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'It's a different look': Regulation wins more important in NHL's shortened season

Paul Maurice is cheering for only one thing when he watches two North Division rivals hit the ice from his couch. The Winnipeg Jets head coach wants the result decided inside 60 minutes - and definite...

Feb 03, 2021

Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-sign receiver Kenny Lawler, team's top rookie in 2019

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed American receiver Kenny Lawler to a one-year extension. Lawler was named the Bombers' top rookie in 2019 after leading the club with 637 receiving yard...

Feb 03, 2021

Rights groups call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Games

TOKYO - A coalition of 180 rights groups on Wednesday called for a boycott of next year's Beijing Winter Olympics tied to reported human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in China. The games are...

Feb 03, 2021

COVID case could have impact on Australia Open preparations

MELBOURNE, Australia - Players preparing for the Australian Open will have to isolate until they return a negative test for COVID-19 after a worker at one of the tournament's Melbourne quarantine hote...

Feb 03, 2021

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime prevails in opener at Australian Open tune-up event

MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime opened his 2021 season with a 6-3 6-1 win over Japan's Yuichi Sugita in the second round of the Murray River Open on Wednesday. The third-seeded A...

Feb 03, 2021

Puljujarvi scores two, Oilers sweep Senators with 4-2 win

EDMONTON - Jesse Puljujarvi had a pair of goals and the Edmonton Oilers posted a 4-2 win over the slumping Ottawa Senators on Tuesday to sweep the two-game series. It was the first time in more than t...

Feb 02, 2021

Ehlers goal stands up as winner for Winnipeg Jets in 3-2 win over Flames

WINNIPEG - Nikolaj Ehlers scored the eventual game-winner for the Winnipeg Jets in a 3-2 win Tuesday over the visiting Calgary Flames. Trevor Lewis and Derek Forbort also scored for Winnipeg (6-3-1). ...

Feb 02, 2021

Toffoli, Anderson each score twice, Canadiens down Canucks 5-3 in Weber's 1,00th game

MONTREAL - Tyler Toffoli and Josh Anderson each scored twice, and the Montreal Canadiens celebrated captain Shea Weber's 1,000th game with a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. Toffoli cont...

Feb 02, 2021

Raptors' Fred VanVleet scores franchise-high 54 points in win over Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. - Fred VanVleet, hitting 11 three-pointers, put on a show with a franchise-record 54 points as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Orlando Magic 123-108 on Tuesday. The Raptors' previous si...

Feb 02, 2021

Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski plays rare singles match at Grampians Trophy

MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski was ousted in straight sets on Wednesday at the Grampians Trophy by Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine The 18-year-old Kostyuk, No. 78 in the world rankings, t...

Feb 02, 2021