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Vesey scores twice as Rangers down Maple Leafs 3-1

NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy Vesey had two goals, Igor Shesterkin made 22 saves and the New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Thursday night for their fifth straight win. Vesey snapped a tie w...

Dec 15, 2022

Ex-Canucks head coach Travis Green to lead Canada at Spengler Cup

CALGARY - Travis Green is getting back behind the bench. The former Vancouver Canucks head coach has been tabbed to lead Canada's entry at the annual Spengler Cup tournament later this month. Green wi...

Dec 15, 2022

Unified MMA closes in on half-century of shows with three fight cards in 15 days

TORONTO - Sunny Sareen is a busy man these days. The Unified MMA president is in the midst of putting on three fight cards in 15 days, a run that started Dec. 2 with Unified MMA 47 in Calgary. "An amb...

Dec 15, 2022

Whitecaps transfer Canadian defender Derek Cornelius to Sweden's Malmo FF

VANCOUVER - Defender Derek Cornelius was transferred by the Vancouver Whitecaps to Sweden's Malmo FF on Thursday. Cornelius, 25, joined the Whitecaps in January 2019 via transfer from Serbian club FK ...

Dec 15, 2022

Nurse tempers any expectations about imminent return of Precious Achiuwa

TORONTO - While Precious Achiuwa has resumed some light practising, Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse erased any expectations the athletic forward would be back playing any time soon. "Probably each da...

Dec 15, 2022

Canadian forward Levonte Johnson a finalist for soccer's MAC Hermann Trophy

Canadian forward Levonte Johnson, who helped Syracuse to the NCAA College Cup on Monday, is one of three finalists for the 2022 MAC Hermann Trophy. The award is the top individual honour in NCAA Divis...

Dec 15, 2022

PHF all-star weekend comes to Toronto a year after hosting plans scrapped by COVID-19

BOSTON - After a year-long delay the Premier Hockey Federation's all-star weekend will make its Canadian debut next month in Toronto. The PHF announced that the home of the league's Toronto Six franch...

Dec 15, 2022

Brampton, Ont., to host women's hockey world championship in 2023

CALGARY - Brampton, Ont., will host the women's hockey world championship in 2023. Hockey Canada and the Ontario Women's Hockey Association made the announcement on Thursday. The CAA Centre will host ...

Dec 15, 2022

Auger-Aliassime, Fernandez named Tennis Canada's players of the year

MONTREAL - Flix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Annie Fernandez have been named Tennis Canada's Players of the Year. Auger-Aliassime, who won three straight events late in the year before leading Canada to...

Dec 15, 2022

Mac Neil, Masse advance to 50 backstroke final at short-course swimming championships

MELBOURNE, Australia - Canadians Maggie Mac Neil and Kylie Masse have advanced to the final of the women's 50-metre backstroke at the world short-course swimming championships. Mac Neil and Masse, who...

Dec 15, 2022