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Padres acquire RHP Yu Darvish in blockbuster trade with Cubs

CHICAGO - The aggressive San Diego Padres traded for another big arm on Tuesday night, acquiring Yu Darvish in a blockbuster deal with the Chicago Cubs. The Padres got Darvish, catcher Victor Caratini...

Dec 29, 2020

Kispert, Ayayi lead No. 1 Gonzaga over Dixie State 112-67

SPOKANE, Wash. - Corey Kispert scored 25 points, Joel Ayayi added 21 points and 11 rebounds, and top-ranked Gonzaga beat short-handed Dixie State 112-67 on Tuesday night. Oumar Ballo added 17 points o...

Dec 29, 2020

Embiid scores 29 points, Raptors winless after loss to Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid scored 29 points to lift the Philadelphia 76ers over Toronto 100-93 on Tuesday, and the Raptors remain winless three games into the NBA season. Kyle Lowry had 24 points, nin...

Dec 29, 2020

Byfield leads Canada to 10-0 win over Switzerland in world junior tournament

EDMONTON - Quinton Byfield had two goals and four assists in Canada's 10-0 win over Switzerland at the world junior men's hockey championship Tuesday. Jakob Pelletier scored twice for Canada (3-0). Co...

Dec 29, 2020

MLS triggering 'force majure' clause in contract over COVID-19 losses

Less than a year after agreeing to a new five-year collective bargaining agreement, Major League Soccer and its players union are heading back to the bargaining table. The league has told the MLS Play...

Dec 29, 2020

'I'm not going to change my game': Perry eager to bring grit, experience to Canadiens

Corey Perry had to set the record straight. Although the NHL's website - and most online hockey databases - lists his birthplace as Peterborough, Ont., the winger actually spent the first 10 years of ...

Dec 29, 2020

Ottawa Senators sign first-round pick Ridly Greig to entry-level deal

Ottawa Senators first-round pick Ridly Greig has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the club. The native of Lethbridge, Alta., was one of five players released from the Canadian junior cam...

Dec 29, 2020

Americans shut out Czech Republic at world junior hockey championship

EDMONTON - The United States recorded its second straight shutout at the world junior hockey championship on Tuesday, beating the Czech Republic 7-0. Coming off an 11-0 win over Austria on Boxing Day,...

Dec 29, 2020

Padres finalize deal acquiring ace Blake Snell from Rays

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres finalized their acquisition of ace left-hander Blake Snell from the Tampa Bay Rays, sending four prospects in exchange for the 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner. The Rays ...

Dec 29, 2020

Arizona men's basketball self-imposes 1-year post-season ban

TUCSON, Ariz. - The Arizona men's basketball program has self-imposed a one-year post-season ban related to its long-running NCAA rules infractions case. Arizona was accused of nine counts of miscondu...

Dec 29, 2020