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PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Quebec suffered its first defeat at the 2022 Canadian mixed curling championship in surprising fashion, dropping an 8-0 decision to previously winless Yukon in Wednesday's early draw.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Cameron Tolnai scored twice as the Ottawa 67's doubled the Kingston Frontenacs 6-3 on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League play.

NEW YORK (AP) — Montreal Canadiens rookie forward Juraj Slafkovsky was suspended by the NHL for two games on Wednesday for boarding Matt Luff of the Detroit Red Wings.

Toronto Blue Jays left-handed reliever Tayler Saucedo has been claimed off outright waivers by the New York Mets. Righty reliever Casey Lawrence cleared waivers and has been assigned to the Blue Jays' triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over.

Alistair Johnston has been a fixture for Canada the last two years, missing out on just one of the Canadian men's 29 games since the start of 2021.

Fuelled by motivation from a down moment, Justin Gill has turned the corner in his junior hockey career.

TORONTO — The injury news continues to get better for Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts.

Mark Stone knew all about the player. He just wasn't sure about the person.