Prix Final on Saturday. Gilles and Poirier scored 129.71 for their free dance program to music from Madonna...

Dec 10, 2022

'He's incredible': Bedard once again turning heads at Canada's world junior camp

MONCTON, N.B. - Connor Bedard's highlight reel has been hard to miss. Already the presumptive first overall selection at the 2023 NHL draft, the 17-year-old phenom with a bullet shot and an ability to...

Dec 10, 2022

Morocco reaches World Cup semifinals, tops Portugal, Ronaldo

DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Morocco became the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals by beating Portugal 1-0 on Saturday, likely ending Cristiano Ronaldo's chances of winning soccer's biggest...

Dec 10, 2022

Ronaldo benched against Morocco in World Cup quarterfinals

DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo is starting on the bench for Portugal for the second straight game at the World Cup. The 37-year-old Ronaldo remained out of the starting lineup against Morocco fo...

Dec 10, 2022

Oilers snap seven-game skid against Wild with 5-2 victory

EDMONTON - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a seven-game losing skid against Minnesota, defeating the Wild 5-2 on Friday night. Connor McDavid and Leon Dra...

Dec 09, 2022