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Embiid scores 36 as Philadelphia 76ers beat Toronto Raptors 114-109

TORONTO — Before the undermanned Toronto Raptors took the floor against Philadelphia on Tuesday, coach Nick Nurse sat down with Chris Boucher. Nurse talked to Boucher about "giving away a couple of pounds" to Sixers big man Joel Embiid.

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Connor Bedard scores four goals to enter record books, Canada thrashes Austria 11-2

EDMONTON — Canada's Connor Bedard became the youngest player to score four goals in a single world junior men's hockey championship game on Tuesday. The 16-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C.

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Pinelli and Sop score two goals apiece as Rangers top Spitfires 6-3

KITCHENER, Ont. — Francesco Pinelli and Matthew Sop scored two goals apiece to lead the Kitchener Rangers to a 6-3 win over the Windsor Spitfires on Tuesday night.

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Nets' Irving clears NBA protocols, Hawks add three more to COVID list

Kyrie Irving is out of the protocols. More than 100 other NBA players are still waiting to take that step.

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John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85

John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning, the NFL said. He was 85.

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NHL rescheduling nine games involving Canadian clubs

The National Hockey League says it will be rescheduling nine upcoming games involving Canadian teams due to COVID-19 attendance restrictions in certain Canadian cities. The league says four home games featuring the Montreal Canadiens — Jan. 4 vs.

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NHL reschedules nine games featuring Canadian teams due to attendance restrictions

Sixteen months after choosing Canada as the safest place to complete its season, the NHL now faces a series of hurdles north of the border that complicate its bid to power through the pandemic all over again.

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U.S. forfeits world junior hockey game to Swiss because of COVID-19 quarantine

EDMONTON — Defending champion United States forfeited Tuesday's game against Switzerland at the world junior men's hockey championship because two players tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The American team was placed in a mandated quarantine.

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French skier Tessa Worley wins GS in Shiffrin's absence

LIENZ, Austria (AP) — French giant slalom specialist Tessa Worley finally returned to a women's World Cup podium after 11 months, winning the last GS of the calendar year on Tuesday in the absence of Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin and world champi

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Final two Rivalry Series games between Canada, U.S. women cancelled in Alberta

CALGARY — Two hockey games between the Canadian and U.S. women's hockey teams in Alberta have been cancelled Canada and the U.S. were scheduled to conclude their Rivalry Series on Jan.

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