Saturday's Games

Saturday's Games

DALLAS - Luka Doncic was upset when he missed four of 12 free throws in the first three quarters of Saturday night’s game against Toronto.

RIVERDALE, Ga. - Colin Kaepernick’s saga took another surreal turn Saturday — a last-minute audible to nix an NFL-arranged workout and a quick dash 60 miles to the other side of metro Atlanta, where the exiled quarterback staged his own impromptu passing display on a high school field in dwi…

MONTREAL - Max Domi took full responsibility for costing his team the win.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Jack Eichel got a text from former teammate Matt Moulson imploring the Buffalo Sabres captain to shoot more.

PITTSBURGH - Dominik Kahun and the Pittsburgh Penguins are stepping up in the absence of injured captain Sidney Crosby and several other key stars.

TORONTO - Ron MacLean addressed Don Cherry's dismissal with a lengthy monologue during the first period intermission of Saturday's "Hockey Night in Canada" broadcast, saying "Coach's Corner is no more."

EDMONTON - It had been three years since Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe played in front of her family. She made certain to put on a show Saturday night.

TAMPA, Fla. - The Winnipeg Jets spoiled a milestone night for Tampa Bay Lightning star Steven Stamkos.

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Darcy Kuemper's play in goal was the driving force in the Arizona Coyotes' run toward a playoff berth that came up just short late last season.

CALGARY - The University of Calgary is headed back to the Vanier Cup.

EDMONTON - The Dallas Stars' dreadful 1-7-1 start to the season is quickly becoming a faded memory.

LONDON - The first time Dominic Thiem played at the ATP Finals, he was handed an unknown Greek teenager as a hitting partner in training.

WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Montreal Carabins drew up a plan to run the ball hard against the Acadia Axemen in Saturday's Uteck Bowl.

REGINA - The CFL's West Division final is setting up to be a quarterback carousel for both the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

NEW YORK - In a story Nov. 15 about a legal dispute between the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the judge denied a motion by the Nationals to reargue the case that led to his Aug. 22 decision to confirm an award recommended by an…

SAO PAULO - Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position on Saturday for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

LONDON - Former Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych announced his retirement from tennis on Saturday after a 17-year professional career.

HAMILTON - Simoni Lawrence and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are more than ready for the East Division final.

MOSCOW - Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won the silver medal on Saturday in ice dancing to conclude the Rostelecom Cup, the fifth stop on the ISU Grand Prix circuit in figure skating.

Veteran Toronto FC defenders Drew Moor, Justin Morrow and Laurent Ciman and Montreal Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush and striker Anthony Jackson-Hamel are among those made available for the MLS expansion draft Tuesday.

MINSK, Belarus - Canadian long-track speedskaters Marsha Hudey and Laurent Dubreuil earned top-10 results on Saturday in the second day of competition at the ISU World Cup event in Minsk, Belarus.

Friday's Games

Friday's Games

TORONTO - John Tavares — Toronto's calm, cool captain — smashed his stick against the post late in another loss where a decent effort was undone by costly, preventable errors.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Gyasi Zardes had a pair of goals to lead the United States past Canada 4-1 on Friday night in CONCACAF Nations League play.

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators made up for a bad start with a solid ending.

WASHINGTON - By the time Capitals coach Todd Reirden called a timeout to tell his team to wake up, it was too late.

VANCOUVER - Paul Bissonnette is going to get his wish.

STOCKTON, Calif. - A jury in California has ruled that USA Swimming was not negligent in the case of a former coach who sexually abused a 13-year-old swimmer, although she will receive $1,125,000 from two USA Swimming affiliates in a civil lawsuit.

REGINA - Craig Dickenson thinks his behaviour in a rocky start ultimately gained the trust of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in his first year as their head coach.

TORONTO - Don't expect an immediate replacement for fired commentator Don Cherry on "Coach's Corner."

Hosting an Olympic qualifying tournament for men's basketball was simply too good an opportunity for Glen Grunwald to pass up.

TORONTO - Whenever the calendar flipped to June over the last 16 years, Guy Carbonneau's mind would start to wander.

TORONTO - Hayley Wickenheiser says she appreciates what Don Cherry has done for the game of hockey. She says she also often disagreed with what the colourful hockey commentator had to say.

TORONTO - Mike Kiselak fondly remembers the 1996 and '97 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts.

VANCOUVER - The man hired as the Vancouver Whitecaps new sporting director says he cant simply wave a magic wand over the club.

CLEVELAND - Myles Garrett is done playing for the Cleveland Browns this season. The NFL isn’t saying when the star defensive end will play again.

HALIFAX - A proposal to build a 24,000-seat stadium for a potential Halifax CFL franchise has been updated by the business group fronting the idea after it was nearly quashed by municipal politicians.

MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have a long shopping list for the off-season, starting with a new contract for head coach Khari Jones.

PITTSBURGH - The Pirates have agreed to hire Ben Cherington as their general manager, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

Powerhouses Laval and Western have been mainstays in the U Sports football final four in recent years. Both teams are now watching this post-season from the outside.

CALGARY - There was a sense of relief at Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday, a day after veteran Calgary Flames defenceman TJ Brodie passed out during practice and had to be taken by ambulance to hospital.

TORONTO - A Toronto Raptors fan who made a vulgar comment on live television about Ayesha Curry, wife of NBA star Stephen Curry, has been ordered to stay away from both her and the reporter to whom he made the comment.

MINSK, Belarus - Isabelle Weidemann kicked off the World Cup speedskating season with a victory, highlighting a three-medal day for Canada on Friday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Victoria's Nathan Riech won a gold medal the men's 1500-metre T38 finals Friday as the 2019 world para athletics championships drew to a close.

MOSCOW - Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are second after the rhythm dance at the Rostelecom Cup on Friday.

Rising tennis stars Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime have shown they're ready for the big stage. Their next big challenge will be to lead the Canadian entry at the Davis Cup Finals.

TORONTO - Auston Matthews issued an apology after a charge of disorderly conduct and disruptive behaviour against the Toronto Maple Leafs centre was dismissed in his hometown of Scottsdale, Ariz.