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He was the Fun Guy. The board man who got paid. He overcame injury to reclaim his rightful place as one of the very best basketball players on the planet. He conquered the NBA world for a second time, bringing a championship to Canada.

He was the Fun Guy. The board man who got paid. He overcame injury to reclaim his rightful place as one of the very best basketball players on the planet. He conquered the NBA world for a second time, bringing a championship to Canada.

He was the Fun Guy. The board man who got paid. He overcame injury to reclaim his rightful place as one of the very best basketball players on the planet. He conquered the NBA world for a second time, bringing a championship to Canada.

It's not accurate to say Corey Conners' dreams came true in 2019. "I don't think my dreams were quite that high," the Canadian golfer said.

MONTREAL — Mikael Kingsbury is truly a dominant force. Kingsbury has nine wins in 11 World Cup starts the past two years. And the native of Deux Montagnes, Que.

Thursday's Games World junior hockey championship At Ostrava, Czech Republic Canada 6 United States 4 Czech Republic 4 Russia 3 At Trinec, Czech Republic Kazakhstan 5 Switzerland 3 Sweden 3 Finland 2 (OT) AHL Belleville 3 Toronto 2 NBA Detroit 132 Wa

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Canada and the United States usually save their fireworks for later. Huge goals, big saves, moments of both triumph and heartbreak have peppered the intense rivalry at the world junior hockey championship through the years.

LEICESTER, England — First came the Champions League title, then the Club World Cup last week. Now, with a 13-point lead, Liverpool will surely be champions of England again by May.

DAVOS, Switzerland — Kevin Clark had a hat trick as the Canadian men's team opened the 2019 Spengler Cup with a 4-1 win over HC Ocelari Trinec on Thursday. Kris Versteeg also scored while Zachary Fucale made 27 saves for Canada (1-0-0).

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Jan Jenik had a goal and an assist as the host Czech Republic opened the world junior hockey championship with a 4-3 win over Russia on Thursday.