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Anton Forsberg made 32 saves, Nick Schmaltz and Alex DeBrincat scored in the first period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the slumping Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Sunday.

Blake Bortles put together one decent drive all day, doing as much with his legs as his arm, and the defensive-minded Jacksonville Jaguars eked out an ugly and sometimes unwatchable 10-3 victory against the Buffalo Bills in an AFC wild-card game Sunday.

Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris booked their ticket to the Pyeongchang Olympics with an 7-6 victory over Brad Gushue and Val Sweeting at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials in Manitoba.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have bought themselves more time to negotiate with former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel. The CFL team issued a one-paragraph statement on Sunday afternoon to confirm an offer was made to the former Heisman Trophy winner.

Two-time national champion Nathan Chen, veteran Adam Rippon and rising star Vincent Zhou were selected Sunday to represent the United States at the the Olympics next month in Pyeongchang.

Alex Harvey made history on Sunday, becoming the first non-European male to reach the overall podium of the Tour de Ski.

Marcel Hirscher completed a perfect World Cup weekend by winning the slalom on Sunday in Adelboden, Switzerland, to extend his lead in the overall and discipline standings.

​Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin dominated a women's World Cup slalom on Sunday in Slovenia for her 40th career win. The result put her level with Sweden great Ingemar Stenmark for the number of World Cup victories before turning 23. Only Austrian standout Annemarie Moser-Proell won more races (41) at that age

Three of the four curlers in today’s mixed doubles Olympic trials final are past Olympic champions and now they want to get back for a second chance at gold.

Dougie Hamilton scored with 16 seconds left in the third period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Matt Ryan passed for 218 yards and hit Julio Jones for an 8-yard touchdown with 5:48 to play, and the defending NFC champion Falcons advanced from the wild-card round with a methodical 26-13 victory over the Rams on Saturday night.

The Toronto Maple Leafs won by shootout for the second game in a row, surviving a close call in overtime to edge the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 Saturday night.

Ryan Dzingel scored twice and Mark Stone had a goal and two assists as the Ottawa Senators beat the league-leading Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 on Saturday.

After a motorcycle crash and a stroke, decorated Canadian speed skater Denny Morrison took another step in his comeback by qualifying for the Winter Olympics.

Brad Gushue and Val Sweeting started the trials with two losses and seemed lost at times. But they've won eight of their last nine games to punch a ticket to Sunday's final.