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Manchester United was stunning and Manchester City was stunned.

MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO, Italy — Swiss skier Daniel Yule claimed his first World Cup victory when first-run leaders Marcel Hirscher and Henrik Kristoffersen straddled gates in the second leg of a night slalom on Saturday. Yule finished 0.

COURCHEVEL, France — Mikaela Shiffrin wrote more World Cup history Saturday, winning a slalom for a women's record-equalling 35th career victory in the discipline and 50th win overall. Shiffrin extended her first-run lead of 0.04 seconds to finish 0.

INNICHEN, Italy — Canada's Marielle Thomspon dominated her heats, winning silver on Saturday in a ski-cross World Cup event in Italy. Thompson, from Whistler, B.C.

Friday's Games NHL New Jersey 5 Ottawa 2 Washington 2 Buffalo 1 Chicago 2 Colorado 1 --- AHL Laval 2 Toronto 1 Grand Rapids 4 Manitoba 1 Cleveland 6 Belleville 3 Bridgeport 6 Charlotte 1 Hershey 3 WB/Scranton 2 Binghamton 6 Providence 3 Hartford 4 Ro

Friday's Games NHL New Jersey 5 Ottawa 2 Washington 2 Buffalo 1 Chicago 2 Colorado 1 --- AHL Laval 2 Toronto 1 Grand Rapids 4 Manitoba 1 Cleveland 6 Belleville 3 Bridgeport 6 Charlotte 1 Hershey 3 WB/Scranton 2 Binghamton 6 Providence 3 Hartford 4 Ro

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Luca Jan Hollenstein made 17 saves and Nicolas Muller scored the eventual game-winner as Switzerland edged Kazakhstan 4-1 on Friday in a pre-tournament game ahead of the world junior hockey championship.

VICTORIA — Team Canada rebounded from a tentative outing against Switzerland on Wednesday with a dominant 6-1 victory over Slovakia in a world junior pre-tournament contest at Save-On-Food Memorial Centre on Friday.

TORONTO — The Christmas break can't come soon enough for the depleted Toronto Raptors. And yet they are still finding ways to win.

NEWARK, N.J. — Reigning MVP Taylor Hall had two goals and two assists and the slumping New Jersey Devils rode their top line in snapping a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night.