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WASHINGTON — Elias Pettersson insisted he never worried throughout a monthlong drought about when his next goal would come. “Sometimes it just doesn't go your way,” he said. “I know what I’m capable of.

Rory Linkletter knew he was under Canadian-record pace for most of Sunday's Houston Half-Marathon. But in the sheer effort of the final couple of kilometres, he lost track. "I couldn't do the math because I was running so hard," Linkletter said.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed Canadian linebacker Jesse Briggs to a one-year contract extension on Sunday. The Kelowna, B.C., native was scheduled to become a free agent next month.

FONT-ROMEU-ODEILLO-VIA, France — Canadian freestyle skier Edouard Therriault climbed the World Cup medal podium for the first time in his career on Sunday, capturing bronze in slopestyle. The 18-year-old from Lorraine, Que., scored 81.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic left Australia on Sunday evening after losing his final bid to avoid deportation and play in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated for COVID-19. A court earlier unanimously dismissed the No.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Instead of starting the defense of his Australian Open title on Monday, Novak Djokovic was on his way home, a stunning and unprecedented end to his run of success at Melbourne Park.

BEIJING (AP) — State media are reporting the Chinese city of Xi’an has gradually begun lifting restrictions after over three weeks of lockdown as authorities sought to stamp out a local outbreak.

EDMONTON — Scoring five third-period goals may not be the usual game plan, but it was the perfect path to a win for the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

HONOLULU (AP) — Russell Henley had the lowest 36-hole score of his career on a course where he won his first PGA Tour event, and he knew better to expect everything to fall into place.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ilya Mikheyev scored the go-ahead goal with 3:15 remaining, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-5 victory over St. Louis on Saturday night.