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WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed veteran defenceman Neal Pionk to a four-year contract worth roughly $23.5 million. The team made the announcement in a statement, noting the 26-year-old blue liner will earn about $5.875 million per year.

PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi said he's “in the right place” to win another Champions League trophy and cited a reunion with Neymar as a key factor in his decision to sign with Paris Saint-Germain.

Defending women's champion Bianca Andreescu is heading to the third round at the National Bank Open after outlasting qualifier Harriet Dart of Britain in three sets on Tuesday. Andreescu, the No.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Justin Upton and Phil Gosselin each had two hits and two RBIs, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Tuesday in the first game of an unusual doubleheader.

NEW YORK (AP) — In what was otherwise a rough two weeks in Tokyo for NBC, television viewers responded — at least slightly — to the U.S. Olympic team's strong performance in the second half of the Games.

Tony Esposito, a Hall of Fame goaltender who rose to fame with the Chicago Blackhawks, has died at 78. The Blackhawks announced on Twitter that Esposito died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Esposito, from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

TORONTO — Members of Canada's women’s soccer team believe their gold medal will inspire future generations of young girls to play the game, perhaps even with the prospect of playing professionally at home.

Being on the sidelines while a massive game is being decided by penalty kicks is not something Christine Sinclair has experienced often during her storied international career.

TORONTO — New York City FC defender Maxime Chanot has been fined for "simulation/embellishment" in Saturday's 2-2 tie with Toronto FC.

TORONTO — Since 2008, at least one starter from the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks has gone on to run in the $1-million Queen's Plate. Munnyfor Ro is giving trainer Kevin Attard every indication she'll continue that streak.