National Sports

Captain Lautaro and Inter Milan keen to upgrade contract in season

MILAN (AP) — World Cup winner Lautaro Martínez has two targets: To score 100 goals this season and to renew his contract with Inter Milan. One is more realistic than the other.

Dec 14, 2023 5:41 AM Read more >

Hodgson, 76, falling out of love with soccer as Crystal Palace plummets in EPL

If this is to be Roy Hodgson's final stint in his long, itinerant coaching career, then the oldest manager in the English Premier League is going out swinging.

Dec 14, 2023 5:40 AM Read more >

American skier Bennett surprises favorites Kilde, Odermatt to win Val Gardena downhill again

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy (AP) — American skier Bryce Bennett surprised the favorites by winning the Val Gardena downhill with a late start number as the men’s World Cup speed season finally opened on Thursday a month later than scheduled.

Dec 14, 2023 5:33 AM Read more >

WHL roundup: Blades beat Blazers for seventh straight win

SASKATOON — Brandon Lisowsky scored a goal and an assist as Saskatoon Blades topped Kamloops Blazers for their seventh straight win. Lukas Hansen, Egor Sidorov, Easton Armstrong and Morgan Tastad all scored for Saskatoon.

Dec 13, 2023 10:34 PM Read more >

Gabriel Vilardi scores a career-high four points in his return to LA, leading Jets past Kings 5-2

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gabriel Vilardi scored a career-high four points with a goal and three assists in his impressive return to Los Angeles, leading the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Kings on Wednesday night.

Dec 13, 2023 10:25 PM Read more >

OHL roundup: Kostov scores twice as Greyhounds beat Battalion

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Alex Kostov scored twice as Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds topped the North Bay Battalion. Brenden Sirizzotti scored twice while Christopher Brown and Justin Cloutier had a goal each for the Greyhounds.

Dec 13, 2023 10:04 PM Read more >

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores franchise-record 64 points, Bucks beat Pacers 140-126

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a franchise-record 64 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks outscore the Indiana Pacers 140-126 on Wednesday night, with Antetokounmpo then at the center of a post-game confrontation over the game ball.

Dec 13, 2023 9:30 PM Read more >

Crosby climbs all-time scoring list, Penguins outlast Canadiens in 12-round shootout

MONTREAL — Sidney Crosby had Mark Recchi as a mentor when he entered the NHL in 2005-06. On Wednesday night, Sid the Kid matched his former teammate on the all-time scoring list — and it won’t take long to pass him if the game was any indicator.

Dec 13, 2023 9:15 PM Read more >

Crosby moves into tie for 13th place on scoring list, Penguins outlast Canadiens 4-3 in SO

MONTREAL (AP) — Sidney Crosby climbed up the NHL career scoring list and Jansen Harkins scored the deciding goal in the 12th round of the shootout, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.

Dec 13, 2023 8:57 PM Read more >

Pascal Siakam's three-point touch returns in Raptors' 135-128 win over Hawks

TORONTO — Even as he struggled from beyond the arc for more than a month, Pascal Siakam always believed his hard work would pay off. Siakam scored 33 points in his best three-point shooting performance since Nov.

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