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Shaq's 'Fun House' draws big crowd with Lil Wayne headlining

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shaquille O'Neal threw one big party, but with two different experiences. O'Neal hosted his carnival-themed event "Shaq's Fun House" on Friday night in downtown Los Angeles ahead of...

Feb 12, 2022

Laine scores with seconds left, lifts Blue Jackets to 2-1 win over Canadiens

MONTREAL - Patrik Laine scored a power-play goal with 6.5 seconds left in regulation and the Columbus Blue Jackets escaped Montreal with a 2-1 win over the Canadiens. Oliver Bjorkstad had the first go...

Feb 12, 2022

Struggling Montreal Canadiens get goalie Andrew Hammond from Minnesota Wild

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have added to their goaltending depth, acquirring netminder Andrew Hammond from the Minnesota Wild. The trade, announced Saturday, saw the Habs send left-winger Brand...

Feb 12, 2022

'Detroit Rams?' Odd Super Bowl shirts sold for Stafford fans

LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) - A sports apparel company is capitalizing on Detroit Lions fans' loyalty to Matthew Stafford, the Super Bowl-bound Los Angeles Rams quarterback who for 12 years prior made an appe...

Feb 12, 2022

Woodcroft wins first game as Oilers coach as Edmonton beat N.Y. 3-1

EDMONTON - It didn't take long for Jay Woodcroft to get his first NHL win as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers. Connor McDavid had a pair of assists as the Oilers defeated the New York Islanders 3-1 o...

Feb 12, 2022

Robertson scores in OT to lift Stars to 4-3 win over Jets

DALLAS (AP) - Jason Robertson scored at 3:10 of overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night. Jacob Peterson, Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn also scored for the Star...

Feb 12, 2022

Slowed to a crawl: Canada's latest snowboard medal comes down to post-crash scramble

BEIJING - Meryeta O'Dine didn't expect her second Olympic medal would come down to a crawling contest. O'Dine was third in the mixed team snowboard cross big final at the Beijing Olympics Saturday whe...

Feb 12, 2022

Russian skater's doping case to be heard Sunday at Olympics

BEIJING (AP) - Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will find out Monday if she can skate in the Winter Olympics women's competition, which starts a day later. The Court of Arbitration for Sport annou...

Feb 12, 2022

Another Canadian track record for Gabriela DeBues-Stafford

BOSTON - Gabriela DeBues-Stafford continued her assault of the Canadian track and field record book on Friday. Less than a week after she shattered the national record in the indoor 3,000 metres, the ...

Feb 11, 2022

Canada's Grondin and O'Dine win bronze medal in mixed snowboard cross

ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Canada's Eliot Grondin and Meryeta O'Dine have won the bronze medal in mixed team snowboard cross at the Beijing Olympics. The United States took gold and one of Italy's two teams...

Feb 11, 2022