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Former All Black Sonny Bill Williams trains with Toronto Wolfpack for first time

Former All Black star Sonny Bill Williams trained with the Toronto Wolfpack for the first time Thursday as coach Brian McDermott's overseas talent joined the rest of the squad at the transatlanti...

Jan 02, 2020

Dorsey bolts Browns, leaving chaotic team to find coach, GM

CLEVELAND - The Browns ended 2019 the same way they began the year - coach-less and some would argue clueless as well. Cleveland's ringing in 2020 amid more chaos for a perpetually chaotic franchise a...

Jan 02, 2020

Huberdeau, Jarry, Panarin named NHL's three stars of December

NEW YORK - Florida left-wing Jonathan Huberdeau, Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry and New York Rangers right-wing Artemi Panarin are the NHL's three stars of December. Huberdeau tied for the most p...

Jan 02, 2020

Lafreniere, Canada thump Slovakia to advance to semifinals at world juniors

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Canada's quest for gold remains on track at the world junior hockey championship. Alexis Lafreniere scored and added an assist in his return from injury as part of a res...

Jan 02, 2020

Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher out indefinitely with concussion

Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher has been placed on injured reserve with a concussion and is out indefinitely. Canadiens coach Claude Julien confirmed Gallagher's injury Thursday as Montre...

Jan 02, 2020

Cricketers, tennis players turn attention to wildfires

With the three-test series between Australia and New Zealand decided, players from both teams will momentarily turn their attention away from the pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground and to the deadly w...

Jan 02, 2020

World junior roundup: Russia knocks off Switzerland to advance to semis

TRINEC, Czech Republic - Dmitri Voronkov scored two goals as Russia beat Switzerland 3-1 in quarterfinal action on Thursday at the world junior hockey championship. Russia needs one more win to captur...

Jan 02, 2020

Canadian men's hockey team sets record by capturing 16th Spengler Cup

DAVOS, Switzerland - Canada has won the Spengler Cup for the fourth time in the past five years. The Canadian team - made up mostly of European-based pros, including many ex-NHLers...

Jan 02, 2020

Larsen, who threw only perfect World Series game, dies at 90

NEW YORK - Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory when he threw a perfect game in 1956 with the New York Yankees for the only no-hitter in World Series history, d...

Jan 01, 2020

Malkin scores twice, Guentzel injured as Pens beat Senators

PITTSBURGH - Evgeni Malkin's goal in the first minute sparked the Pittsburgh Penguins to a victory that ended with distressing thud. Malkin scored twice but teammate Jake Guentzel was injured right af...

Jan 01, 2020