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Canada, Namibia rue missed shot at rare Rugby World Cup win due to typhoon

KAMAISHI, Japan - With Typhoon Hagibis closing in, the Canadian rugby team went to bed Saturday with three possible scenarios for its final Pool B match against Namibia at the Rugby World Cup in Japan...

Oct 13, 2019

Pearson, Canucks snap Flyers unbeaten streak with 3-2 shootout win

VANCOUVER - Tanner Pearson scored in the shootout to power the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 home victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. The left-winger beat Philly's Carter Hart fiv...

Oct 12, 2019

Golden Knights snap two-game skid, top Flames 6-2

LAS VEGAS - Mark Stone had a goal and an assist, Marc-Andre Fleury made 33 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Calgary Flames 6-2 Saturday night. Tomas Nosek, William Carrier, Paul Stastny, Ry...

Oct 12, 2019

Torres, Tanaka lead Yankees over Astros 7-0 in ALCS opener

HOUSTON - Gleyber Torres kept up his October surge with a homer and five RBIs, Masahiro Tanaka polished his playoff resume and the New York Yankees blanked the Houston Astros 7-0 Saturday night in the...

Oct 12, 2019

Scheifele scores in OT, Jets beat winless Blackhawks 3-2

CHICAGO - Mark Scheifele scored 47 seconds into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the winless Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Saturday night for their third strai...

Oct 12, 2019

Cooper leads Eskimos to 19-6 win over Lions and final berth in CFL playoffs

EDMONTON - Shaquille Cooper rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown to help the Edmonton Eskimos beat the B.C. Lions 19-6 on Saturday night and clinch the CFL's last remaining playoff berth. The Eskimos i...

Oct 12, 2019

Brendan Gallagher's three-point night leads Canadiens past Blues 6-3

MONTREAL - Brendan Gallagher scored a goal and added two assists as the Montreal Canadiens doubled the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues 6-3 on Saturday night at Bell Centre. Tomas Tatar,...

Oct 12, 2019

Maple Leafs beat Red Wings 5-2 to snap 3-game skid

DETROIT - Ilya Mikheyev scored in the final minute of the second period when goalie Jimmy Howard's gamble backfired, and the Toronto Maple Leafs went on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Saturday n...

Oct 12, 2019

Nick Taylor's pick-six a highlight of Bombers' 35-24 win over Alouettes

WINNIPEG - Nick Taylor's interception for a touchdown was a highlight but the Blue Bombers relied more on a solid ground game to beat the Montreal Alouettes 35-24 on Saturday, getting a little payback...

Oct 12, 2019

Carleton Ravens basketball coach Dave Smart joins staff of NHL's Ottawa Senators

OTTAWA - D.J. Smith has added longtime Carleton Ravens basketball coach Dave Smart to the Ottawa Senators coaching staff. Smith, who earned his first victory as an NHL head coach Saturday ag...

Oct 12, 2019