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Strasburg stars as Nats rout Astros 12-3 for 2-0 Series lead

HOUSTON - Stephen Strasburg's time had come. Famously held out of the post-season seven years ago, Strasburg delivered on the biggest stage of all Wednesday night. The right-hander outdueled fellow ac...

Oct 23, 2019

Spurs rally to top Knicks, 120-111, spoiling Barrett's debut

SAN ANTONIO - The lessons are coming early for New York Knicks Canadian rookie RJ Barrett. From his first NBA game? "You've got to keep going, especially if you get up," the Mississauga, Ont., na...

Oct 23, 2019

Patriots blitz Darnold, Jets 33-0 to remain undefeated

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Tom Brady set the tone and the New England Patriots' blitz-happy defence took over from there. Bill Belichick's bunch is still undefeated after another absolutely dominant perf...

Oct 23, 2019

Pavelski's power-play goal helps Stars beat Senators 2-1

Dallas Stars fans expected to see plenty of goals this season from Joe Pavelski, signed as a free agent after a 38-goal season for San Jose. On Monday night, they saw his first in his new home rink. P...

Oct 23, 2019

Duclair scores twice to lead Senators over Red Wings 5-2

OTTAWA - Anthony Duclair scored twice as the Ottawa Senators beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Wednesday to snap a four-game losing streak. Chris Tierney, Mark Borowiecki and Jean-Gabri...

Oct 23, 2019

Nyquist's penalty-shot goal the difference as Blue Jackets beat Leafs 4-3 in OT

TORONTO - Mike Babcock pulled out the scoresheet and went over the penalties against his Maple Leafs. "Slashing, tripping, hooking, tripping, tripping," lamented Toronto's head coach. A sixth inf...

Oct 23, 2019

Pozuelo's late penalty lifts Toronto FC past New York City FC in MLS playoffs

NEW YORK - Alejandro Pozuelo converted a 90th-minute penalty to give Toronto FC a 2-1 win over New York City FC in the MLS Eastern Conference semifinal Wednesday. Fullback Ronald Matarrita took Richie...

Oct 23, 2019

The eyes have it: Scherzer embraces 2 different eye colours

HOUSTON - Max Scherzer was taunted over his eyes as a kid. Now he treasures them. Washington's Game 1 starter in the World Series against Houston has baseball's most unusual orbs: blue on the right, b...

Oct 23, 2019

MLB, players' union report positive talks on opioids testing

HOUSTON - Major League Baseball and its players' union are optimistic talks are progressing on testing for opioids following the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. "The dialogue in this...

Oct 23, 2019

Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden returning to competition after seven years away

VANCOUVER - When three-time Olympian Brent Hayden left competitive swimming seven years ago, he was headed down a dark path. The Canadian suffered from debilitating back spasms and was struggling with...

Oct 23, 2019