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Defenceman Martin Marincin scores rare goal to lift Leafs over Canucks
TORONTO - Defenceman Martin Marincin picked the right time to hit the scoresheet. After being the odd-man out on Toronto's blueline more often than not this season, Marincin scored the go-ah...
Mar 01, 2020

Petry stars in OT as Canadiens edge Hurricanes 4-3; Montreal snaps two-game skid
MONTREAL - The Canadiens know they need to work on securing leads after squandering another one on Saturday. Montreal blew a three-goal lead but held on for the 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricane...
Mar 01, 2020

Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins combine to lead Oilers past Jets 3-2
EDMONTON - Surpassing 100 points was made all that much sweeter for Leon Draisaitl by the important two points the Edmonton Oilers earned along with it on Saturday. Draisaitl had two goals and an...
Mar 01, 2020

Debuting Pulido and Kinda help Sporting KC drops Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1
Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos thinks anxiety got the best of his squad early in its season opener on Saturday night. "The beginning was disappointing," said Dos Santos after the Whitecaps ...
Mar 01, 2020

Two decades after death, Schmirler's legacy a merger of winning and motherhood
Sara England is accustomed to people she doesn't know telling her they held her when she was a baby. The 22-year-old knows that's how they connect to her mother still revered ...
Mar 01, 2020

Emergency goalie protocol talk on tap for NHL GMs meeting after Ayres' game
When a 42-year-old Zamboni driver entered as an emergency goaltender and won an NHL game, it became one of the best stories in sports. But David Ayres going from practising with the Toronto Maple Leaf...
Mar 01, 2020

Serie A, soccer clubs clash in Italy amid coronavirus outbreak chaos
MILAN - Amid a global health crisis Italian soccer teams and Serie A's governing body are squabbling with each other about when to play games, with Inter Milan chief executive Giuseppe Marotta saying ...
Mar 01, 2020

Canada's Blondin captures world allround speedskating silver medal
HAMAR, Norway - Ivanie Blondin captured a silver medal in the overall standings at the ISU world allround speedskating championships on Sunday, the punctuation mark on a season that has seen her domin...
Mar 01, 2020

Canadian freestyle star Mikael Kingsbury adds dual moguls silver to collection
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Canadian freestyle skiing star Mikael Kingsbury climbed the World Cup podium for the ninth time this season on Sunday, finishing second in a dual moguls event. The 27-year-old fro...
Mar 01, 2020

Man City beats Aston Villa 2-1, wins 3rd straight League Cup
LONDON - Manchester City won the League Cup for a third consecutive season by beating Aston Villa 2-1 on Sunday, providing the club with a moment of celebration as it fights to protect its reputation ...
Mar 01, 2020