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Raptors handle Harden but can't corral rest of Rockets in home loss
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors restricted Houston star James Harden to 23 points but failed to corral the rest of the Rockets in a 119-109 loss Thursday. Ben McLemore led Houston (14-7) with ...
Dec 05, 2019

Landeskog scores in return from injury, Avalanche beat Canadiens 3-2
MONTREAL - Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog scored in his return from injury as Colorado beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Thursday night. Ryan Graves and Matt Calvert also scored for the Avalan...
Dec 05, 2019

Rated draft prospects Rossi, Quinn, focused on giving 67's another OHL title shot
Marco Rossi and Jack Quinn have some unfinished business with the Ottawa 67's. Ottawa led the Ontario Hockey League with a 50-win regular season in 2018-19, then won 14 straight playoff games to ...
Dec 05, 2019

Reports: Riders to name Jason Maas offensive co-ordinator
According to reports, the Saskatchewan Roughriders could have a new offensive co-ordinator for the 2020 CFL season.TSN's Dave Naylor is reporting it's "a done deal" that Jason Maas will become the Rou...
Dec 05, 2019 Jason Maas. (Edmonton Eskimos/Twitter)

Former NHL player Sopel said stories about Crawford were not meant as allegations
Former NHL player Brent Sopel says his stories on a year-old podcast about rough treatment from Marc Crawford were meant "to entertain the listener" and not to make allegations against his former...
Dec 05, 2019

First big payout in new Sask. lottery
The opening payout in the new Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery has gone to a woman in Swift Current. Christine Newton won $500,000.The lottery is a partnership between the Saskatchewan Roughride...
Dec 05, 2019 Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation along with the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation are partners in the new lottery. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Arsenal endures worst run since 1977; Newcastle wins in EPL
LONDON - Not since 1977 have things been this bad at Arsenal. The struggling Gunners slumped to a 2-1 home loss to Brighton in the Premier League on Thursday, taking the team's winless streak to nine ...
Dec 05, 2019

Norway's Lie quickest in training for Lake Louise women's World Cup downhills
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Norway's Kajsa Vickhoff Lie was fastest in Thursday's training run for the season-opening World Cup women's downhills. Lie posted a time of one minute 51.54 seconds in L...
Dec 05, 2019

Guard: Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Minnesota; 3 aboard
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - A Black Hawk helicopter with three crew members aboard crashed Thursday in central Minnesota, a state National Guard official said. Minnesota National Guard Master Sgt. Blair Heusde...
Dec 05, 2019

San Francisco Opera names its first female music director
SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Opera has named conductor Eun Sun Kim its new music director, ushering the first woman into the job in the company's history. The 39-year-old Kim will become the comp...
Dec 05, 2019