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Hockey rides into offseason with full-on buzz, a threepeat bid and Olympics ahead

The 4 Nations Face-Off in February was meant to provide a taste of international competition a year before the Winter Olympics because it had been nearly a decade since the NHL's top players were able...

Jun 19, 2025

Toronto Sceptres re-sign defender Kali Flanagan to one-year extension

The Toronto Sceptres have signed defender Kali Flanagan to a one-year contract extension, the Professional Women's Hockey League team announced Thursday. The 29-year-old from Burlington, Mass., had th...

Jun 19, 2025

Dallas Stars re-sign Matt Duchene to a 4-year, $18 million contract

FRISCO, Texas (AP) - The Dallas Stars have re-signed forward Matt Duchene to a four-year contract worth $18 million. General manager Jim Nill announced the deal Thursday. Duchene will count $4.5 milli...

Jun 19, 2025

Dallas Stars re-sign Matt Duchene to a 4-year, $18 million contract

FRISCO, Texas (AP) - The Dallas Stars have re-signed forward Matt Duchene to a four-year contract worth $18 million. General manager Jim Nill announced the deal Thursday. Duchene will count $4.5 milli...

Jun 19, 2025

Canada to face Mexico, Denmark in Group A of Billie Jean King Cup playoff

TORONTO - Canada will take on Mexico and Denmark in a Billie Jean King Cup playoff from Nov. 14 to 16 in Monterrey, Mexico. The winner of the Group A round robin advances to the 2026 Qualifiers of the...

Jun 19, 2025

Canada's Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov and Diallo all fall in grass-court action

Canada's top men's tennis players all fell on Thursday on the European grass-court circuit. Montreal's Flix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., both lost in the Round of 16 a...

Jun 19, 2025

Senators, Fabian Zetterlund agree to three-year, US$12.825M contract extension

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators signed forward Fabian Zetterlund to a three-year, US$12.825-million contract extension Thursday. Zetterlund produced 19 goals and 22 assists in 84 games split between the ...

Jun 19, 2025

Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe hospitalized with gastroenteritis at the Club World Cup

MIAMI (AP) - Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has been hospitalized with an acute case of gastroenteritis, the Spanish club said Thursday. World Cup winner Mbappe missed Madrid's opening game at the ...

Jun 19, 2025

Jesse Marsch, Canada Soccer face discipline from CONCACAF for Gold Cup actions

MIAMI - Canadian men's soccer coach Jesse Marsch is in trouble with CONCACAF again. The soccer authority for North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football has started disciplinary proceedi...

Jun 18, 2025

Blue Jays starter Eric Lauer in form as Toronto dumps Arizona 8-1

TORONTO - Pitcher Eric Lauer has done a little bit of everything for the Toronto Blue Jays since his season debut seven weeks ago. The 30-year-old left-hander has worked in short relief, served in a b...

Jun 18, 2025