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A capsule look at the 18 teams set to participate in the Montana's Brier

KELOWNA, B.C. - A capsule look at the 18 teams competing in the Feb. 28-March 9 Canadian men's curling championship in Kelowna, B.C. Teams listed by seeding in their pools, athletes from skip to lead,...

Feb 26, 2025

Canada's Auger-Aliassime reaches quarterfinal at Dubai Tennis Championships

DUBAI - Montreal's Flix Auger-Aliassime rallied past Portugal's Nuno Borges 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships. Auger-Aliassime broke Borges late i...

Feb 26, 2025

Liverpool manager Arne Slot handed 2-match touchline ban for confronting match officials

LONDON (AP) - Liverpool manager Arne Slot was handed a two-match touchline suspension on Wednesday for his conduct toward match officials after the Merseyside derby against Everton. Slot admitted to a...

Feb 26, 2025

NHL roundup: Maple Leafs rally from 3 down to beat Bruins 5-4 in overtime

BOSTON (AP) - Mitch Marner scored his second goal of the game in the final minute of overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 on Tuesday night....

Feb 25, 2025

Shapovalov advances with two-set win in Mexican Open

ACAPULCO - Canadian tennis ace Denis Shapovalov overcame a delayed and slow start to beat American Nishesh Basavareddy 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the ATP 500 Mexican Open men's singles division on...

Feb 25, 2025

Canadiens finally end 'curse of the 'Canes' with 4-0 victory

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens proved Tuesday night that good things eventually come to those who wait. After enduring nine straight losses, and being outscored 33-9 in the process, the Canadiens f...

Feb 25, 2025

Victoire lean on Poulin, Desbiens to beat Sceptres 3-1

MONTREAL - As Canada's national women's team head coach, Troy Ryan has been on the right side of many heroic performances from Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin, but on Tuesday night the Toronto Sc...

Feb 25, 2025

Raptors' three-point shooting goes cold against volume-shooting Celtics

TORONTO - Three-point shooting is the weapon of choice in the modern NBA but the Toronto Raptors are struggling to find consistency from beyond the arc. RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., made one of To...

Feb 25, 2025

Marner scores in OT as Leafs rally from 3 down to beat Bruins 5-4

BOSTON (AP) - Mitch Marner scored his second goal of the game in the final minute of overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 on Tuesday night....

Feb 25, 2025

Kucherov leads streaking Lightning to 4-1 win over struggling Oilers

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Nikita Kucherov had two assists and the streaking Tampa Bay Lightning beat Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Tuesday night. The Lightning posted their sixth consecutive ...

Feb 25, 2025