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DeMar DeRozan poured in 21 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 86-74 victory over Boston on Friday, snapping a three-game losing streak and earning their first victory over the Celtics in six meetings.
Pavel Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi scored shootout goals to give the Detroit Red Wings their 19th consecutive home victory, 2-1 over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Detroit tied the 1970-71 Boston Bruins for the second-longest home streak in NHL history.
Milos Raonic defeated France's Julien Benneteau in straight sets Friday night to pull Canada even at 1-1 after the first day of their Davis Cup tie. Raonic, a 21-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., who is ranked 29th in the world, downed the No. 35-ranked Benneteau 6-2, 6-4, 7-5.
Gretzky, Fetisov, Kurri, Lemieux, Larionov -- all on the ice at once for some of the best hockey ever played. It has been 25 years since Rendez-vous '87, a two-game series between the NHL's best players and the Soviet national team.
Kaillie Humphries of Calgary piloted Canada to a second straight win in women's World Cup bobsled Friday. Humphries, the Olympic champion in 2010, and new brakeman Jennifer Ciochetti of Edmonton won in Calgary in two-run time of one minute 53.28 seconds.
The NHL is reportedly scouting Winnipeg's new Investors Field as a possible site for a potential outdoor Heritage Classic game. A source told the Winnipeg Free Press that the league has contacted Environment Canada for data on Winnipeg weather patterns for January and February.
When the Toronto Maple Leafs raise former captain Mats Sundin's number to the rafters on Saturday night they will be honouring the franchise leader in goals and points, but is he the greatest player ever to pull on the Blue and White? It's Your! Call.
Canadian world champion Patrick Chan won the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Friday night. The Toronto native shook off a poor morning practice session by nailing his program in the men's free skate, posting a season-best 185.99 points to claim the titles with 273.94 points.
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