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Capitals brace for Hathaway to be suspended for spitting

ARLINGTON, Va. - Garnet Hathaway was ejected for spitting on an opponent and now the Washington Capitals winger may have to swallow more punishment from the NHL. Hathaway was given a match penalty for...

Nov 19, 2019

Threat from Three: Pelicans' guard Alexander-Walker shows his range

With the New Orleans Pelicans lineup decimated by injuries, Nickeil Alexander-Walker has gone from rookie prospect learning the ropes in the NBA to potent three-point threat off the bench. The shootin...

Nov 19, 2019

Verstappen wins Brazilian GP, Ferraris self-destruct

SAO PAULO - Red Bull's Max Verstappen won Formula One's Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday for his eighth career victory in a race which ended badly for both Ferrari drivers. It also finished poorly for s...

Nov 19, 2019

Canada downs Dominican Republic in women's basketball Olympic pre-qualifier

EDMONTON - Canada's women's basketball team put its depth on display Sunday in a dominant 110-60 victory over the Dominican Republic in the final game of the FIBA Olympic pre-qualifying...

Nov 19, 2019

'Sense of humility:' CFL boss says more work needed to end domestic violence

CALGARY - The commissioner of the Canadian Football League says his organization still has a lot of work to do in stopping gender-based violence. Randy Ambrosie spoke at a Grey Cup-week networking bre...

Nov 19, 2019

Canada prepping for second-chance Olympic baseball qualifier in March

When Scott Mathieson announced his retirement from professional baseball last month, he was already envisioning a temporary comeback - and a better way to officially end his playing career. The 3...

Nov 19, 2019

MacKinnon scores OT winner, Avs recover from blowing late lead to beat Canucks

VANCOUVER - He was frustrated that a game that looked like a sure win was pushed into overtime, so Nathan MacKinnon took matters into his own hands. MacKinnon scored his second goal of the game just 2...

Nov 18, 2019

Doncic scores 26 points, leads Mavs past Raptors 110-102

DALLAS - Luka Doncic was upset when he missed four of 12 free throws in the first three quarters of Saturday night's game against Toronto. Then, he went 7 for 7 from the line in the fourth quarter as ...

Nov 18, 2019

Rookie Terence Davis has career highs in points and assists in Raptors' rout

TORONTO - For nearly four minutes the Toronto Raptors offence revolved around rookie Terence Davis. He made the most of the opportunity. The 22-year-old guard scored a career-best 16 points in th...

Nov 18, 2019

Canadian women's star Hayley Wickenheiser inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame

TORONTO - Hayley Wickenheiser hasn't had a lot of time to reflect. The Canadian women's hockey star - a quadruple Olympic gold medallist and seven-time world champion - retired in January 20...

Nov 18, 2019