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With the number of coronavirus cases and game postponements climbing, the NHL is reintroducing enhanced COVID-19 protocols that include restricting players to staying in their hotels while on the road in a bid to limit a growing outbreak among player

TORONTO — Quarterback Zach Collaros of the Grey Cup champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers headlined Wednesday's list of Canadian Football League all-stars for the 2021 season.

Boston Bruins centre Patrice Bergeron is the latest NHL star to enter the league's COVID-19 protocol, the team announced Wednesday.

BARCELONA, Spain — Fighting back tears, Sergio Aguero took a deep breath and finally made the announcement soccer fans had dreaded ever since he left a game with chest pains six weeks ago.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks capped a chaotic day with a massive comeback Tuesday, rallying to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3. It's a win that shows the team has character, said head coach Bruce Boudreau.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Tristen Robins scored 35 seconds into overtime as the Saskatoon Blades edged the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-4 on Tuesday in Western Hockey League action.

Tuesday's Scores NHL Pittsburgh 5 Montreal 2 Vegas 4 Boston 1 Tampa Bay 3 Los Angeles 2 (OT) Philadelphia 6 New Jersey 1 Ottawa 8 Florida 2 Detroit 2 N.Y. Islanders 1 Buffalo 4 Winnipeg 2 St. Louis 4 Dallas 1 Toronto 5 Edmonton 1 Colorado 4 N.Y.

EDMONTON — Auston Matthews is creeping up on the NHL’s goal lead. Matthews scored a pair of goals as the Toronto Maple Leafs won their second game in a row, defeating the plummeting Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Tuesday.

Connor McDavid calls the idea of potentially having to quarantine up to five weeks in China following a positive COVID-19 test at the Beijing Olympics "unsettling" as the NHL's participation at the 2022 Winter Games remains up in the air — and corona

EDMONTON — Oilers head coach Dave Tippett was placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol on Tuesday after Edmonton's 5-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.