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Canadian international David Wotherspoon helps St. Johnstone win Scottish League Cup

GLASGOW, United Kingdom — Canadian international David Wotherspoon helped St. Johnstone win the Scottish League Cup for the first time in the club's 137-year history with a 1-0 win over Livingston on Sunday.

Charlottetown Islanders latest QMJHL team shutdown over COVID rules

CHICOUTIMI, Que. — Another Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team has been forced to pause its season due to COVID-19.

Canadian cross-country skiers finish seventh at world championships

OBERSTDORF, Germany — Canadians Antoine Cyr and Graham Ritchie raced to a solid seventh-place finish at the Nordic World Ski Championships on Sunday. Ritchie, of Parry Sound, Ont., and Gatineau, Que., native Cyr posted a time of 15:18.

Ice issue forces QMJHL to reschedule two games in Rimouski bubble

CHICOUTIMI, Que. — Two junior hockey games scheduled for Sunday have been postponed due to a problem with the ice at an arena in Rimouski, Que.
Let 'er buck: Study suggests horses learn from rodeo experience, grow calmer

Let 'er buck: Study suggests horses learn from rodeo experience, grow calmer

CALGARY — Rodeo fans love the thrill of a bronc exploding into the ring, cowboy temporarily aboard. How the horse feels about it hasn't been so clear.
Stastny's overtime goal gives Winnipeg 2-1 win over Montreal

Stastny's overtime goal gives Winnipeg 2-1 win over Montreal

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets managed to weather the storm as the Montreal Canadiens unloaded a barrage of shots. And then it took the Jets just 36 seconds in overtime to end the game.

WHL Roundup: Oliver, Guenther each score pair of goals as Oil Kings defeat Hurricanes

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Dylan Guenther and Kaid Oliver each scored two goals in a 7-2 Edmonton Oil Kings win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Oliver also had two assists to cap off his four-point night while Guenther added an assist to his tally.
No Matthews, no problem: Minus NHL goal leader, Maple Leafs blank Oilers 4-0

No Matthews, no problem: Minus NHL goal leader, Maple Leafs blank Oilers 4-0

EDMONTON — The Maple Leafs knew even with Auston Matthews they would need to be at their best against a surging opponent. Subtracting the NHL's leading goal scorer from Toronto's lineup due to injury further increased the degree of difficulty.
Ontario's Rachel Homan reaches Tournament of Hearts final for third straight year

Ontario's Rachel Homan reaches Tournament of Hearts final for third straight year

CALGARY — Rachel Homan is in familiar territory in a strange curling season. She'll skip Ontario in a third straight Canadian women's curling championship final Sunday.

QMJHL Roundup: Foreurs overcome two-goal game from Simon Lavigne, win 4-3 in OT

RIMOUSKI, Que. — Simon Lavigne scored two goals for the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, but Justin Robidas scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give the Val D'Or Foreurs a 4-3 overtime win over the Armada Saturday night.