National Sports

BOSTON — Kyrie Irving scored 37 points with eight assists in his return to Boston and Kevin Durant added 29 for Brooklyn on Friday to lead the Nets to a 123-95 victory over the Celtics.

MILWAUKEE — Khris Middleton scored 31 points and the Milwaukee Bucks routed the Golden State Warriors 138-99 on Friday to win their first Christmas Day home game in over half a century.

A Canadian team lacking game legs opens defence of its world junior men's hockey title Saturday in Edmonton. The host team kicks off its preliminary round against Germany at Rogers Place.

MIAMI — Erik Spoelstra remained perfect on Christmas, and a record-tying show from Duncan Robinson helped him stay that way.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed American wide receiver Bralon Addison to a two-year contract. Addison returns to the team after getting cut by the NFL's Minnesota Vikings in training camp this year.

Sarah Fuller was a goalie on the Vanderbilt women's soccer team when a chance at history tapped her on the shoulder.

Ciaran Long found work delivering books to Northern Ireland's libraries. Luke Ferrara caught on with a team in France before switching to a squad in Poland.

The NHL believes all seven of its Canadian teams can start the season playing out of their home arenas.

JACKSON, Miss. — The NFL says it is honouring Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Mississippi who was imprisoned more than 22 years and was freed in late 2019, months after the U.S.

EDMONTON — Canadian captain Kirby Dach will miss the world junior hockey championship after suffering a wrist injury in a pre-tournament game against Russia on Wednesday night.