MUNICH (CP-AP) - Bayern Munich says Canada captain Alphonso Davies will be sidelined "for a lengthy period" after undergoing surgery to repair a torn cruciate ligament in his right knee. The 24-year-old from Edmonton left Sunday's 2-1 win over the United States in the CONCACAF Nations League third-place game ...

CALGARY - Nazem Kadri's penchant for scoring the big goal at a big time was on display yet again Tuesday. After starting the third-period comeback with a power-play goal that tied the game 2-2, Kadri's second of the night in overtime gave the Calgary Flames a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken, their fourth consecutive co...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Tage Thompson scored the go-ahead goal 1:23 into the third period, and Lindy Ruff became the NHL's second coach to win 600 games with one franchise in the Buffalo Sabres' 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. Jack Quinn and Jacob Bernard-Docker also scored for Buffalo, and James Reimer...

WINNIPEG - Scott Arniel was proud the Winnipeg Jets got a takedown in a marquee bout with the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. Nikolaj Ehlers scored on a breakaway 1:28 into overtime to help the Jets clinch a playoff spot by downing the Capitals 3-2 in a showdown between the NHL's top two teams. "That was a heavywe...

CALGARY - Nazem Kadri's second goal of the game, scored 3:38 into overtime, gave the Calgary Flames a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday for their fourth consecutive comeback victory. Adam Klapka and Rasmus Andersson also scored for Calgary (34-25-11), which got two assists from Matt Coronato. Ty Kartye, Jaden ...

OTTAWA - No matter the outcome Carla MacLeod could usually find a silver lining, but an epic collapse had the Ottawa Charge coach at a loss for words. With her team fighting to gain ground in the Professional Women's Hockey League standings, MacLeod's team suffered one of its worst losses on Tuesday night and now needs...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Philip Broberg and Robert Thomas each had a goal and three assists, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 on Tuesday night to extend their active NHL-best winning streak to seven games. Broberg recorded four points in a game for the first time. Coupled with Minnesota's regulation home...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs bounced back in a big way Tuesday night, and their second line played a starring role in it. William Nylander, John Tavares and Bobby McMann combined to score five of the Leafs' goals in a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Nylander chipped in two assists and Tavares also dished one...

WINNIPEG - Nikolaj Ehlers scored on a breakaway 1:28 into overtime to help the Winnipeg Jets clinch a playoff spot by downing the Washington Capitals 3-2 in Tuesday's showdown between the NHL's top two teams. The Eastern Conference-leading Capitals were in a line change when Ehlers grabbed the puck and fired a wrist sh...

WINNIPEG - Alex Ovechkin is one step closer to hockey immortality. The Washington Capitals winger scored for the 889th time his NHL career Tuesday to move within six goals of passing Wayne Gretzky for the all-time mark. Ovechkin fired past Winnipeg Jets netminder Connor Hellebuyck with four minutes left in the third pe...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Tage Thompson scored the go-ahead goal 1:23 into the third period, and Lindy Ruff became the NHL's second coach to win 600 games with one franchise in the Buffalo Sabres' 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. Jack Quinn and Jacob Bernard-Docker also scored for Buffalo, and James Reimer...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Charge's playoff hopes took a beating Tuesday night following a 6-3 loss to the New York Sirens. The Charge (9-1-4-11) blew a 3-0 third-period lead and allowed the last-place Sirens (6-4-4-12) to score six unanswered goals. Ottawa, which sits fifth and outside the playoff picture, looked to be well ...

TORONTO - William Nylander had two goals and two assists to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 7-2 thumping of the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. John Tavares, with two goals and one assist, Bobby McMann, David Kampf and Max Domi also scored for Toronto (43-25-3). Anthony Stolarz made 17 saves. Ryan Poehling and ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Defending champion Argentina qualified for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday when Bolivia failed to beat Uruguay. Argentina leads South American qualifying and hosts archrival Brazil at the Monumental de Nunez Stadium later Tuesday. South America has six direct berths in the next World Cup, a...

