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MONTREAL - The National Hockey League says it presented an English-only version of the Canadian national anthem on Saturday night because the Montreal Canadiens were considered the road team in t...

EDMONTON - While offering no update on the status of two injured forwards on Sunday, Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice continued to direct criticism at a player he felt was responsible for one of his k...

ATLANTA - When the New York Mets finally found out Yoenis Cspedes was OK, they suddenly learned something else: The slugger had opted out of playing the rest of this season. Hours after Cspedes didn't...

DETROIT - Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto has been placed on the injured list before the opener of Sunday's doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. The team gave no reason for the move but s...

EDMONTON - It was almost 30 C as Edmonton Oilers fan Darnell Belcourt stood outside the protective bubble that surrounds Rogers Place and waited for the puck to drop in the team’s opening qualif...

Saturday's Games NHL At Toronto Carolina 3 N.Y. Rangers 2 (Hurricanes lead best-of-five series 1-0) N.Y. Islanders 2 Florida 1 (Islanders lead best-of-five series 1-0) Montreal 3 Pittsburgh 2 (OT...

EDMONTON - The Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets had little history between them because they'd only met once in this truncated NHL regular season. But playoff animosity didn't take long to brew in Cal...

TORONTO - Montreal head coach Claude Julien said back in the spring his young, largely inexperienced roster had a real opportunity to grow after being given a second life...

SIENA, Italy - Canadian cyclist Mike Woods made his return from injury Saturday at Strade Bianche, helping teammate Alberto Bettiol to a fourth-place finish as the World Tour resumed. W...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Nearly five months after he'd played a meaningful game, and on a night that was bigger than basketball, Kyle Lowry had no plans to pace himself. The Raptors' veteran guar...