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Lindsey Vonn hits back at critics who think she's crazy to return to ski racing at age 40

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - Lindsey Vonn didn't just pop into the hospital one day, get a new titanium knee and then decide on the way out that she wanted to return to downhill ski racing. It's bee...

Dec 19, 2024

'Special with the puck': Canadian phenom McKenna ready for liftoff at world juniors

Willie Desjardins has always cut an intense figure behind the bench. Every so often when he was guiding the Vancouver Canucks from 2014 through 2017, the razor-focused head coach would crack a smile a...

Dec 19, 2024

NHL begins production on a 2nd season of the league's all-access 'Faceoff' docuseries

NEW YORK (AP) - The NHL has begun production on the second season of an all-access, behind-the-scenes show with the makers of the popular "Formula 1: Drive to Survive" series. The league, in announcin...

Dec 19, 2024

Canadian men unchanged at a career-high No. 31 in final FIFA rankings of 2024

The Canadian men go into 2025 unchanged at a career-high No. 31 in the FIFA world rankings. The new numbers released Thursday offer little movement. While there were 1,181 men's internationals in 2024...

Dec 19, 2024

Texas-based Friedkin Group completes purchase of Premier League team Everton

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - The Texas-based Friedkin Group completed its 98.8% purchase of Everton on Thursday, adding the storied Premier League club to its wide-ranging portfolio of investments includ...

Dec 19, 2024

No guarantees as Calgary tries to salvage some cherished Olympic Plaza bricks

CALGARY - Valerie Salkeld remembers her then-boyfriend picking her up after work one cold day in January 1990 and heading over to Olympic Plaza in downtown Calgary to watch people skating. "All of a s...

Dec 19, 2024

Troy Terry gets last-minute winner, Ducks' late rally stuns NHL-best Winnipeg 3-2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Troy Terry scored with 24 seconds left and the Anaheim Ducks rallied late for a 3-2 victory over the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night. Frank Vatrano scored his secon...

Dec 18, 2024

Tkachuk scores twice, Panthers defeat Wild 6-1

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Matthew Tkachuk scored twice, Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the Minnesota Wild 6-1 on Wednesday night. Aaron Ekblad added his second goal of the s...

Dec 18, 2024

Mikhail Sergachev scores in OT to lift Utah over the Canucks 3-2

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Mikhail Sergachev scored 4:47 into overtime to lift the Utah Hockey Club to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night. Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz scored f...

Dec 18, 2024

Nicholas Robertson part of key goals for Toronto in 5-3 win over Dallas and his older brother

DALLAS (AP) - Nicholas Robertson scored the go-ahead goal and assisted on another against his older brother's team, William Nylander scored twice and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 ...

Dec 18, 2024