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Ottawa Fury pro soccer team suspends operations

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Fury are suspending operations, taking professional soccer out of the nation's capital. The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG), the United Soccer League team's owner, ann...

Nov 08, 2019

The Seattle-Toronto rubber match -- a capsule look at Sunday's MLS Cup final

SEATTLE - A look at Sunday's MLS Cup final between Toronto FC and the Seattle Sounders: WHERE: CenturyLink Field. WHEN: 3 p.m. ET. ATTENDANCE: Game is a sellout, with more than 69,000 expected. REFERE...

Nov 08, 2019

Russia, US go toe-to-toe at anti-doping meeting

KATOWICE, Poland - The fight was about doping. The United States delivered haymakers. Russia came back with jabs. The proverbial blows were delivered Wednesday in a vast conference room in Poland duri...

Nov 08, 2019

Olympic champ's heartfelt speech marks end of an era at WADA

KATOWICE, Poland - The only reason Beckie Scott's going-away speech to the World Anti-Doping Agency wasn't her finest moment was because of all that led up to it. Bruised, berated and criticized by so...

Nov 07, 2019

Jaden Schwartz finishes off 3-on-0 to lift Blues over Canucks in OT

VANCOUVER - It was something he had never seen before, but Jaden Schwartz made the most of the situation. Schwartz scored on a 3-on-0 breakaway at 3:28 of overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 2...

Nov 07, 2019

Matthew Tkachuk nets OT winner for Flames in 4-3 victory over Coyotes

CALGARY - It wasn't an acrobatic between-the-legs overtime winner, but Matthew Tkachuk's second OT goal in as many weeks lifted the Calgary Flames to a 4-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Tu...

Nov 07, 2019

Hanifin scores, tacks on two assists to lead Flames over Devils 5-2

CALGARY - Noah Hanifin had a goal and two assists on Thursday, and the Calgary Flames scored four times in the second period en route to a 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils. It's Hanifi...

Nov 07, 2019

Kane has goal and 2 assists, Blackhawks beat Canucks 5-2

CHICAGO - Patrick Kane had a power-play goal and two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Thursday night. Alex DeBrincat and Andrew Shaw scored in the first period, an...

Nov 07, 2019

Mackenzie Blackwood leads Devils to 2-1 shootout win over Jets

WINNIPEG - The New Jersey Devils are making up for a slow start to the season. Nikita Gusev and Jesper Boqvist scored in the shootout to lift the Devils to a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tues...

Nov 07, 2019

Bardreau helps Islanders beat Senators for 10th straight win

NEW YORK - The New York Islanders don't spend much time discussing their winning streak. Their focus is always on the next game. Cole Bardreau scored his first NHL goal on a penalty shot in the second...

Nov 07, 2019