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Canadiens end Jarry's shutout streak, race past Penguins 4-1

PITTSBURGH - So much for Tristan Jarry's brilliant play. Maybe the talk about Jarry pushing Matt Murray as Pittsburgh's top goaltender, too. At least for now. Jarry's three-week surge that peaked with...

Dec 12, 2019

English clubs on the march again in the Champions League

The English are on the march again in the Champions League. Liverpool and Chelsea completed a sweep of Premier League clubs into the knockout stage of the Champions League on Tuesday, a season after E...

Dec 12, 2019

Rimouski Oceanic forward Cedric Pare playing for more than a championship

Rimouski Oceanic forward Cedric Pare has a lot on the line this season, including his future in hockey. The 20-year-old Pare is in his last season of eligibility for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey Lea...

Dec 12, 2019

Scott Milanovich returns to CFL, named head coach of Edmonton Eskimos

EDMONTON - Scott Milanovich has been named head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos. The 46-year-old Milanovich was head coach of the Toronto Argonauts from 2012 to 2016. He led the Argonauts to a Grey Cup ...

Dec 12, 2019

Canadiens forward Matthew Peca out around six weeks with knee injury

Montreal Canadiens forward Matthew Peca will be out for approximately six weeks with a knee injury, the NHL team announced Thursday. Peca suffered the injury during the game in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. ...

Dec 12, 2019

Fullback Ashley Lawrence named Canadian Player of the Year after busy 2019

TORONTO - Ashley Lawrence, who played in all 15 internationals in 2019 and led the Canadian women in minutes played, has been named Canadian Player of the Year. She joins KAA Gent forward Jonathan Dav...

Dec 12, 2019

Canada's Alexis Lafreniere nursing ankle injury at world junior camp

OAKVILLE, Ont. - Alexis Lafreniere had no reason to hit the ice this week. The presumptive No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL draft, his name has been written in ink on Canada's world junior roster for some t...

Dec 12, 2019

Dallas Stars fire Jim Montgomery for unprofessional conduct

DALLAS - The Dallas Stars fired second-year coach Jim Montgomery on Tuesday for what the team called unprofessional conduct. General manager Jim Nill said Montgomery had acted inconsistently with "cor...

Dec 12, 2019

10 ex-NFL players charged with defrauding healthcare program

WASHINGTON - Ten former NFL players have been charged with defrauding the league's health care benefit program, the Justice Department said Thursday. They include five former players on the Washington...

Dec 12, 2019

Captain Michael Bradley wants more trophies in Toronto FC colours

Toronto FC has confirmed captain Michael Bradley is returning next season after signing a new deal. "Michael Bradley has led this club in the biggest games we've played in during his time at Toronto F...

Dec 12, 2019