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Mikheyev recovering in hospital, expected to miss at least 3 months after laceration injury

NEWARK, United States - The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Saturday that Ilya Mikheyev had successful surgery to repair an artery and tendons in his wrist that were severed during the team's ga...

Dec 28, 2019

Raptors named The Canadian Press team of the year for historic championship run

TORONTO - Fans cheered on the Toronto Raptors from all corners of Canada, gathering around televisions in bars and living rooms and squeezing shoulder to shoulder in city squares f...

Dec 28, 2019

Mond leads A&M to 24-21 win over Oklahoma St. in Texas Bowl

HOUSTON - Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher talks to his team every day about the importance of grit. On Friday night the Aggies showed the quality their coach talks about so much when they shook off a...

Dec 27, 2019

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

EDMONTON - Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and two assists as the Calgary Flames cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. Matthew Tkachuk, Sean Monahan, Elias Lindholm and Mikael Back...

Dec 27, 2019

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

WINNIPEG - David Perron scored 3:14 into overtime as the St. Louis Blues won their seventh straight game with a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Perron took advantage of a giveaway by&nbs...

Dec 27, 2019

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

NEWARK, N.J. - Devils defenceman Damon Severson backhanded the puck into his own net in overtime, gifting the Toronto Maple Leafs a 5-4 win over New Jersey on Friday night for their season-best sixth ...

Dec 27, 2019

Slovakia edges Kazakhstan at world junior hockey championship

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - After a loss against Canada to open the tournament, the United States improved to .500 with a 6-3 win over Germany on Friday at the world junior hockey championship. The...

Dec 27, 2019

Raptors drop 118-102 decision to Boston in first Christmas Day game at home

TORONTO - Kyle Lowry dressed for the special occasion in shoes with the names of his sons Karter and Kameron. The 13-year NBA veteran and the Toronto Raptors played their much-anticipated first C...

Dec 27, 2019

The Fun Guy: Kawhi Leonard is the AP's male athlete of 2019

He was the Fun Guy. The board man who got paid. He overcame injury to reclaim his rightful place as one of the very best basketball players on the planet. He conquered the NBA world for a second time,...

Dec 27, 2019

Canada's Alexis Lafreniere shows he's more than just skill at world juniors

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Kevin Bahl thought he knew Alexis Lafreniere. And in many ways, he did. Touted as the projected No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL draft for some time, Lafreniere had ...

Dec 27, 2019