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Hockey reckoning amid renewed call for independent body to probe abuse
VANCOUVER - Amid a reckoning in the NHL and mounting allegations of abuse and harassment in university sports, athletes are renewing a call for an independent body to probe complaints and oversee a un...
Dec 01, 2019
Mexico’s USMCA point man says final details being ironed out to approve pact
OTTAWA - Mexico's point man on the new North American free-trade agreement shed some light on the remaining impediments to finalizing the deal by end of year - suggesting everyone could be shakin...
Dec 01, 2019
Hockey reckoning amid renewed call for independent body to probe abuse
VANCOUVER - Amid a reckoning in the NHL and mounting allegations of abuse and harassment in university sports, athletes are renewing a call for an independent body to probe complaints and oversee a un...
Dec 01, 2019
'We move on': Flames head coach Peters resigns after racial slur allegations
CALGARY - After a firestorm of controversy amid allegations of racial slurs and physical abuse of players in previous jobs, embattled Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters resigned Friday. General man...
Dec 01, 2019
Pearson's first-career four-point game helps Canucks soar past Oilers 5-2
EDMONTON - Tanner Pearson recorded his first-career four-point game in the Vancouver Canucks' 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night at Rogers Place. Pearson scored twice, an...
Nov 30, 2019
Kings cool Jets’ November roll with 2-1 win
LOS ANGELES - Joakim Ryan and Nikolai Prokhorkin each scored and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 Saturday night. Jack Campbell made 33 saves for the Kings, who have won six of their p...
Nov 30, 2019
Saints beat Falcons to clinch 3rd straight NFC South title
ATLANTA - Taysom Hill's rare moment in the spotlight came in an important game for the New Orleans Saints. Hill blocked a punt to set up his 3-yard touchdown catch before scoring again on a 30-yard ru...
Nov 30, 2019
Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dead at 101
TOKYO - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a giant of his country's post-World War II politics who pushed for a more assertive Japan while strengthening military ties with the United St...
Nov 30, 2019
Coleman scores twice to help lift Devils over struggling Canadiens
MONTREAL - Carey Price repeatedly smashing his stick on the crossbar in frustration perfectly summed up Montreal's current struggles. The Canadiens lost their sixth straight game in a mistake-filled 6...
Nov 30, 2019
Tavares scores OT winner to lift the Maple Leafs past the Sabres 2-1
TORONTO - John Tavares scored his 10th goal of the season at 1:45 of overtime and picked up his 400th NHL assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 at Scotiabank Arena on Satur...
Nov 30, 2019