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Brooks scores 19 as the Rockets snap a six-game skid with 94-87 win over the Raptors
HOUSTON (AP) - Dillon Brooks scored 19 points, Jalen Green added 18 and the short-handed Houston Rockets snapped a six-game skid with a 94-87 win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. The Raptors led by...
Feb 09, 2025
Trump says his desire to make Canada the 51st state is a real thing
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump once again says that he wants to see Canada become a state due to the unsubstantiated claim that the States is "paying $200 billion a year" to its northern neighbo...
Feb 09, 2025
Lightning hang on for 5-3 win over Canadiens in final game before 4 Nations
MONTREAL - Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning hung on for a 5-3 win over the slumping Montreal Canadiens in the final game before the 4 Nations Face-Off on Sunday aftern...
Feb 09, 2025
Canada blanks Turks and Caicos in opening game at CONCACAF U-17 qualifier
HAMILTON - Andre Ali-Gayapersad scored twice to lead Canada to a 6-0 win over Turks and Caicos in CONCACAF U-17 men's qualifying play Sunday. The 16-year-old from Brampton, Ont., is in the CF Damm you...
Feb 09, 2025
Canada's Denis Shapovalov beats Norway's Casper Ruud in final of Dallas Open
DALLAS - Canada's Denis Shapovalov beat Norway's Casper Ruud 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the final of the Dallas Open on Sunday. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., had a 13-5 edge in aces on his second-seeded ...
Feb 09, 2025
Canada's Brunelle and Sarault win gold at short-track speedskating World Tour stop
TILBURG - Canadian short-track speedskaters Florence Brunelle and Courtney Sarault won World Tour gold on Sunday. Brunelle, from Trois-Rivieres, Que., finished first in the women's 500 metres for her ...
Feb 09, 2025
Canada's Reece Howden wins ski cross gold at World Cup in Val di Fassa
TRENTINO CHIESA - Canada's Reece Howden won men's ski cross gold Sunday at the Val di Fassa World Cup. Howden, a native of Cultus Lake, B.C., finished ahead of local favourite Simone Deromedis in the ...
Feb 09, 2025
Randy Moss makes an emotional return to the ESPN set following his cancer treatment
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Hall of Famer Randy Moss made an emotional return to ESPN's coverage of the Super Bowl on Sunday, two months after he took a leave from his job to get treated for cancer. Moss was b...
Feb 09, 2025
'A lot to get excited about': NHL stars raring to go at 4 Nations
MONTREAL - Sidney Crosby flashed a wide smile and hoisted the trophy over his head. It was Sept. 29, 2016, and Canada had just defeated Team Europe 2-1 in a knife-edged World Cup final. The tournament...
Feb 09, 2025
FA Cup stunner: Liverpool is knocked out by second-tier Plymouth in fourth round
Premier League leader Liverpool was knocked out of the FA Cup by second-tier struggler Plymouth after losing 1-0 in a stunning fourth-round upset on Sunday. It ended any hopes of a quadruple of major ...
Feb 09, 2025