Maple Leafs continue road dominance in Dallas, remain perfect since all-star break

Mitchell Marner set up the first two goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs kept up their high-scoring ways on the road to beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 on Wednesday night.

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Sapporo becomes early favourite for 2030 Winter Olympics with approved bid

The city of Sapporo is the first to officially bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and becomes the early favourite after the Japanese Olympic Committee approved its candidate file late Wednesday.

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Oilers enforcer Zack Kassian signs 4-year contract extension

Forward Zack Kassian has signed a four-year contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers. The 29-year-old from Windsor, Ont., and the club agreed to a deal averaging $3.2 million US annually, according to multiple reports.

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Vanessa Bryant: 'There aren't enough words to describe our pain right now'

Vanessa Bryant, wife of the late Kobe Bryant, offered her first public comments since Sunday's helicopter crash that took the lives of the basketball star, daughter Gianna and seven others.

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Lakers, Clippers return to practice amid grief over Kobe Bryant's death

The Los Angeles Lakers ended practice with a few sombre, almost plaintive laughs. As they left the court, they all passed under the oversized 8 and 24 outlined in white on the black wall above the door to their locker room.

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Canada's Sebastien Toutant aiming for quick return from broken ribs

Sebastien Toutant felt a painful sting in his rib cage that took his breath away the moment he crashed down hard at the bottom of the X Games slopestyle course in Aspen last week.

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Nick Nurse says Kyle Lowry being left off all-star team would be 'unfathomable'

Seven seasons into his tenure with the Toronto Raptors, Nick Nurse continues to marvel at particularly crafty Kyle Lowry moments.

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