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QMJHL suspends Oceanic star Alexis Lafreniere three games for check to the head

Rimouski Oceanic star forward Alexis Lafreniere was suspended by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for three games on Tuesday for checking to the head. Lafreniere got a five-minute major and a gam...

Jan 28, 2020

Toronto Wolfpack face injury and visa concerns ahead of Super League opener

The Toronto Wolfpack are hurting ahead of their debut Sunday in Super League. The transatlantic rugby league team has injury question marks over forwards Darcy Lussick and Bodene Thompson, while ...

Jan 28, 2020

Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr signs contract extension with Montreal Alouettes

MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., to a contract extension, which goes through the 2022 season. Adams became the Als' starting quarterback last year, guiding t...

Jan 28, 2020

Canadian Milos Raonic falls to Novak Djokovic in Australian Open quarterfinals

MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Milos Raonic just can't solve Novak Djokovic. The No. 32 seed from Thornhill, Ont., fell to 0-10 against the second-seeded Djokovic with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (1) loss in the...

Jan 28, 2020

Canadian international Lindsay Agnew goes Down Under, joins Sydney FC

SYDNEY, Australia - Canadian international Lindsay Agnew has joined Sydney FC for the remainder of Australia's W-League season. The 24-year-old Agnew, who was born in Kingston, Ont., was waived by the...

Jan 28, 2020

In #MeToo era, Kobe and other athletes often get a pass

DENVER - Folded conveniently into the narratives about his "complicated past" was the detail about Kobe Bryant that could've wrecked him. It was a rape allegation by a 19-year-old employee of a Colora...

Jan 28, 2020

J.T. Miller, Thatcher Demko lead Canucks to ninth straight home win, beat Blues

VANCOUVER - J.T. Miller scored a pair of second-period goals as the Vancouver Canucks fought back from an early deficit to defeat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 Monday night. Bo Horvat also scored into an em...

Jan 27, 2020

Pacific Division puts aside differences to grab NHL all-star game crown

ST. LOUIS - Some of the key figures in what's once again the NHL's most heated rivalry briefly put their differences aside at the league's all-star game. It'll soon be back to regularly scheduled...

Jan 27, 2020

Jack Hughes secures shootout win, Devils edge Senators 4-3

OTTAWA - Jack Hughes scored the shootout winner as the New Jersey Devils snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators Monday night. Hughes also scored the overtime w...

Jan 27, 2020

Nylander scores in fourth straight, Leafs beat Predators 5-2

NASHVILLE - William Nylander, Zach Hyman and Rasmus Sandin each scored and had an assist to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Nashville Predators 5-2 Monday night. Jason Spezza and Auston Matthews...

Jan 27, 2020