National Sports

CALGARY — The recent promotion of Matthew Tkachuk onto Calgary's No. 1 power-play unit is paying off.

Sunday's Games World Junior Hockey Championship At Buffalo N.Y.

Sunday's Games World Junior Hockey Championship At Buffalo N.Y.

LAS VEGAS — The New Year's Eve party in Sin City started long before midnight.

EDMONTON — The Winnipeg Jets are on a roll heading into the new year. Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves to record his third shutout of the season on Sunday as the Jets blanked the Edmonton Oilers 5-0 for their third straight win.

MIAMI — Amid the dancing and screaming and hugs and high-fives in the Buffalo Bills' locker room , defensive tackle Kyle Williams watched his two young sons climbing around in his stall. "What do you think, boys?" Williams shouted.

INDIANAPOLIS — First, Chuck Pagano lost Andrew Luck. Then the Indianapolis Colts started losing games. And now it has cost him a job.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — At only eight years old, Boris Katchouk made an immediate impression on his lacrosse coach Steve MacGregor. It was the summer of 2006 and MacGregor had driven his Kitchener-Waterloo Braves tyke team to Owen Sound, Ont.

DAVOS, Switzerland — Canada extended its dominant run at the Spengler Cup on Sunday in shutout fashion. Kevin Poulin made 36 saves as Canada blanked Switzerland 3-0 to win the tournament for the third straight time.

PERTH, Australia — Daria Gavrilova and Thanasi Kokkinakis each won their singles matches to give Australia a perfect start to its mixed team Hopman Cup campaign against Canada at Perth Arena on Sunday.