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Hamilon's Gilgeous-Alexander powers Thunder past Raptors in dominant 129-92 win

TORONTO — Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points in 30 minutes of play to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder past the Toronto Raptors 129-92 on Thursday.

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Montembeault, Laine lead Canadiens to 3-0 win as Predators lose sixth straight

MONTREAL — Sam Montembeault stopped 29 shots and Patrik Laine scored again to lead the Montreal Canadiens past the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Thursday night.

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On the outside: A look at some of the 4 Nations roster snubs

Canada, the United States, Sweden and Finland revealed the countries' full rosters for February's NHL 4 Nations Face-Off tournament this week. There were slam-dunk choices, surprises and snubs.

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Blackhawks fire coach Luke Richardson in his 3rd season after league-worst start

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks fired coach Luke Richardson on Thursday, with the team off to the worst start in the league nearly a third of the way through his third season.

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Jack Eichel says Team USA seeks to prove it has closed the gap on Canada at 4 Nations Face-Off

It didn’t take much to stir Jack Eichel’s national pride in looking ahead to representing the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament .

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NHL stars relish chance to play best-on-best hockey at 4 Nations Face-Off

Brady Tkachuk remembers skipping school to watch his dad play in the 2006 Olympics. Now it's his turn — finally — to play international hockey against the best players in the world.

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Renowned Canadian sailor Ed Botterell, who placed 11th at Tokyo Olympics, dead at 93

TORONTO — Ed Botterell, who represented Canada in sailing in the 1964 Olympics and competed around the globe, has died. He was 93. Sail Canada confirmed that Botterell died Monday in Mississauga.

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Veteran Alouettes offensive lineman Matte retires after 14 seasons in Montreal

MONTREAL — Montreal Alouettes offensive lineman Kristian Matte announced his retirement Thursday after playing 14 seasons with the CFL club. The six-foot-four, 296-pound lineman from Longueuil, Que.

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Messi and Inter Miami to open Club World Cup against Egyptian club Al Ahly

MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will open the Club World Cup against Egyptian club Al Ahly, with Palmeiras and Porto also part of that group for the tournament that will take place in the U.S. next year.

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Canada's 4 Nations roster set: 'These players will lay in traffic for their country'

Jon Cooper was always walking into a locker room loaded with talent.

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