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Spain men's coach De la Fuente distances himself from Hermoso kiss case at Rubiales trial
MADRID (AP) - Spain men's coach Luis de la Fuente told a judge in the Luis Rubiales trial on Tuesday that he did not get involved in discussions related to Jenni Hermoso following her World Cup kiss f...
Feb 05, 2025
Russia and Belarus remain banned from ice hockey tournaments until at least May 2026
ZURICH (AP) - Russia and Belarus are to remain frozen out of International Ice Hockey Federation competitions through the 2025-26 season. The IIHF decision on Tuesday covers all world championships an...
Feb 05, 2025
Lindsey Vonn's new titanium knee holds up fine in her 1st training run at the skiing worlds
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) - Big jumps. Lots of terrain. Steep pitches. The downhill course at the Alpine skiing world championships would have been a challenge for Lindsey Vonn's aching legs ...
Feb 05, 2025
Three-time Cy Young winner Scherzer finalizes 1-year deal with Blue Jays
TORONTO (AP) - Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized a US$15.5 million, one-year contract on Tuesday. The 40-year-old was limited to nine starts with Texas ...
Feb 05, 2025
Hagel scores go-ahead goal in third, Lightning beat Senators 4-3 to snap rival's 5-game win streak
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Brandon Hagel scored less than two minutes into the third period to give the Tampa Bay Lightning the lead for good in a 4-3 win on Tuesday night that snapped the Ottawa Senators' fi...
Feb 05, 2025
Ovechkin on track to break Gretzky's NHL career goals record
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 878 goals and needs 17 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 sho...
Feb 05, 2025
Brown scores in OT as Oilers rally on road to beat Blues 3-2
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Connor Brown scored at 2:33 of overtime and the Edmonton Oilers beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Tuesday night. Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists and Leon Draisaitl had a goal ...
Feb 05, 2025
Armia scores late short-handed goal to help Canadiens beat Sharks 4-3
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Joel Armia scored a short-handed tiebreaking goal late in the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Tuesday night to snap a five-game NHL losi...
Feb 05, 2025
NHL roundup: Swayman helps Bruins shut out the Wild 3-0
BOSTON (AP) - Charlie McAvoy got his 299th career point with a goal in the second period and Jeremy Swayman stopped 35 shots for his third shutout of the NHL season as the Boston Bruins beat the Minne...
Feb 05, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is being evaluated for upper-body injury
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is being evaluated for an upper-body injury. Crosby did not practice on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he got caught betwe...
Feb 05, 2025