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AP source: Indians close to trading ace Kluber to Rangers

CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Indians are close to completing a trade that will send two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber to the Texas Rangers, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Asso...

Dec 15, 2019

Canadian rugby women finish third at Cape Town Sevens, men place 11th

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Canada's women finished third at the Cape Town Sevens on Sunday, rallying to defeat France 22-17 in extra time to earn a medal for the second week in a row on the HSBC W...

Dec 15, 2019

Sidney Crosby donates gear to hockey access programs in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX - One of hockey's greats is giving his jersey number's worth in new sets of equipment to programs for young players in his home province who don't have easy access to the game. Sidney Cro...

Dec 15, 2019

'Canadian Mafia' intact: Bombers extend contracts of GM Walters, coach O'Shea

WINNIPEG - Wade Miller is proud the "Canadian Mafia" will continue running the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The CFL team's president and CEO was flanked by fellow Canadians Kyle Walters and Mike O'Shea at a...

Dec 15, 2019

Pettersson, Markstrom lead Canucks to 1-0 victory over Hurricanes in overtime

VANCOUVER - Elias Pettersson can be a tough critic. Pettersson was asked how good goaltender Jacob Markstrom was in the Vancouver Canucks' 1-0 overtime win against the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday nig...

Dec 14, 2019

Sharks beat Canucks 4-2 to snap 6-game skid

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier scored, Aaron Dell made 33 saves and the San Jose Sharks snapped a season-high six-game losing streak by beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Saturday nig...

Dec 14, 2019

Gaudreau scores twice in Flames' 4-2 come-from-behind victory over Maple Leafs

Calgary needed a big goal and Johnny Gaudreau delivered. Twice, in fact. Gaudreau's first two-goal game of the season was part of three goals in the opening three minutes of the third period as the Fl...

Dec 14, 2019

Jackson, Ravens beat Jets 42-21 to clinch AFC North title

BALTIMORE - Only minutes removed from watching his team roll to its 10th consecutive victory, coach John Harbaugh showed up to the post-game news conference wearing a white hat proclaiming Baltimore t...

Dec 14, 2019

Staal, Kunin help Wild recover to beat Oilers 6-5

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Eric Staal was a gametime decision for the Minnesota Wild, two days after he was injured while colliding with a linesman. Staal made it through the morning workout without any issues...

Dec 14, 2019

Former NBA Commissioner Stern has emergency brain surgery

NEW YORK - Former NBA Commissioner David Stern had emergency surgery after suffering a brain hemorrhage while having lunch not far from league headquarters. The league had no update on his condition F...

Dec 14, 2019