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Skinner scores 2 and Sabres respond to embarrassing loss with 9-3 rout of Maple Leafs

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Jeff Skinner scored twice, including the go-ahead goal, and added an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres responded to their most embarrassing loss of the season with a 9-3 rout of the ...

Dec 21, 2023

Riders sign assistant GMs Carson, Jones to two-year contract extensions

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed assistant general managers Kyle Carson and Paul Jones to two-year contract extensions. Jones will be entering his sixth season as assistant GM for Saskatchewan...

Dec 21, 2023

From Renfrew to Zagreb: Alan Letang's journey to coaching Canada at the world juniors

Alan Letang remembers the phone call. It was 2009 and his career had already included 14 seasons playing professional hockey in North America and Europe. The voice on the other end of the line posed a...

Dec 21, 2023

Blue Bombers sign all-star defensive back Deatrick Nichols to two-year extension

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed American all-star defensive back Deatrick Nichols to a two-year extension, the CFL team announced Thursday. Nichols was scheduled to become a free agen...

Dec 21, 2023

Canada's Jared Schmidt wins gold, sister Hannah takes bronze in World Cup ski cross

INNICHEN, Italy - It was another successful day for Ottawa's Schmidt siblings on the World Cup ski cross circuit. Jared Schmidt won gold in the men's event Thursday, while Hannah Schmidt took bronze i...

Dec 21, 2023

Newfoundland and Labrador hockey body axes post-game handshakes, citing 'issues'

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The governing body for amateur hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador has banned end-of-game handshakes. A post today on Hockey NL's website says there have been "issues" with the hand...

Dec 21, 2023

2023 a watershed year in women's hockey with new professional league

Women's hockey in 2023 felt to Daniele Sauvageau like reaching the summit after years of pushing a boulder uphill. "The ball now is rolling down, so the momentum is impossible to stop," said the coach...

Dec 21, 2023

Shohei Ohtani is the AP Male Athlete of the Year for the 2nd time in 3 years

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Before Shohei Ohtani stepped into the bright lights of Hollywood and signed the most lucrative contract in professional sports history, baseball's two-way superstar put together...

Dec 21, 2023

EU court: FIFA and UEFA defy competition law by blocking Super League

BRUSSELS (AP) - UEFA and FIFA defied European Union competition law by blocking plans for the breakaway soccer Super League, the EU's top court ruled on Thursday. The case was heard last year at the C...

Dec 21, 2023

Dylan Strome scores in OT to lift Capitals past Islanders, 3-2

WASHINGTON (AP) - Dylan Strome scored on an overtime power play and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Wednesday night for their second straight victory. Strome scored his team...

Dec 20, 2023