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Left-hander Tony Watson and the San Francisco Giants have finalized a two-year contract that includes a player option for 2020, a deal that guarantees the former All-Star reliever $9 million.

Columbus Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno will miss one to two weeks with a lower-body injury.

After setting a new world record of 83.67 points in the short program, Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir head into the free skate with less than a two-point lead over French rivals Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron.

The stage is set for Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir's Olympic finale. The duo set a new world record in the short dance with a score of 83.67 placing them 1.74 points clear of their French rivals, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, ahead of Monday evening's free dance.

Kaetlyn Osmond has the Olympic podium in sight in Pyeongchang after coming back from a broken fibula in her right leg.

The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Nicolas Deslauriers to a two-year contract extension, the team announced Monday.

The Washington Capitals have acquired defenceman Michal Kempny in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Major League Baseball is imposing stricter limits on mound visits in an effort to speed games but decided against 20-second pitch clocks for 2018.

Tim Tebow arrived at the New York Mets spring training camp on Sunday, and the attention immediately turned to whether the quarterback who became an outfielder could make it all the way to Citi Field in the future.

Kaillie Humphries once dreamed of representing Canada in alpine ski racing, but life on the mountain was tough for someone who never fit in. So she reached the pinnacle of a different sport, and now she has a chance to make history at the Olympics.

Thanks to identical 5-0 score victories in the semifinals, it will be Canada versus the United States in the gold-medal game of Olympic women’s hockey on Thursday in Pyeongchang, South Korea (Wednesday at 11 p.m. ET in Canada).

The Montreal Canadiens assigned forward Nikita Scherbak to the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League on Monday.

There's a definite appetite for the NBA to televise the captains' draft rather than conduct it clandestinely like it was this year.

Canada scored twice within 31 seconds early in the third period en route to a 5-0 win over the Olympic Athletes from Russia on Monday, setting up a third straight gold-medal showdown with the United States.

Pilot Justin Kripps and brakeman Alexander Kopacz clinched the Canadian duo's first bobsleigh podium at the Olympics, sharing the gold medal with Germany on Monday in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The trio of Ivanie Blondin, Josie Morrison and Isabelle Weidemann posted the third-fastest time in the quarterfinals and as such will move on to skate for a medal later this week.

A loss to Sweden, no problem. A loss to Switzerland, no panic. But a loss to the United States, the third consecutive defeat for Kevin Koe and his team out of Calgary, and now there's a serious sense of urgency at the men's curling tournament in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The women's hockey tournament will be expanded from eight teams to 10 for the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.

Here's a quick recap of all the important Olympic news you might have missed overnight, and a look at what's still to come later today.

United States skip John Shuster shot the lights out Monday against Canada, capped by a takeout for two in the 11th end to beat the three-time defending Olympic champions 9-7 in round-robin play in Gangneung, South Korea.

The ice dance at the 2018 Olympics has the hallmarks of a classic showdown written all over it. Legends Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir versus the brilliant French team of Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron. And it lived up to the hype.

With the World Cup season set to resume in March in Lahti, Finland, Calgary ski jumper Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes will leave Pyeongchang happy with how he represented his sport and his country, although he acknowlegdes the strangeness in celebrating top-30 finishes.

A spokesman for the International Olympic Committee says a failed doping test by a Russian curler could keep the country's banned federation from being reinstated and marching under the national flag at the closing ceremony of the Olympics in Pyeongchang.

French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron's short program was overshadowed by an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction.

Dani Cameranesi scored two goals and added an assist, and the United States will play for the gold medal that has eluded them for nearly two decades after shutting out Finland 5-0 Monday.

Rachel Homan has put Canada's women's curling team into playoff contention with an 8-3 win over Japan at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were on their game in Pyeongchang on Monday, eclipsing their own world-record in the short dance at the Winter Olympics in South Korea.

Canadian Laurie Blouin is fourth after the qualifying round of the women's big air competition at the Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Auston Matthews scored with 30.2 seconds left to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night.

Canada's Cassie Sharpe soared into the final after posting the highest qualifying score. On her second run, the Comox, B.C., native topped her previous score with a 93.40 after landing a cork 1080, which features three full spins.

Rachel Homan has put Canada's women's curling team into playoff contention with an 8-3 win over Japan at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Bubba Watson seized control at the Genesis Open with two par putts and a bunker shot he holed for birdie on the par-3 14th hole. He closed with a 2-under 69 for a two-shot victory over Kevin Na and Tony Finau.

Connor McDavid had his third hat trick of the season, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak.