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VANCOUVER — Head coach Vanni Sartini paid the price Monday for the Vancouver Whitecaps' mediocre results this past season and subsequent first-round playoff exit.

TORONTO — Utah’s NHL team was forced to walk to their game against the Maple Leafs after their bus got stuck in Toronto traffic Sunday night, prompting Premier Doug Ford to call the city’s gridlock “embarrassing.

Brett Gallant still gets a little choked up when he thinks back to the last time he played at the Mary Brown's Centre in 2017.

U.S. women's national team goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher is retiring from international soccer. Naeher is on the team's roster for a pair of upcoming matches in Europe but those games will be her last after a full 11 years playing for the United States.

A judge on Monday rejected a request to block a San Jose State women’s volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she is transgender. Monday’s ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge S.

A judge on Monday rejected a request to block a San Jose State women’s volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she is transgender. Monday’s ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge S.

NEW YORK — Columbus defenceman Zach Werenski, Colorado right-wing Mikko Rantanen and Toronto goaltender Joseph Woll have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.

AS Roma forward Evelyne Viens has pulled out of upcoming Canada games against Iceland and South Korea due to injury. Viens has been replaced by Clarissa Larisey, who plays her club football in Sweden for BK Häcken.

BROSSARD, Que. — The Montreal Canadiens shuffled their forward lines at practice on Monday. The Canadiens recalled forward Joshua Roy from the American Hockey League, while winger Patrik Laine skated in a regular jersey.

Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a $63 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.