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Nylander, Marner lead Maple Leafs past Rangers 6-3

NEW YORK - The Toronto Maple Leafs are beginning to show that they can be an elite team in the Eastern Conference. William Nylander and Mitchell Marner each scored their second goal of the game early ...

Dec 22, 2019

Flames score 3 power-play goals, beat Stars 5-1

DALLAS - Matthew Tkachuk, Sean Monahan and Mikael Backlund scored power-play goals and the Calgary Flames beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 on Sunday night. Tkachuk's 14th goal of the season broke a 1-1 tie i...

Dec 22, 2019

Junior Johnson, "The Last American Hero," dies at 88

Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson, the moonshine runner turned NASCAR driver described as "The Last American Hero" by author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 article for Esquire, died Friday. He was 88. NASCAR announc...

Dec 22, 2019

Raptors record biggest comeback in franchise history to beat Dallas 110-107

TORONTO - On a night the Toronto Raptors looked headed for their worst loss of the season, they recorded their greatest comeback in franchise history. Kyle Lowry scored 20 of his 32 points in a t...

Dec 22, 2019

In-game anti-racism pleas as Chelsea faces abuse at Spurs

LONDON - Chelsea defender Antonio Rdiger reported being targeted with monkey noises during a London derby at Tottenham on Sunday, forcing the stadium announcer to issue three warnings in an unpreceden...

Dec 22, 2019

Canada's Marielle Thompson wins ski-cross silver at World Cup in Italy

INNICHEN, Italy - Canada's Marielle Thompson won silver at a women's ski-cross World Cup on Sunday in Innichen, Italy. The product of Whistler, B.C., finished behind Switzerland's Fanny Smith and ahea...

Dec 22, 2019

Russia accuses doping whistleblower of modifying key data

Russia is blaming the World Anti-Doping Agency's star witness for modifying key laboratory data. His lawyer says that's nonsense. The Russian Investigative Committee, a major law enforcement agency, a...

Dec 22, 2019

Racism in stands mars Chelsea's 2-0 win at Tottenham in EPL

FIFA's protocol for dealing with discrimination at soccer games was implemented for the first time in the Premier League on Sunday with three stadium announcements during a London derby between Totten...

Dec 22, 2019

You Down With O-T-T? Direct-to-consumer options at sports media forefront

TORONTO - Sports fans have never had as much choice when it comes to watching live events as they do right now. The remote control - and the wallet - are getting workouts because of it. Long...

Dec 22, 2019

Canada's Adam Hadwin qualifies for the 2020 Masters by finishing year in top 50

Canadian golfer Adam Hadwin clinched a spot at the 2020 Masters without playing any golf on Sunday. Hadwin, from Abbotsford, B.C., will finish the year in the top 50 of the world golf rankings, g...

Dec 22, 2019