National Sports

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Canadian captain Dillon Dube couldn't believe what he was hearing.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — John Fox helped change the culture in the Chicago Bears' locker room. He just didn't produce enough wins to keep his job.

Canadian tennis player Daniel Nestor learned a lesson before his first appearance at the Canadian Open that served him well throughout his legendary career.

LONDON — It's lights out for The Power. There was no fairytale ending to the incredible darts career of Phil Taylor, with the game's most successful player losing the world championship final in his last-ever match.

NEW YORK — J.T. Miller scored a power-play goal 2:43 into overtime to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday in the NHL's 10th Winter Classic at Citi Field.

CLEVELAND — The agonizing wait to play again is over for Isaiah Thomas. Vengeance on the Celtics is still on hold.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Jim Caldwell may have been the Detroit Lions' most successful coach in the Super Bowl era. That was not enough to save his job.

NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck was named NHL first star of the week Monday after posting three victories and a shutout last week. Hellebuyck had a 1.67 goals-against average and .952 save percentage over the stretch.

After coming up painfully short at the Olympic Trials last month in Ottawa, veteran skip Brad Gushue took a couple weeks off to recharge and refocus. "The first week I didn't even want to look at a curling rock or talk about curling," he said.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday that the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality, not a threat.