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Mikheyev recovering in hospital, expected to miss at least 3 months after laceration injury

NEWARK, United States - The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Saturday that Ilya Mikheyev had successful surgery to repair an artery and tendons in his wrist that were severed during the team's ga...

Dec 30, 2019

Canadian men to play Iceland in January international soccer friendly

TORONTO - Canada, bidding to add much-needed FIFA ranking points, will play Iceland in a men's international soccer friendly on Jan. 15. The game will take place in Irvine, Calif., at the Or...

Dec 30, 2019

Hofer wins first international start, Canada downs Germany 4-1 at world juniors

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Joel Hofer won his first-ever international start at any level, and Canada beat Germany 4-1 at the world junior hockey championship on Monday. Nolan Foote, Lia...

Dec 30, 2019

AP Source: New York Giants have fired coach Pat Shurmur

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - A person familiar with the move tells The Associated Press that the New York Giants have fired coach Pat Shurmur after the once-proud franchise took a step back by winning four...

Dec 30, 2019

Tyler Myers's two-goal performance leads Canucks past Flames 5-2

CALGARY - Tyler Myers scored twice and added an assist - all of the damage inflicted in the first period - as the Vancouver Canucks built up an early 3-0 lead and cruised to a 5-2 victory over the Cal...

Dec 29, 2019

James, Davis help Lakers rout Donic, Mavericks

LOS ANGELES - LeBron James became the ninth player in NBA history to reach 9,000 assists, Anthony Davis scored 23 points and the Los Angeles Lakes beat the Dallas Mavericks 108-95 on Sunday night. Jam...

Dec 29, 2019

Andrew Mangiapane with goal and two assists, Flames beat Oilers 5-1

EDMONTON - Scoring early in every period was a recipe for success for the Calgary Flames on Friday. Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and two assists as the Flames cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Edmonto...

Dec 29, 2019

Devils score own goal in OT, Maple Leafs win 6th straight

NEWARK, N.J. - Damon Severson had never scored an overtime goal in the NHL, and this wasn't how he envisioned his first. The Devils defenceman backhanded the puck into his own net with 2:22 left in ov...

Dec 29, 2019

David Perron scores in OT, Blues beat Jets 5-4 for seventh straight win

WINNIPEG - Tyler Bozak says adding an overtime victory into their seven-game win streak injects some more confidence into the St. Louis Blues. David Perron scored 3:14 into overtime and Bozak had two ...

Dec 29, 2019

Huberdeau has 4-point game, Panthers beat Canadiens 6-5

SUNRISE, Fla. - Jonathan Huberdeau scored two goals in just over 30 seconds and added two assists, and Florida's top line had a nine-point game as the Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-5 on Sunda...

Dec 29, 2019