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Edmonton Oilers name Ken Holland as general manager and president of hockey ops

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have made it official that Ken Holland is their new general manager, after Holland spent more than two decades and won three Stanley Cups doing the same job for the Detr...

May 09, 2019

Government, school officials agree to resume high school rugby in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX - High school rugby players in Nova Scotia will be returning to the pitch to finish their season, although the sport's future status remains to be determined. The decision to resume play ...

May 09, 2019

Betting predictions to be part of Fox Sports analysis

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Fox Sports viewers tuning in to some broadcasts this fall will not only see the game, but also will get betting predictions. The network announced a partnership Wednesday night w...

May 09, 2019

Olympic ticket lottery opens in Japan; foreign sales June 15

TOKYO - Residents of Japan began entering a ticket lottery on Thursday, hoping to land seats for next year's Tokyo Olympics. People overseas will have to wait until June 15 when tickets are put on sal...

May 09, 2019

Impact limp into game against New York Red Bulls without Piatti, Sagna

MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact's sagging offence will have to make do without star winger Ignacio Piatti for at least another week. The Impact will be without Piatti for their next two road ...

May 09, 2019

Durant goes down, Warriors hold off Rockets in Game 5

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Golden State Warriors have won many times on the post-season stage without their biggest stars. This time, Kevin Durant got hurt and Klay Thompson and company finally found their...

May 09, 2019

Landeskog scores OT winner, Avs force Game 7 with Sharks

DENVER - Gabriel Landeskog's first career overtime playoff goal was a bit complicated: Dump in the puck, hit a guy along the boards, fall down, scramble back up, skate toward the net and knock it in. ...

May 08, 2019

Pavelski leads Sharks past Avalanche 3-2 in Game 7

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Joe Pavelski was positioned just a few feet away from the spot where he was bleeding from his head on the ice just over two weeks ago when he did what he has done so often in his br...

May 08, 2019

Warriors star Kevin Durant leaves with calf injury

OAKLAND, Calif. - Golden State star Kevin Durant has left Game 5 of the Warriors' playoff series against the Houston Rockets with a strained right calf. Durant limped to the locker room after landing ...

May 08, 2019

Matters of politics, race accompany Red Sox to White House

WASHINGTON - Under President Donald Trump, visits by championship teams to the White House have often become politicized. That's happening to the Boston Red Sox, who steamrolled to a World Series crow...

May 08, 2019