National Sports

Canada's Emily Nishikawa finishes 25th at Tour de Ski event in Italy

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy — Canada's Emily Nishikawa picked up five more spots in the overall Tour de Ski standings following a 25th place finish on Saturday in the women's 10-kilometre mass start classic-ski race in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

Jan 5, 2019 1:49 PM Read more >

Another win for Solskjaer as 2 EPL teams ousted from FA Cup

Alexis Sanchez was resting up in the Manchester United dugout moments after getting substituted when he got a tap on the arm. It was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, telling him to get out of the manager's seat and find another.

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American Shiffrin gets personal best 7th straight slalom win

ZAGREB, Croatia — In the rhythmic style of a dancer, Mikaela Shiffrin approached yet another record on Saturday.

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Madrid's Gareth Bale has minor muscle injury in left leg

MADRID — Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has injured a muscle in his left leg, but coach Santiago Solari says it is "nothing to worry about." Bale hurt his lower left leg late in the first half on Thursday in the 2-2 draw at Villarreal.

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Police investigation after threats to Rangers-Celtic referee

GLASGOW, Scotland — Police in Scotland are investigating threats made to the referee who took charge of the recent Old Firm game between Rangers and Celtic.

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Scores and Schedule

Friday's Games World Junior Hockey Championship Semifinals at Vancouver United States 2 Russia 1 Finland 6 Switzerland 1 - Relegation Game at Vancouver Kazakhstan 4 Denmark 0 (Kazakhstan wins best-of-three 2-0) --- NHL Pittsburgh 4 Winnipeg 0 Detroit

Jan 5, 2019 1:35 AM Read more >

Friday's Games

Friday's Games World Junior Hockey Championship Semifinals at Vancouver United States 2 Russia 1 Finland 6 Switzerland 1 - Relegation Game at Vancouver Kazakhstan 4 Denmark 0 (Kazakhstan wins best-of-three 2-0) --- NHL Pittsburgh 4 Winnipeg 0 Detroit

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Aarne Talvitie scores twice, Finland beats Switzerland 6-1 to play for gold

VANCOUVER — Being an underdog hasn't prevented Finland from reaching the gold-medal game at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship. The Finns scored four goals on their first eight shots and went on to defeat Switzerland 6-1 in Friday's semifinal.

Jan 4, 2019 11:05 PM Read more >

Penguins top Jets 4-0 to run winning streak to 8

PITTSBURGH — The puck fluttered into the air and Matt Cullen turned away so he wouldn't get smacked in the face. Too bad.

Jan 4, 2019 9:42 PM Read more >

U.S. off to world juniors final after beating Russia 2-1

VANCOUVER — The U.S. will play for gold after beating Russia 2-1 at the world junior hockey championship on Friday. It was Russia's first loss at this year's tournament, and came despite the team outshooting the Americans 36-27.

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