The community around the sport of wrestling in Saskatchewan is a small but committed one, and a large reason for that community's growth is because of Meadow Lake wrestling coach Chris Brownrigg. This year, Brownrigg is the Rivers West Coach of the Year for his efforts to help grow the sport through coaching both the C...

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed catcher Alejandro Kirk to a US$58-million, five-year extension, the team announced Tuesday. The 26-year-old from Tijuana, Mexico, hit .253 last season with five home runs and 54 runs batted in. Twenty-eight of his RBIs came over the last two months of the season. Defensively,...

Iran qualified for the 2026 World Cup after Mehdi Taremi scored twice in a 2-2 draw with Uzbekistan on Tuesday. The point takes Iran to a fourth straight appearance at the World Cup and a seventh overall. The 48-team tournament will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. ___ AP soccer: John Duerden, The Ass...

Forward Kaylee Hunter and goalkeeper Olivia Busby, part of the Canadian squad that qualified for the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship last month, now look to do the same with the under-17 side. The two have been named to Canada's 23-player roster for the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the final stage of regional...

Jakob Chychrun in his first season with the Washington Capitals delivered them offense from their blue line that helped them become the top team in the NHL. Now, he's sticking around for the long term. Chychrun on Tuesday re-signed on an eight-year extension worth $72 million. The smooth-skating, high-scoring defensema...

The Melfort Mustangs look to take a stranglehold in their SJHL playoff series with the Kindersley Klippers. Melfort won the first two games at the Northern Lights Palace by a combined score of 11-3. The Mustangs had two goals and an assist from Reilley Kotai in their 5-2 victory Friday night. Melfort scored six unanswe...

TORONTO - With homegrown stars Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette in the final year of their contracts and a competitive window that's open - for now - the Toronto Blue Jays need to make a statement over the first half of the season. The trade-deadline sell-off during last year's disappointing 74-88 campaign could b...

MUTTENZ, Switzerland (AP) - Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini won again in court Tuesday and now lead 2-0 in trial verdicts against Swiss federal prosecutors. The former FIFA president and former UEFA president were acquitted for a second time on charges of fraud, forgery, mismanagement and misappropriation of more than ...

DALLAS (AP) - Jake Oettinger shut out his home-state team stopping 32 shots, Wyatt Johnston and Matt Duchene scored 58 seconds apart late in the second period, and the Dallas Stars blanked the Minnesota Wild 3-0 on Monday night. Oettinger, who grew up about 30 kilometres south of the Twin Cities in Lakeville, Minn., is...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed 21-year-old centre Luke Haymes on Monday to a two-year contract that begins in the 2025-26 season. The 6-foot-1 Ottawa native will join the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League for the remainder of the 2024-25 season on an amateur tryout. Haymes recorded 12 goals and si...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored in regulation and then got the deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout, and the Vancouver Canucks rallied to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Monday night. Pius Suter scored twice for Vancouver, which improved to 3-1 in shootouts this season. Thatcher Demko fin...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Jakob Poeltl had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 112-104 on Monday night to stop a four-game slide. Immanuel Quickley had 21 points and seven assists for Toronto. Scottie Barnes finished with 13 points, 10 boards and eight assists. Washington lost its fif...

TORONTO - Ottawa Charge forward Tereza Vanisova, Toronto Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell and Boston Fleet forward Susanna Tapani have been named the Professional Women's Hockey League's three stars of the week.  Vanisova, the league's first star, scored three goals in a span of eight minutes 44 seconds in a 5-2 ...

CALGARY - Every win, loss and overtime point is magnified for the Calgary Flames. With 13 games remaining in their regular season, including seven at home, the Flames are in a fight to the finish for an NHL playoff spot. Calgary (33-25-11) are one point back of St. Louis and have three games in hand on the Blues, who h...