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TORONTO — Forget floating in the neutral zone, superfluous showboating, and the shinny-style nonchalance so common in recent NHL all-star games.

Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes had the top-selling NBA jersey in Canada for the first half of the season.

INNSBRUCK, Austria — Canadian skiing star Valerie Grenier says she'll need multiple surgeries after a serious crash during a World Cup super-G race Sunday in Cortina D'ampezzo, Italy.

OTTAWA — Despite trailing 3-0 after the first period, the Ottawa Senators remained confident they were going to win Monday night.

GENEVA — Canada is set to be upgraded to bronze in figure skating's team event after Russia's Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Olympics on Monday, almost two years after the teenager's doping case caused turmoil at the Beijing Games.

NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. headlines 18 players scheduled for salary arbitration hearings that start Tuesday and run through Feb. 16 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Guerrero has asked for $19.9 million and been offered $18.

TORONTO — Boston centre Alina Muller, Ottawa centre Brianne Jenner and Toronto right-wing Natalie Spooner have been named the Professional Women’s Hockey League's three stars of the week. Muller had two goals and two assists in two games last week.

TORONTO — Former Blue Jays manager Jimy Williams, who won 910 games over a dozen seasons with Toronto, Boston and Houston, has died. He was 80.

After securing a provincial title with a three-man lineup, the members of Team Glenn Howard will be Regina-bound in about a month to play in the Montana's Brier.

TORONTO — Tennis Canada's mission to get a racket into the hands of more recreational players is working. A new study commissioned by Tennis Canada and released on Monday shows that the sport has nearly reached pre-pandemic levels of participation.