National Sports

Canadian Jim Long living the darts dream at world championships in London

Jim Long is living the dream. The darts dream. The 50-year-old GM worker from London, Ont., already has one win under his belt at the William Hill World Darts Championship.

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'First thing you think about is Humboldt:' Women hockey players recall crash

EDMONTON — For the first couple of minutes after the crash, no one on the University of Alberta Pandas hockey team bus knew what had happened. Captain Cayle Dillon heard a big boom and felt the cold.

Dec 20, 2018 3:00 AM Read more >

World Juniors: Finland crushes Denmark 7-0 in pre-tournament tune-up

LANGLEY, B.C. — Filip Lindberg and Lassi Lehtinen combined for a nine-save shutout as Finland crushed Denmark 7-0 on Wednesday in pre-competition action ahead of the world junior hockey championship.

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Scores and Schedule

Wednesday's Games NHL Colorado 2 Montreal 1 Pittsburgh 2 Washington 1 --- AHL Cleveland 3 Grand Rapids 1 Hartford 3 Providence 0 Toronto 3 Binghamton 1 Belleville 5 Rochester 4 Lehigh Valley 5 Hershey 0 Springfield 3 Syracuse 2 WB/Scranton 4 Bridgepo

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Wednesday's Games

Wednesday's Games NHL Colorado 2 Montreal 1 Pittsburgh 2 Washington 1 --- AHL Cleveland 3 Grand Rapids 1 Hartford 3 Providence 0 Toronto 3 Binghamton 1 Belleville 5 Rochester 4 Lehigh Valley 5 Hershey 0 Springfield 3 Syracuse 2 WB/Scranton 4 Bridgepo

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Landeskog, Grubauer lead Avalanche to 2-1 win over Canadiens

DENVER — Gabriel Landeskog got the chance to celebrate his goal a second time — after a big sigh of relief. He thought his score would count despite a challenge for goaltender interference. But really he wasn't sure. It's hard to be completely sure.

Dec 19, 2018 11:50 PM Read more >

Canada juniors down Swiss 5-3 in world junior pre-tournament tune-up

VICTORIA — Maxime Comtois, the lone veteran on Canada's world junior hockey team, hopes his teammates learn from Wednesday's victory.

Dec 19, 2018 11:29 PM Read more >

Fred VanVleet caps late Raptors comeback as Toronto beats Pacers 99-96

TORONTO — Pascal Siakam summed up his confidence in teammate Fred VanVleet with two words: "Steady Freddie.

Dec 19, 2018 10:34 PM Read more >

Canadian biathlete Nathan Smith after a career of historic results

CANMORE, Alta. — The first Canadian man to win a world championship biathlon medal has retired from the sport. Nathan Smith of Calgary won a silver medal in the 10-kilometre pursuit at the 2015 world championship in Kontiolahti, Finland.

Dec 19, 2018 5:53 PM Read more >

Oilers' Khaira suspended two games for cross-checking Blues' Dunn

NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Edmonton Oilers forward Jujhar Khaira two games for cross-checking St. Louis Blues defenceman Vince Dunn in a game Tuesday night at Rogers Place. The incident occurred in the third period.

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