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CALGARY - The Canadian luge team will stay home and skip the first portion of the World Cup season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. World Cup races open Nov. 24 in Austria, but Canada will not compet...

Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas left it late with Toronto's first-round pick in the NHL's pandemic-delayed draft. It wasn't about the player, but whether or not there was a trade to be made. In...

LOS ANGELES - Back-to-back home runs off back-to-back pitches. The Houston Astros can't miss these days. George Springer hit two homers and Houston kept making more noise in the playoffs, beating the ...

There won't be any more NHL hockey in 2020.  The league and the NHL Players' Association announced Tuesday that they are targeting Jan. 1 for the start of the 2020-21 regular season.  Commis...

HOUSTON - Ronald Acua Jr. made history with a leadoff home run to start things off for the Atlanta Braves in their NL Division Series opener against Miami. And another hit - once more by the Marlins, ...

The Winnipeg Jets picked him 10th overall in this year's NHL draft, but Cole Perfetti says he still has a chip on his shoulder.  "Obviously I'm ecstatic to be a Winnipeg Jet. But there were nine ...

The NBA 2K League is widening its esports talent net with a series of pro-am tournaments and a combine ahead of its fourth season in 2021. The league plans more than 35 Pro-Am tournaments hosted by NB...

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames took their time selecting Connor Zary in the first round of the NHL entry draft Tuesday. The Flames owned the No. 19 selection, but twice dropped down the order to gain an...

Dylan Holloway is willing to switch allegiances to play alongside Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.  The Edmonton Oilers selected the centre from Bragg Creek, Alta., with the 14th pick of the NH...

VANCOUVER - Forward Zack MacEwen is sticking with the Vancouver Canucks.  The team announced Tuesday that it has signed a new two-year deal with the 24-year-old Charlottetown native.  The co...