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OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Arthur Kaliyev and Nicholas Robertson scored goals six seconds apart late in the second period to help lift the United States past Russia 3-1 on Sunday at the world junior hockey championship.

He left Cleveland for Miami, finally became a champion, went back to his beloved northeast Ohio, delivered on another title promise, then left for the Los Angeles Lakers and the next challenge. He played in eight straight finals.

VANCOUVER — Jacob Markstrom made it sound like hitting a career high with 49 saves on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings was really no big deal.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Blaring from the Clemson locker room after yet another playoff victory was Aretha Franklin's classic “Respect.

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TAMPA, Fla. — Through 12 minutes, Tampa Bay trailed by two goals and hadn't even put a shot on net. Then the Lightning got the puck moving, and after that, Montreal couldn't keep up.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs found out what life is going to be like without defenceman Jake Muzzin, the lone Stanley Cup winner on their roster.

ATLANTA — A small plane en route to a college football playoff game crashed into a post office parking lot in Louisiana shortly after takeoff Saturday, killing five people, including a well-known sports reporter who was the daughter-in-law of one of

BOSTON — The Toronto Raptors didn’t need any speeches. That loss on Christmas was sticking in their minds the last few days.

Serena Williams dominated the decade, on the court and in conversation. There were, to begin with, the dozen Grand Slam single titles — no other woman had more than three over the past 10 seasons — and the 3 1/2 years in a row at No.