National Sports

Dimitrov, Raonic win 1st round matches at Brisbane

BRISBANE, Australia — Canada's Milos Roanic and Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov ensured no slip ups in their final outing of 2018 by having straight set victories in their respective first round matches at the Brisbane International on Monday.

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World Junior Roundup: Swiss can't capitalize, fall to Russia 7-4

VANCOUVER — Switzerland had numerous chances to upset Russia at the world juniors and couldn't get it done.

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Canada's Auger-Aliassime, Andreescu qualify for season-opening events

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Canada's Eugenie Bouchard opened her tennis season with a straight sets victory over American Madison Brengle on Monday at the ASB Classic.

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Patriots beat Jets 38-3, clinch 1st-round bye, No. 2 seed

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots claimed two victories in one game. Actually, it only took them about a half.

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Jets fire coach Todd Bowles after 4 seasons with no playoffs

NEW YORK — Todd Bowles' tenure with the New York Jets began four years ago with plenty of promise. It ended with too many losses and no playoff appearances.

Dec 30, 2018 8:49 PM Read more >

Leonard scores 27, Raptors bounce back from ugly start to beat the Bulls 95-89

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors overcame their worst start of the season, and an offence that moved like molasses to beat the Chicago Bulls 95-89 on Sunday. It wasn't pretty, but it was a win without Kyle Lowry and Jonas Valanciunas.

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Canada defenceman Jared McIsaac suspended one game for high hit at world juniors

VANCOUVER — Defencemen Jared McIsaac will be sitting out Canada's final preliminary-round game at the world juniors.

Dec 30, 2018 8:25 PM Read more >

Zach Boychuk leads Canada over Ice Tigers, into Spengler Cup final

DAVOS, Switzerland — Zach Boychuk scored twice in the first period and Canada went on to double up the Nuremberg Ice Tigers 4-2 on Sunday in semifinal action at the Spengler Cup.

Dec 30, 2018 4:56 PM Read more >

Toronto Raptors to face Chicago Bulls without all-star guard Kyle Lowry

TORONTO — A sore lower back sidelined Toronto's Kyle Lowry for another game Sunday. The Raptors played for the seventh time in eight games without their all-star point guard when they hosted the Chicago Bulls.

Dec 30, 2018 4:23 PM Read more >

Blue Jays acquire lefty Richard from Padres for Canadian minor leaguer

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays acquired left-handed pitcher Clayton Richard and cash considerations from the San Diego Padres on Sunday in exchange for Canadian outfielder Connor Panas. The 35-year-old Richard went 7-11 with a 5.

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