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Unlikely playoff push complicates trade deadline for new Canucks front office

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have not made Jim Rutherford's job easy. The team languished at the bottom of the Pacific Division standings when Rutherford was appointed president of hockey operati...

Mar 18, 2022

Bayern says Canada's Alphonso Davies several weeks away from returning to action

MUNICH - Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann says Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies is still several weeks away from returning to action. That prognosis would rule him out of Canada's final thr...

Mar 18, 2022

Nedeljkovic posts 43-save shutout, Detroit Red Wings blank Vancouver Canucks 1-0

VANCOUVER - Alex Nedeljkovic made 43 saves and the Detroit Red Wings snapped a six-game winless drought with a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. The shutout was Nedeljkovic's second ...

Mar 17, 2022

Edmonton Oilers beat Sabres 6-1 for fourth consecutive victory

EDMONTON - Kailer Yamamoto, Connor McDavid and Tyson Barrie each had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers won their fourth in a row, defeating the Buffalo Sabres 6-1 on Thursday. Leon Draisaitl...

Mar 17, 2022

Nadal beats Kyrgios in 3 sets at Indian Wells, goes to 19-0

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Rafael Nadal defeated Nick Kyrgios 7-6 (0), 5-7, 6-4 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in a match featuring obscenities, underhand serves, a point penalty...

Mar 17, 2022

Canada's Hadwin part of four-way tie for lead after first round at Valspar

PALM HARBOR, Fla. - Canada's Adam Hadwin remembered Thursday why patience is so important to the way he plays. It's about knowing when to attack for the 34-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., and even a l...

Mar 17, 2022

Klingberg overtime winner lifts Stars past Canadiens 4-3

MONTREAL - John Klingberg's late overtime winner secured a 4-3 road win for the Dallas Stars over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Montreal's (16-37-8) goal scorers were Cole Caufield, Nick S...

Mar 17, 2022

Erik Kallgren shines again, Maple Leafs down Hurricanes

TORONTO - Erik Kallgren made 35 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Thursday for the rookie goaltender's second straight victory. Mitch Marner, Ilya Mikheyev and O...

Mar 17, 2022

Convict: Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife recruited him for killing

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A former Navy sailor and convicted killer testified Thursday that Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife asked him and another man to kill the former NBA player nearly 12 years ago in Atlanta...

Mar 17, 2022

Toronto FC trades Jamaican defender Kemar Lawrence to Minnesota United

Toronto FC has confirmed the departure of Jamaican international defender Kemar Lawrence via trade with Minnesota United. In exchange, Toronto gets the rights to Sean O'Hearn, a Georgetown defender ta...

Mar 17, 2022