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France advances to semifinals at World Cup, tops England 2-1

AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) - Kylian Mbappe and France made it back to the semifinals of the World Cup on Saturday by beating England 2-1. Olivier Giroud scored in the 78th minute at Al Bayt Stadium to keep F...

Dec 10, 2022

Canadian luge athletes Walker, Snith wrap careers in Whistler, B.C.

WHISTLER, B.C. - A crowd of friendly faces greeted Canadians Tristan Walker and Justin Snith as they raced down the luge track one last time. After a 17-year-long career, the duo slid into retirement ...

Dec 10, 2022

Canada's Gilles and Poirier win ice dance gold at Grand Prix Final

TURIN, Italy - Canada's Piper Gilles and Poirier captured gold in ice dance at the ISU Grand Prix Final on Saturday. Gilles and Poirier scored 129.71 for their free dance program to music from Madonna...

Dec 10, 2022

'He's incredible': Bedard once again turning heads at Canada's world junior camp

MONCTON, N.B. - Connor Bedard's highlight reel has been hard to miss. Already the presumptive first overall selection at the 2023 NHL draft, the 17-year-old phenom with a bullet shot and an ability to...

Dec 10, 2022

Morocco reaches World Cup semifinals, tops Portugal, Ronaldo

DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Morocco became the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals by beating Portugal 1-0 on Saturday, likely ending Cristiano Ronaldo's chances of winning soccer's biggest...

Dec 10, 2022

Ronaldo benched against Morocco in World Cup quarterfinals

DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo is starting on the bench for Portugal for the second straight game at the World Cup. The 37-year-old Ronaldo remained out of the starting lineup against Morocco fo...

Dec 10, 2022

Oilers snap seven-game skid against Wild with 5-2 victory

EDMONTON - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a seven-game losing skid against Minnesota, defeating the Wild 5-2 on Friday night. Connor McDavid and Leon Dra...

Dec 09, 2022

Wheeler, Rittich lead Jets past Blackhawks 3-1

CHICAGO (AP) - Blake Wheeler scored early in the second period, David Rittich stopped 22 shots and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Friday night for their fourth straight win. Cole...

Dec 09, 2022

Gushue, Dunstone to play for quarterfinal berth at Grand Slam of Curling's Masters

Brad Gushue and Matt Dunstone are set to clash for a spot in the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam of Curling's Masters on Saturday. Gushue pulled out a key 7-4 win over Norway's Bendik Ramsfjell to fin...

Dec 09, 2022

Wagner, Banchero lead Magic over Raptors 113-109

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Franz Wagner scored 34 points and the Orlando Magic turned to rookie Pablo Banchero in the final minutes Friday night to hold off Toronto 113-109 after the Raptors had wiped out a...

Dec 09, 2022