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Zeev Buium scores in his Canucks debut as Vancouver beats the Devils 2-1
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Zeev Buium scored in his first game since being traded to Vancouver, Thatcher Demko stopped 25 of the 26 shots he faced and the Canucks beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Sunday. The game was initially supposed to be Quinn Hughes and...
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New ownership group takes over Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanvile, Ont.
BOWMANVILLE - Canadian Tire Motorsport Park has been purchased by a new ownership group. The new group is led by Peter Thomson with Chris Pfaff and Alek Krstajic as partners. CTMP is a multi-track motorsport facility outside Bowmanville, Ont., that ope...
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Canadian speedskating women win team pursuit gold; finish World Cup season ranked 1st
HAMAR - Ivanie Blondin helped Canada win gold in the team pursuit then followed that up with a bronze in the women's mass start event on Sunday in the final day of ISU World Cup Speed Skating action before the holidays, bringing Canada's long-track sea...
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Man City and Aston Villa win to stay in touch with Premier League leader Arsenal
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester City and Aston Villa kept the pressure on Premier League leader Arsenal with wins on Sunday. Nottingham Forest pulled further away from the relegation zone with a 3-0 victory against To...
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Johannes Lochner stays hot, Germans sweep 2 World Cup bobsled races in Lillehammer
LILLEHAMMER, Norway (AP) - Johannes Lochner's retirement season is shaping up to be his best. Lochner - who will end his career after the Olympics in February - won a World Cup four-man bobsled race for the second consecutive day on Sunday, leading ano...
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New Zealand skier Alice Robinson wins World Cup super-G; Lindsey Vonn 4th
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - New Zealand's Alice Robinson was already leading the Olympic season's giant slalom standings. Now she's a threat in super-G, too. Robinson won a World Cup super-G on Sunday for her first career victory in the discipline -...
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Man City and Aston Villa win to stay in touch with Premier League leader Arsenal
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester City and Aston Villa kept the pressure on Premier League leader Arsenal with wins on Sunday. Nottingham Forest pulled further away from the relegation zone with a 3-0 victory against Tottenham and Sunderland beat N...
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Morgan Frost scores in OT to lift the Flames past the Kings, 2-1
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Morgan Frost scored in overtime and Blake Coleman had a short-handed goal in the Calgary Flames' 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. Dustin Wolf made 20 saves for the surging Flames....
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Morgan Frost scores in OT to lift Flames past the Kings 2-1
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Morgan Frost scored in overtime and Blake Coleman had a short-handed goal in the Calgary Flames' 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. Dustin Wolf made 20 saves for the surging Flames. They have won eight of their...
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Hellebuyck all smiles in winning return from knee surgery
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck was flashing some smiles after his return from injury helped the Winnipeg Jets take down the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Saturday. The reigning Hart and Vezina Trophy winner had arthroscopic knee surgery exactly three weeks ...
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U.S. downs Canada 4-1 in women's hockey, sweeps Rivalry Series
EDMONTON - Canada improved, but not enough to beat the United States in the fourth and final game of their women's hockey Rivalry Series. The U.S. downed the hosts 4-1 in Edmonton on Saturday to sweep the four-game series and outscore the Canadians 24-...
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Canadian Lance Gibson Jr. loses UFC debut but joins father in record book
LAS VEGAS - Canadian (Fearless) Lance Gibson Jr. made it into the UFC record book Saturday, but didn't get the win in a short-notice fight against veteran American King Green. His father, Lance Sr., fought in UFC 24 and 29 in 2000, defeating Jermaine (...
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Miller scores twice, including OT winner, as Rangers edge Canadiens 5-4
NEW YORK (AP) - J.T. Miller scored his second goal of the game on a power play at 2:56 of overtime as the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Saturday night. Will Cuylle, Noah Laba and Artemi Panarin also scored to help the R...
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Vilardi props up Jets with two goals in 5-1 win over Capitals
WINNIPEG - Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves in his first game back from injury to power the Jets to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday that snapped Winnipeg's three-game losing skid. T...
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Connor McDavid powers Oilers over Maple Leafs 6-3 in Tristan Jarry's Edmonton debut
TORONTO - Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers thumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Saturday. Vasily Podkolzin, with two, Darnell Nurse and Zach Hyman provided the rest of the offence for Edmonton (15-11-6). Tristan Jarry...
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NHL roundup: Devils dumps Ducks 4-1 to snap five-game home losing skid
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Stefan Noesen, Paul Cotter and Cody Glass each scored to help the New Jersey Devils beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Saturday and snap a five-game home losing streak. New Jersey started the NHL season 9-0-1 on its home ice before losin...
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Joel Eriksson Ek's late goal lifts Wild past Senators 3-2
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Joel Eriksson Ek scored with 23.1 seconds remaining to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Eriksson Ek buried a one-timer from the right circle after a cross-ice pass by Marcus Johansson to ...
Dec 13, 2025
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Lauren Coughlin holes bunker shot for eagle to team with Andrew Novak for lead at mixed-team event
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Lauren Coughlin holed a bunker shot for eagle on the par-5 17th hole Saturday, and she and Andrew Novak teamed for a stout 4-under 68 in foursomes to build a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Grant Thornton Invitationa...
Dec 13, 2025
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Hockey Canada unveils blueprint to grow game for women and girls
EDMONTON - Hockey Canada has unveiled a blueprint to get more oomph behind girls and women in the sport. Registration of female players, coaches and officials has increased, but the organization states that still represents less than 20 per cent of its...
Dec 13, 2025
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Canada's Naomi Urness captures gold in women's freeski big air at World Cup
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS - Canadian freestyle skier Naomi Urness struck gold in women's big air World Cup competition on Saturday. The Mont-Tremblant, Que., native had a score of 156.25. Ukraine's Kateryna Kotsar (152.50) and China's Yang Ruyi (148.50) rounde...
Dec 13, 2025
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'Very exciting': Tristan Jarry reflects on trade to Edmonton Oilers
TORONTO - Tristan Jarry was at home Friday morning when his phone rang. Pittsburgh Penguins general manager and president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas was on the line. He needed to see the veteran goaltender right away. Jarry had no idea his time pl...
Dec 13, 2025
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Canadian snowboarder Kaylie Buck earns World Cup silver
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO - Canadian snowboarder Kaylie Buck earned World Cup silver in the women's parallel giant slalom event on Saturday. The Oakville, Ont., native finished with a time of one minute 17.35 seconds. Austria's Sabine Payer (1:15.99) defeated ...
Dec 13, 2025
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Ottawa's Isabelle Weidemann earns speedskating World Cup silver in 3000m
HAMAR - Canadian speedskater Isabelle Weidemann raced to World Cup silver on Saturday in the women's 3,000 metres to capture her second individual distance medal of the season. Weidemann, from Ottawa, worked through a slow start before overtaking pair ...
Dec 13, 2025
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Robert Rousseau, four-time Stanley Cup champ with Habs in 1960s, dead at 85
Robert (Bobby) Rousseau, a four-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1960s, has died. He was 85. The Canadiens made the announcement Saturday, mentioning he had died in Trois-Rivières, Que., but no cause of death was revealed. ...
Dec 13, 2025
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