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REGINA — Brad Gushue and his Team Canada rink improved to 5-0 at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier with a 9-5 win over Nova Scotia in Tuesday's afternoon draw.

NEWARK, N.J. — There's no stopping Taylor Hall, unquestionably the New Jersey Devils' most valuable player in their quest to end a five-year playoff drought.

TORONTO — Maybe it was a wake-up call, or a lesson that needed to be taught. In either case, the lowly Atlanta Hawks put a scare into the Toronto Raptors.

NEW YORK — Patrik Laine went more than a year between hat tricks, and still the 19-year-old Finnish star is on a remarkable pace.

ABERDEEN, Scotland — Canadian skips Tyler Tardi and Kaitlyn Jones both earned wins Tuesday to stay in the playoff picture at the World Junior Curling Championships. Tardi and his rink from Langley, B.C.

TORONTO — Ontario has passed concussion safety legislation designed to protect amateur athletes and educate coaches about the dangers of head injuries, calling the law the first of its kind in the country.

TORONTO — An Oscar win for the doping documentary "Icarus" is "a great addition" to ongoing efforts to combat cheating in sport, says a Canadian investigator whose work helped limit Russia's participation in last month's Winter Olympics. London, Ont.

TORONTO — As Toronto FC prepares for Wednesday's first leg of its CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal against Tigres UNAL, the club is hoping time spent in Mexico during the pre-season will provide an advantage.

Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser will likely miss the remainder of the NHL season after the team said he will be out four to six weeks with a back injury.