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England's 1966 World Cup winner Martin Peters dies at age 76

Martin Peters, whose place in English soccer lore was secured by scoring one of the national team's goals in its victory over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final, died Saturday after a long battl...

Dec 21, 2019

Liverpool beats Flamengo to win its 1st Club World Cup title

DOHA, Qatar - Roberto Firmino clinched Liverpool's first Club World Cup title on Saturday, scoring in extra time to seal a 1-0 victory in the final over Flamengo to assert Europe's footballing dominan...

Dec 21, 2019

Wheeler becomes franchise scoring leader, Jets beat Wild 6-0

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Blake Wheeler had a goal and assist to become the all-time leading scorer in franchise history, Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves for his third shutout of the season, and the Winnipeg ...

Dec 21, 2019

Supreme Court ruling nixes U.S. ads for Canadian Super Bowl viewers

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has blown the whistle on a federal regulatory decision that allowed viewers to watch keenly anticipated American commercials during the Super Bowl b...

Dec 21, 2019

Adam Scott trails by 2 after 2 rounds at the Australian PGA

GOLD COAST, Australia - Adam Scott was two strokes off the lead and tied for third place after a second-round 5-under 67 at the Australian PGA championship at Royal Pines on Friday. The leader was Chi...

Dec 20, 2019

Corning, other snowboarders dazzle crowd at Braves' ballpark

ATLANTA - Charlie Culberson watched in wonder as Chris Corning flipped four times off a 5-meter jump to stick a perfect landing and make a bit of snowboarding history in a Big Air competition. Culbers...

Dec 20, 2019

Tristan Jarry, Penguins beat Oilers 5-2

EDMONTON - Tristan Jarry made 26 saves and Jared McCann scored the eventual winner as the Pittsburgh Penguins emerged with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night. Chad Ruhwed...

Dec 20, 2019

Allen makes 35 saves, Blues beat Oilers 2-1

ST. LOUIS - Blues coach Craig Berube took a chance and challenged a late goal. Even though it didn't work out, his players soon rewarded his faith in them. Brayden Schenn scored, Jake Allen made 35 sa...

Dec 20, 2019

Lowry has triple-double in Raptors' victory over Pistons

DETROIT - The Toronto Raptors beat Detroit but lost two more players in the process. "A win with a heavy price," coach Nick Nurse said. Kyle Lowry had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for a tripl...

Dec 20, 2019

Maple Leafs 6, Rangers 3

NEW YORK - William Nylander and Mitchell Marner each scored their second goal of the game early in the third period to help the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Friday night. Pierr...

Dec 20, 2019