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Canadian men to play Iceland in January international soccer friendly

TORONTO - Canada, bidding to add much-needed FIFA ranking points, will play Iceland in a men's international soccer friendly on Jan. 15. The game will take place in Irvine, Calif., at the Or...

Dec 30, 2019

Hofer wins first international start, Canada downs Germany 4-1 at world juniors

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Joel Hofer won his first-ever international start at any level, and Canada beat Germany 4-1 at the world junior hockey championship on Monday. Nolan Foote, Lia...

Dec 30, 2019

AP Source: New York Giants have fired coach Pat Shurmur

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - A person familiar with the move tells The Associated Press that the New York Giants have fired coach Pat Shurmur after the once-proud franchise took a step back by winning four...

Dec 30, 2019

Tyler Myers's two-goal performance leads Canucks past Flames 5-2

CALGARY - Tyler Myers scored twice and added an assist - all of the damage inflicted in the first period - as the Vancouver Canucks built up an early 3-0 lead and cruised to a 5-2 victory over the Cal...

Dec 29, 2019

James, Davis help Lakers rout Donic, Mavericks

LOS ANGELES - LeBron James became the ninth player in NBA history to reach 9,000 assists, Anthony Davis scored 23 points and the Los Angeles Lakes beat the Dallas Mavericks 108-95 on Sunday night. Jam...

Dec 29, 2019

Andrew Mangiapane with goal and two assists, Flames beat Oilers 5-1

EDMONTON - Scoring early in every period was a recipe for success for the Calgary Flames on Friday. Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and two assists as the Flames cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Edmonto...

Dec 29, 2019

Devils score own goal in OT, Maple Leafs win 6th straight

NEWARK, N.J. - Damon Severson had never scored an overtime goal in the NHL, and this wasn't how he envisioned his first. The Devils defenceman backhanded the puck into his own net with 2:22 left in ov...

Dec 29, 2019

David Perron scores in OT, Blues beat Jets 5-4 for seventh straight win

WINNIPEG - Tyler Bozak says adding an overtime victory into their seven-game win streak injects some more confidence into the St. Louis Blues. David Perron scored 3:14 into overtime and Bozak had two ...

Dec 29, 2019

Huberdeau has 4-point game, Panthers beat Canadiens 6-5

SUNRISE, Fla. - Jonathan Huberdeau scored two goals in just over 30 seconds and added two assists, and Florida's top line had a nine-point game as the Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-5 on Sunda...

Dec 29, 2019

Gilgeous-Alexander ties career high of 32 points in Thunder's win over Raptors

TORONTO - Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tied his career high with 32 points to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 98-97 victory over his hometown Toronto Raptors on Sunday. Gilgeous-Alexander...

Dec 29, 2019