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Rockets end skid at 20, Wall has 1st triple-double since '16

HOUSTON - The Houston Rockets ended their 20-game losing streak Monday night, as John Wall had his first triple-double in five years in a 117-99 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Houston's skid was ti...

Mar 22, 2021

Gustavsson stops 35 shots in first NHL start to lead Senators to 2-1 win over Flames

OTTAWA - Chris Tierney made sure Filip Gustavsson's first NHL start was a victorious one. Tierney's fourth goal of the season -- but first in 30 games -- at 17:24 of the third period earned the Ottawa...

Mar 22, 2021

NHL postpones Oilers-Canadiens game after two Habs added to COVID-19 list

MONTREAL - The NHL has postponed Monday night's game in Montreal between the Canadiens and the Edmonton Oilers, making it the first contest in the all-Canadian North Division to be shut down due to CO...

Mar 22, 2021

Elgin Baylor, Lakers great and aerialist pioneer, dies at 86

LOS ANGELES - Elgin Baylor changed the very direction of basketball when he joined the NBA and brought his vertical feats of athletic brilliance to a largely horizontal game. He filled scoresheets and...

Mar 22, 2021

Laura Walker, Kirk Muyres set the pace at Canadian mixed doubles curling championship

CALGARY - Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres improved to 5-0 at the Home Hardware Canadian mixed doubles curling championship with a 7-4 win over Briane Meilleur and Mark Nichols on Monday. Walker, from Edm...

Mar 22, 2021

Toronto FC looks to add comforts of home in Florida by keeping families close

TORONTO - Released from lockdown and back training again after an outbreak of COVID-19, Toronto FC leaves for Florida on Wednesday to set up shop in the Orlando area for the MLS season. Pandemic-relat...

Mar 22, 2021

Toronto Blue Jays reliever Kirby Yates sidelined with arm injury

DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays have lost another pitcher to injury. The team says right-hander Kirby Yates has been diagnosed with a flexor-pronator strain in his right arm and is expected to m...

Mar 22, 2021

Canucks claim another Leaf off waiver wire, picking up forward Travis Boyd

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have claimed centre Travis Boyd off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boyd has three goals and five assists in 20 games this season. The Maple Leafs placed him on...

Mar 22, 2021

Canada's Alphonso Davies handed two-game ban for red card in Bayern Munich win

MUNICH - Canadian Alphonso Davies has been suspended for two games in the wake of his red card in Bayern Munich's 4-0 win over VfB Stuttgart on Saturday. The 20-year-old fullback from Edmonton was yel...

Mar 22, 2021

Sandy Hawley to appear before House of Commons Committee on Justice and Human Rights

TORONTO - Hall of Fame jockey Sandy Hawley is scheduled to appear before a House of Commons committee Tuesday as part of its study of a private member's bill calling for the legalization of single-eve...

Mar 22, 2021