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Samuel Helenius leads Finland past Germany 3-1 at world juniors

EDMONTON - Samuel Helenius scored twice as Finland topped Germany 3-1 on Sunday in the first day of play at the world junior hockey championship. Joel Maata had the eventual winner in the second perio...

Dec 26, 2021

Calgary Flames resume skating after extended COVID-19 pause

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames returned to the ice Sunday for practice after an extended break because of COVID-19 protocols. The Flames had seven games postponed because of a total of 20 players and 13...

Dec 26, 2021

NBA virus numbers still rising, expanded testing begins

Here's what the Orlando Magic injury report looked like on Sunday: Six players out because of virus-related problems, another sidelined while he completes the process of getting cleared from a protoco...

Dec 26, 2021

NHL to bring back taxi squads in effort to keep season going

The NHL will emerge from an extended holiday break with taxi squads and other roster revisions to guard against more disruptions to the season. Each team will be allowed to have a taxi squad of up to ...

Dec 26, 2021

Glut of goals, cancelations leave Man City controlling EPL

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Coronavirus cancelations aside, the 26 goals in just five of the Premier League's Boxing Day games provided a heavy dose of drama even without changing the complexion of the...

Dec 26, 2021

Leeds, Wolves COVID outbreaks lead to more EPL postponements

LONDON (AP) - Leeds and Wolverhampton have secured Premier League approval for further matches to be postponed due to coronavirus outbreaks in squads. Leeds' home game against Aston Villa on Tuesday h...

Dec 26, 2021

Toronto Raptors add three more players to health and safety protocol

The Toronto Raptors added three players to the NBA's COVID-19 protocol Saturday, bringing the team's total to 10 players ruled out for next game due to the virus. The Raptors placed Khem Birch, Justin...

Dec 25, 2021

Hockey Canada, Alberta put pandemic hockey know-how to the test again in Edmonton

Alberta is about to host a third pandemic International Ice Hockey Federation tournament armed with experience from the first two, but with the ice still shifting underfoot. The 2022 world men's under...

Dec 25, 2021

William Nylander becomes 13th Leafs player placed in NHL's COVID-19 protocol

Toronto forward William Nylander has entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocol, giving the Maple Leafs 13 players sidelined due to novel coronavirus concerns. Nylander joins a growing list of Leafs in the l...

Dec 24, 2021

Steinauer named Ticats president of football ops, will retain head coach duties

HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have named Orlondo Steniauer as the team's president of football operations. Steniauer will retain his role as Ticats head coach while heading up the team's football...

Dec 24, 2021