National Sports

Lightning overcome sluggish start, beat Canadiens 5-4

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.

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Tony DeAngelo scores in overtime, Rangers halt Leafs' win streak at six

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.

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Plane crash kills 5, including LSU coach's daughter-in-law

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

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Lowry has 30 points to carry Raptors over Celtics, 113-97

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

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Serena Williams aces AP Female Athlete of the Decade honours

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.

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Canada thumped by Russia, lose star Alexis Lafreniere to injury at world juniors

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Canada was already in big trouble before its superstar was felled by injury.

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Toronto FC trades rights to forward Juan Agudelo to Inter Miami for draft pick

Toronto FC essentially got a little something for nothing Saturday, acquiring a third-round draft pick from expansion Inter Miami CF for the rights to Juan Agudelo.

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WJHC Roundup: Bokk, Germany score 4-3 upset win over host Czech Republic

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Dominik Bokk scored twice, including the winner on the power play at 7:33 of the third period, to help Germany upset host Czech Republic 4-3 at the world junior hockey championship on Saturday.

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Canada's Lafreniere leaves game vs Russia with lower-body injury at WJHC

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Team Canada forward Alexis Lafreniere suffered a lower-body injury during the second period of Canada's game against Russia on Saturday at the world junior hockey championship.

Dec 28, 2019 2:49 PM Read more >

Mikheyev recovering in hospital, expected to miss at least 3 months after laceration injury

NEWARK, United States — The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Saturday that Ilya Mikheyev had successful surgery to repair an artery and tendons in his wrist that were severed during the team’s game against the New Jersey Devils last night.

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