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James Butler, Sean Thomas Erlington, Dedrick Mills earn CFL players of week honours

TORONTO - Running backs James Butler, Sean Thomas Erlington and Dedrick Mills are the Canadian Football League's top players of the week. Butler, a running back for the B.C. Lions, had a career-high 1...

Oct 25, 2022

Russian court hears appeal by Griner against 9-year sentence

MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian court on Tuesday started hearing American basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. Griner, an eight-time all-star cen...

Oct 25, 2022

Kessel ties NHL ironman record, Vegas tops Leafs 3-1

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Phil Kessel matched the NHL record for consecutive games played, Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Toron...

Oct 24, 2022

Carolina Hurricanes hand winless Vancouver Canucks seventh straight loss

VANCOUVER - Andrei Svechnikov scored his seventh goal of the season and the Carolina Hurricanes downed the beleaguered Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Monday. The result marked the Canucks' seventh loss in a...

Oct 24, 2022

Kessel ties NHL ironman record, Vegas tops Leafs 3-1

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Phil Kessel matched the NHL record for consecutive games played, Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Toron...

Oct 24, 2022

Jets soar past Blues as Hellebuyck nets shutout

WINNIPEG - The Jets came through for their sick head coach. Defenceman Josh Morrisey set up two goals as Winnipeg defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-0 at Canada Life Centre with head coach Rick Bowness nu...

Oct 24, 2022

Oilers' second-period outburst helps to sink Penguins 6-3

EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers exploded for four goals in the second period to come from behind and defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Monday. Zach Hyma...

Oct 24, 2022

Raptors clamp down on Miami, top Heat 98-90 for split

MIAMI (AP) - Fred VanVleet scored 24 points, Pascal Siakam added 23 and the Toronto Raptors rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 98-90 on Monday night and split their two-game trip to ...

Oct 24, 2022

Senators win fourth straight by beating hot Stars

OTTAWA - Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist, while Shane Pinto scored in his fifth consecutive game as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Dallas Stars 4-2 on Monday. Playing without forward Josh Nor...

Oct 24, 2022

Struggling Vancouver Canucks place Hughes on IR, Poolman on LTIR

VANCOUVER - Injury woes continue to plague the struggling Vancouver Canucks. The team has placed star defenceman Quinn Hughes on injured reserve with a lower-body injury while blue liner Tucker Poolma...

Oct 24, 2022