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A federal judge on Monday refused to block the government's $100 million US lawsuit against Lance Armstrong, putting the former cyclist on course for trial in a 2010 case stemming from his performance-enhancing drug use.

St. Louis Blues defenceman Kevin Shattenkirk is likely to draw the most buzz ahead of the March 1 trade deadline, a right-shooting defenceman on an expiring contract who offers almost unrivalled production from the back end.

Kevin Love's left knee injury has the Cleveland Cavaliers concerned about the all-star forward, who will get a second opinion while his teammates are in Minnesota.

Jerry Sandusky's adult son is in a Pennsylvania jail, awaiting a hearing next week on charges he pressured one teenage girl to send him naked photos and asked her teen sister to give him oral sex.

Jeffrey Sandusky, one of Jerry Sandusky's adult sons, faces multiple charges of sexual offences involving children, more than five years after the former Penn State assistant coach was himself first arrested.

​Russia's ban from disabled sports should continue because it is sidestepping allegations of a major doping cover-up, the International Paralympic Committee said on Monday.

The Atlanta Braves acquired three-time all-star second baseman Brandon Phillips on Sunday from Cincinnati for left-hander Andrew McKirahan and minor league right-hander Carlos Portuondo.

Tennis umpire Arnaud Gabas has had surgery on a fractured bone under his left eye after being hit by a ball struck by Canadian player Denis Shapovalov during a Davis Cup match in Ottawa.

In this first season with a mandated five-day layoff for each NHL team, cleaning out the cobwebs after the break has not been easy for some teams.

In a total turnaround, Luca Aerni won the combined event at world ski championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland on Monday after being 30th fastest in downhill.

It was a jam-packed weekend of high-performance sport around the world, including gold medals for Canada's Mark McMorris, Sebastien Toutant, Mik Kingsbury, Marielle Thompson, Brady Leman and Derek Drouin.

There was no shortage of moments that caught the attention of hockey fans over the last seven days, including Vladimir Tarasenko trying his hand at broadcasting, Claude Julien getting the boot on an unofficial Boston holiday, and the good people at Merriam-Webster going five-hole.

Tuukka Rask posted his first career regular-season home win over Montreal by making 25 saves for his sixth shutout, beating the Canadiens 4-0.

Alexandre Burrows scored a goal and got under the Buffalo Sabres' skin with his pesky play, lifting the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2 win on Sunday night.

Things escalated quickly on Sunday night in the NHL with two entertaining fights between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins as well as the Vancouver Canucks and the Buffalo Sabres.

Detroit Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist could be facing a lengthy, and costly, suspension for a high-stick in Sunday's game against the Minnesota Wild.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 21 points, including a game-winning three-pointer with 13.2 seconds left to lift the Detroit Pistons over the Toronto Raptors 102-101 on Sunday.

After an outdated stanza of the German national anthem that later became associated with the Nazi regime was sung during the opening ceremonies, the U.S. took a 1-0 lead and was ahead in the other opening match in its best-of-5 Fed Cup quarterfinal Saturday.