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Edmonton Elks release veteran American defensive back Loucheiz Purifoy

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks released veteran American defensive back Loucheiz Purifoy on Friday. Purifoy, 32, had spent the last two seasons with Edmonton, appearing in 31 regular-season games. The f...

Jan 17, 2025

Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen wins home World Cup super-G as Marco Odermatt has rare poor result

WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) - The powerful Switzerland men's ski team won its home World Cup super-G on Friday, though it was Franjo von Allmen getting his first career win as Marco Odermatt had a rare p...

Jan 17, 2025

Canada's India Sherret strikes gold at World Cup ski cross in Austria

SCHLADMING - India Sherret of Cranbrook, B.C., captured gold on Friday, the final day of World Cup ski cross racing in Reiteralm, Austria. Ottawa's Hannah Schmidt earned bronze despite a crash with te...

Jan 17, 2025

'We're sick of it': Vancouver Canucks searching for answers amid slump

VANCOUVER - A promising season is beginning to slip away for the Vancouver Canucks. The team came into the campaign with hopes of a second straight playoff run, but 44 games in, the Canucks (19-15-10)...

Jan 17, 2025

Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka move closer to an Australian Open rematch. Djokovic and Alcaraz win

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Coco Gauff still hasn't lost a match or even at set at the Australian Open - or, actually, this season. She moved into the fourth round at Melbourne Park with a straightfor...

Jan 17, 2025

Matt (The Hawk) Socholotiuk finds a home in the Bare-Knuckle Fighting Championship

Matt (The Hawk) Socholotiuk's sporting journey has had its painful moments. But he found his way. On Saturday the Montreal-based fighter looks to administer pain of his own as he takes on American Rya...

Jan 17, 2025

Man City striker Erling Haaland signs new contract until 2034

Erling Haaland has signed a new contract at Manchester City that ties him to the Premier League champions until 2034. City announced the new 9 1/2-year deal on Friday for the 24-year-old Haaland, who ...

Jan 17, 2025

Red Wings stay hot, beat Panthers 5-2

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Dylan Larkin scored two goals and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Thursday night. Larkin, Jonatan Berggren and Patrick Kane had power-play goals for...

Jan 17, 2025

Dabrowski, Routliffe reach third round of Australian Open women's doubles

MELBOURNE - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and her New Zealand teammates Erin Routliffe have reached the third round of women's doubles at the Australian Open. The second-seeded duo earned a three-set wi...

Jan 17, 2025

Turcotte shines as L.A. Kings hand struggling Vancouver Canucks ugly 5-1 loss

VANCOUVER - Alex Turcotte scored twice and notched an assist as the Los Angeles Kings thumped the struggling Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Thursday. Turcotte's first tally of the night came 51 seconds into...

Jan 16, 2025