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Joy, gloom as Newcastle opens Saudi era with loss to Spurs

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) - Newcastle will have to get used to the taunts they faced from Tottenham fans. "No noise from the Saudi boys," they chanted at St. James' Park. The celebratory noise quickly f...

Oct 17, 2021

Edmonton Elks trade veteran quarterback Trevor Harris to Montreal Alouettes

EDMONTON - Veteran quarterback Trevor Harris is heading back to the East Division. The Edmonton Elks traded Harris to the Montreal Alouettes on Sunday for defensive end Antonio Simmons. Both players a...

Oct 17, 2021

Bayern sends message to rivals with 5-1 win at Leverkusen

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) - Bayern Munich wanted to send a message to fellow title contenders like Bayer Leverkusen. Message sent. Bouncing back from a rare loss to Eintracht Frankfurt in its last game...

Oct 17, 2021

McDavid score three goals as Oilers defeat Flames 5-2 for their second straight win

EDMONTON - Connor McDavid scored three goals as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Saturday night for their second straight win to start the season. Jesse Puljujarvi had a goal and...

Oct 16, 2021

Youth movement powers Sharks past Jets 4-3 in opener

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Jasper Weatherby scored the tying goal in his NHL debut and William Eklund set up the go-ahead score in his first career game to lead the San Jose Sharks to a season-opening 4-...

Oct 16, 2021

Depth scoring leads the way as Maple Leafs down Senators 3-1

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have turned to Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and John Tavares for much of their offence in recent years. With the former still working back from wrist surgery, and th...

Oct 16, 2021

Lafreniere's third-period goal proves to be the winner as Rangers defeat Habs 3-1

MONTREAL - Alexis Lafreniere has many reasons to forever cherish the memory of his first-ever NHL goal at the Bell Centre. The native of Saint-Eustache, Que., scored his first goal of the season on hi...

Oct 16, 2021

Greiss makes 40 saves as Red Wings beat Canucks 3-1

DETROIT (AP) - Thomas Greiss made 40 saves to assure the lead the Detroit Red Wings took early in the second period stood up in a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. Greiss, from...

Oct 16, 2021

Bo Levi Mitchell, surging Calgary Stampeders trounce beleaguered B.C. Lions 39-10

VANCOUVER - Bo Levi Mitchell and the Calgary Stampeders continued their surge up the CFL standings Saturday with a dominant 39-10 win over the B.C. Lions. Mitchell threw for 270 yards and a touchdown,...

Oct 16, 2021

Toronto FC eliminated from MLS playoff contention in ill-tempered loss to Atlanta

Toronto FC was officially eliminated from MLS playoff contention in an ill-tempered 2-0 loss to Atlanta United on Saturday night. Brazilian forward Luiz Araujo delivered the coup de grace with a goal ...

Oct 16, 2021