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Mike Smith makes 38 saves as Oilers shut out reeling Canadiens 3-0

MONTREAL - After starting the season on long-term injured reserve and missing the first month of action, Mike Smith wanted to make sure he was well prepared when he finally returned to the Edmonton Oi...

Feb 11, 2021

Jets score three second-period goal en route to 5-1 victory over struggling Senators

WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck led the Winnipeg Jets to yet another win this season over the Ottawa Senators. Hellebuyck stopped 41 shots -- 18 in a scoreless first period -- to anchor Winnipeg's 5-1 vi...

Feb 11, 2021

Bruins postpone O'Ree honours until '22 so fans can be there

BOSTON - The Boston Bruins will wait to retire the number of pioneering Black hockey player Willie O'Ree until next year so that they can raise his No. 22 banner to the rafters with fans in the buildi...

Feb 11, 2021

Canadian receiver Natey Adjei inks deal with Montreal Alouettes

MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed Canadian receiver Natey Adjei. A third-round pick in the 2013 CFL draft, Adjei has split six seasons in the CFL between Toronto and Edmonton. The Toronto ...

Feb 11, 2021

AP source: David Phelps agrees to $1.75M deal with Blue Jays

TORONTO - Right-hander David Phelps and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $1.75 million, one-year contract a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on c...

Feb 11, 2021

Canadian snowboarder Eliot Grondin wins bronze at world championship

IDRE FJLL, Sweden - Canada's Eliot Grondin has captured a bronze medal at the world snowboard cross championship. The 19-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que., finished behind winner Lucas Eguibar of Spain...

Feb 11, 2021

Toronto Blue Jays claim Dominican right-hander Joel Payamps off waivers

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-hander Joel Payamps off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. To make room on the 40-man roster, right-hander Shun Yamaguchi has been designated for assig...

Feb 11, 2021

Road warriors: Toronto Raptors will have to complete home schedule in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors will play all their home games in Tampa, Fla., this season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The NBA team said Thursday the team will complete its home schedule at Am...

Feb 11, 2021

Canadian Marie-Michele Gagnon finishes sixth in super-G at worlds

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Canadian Marie-Michele Gagnon tied a career-best world championships result with a sixth-place finish in the super-G, while Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami dashed to gold on ...

Feb 11, 2021

Canadian Seger finishes just off podium in super-G at world championships

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Canada's Brodie Seger finished a career-best fourth in the men's super-G at the alpine skiing world championships on Thursday. The top three faced some anxious moments when&...

Feb 11, 2021