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Harris scores 26, Thybulle 20 as 76ers beat Raptors 110-104

PHILADELPHIA - This victory over the Toronto Raptors didn't feel as good as it should have to the Philadelphia 76ers because of their shaky finish. Tobias Harris scored 26 points and rookie Matisse Th...

Dec 08, 2019

Union exec Marvin Miller, Simmons elected to Hall of Fame

SAN DIEGO - Marvin Miller, the union leader who revolutionized baseball by empowering players to negotiate multimillion-dollar contracts and to play for teams of their own choosing, was elected to bas...

Dec 08, 2019

Joshua beats Ruiz on points, reclaims heavyweight titles

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Anthony Joshua reclaimed his world heavyweight titles Sunday by producing a disciplined and smart display to beat Andy Ruiz Jr. on points in their rematch in the first title fig...

Dec 07, 2019

Austria's Nicole Schmidhofer wins World Cup downhill in Lake Louise

LAKE LOUIS, Alta. - Nicole Schmidhofer of Austria won the women's World Cup downhill on Saturday at Lake Louise, Alta. Schmidhofer's time was one minute 49.92 seconds. She was the only woman to g...

Dec 07, 2019

Canadian skiers Remme, Gagnon pursue downhill gains for combined success

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Canada lacks a classic downhiller in women's ski racing, but speed is vitally important to the all-rounders on the national alpine team. Roni Remme of Collingw...

Dec 07, 2019

Cale Makar making early run at Calder Trophy: 'I haven't seen anybody like him'

TORONTO - It was pointed out to Cale Makar back in September he didn't seem at all daunted by sky-high expectations. The defenceman had announced his arrival in the NHL some five months...

Dec 07, 2019

Laughton leads Flyers past Senators 4-3

PHILADELPHIA - Scott Laughton had a goal, an assist and a hard check in a chippy contest to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Ivan Provorov, Travis Ko...

Dec 07, 2019

Kings drop close game to Chiefs

PRINCE GEORGE - For the second time in as many nights, the Prince George Spruce Kings starting goalie was chased in a losing effort. The 5-3 defeat to Chilliwack keeps PG winless in December and ups t...

Dec 07, 2019

Welcome back: Humphries wins her debut bobsled race with USA

Kaillie Humphries won her World Cup women's bobsled debut for the United States on Saturday, prevailing in the season-opener at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York. Humphries teamed with Lau...

Dec 07, 2019

It's official: Calgary signs deal with Flames and Stampede for new arena

CALGARY - A deal to build a new arena in downtown Calgary is official after definitive agreements were signed between the city, the Calgary Flames hockey organization and the Calgary Stampede. Th...

Dec 07, 2019