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Injuries forced Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell to wait three seasons for the chance to run onto the field together in the playoffs. The wait for the Pittsburgh Steelers' "Big Three" to do it again won't be nearly as long.

Olympique Lyonnais has confirmed the signing of Canadian soccer star Kadeisha Buchanan. The 21-year-old defender from Brampton, Ont., took in Lyon's men's match Sunday with Montpellier, with Olympique Lyonnais welcoming the Canadian to its powerhouse women's team via Twitter.

After missing eight events this season with an ongoing hip/groin injury, Brad Gushue defeated Sweden's Niklas Edin 8-3 Sunday to win the Canadian Open and collect his seventh career Grand Slam of Curling title.

Brad Gushue scored four in the second end and added three more in the sixth end as he defeated Niklas Edin 8-3 in the final of the Grand Slam of Curling's Canadian Open in North Battleford, Sask., on Sunday.

The Winnipeg Jets confirmed on Sunday that rookie forward Patrik Laine suffered a concussion as a result of an open-ice hit by Jake McCabe of the Sabres in Saturday's loss in Buffalo.

Heavy rain created unfavourable ice conditions at the AHL's 2017 Winter Classic in Bakersfield, Calif., on Saturday, but the show must go on, as the Bakersfield Condors played to a 3-2 overtime win against the Ontario Reign.

Sergey Ustiugov became the first competitor to lead the Tour de Ski from start to finish, holding on to his comfortable advantage in the final climb up Mount Cermis on Sunday

Henrik Kristoffersen routed his rivals to win a foggy World Cup slalom by a massive 1.83-second margin on Sunday. With his third win this season, the 22-year-old Norwegian drew level atop the slalom standings with great rival Marcel Hirscher of Austria, who was 2.19 back in third place.

​Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin won a women's World Cup slalom Sunday in Maribor, Slovenia, despite skiing over a gate that was rolling down the course in her final run.

Canadian Eugenie Bouchard captured her first match of the year by upsetting Shuai Zhang of China 7-6(1), 6-2 on Sunday in the first round of the Sydney International tennis tournament.

Jimmy Butler scored 42 points, and the Chicago Bulls overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 123-118 in overtime Saturday night.

Brendan Shanahan was still a few months from being hired as team president the last time the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens. The Leafs losing streak against the Habs hit 13 games (0-9-4) at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday night, lingering now for almost three years.

Strap in ladies and gentlemen, here are multiple fights for the price of one between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs.

The formula that has led the Seattle Seahawks to unmatched success over the past five seasons returned. A healthy dose of Thomas Rawls rumbling on the ground. A few timely throws by Russell Wilson helped by some remarkable catches. And a defence that never allowed Detroit a sniff of the end zone.

Brock Osweiler finally looked like the player Houston spent $72 million US on, throwing for a touchdown and running for another to lead the Texans to a 27-14 wild-card playoff win over the Oakland Raiders on Saturday.