Ovechkin bookends game with goals in Capitals’ shootout win over Jets

Alex Ovechkin began the night being celebrated for what he’s best at. He ended it doing something much more rare.

Backlund, Monahan each pot pair to help Flames get back at league-leading Bruins

Sean Monahan scored a pair of goals 1:12 apart in the second period and the Calgary Flames beat the Boston

Maple Leafs exhibit character, hang on for gritty road victory over Lightning

One game after losing to a 42-year-old emergency goaltender on home ice, the Toronto Maple Leafs found redemption on the

Canadian teens Auger-Aliassime, Fernandez into 2nd round at Mexican Open

Canadian teenagers Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Annie Fernandez are both through to the second round of the Mexican Open. Auger-Aliassime

David Ayres fires up Hurricanes fans before game vs Dallas

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Democratic presidential candidates target front-runner Sanders at South Carolina debate

New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg seized on reports that Russia was interfering in the 2020 presidential election to help Democratic

MPs debate decision by Teck Resources to abandon proposed oilsands project

MPs in the House of Commons are tonight debating a decision by Teck Resources Ltd. to withdraw its application to

Bronx goner: Yankees dealt blow as pitcher Luis Severino needs Tommy John surgery

New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino needs Tommy John, or elbow ligament reconstruction, surgery and will miss the 2020 season,

Canadian Paralympians confident ahead of final women’s sitting volleyball qualifier

Nicole Ban is hopeful the Canadian women’s sitting volleyball team will be further motivated and better prepared to handle in-game

Service on Toronto-area GO Train line resumes with detour around blockade

GO train service has resumed on the Milton line with a detour in place due to a rail blockade east

Canada’s Larry Walker a bundle of nerves after touring Hall of Fame

Larry Walker’s right hand was shaking ever-so-slightly as he reached to sign the space where his plaque will hang in

Stock markets sell off again as global economy infected by coronavirus fear

Stock markets fell for the second day in a row on Tuesday, wiping out gains since the start of the

Man arrested in Toronto hammer attack now facing terrorism-related charge

A man who was arrested in connection with the death of a 64-year-old woman in Toronto on Friday is now

Creators of original Phanatic call redesign ‘an affront’ to Phillies fans

The creators of the original Phillie Phanatic accused the Philadelphia Phillies of «an affront to our intellectual property rights and

David Ayres all smiles in Carolina after beating Maple Leafs

Emergency backup goaltender David Ayres is loving the limelight after helping the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Toronto Maple Leafs on

NHL trade deadline: Oilers, Lightning among winners, Panthers losers

Mired in a run of one playoff appearance in 13 seasons, the Edmonton Oilers could really use some hockey deep

Olympic champ Wayde van Niekerk back running, hopes to defend title in Tokyo

Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk is competing again after more than two years out with a career-threatening knee injury and

Psych! Canada has game-winning buzzer-beater overturned, loses to Dominican

The Canadian men’s national team, for a brief moment, believed they had come away with a victory on Monday. Instead,

Stripped down Senators fall to Blue Jackets in OT of 1st game since trade deadline

The Columbus Blue Jackets ditched their eight-game losing streak — and lost two more players to injuries. BOX SCORE: Blue

Astros’ Jose Altuve nicked by pitch, stars booed in spring training game

Jose Altuve insisted he tuned out the hecklers. He couldn’t avoid a pitch that grazed him. «He was hit in

Hurricanes goalies Reimer, Mrazek dealing with ‘longer term’ injuries

Carolina defenceman Brett Pesce and goaltenders James Reimer and Petr Mrazek are all dealing with «longer term» injuries suffered in

Jets hold on to Dustin Byfuglien with defenceman poised to sit out season

The Winnipeg Jets stood pat at the NHL trade deadline Monday, meaning suspended defenceman Dustin Byfuglien remains a member of

All the major moves from a busy trade deadline day

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Markstrom injury spurs Canucks to trade for goalie insurance

An injury to goaltender Jacob Markstrom triggered the Vancouver Canucks’ only deal at the NHL trade deadline. General manager Jim