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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — World champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday.

Liverpool’s march to a first English league championship in 30 years is turning into a procession. Manchester City certainly looks in no state to stop it happening.

NAGOYA, Japan — Kim Boutin won silver in the women's 1,500 metres on Saturday at the short-track speedskating World Cup for her fifth-straight podium appearance.

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LEDUC, Alta. — Calgary's Kevin Koe had a final-draw 10-4 win over Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., on Friday to earn to the men's final of the Canada Cup.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Toronto Raptors weren't getting shots to fall. So they concentrated on defence and waited for somebody to get hot.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Much of the success the Winnipeg Jets have had this month has been the result of a high-powered offence . But when called on, goalie Connor Hellebuyck and a reconfigured defence can deliver.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ralph Krueger’s first experience in the Buffalo-Toronto rivalry was a memorable one. The first-year Sabres coach saw his team overcome an early deficit to beat the Maple Leafs 6-4 on Friday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Defenceman Jared Spurgeon had a goal and two assists, Zack Parise stayed hot and Minnesota scored three goals in a 4:13 span of the second period to cruise to a 7-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday.

Arizona Cardinals cornerback Josh Shaw has been suspended through at least the end of the 2020 season for betting on NFL games on multiple occasions this season, the first time in more than 35 years a player has been banned for gambling.