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Red Wings snap 12-game skid with 5-2 win over Jets

DETROIT - Robby Fabbri backhanded a pass toward the slot, and it bounced into the net off the leg of an opposing defenceman. The following period, Fabbri took a shot from the right circle that was sav...

Dec 14, 2019

Andersen 36-save performance helps power Maple Leafs past Oilers 4-1

EDMONTON - Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs powered their way to a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Ilya Mikheyev, Frederik Gauthier and Mitch Mar...

Dec 14, 2019

Siakam has 30 points, 10 rebounds to lead Raptors 110-102 over Brooklyn

TORONTO - Pascal Siakam had 30 points and 10 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors broke out of their slump with a 110-102 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. The Raptors' victory end...

Dec 14, 2019

Bernier makes 42 saves, as Red Wings down Canadiens 2-1 for 2nd straight win

MONTREAL - Jonathan Bernier made 42 saves as the league-worst Detroit Red Wings downed the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 Saturday night. Tyler Bertuzzi and Mike Green scored for the Red Wings (9-22-3), who h...

Dec 14, 2019

LSU QB Joe Burrow wins Heisman Trophy in landslide vote

NEW YORK - Born into a family of Cornhuskers and raised in the Buckeye state, Joe Burrow left his roots behind and became a Heisman Trophy winner at LSU. The quarterback won the Heisman on Saturday ni...

Dec 14, 2019

Canadians become 1st females to race World Cup doubles luge

WHISTLER, B.C. - Caitlin Nash and Natalie Corless made luge history Saturday, becoming the first female team to compete in a World Cup doubles race. The 16-year-olds from Whistler combined to finish 2...

Dec 14, 2019

Milanovich says "gut" decision, Trevor Harris, reasons to join Esks as head coach

EDMONTON - Scott Milanovich said ultimately it was a gut decision, not to mention a chance to be reunited with quarterback Trevor Harris, that led him say yes to becoming the new head coach of the Edm...

Dec 14, 2019

James Reimer makes 32 saves, Hurricanes beat Flames 4-0; Calgary win streak over

CALGARY - James Reimer made 32 stops and Warren Foegele scored twice as the Carolina Hurricanes ended Calgary's seven-game winning streak with a 4-0 win over the Flames on Saturday. It's the second sh...

Dec 14, 2019

Hamilton welder loses first-round match at World Darts Championship in London

LONDON - Matt Campbell, the lone Canadian in the field, lost his first-round match to England's Mark (The Gladiator) McGeeney on Saturday at the William Hill World Darts Championship in...

Dec 14, 2019

Kaillie Humphries wins another bobsled race for US

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Kaillie Humphries' first two races for the U.S. could not have turned out better. Humphries improved to 2-for-2 on the young season, winning another women's bobsled World Cup race ...

Dec 14, 2019