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OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Travis Hamonic from the Vancouver Canucks for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL draft. The 31-year-old had three goals and four assists in 24 games with Vancouver this season.

Claude Giroux is off the board. Same goes for Hampus Lindholm. Now add Mark Giordano to the list.

TORONTO — Mark Giordano is coming home. The Maple Leafs acquired the veteran defenceman and Toronto native along with centre Colin Blackwell from the Seattle Kraken on Sunday for two second-round draft picks and a third-round selection.

In July 2019, Canada coach John Herdman chose to see the glass half-full as CONCACAF revamped its road to the World Cup.

Brad Gushue wasn't thrilled when reports about his curling team's lineup plans surfaced this week.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Malfunctioning handles in the curling stones at the women's world championship meant hog-line violations went to the honour system Sunday.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Alejandro Kirk homered and doubled for the Toronto Blue Jays in a 10-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday at TD Ballpark.

BOSTON (AP) — A Dominican drug trafficker who was jealous of David Ortiz and felt disrespected by him had him shot at a Dominican nightclub in 2019, according to private investigators the Red Sox slugger hired to look into the attack that nearly kill

MERIBEL, France (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin’s standout World Cup season ended by letting the giant slalom title slip away to Tessa Worley on Sunday. As the final racer of the women’s season, Shiffrin was the first-run leader with a 0.

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Formula One champion Max Verstappen’s title defense turned into a nightmare when the Red Bull star retired near the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday allowing Ferrari to clinch a 1-2 finish with Charles Leclerc winning ah