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Tuesday's Games NHL St. Louis 2 Toronto 1 (OT) New Jersey 4 N.Y. Islanders 1 N.Y.

Tuesday's Games NHL St. Louis 2 Toronto 1 (OT) New Jersey 4 N.Y. Islanders 1 N.Y.

TORONTO — Past the halfway point of the season and with their bye week behind them, the Toronto Maple Leafs have their eyes on the playoffs. The problem is that they can't finish teams off in the final few minutes of a game.

RED DEER, Alta. — The Canadian Finals Rodeo has a new home. After months of uncertainty the annual event is moving to Red Deer, Alta., after 44 years in Edmonton. The last CFR was held at Edmonton's Northlands Coliseum in November.

GRETNA, La. — The Latest on the trial of Ronald Gasser, on trial in the December 2016 shooting death of former NFL football player Joe McKnight (all times local): 9:10 p.m.

LOS ANGELES — The NBA has spoken to Clippers star Blake Griffin as well as other players from the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles as part of its investigation into late-game and postgame incidents involving the teams.

NEW YORK — Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan has been fined US$15,000 by the NBA for publicly criticizing the league's officiating.

CALGARY — The head coach of Canada's long-track speedskating team is taking a leave of absence less than a month before the Winter Olympics. Speed Skating Canada says Michael Crowe is on leave "until at least after the Olympic Games.

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MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic has rejected reports that leading men could potentially boycott future Grand Slams over prize money, though he did confirm that players held an hour-long private meeting on the eve of the Australian Open to discu