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Source: Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema to join Paris Saint-Germain
Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema appears headed to Paris Saint-Germain. The 17-year-old forward from Chilliwack, B.C., announced Thursday that she is forgoing college to turn pro. While Huitema did no...
Jan 26, 2019

Newfoundland hockey fans will miss Growlers coach Ryane Clowe: ex-NHLer
Having Newfoundlander Ryane Clowe behind the bench of a professional hockey team in St. John's meant everything to the local community, says former NHL forward Dan Cleary. Cleary, who's from Harbour G...
Jan 26, 2019
Puck and player tracking coming to NHL next season
Puck and player tracking is coming to the NHL next season. A sneak preview is coming up this weekend, too. Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the long-expected news Friday during All-Star Weekend in ...
Jan 26, 2019
Tauson beats Canadian Fernandez for Australian Open junior girls' singles title
MELBOURNE, Australia - Top-seeded Clara Tauson of Denmark denied Canadian Leylah Fernandez a tournament trophy for the second consecutive week. This time it was a Grand Slam. Tauso...
Jan 26, 2019
Harden scores 35 in Rockets' 121-119 win over Raptors
HOUSTON - In a season filled with lots of injuries that have resulted in just as many ups and downs, the Houston Rockets have found help in unlikely places. When Chris Paul was injured, they got a boo...
Jan 26, 2019
Bianca Andreescu crushes Eugenie Bouchard in all-Canadian quarterfinal
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - It didn't take long for Bianca Andreescu to continue her dream start to 2019. The sixth-seeded Andreescu needed only 53 minutes to defeat No. 3 Eugenie Bouchard 6-2, 6-0 in an ...
Jan 26, 2019
Crosby, Lundqvist lead Metropolitan to All-Star win
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Sidney Crosby had two goals and three assists, and Henriq Lundqvist pitched a first-half shutout to lead the Metropolitan Division to a 10-5 victory over the Central Division in the...
Jan 26, 2019
Iranian TV anchor says US jailed her as warning
WASHINGTON - A prominent American-born anchorwoman for Iran's state television says she believes the U.S. government jailed her because of her work as journalist and her beliefs, and as a warning to h...
Jan 26, 2019

Trump aides struggle to show some shutdown empathy
NEW YORK - One White House aide mused that the shutdown was like a paid vacation for some furloughed workers. President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law said employees' "little bit of pain" was worth it...
Jan 26, 2019
Ron Howard to make doc about town devastated by wildfires
PARK CITY, Utah - Director Ron Howard is planning to make a documentary about a Northern California town's attempt to rebuild after a devastating wildfire last year National Geographic Documentary Fil...
Jan 26, 2019