National Sports

There was never a doubt in Weston Dressler's mind if, or where, he wanted to continue playing football. The 32-year-old receiver signed a one-year extension Tuesday with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

COURCHEVEL, France — Mikaela Shiffrin is getting more aggressive in defence of her World Cup and Olympic titles. The American won a World Cup giant slalom on Tuesday, her third victory of the season and 34th of her career — one more than U.S.

TORONTO — Rogers Media and CBC have signed a new seven-year sub-licensing agreement for English-language broadcasts of "Hockey Night in Canada" and the Stanley Cup playoffs.

EDMONTON — Laura Schuler remembers how anxious she felt before her meeting with coach Shannon Miller to learn if she had made Canada's first Olympic women's hockey team.

JOHANNESBURG — South African media are reporting that Olympian Oscar Pistorius is appealing his recently lengthened prison sentence for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

LONDON — World 100-meter champion Justin Gatlin fired coach Dennis Mitchell following an undercover investigation reported Tuesday that appeared to show people linked to the sprinter offering to supply performance-enhancing drugs.

Monday's Games NFL Atlanta 24 Tampa Bay 21 --- NHL New Jersey 5 Anaheim 3 Boston 7 Columbus 2 Los Angeles 4 Philadelphia 1 Edmonton 5 San Jose 3 Colorado 4 Pittsburgh 2 --- AHL Iowa 3 Cleveland 0 --- NBA Boston 112 Indiana 111 Charlotte 109 New York

Monday's Games NFL Atlanta 24 Tampa Bay 21 --- NHL New Jersey 5 Anaheim 3 Boston 7 Columbus 2 Los Angeles 4 Philadelphia 1 Edmonton 5 San Jose 3 Colorado 4 Pittsburgh 2 --- AHL Iowa 3 Cleveland 0 --- NBA Boston 112 Indiana 111 Charlotte 109 New York

TAMPA, Fla. — Devonta Freeman pounded away all night until he finally found a way into the open field, helping the Atlanta Falcons remain in the thick of the tight NFC South race.

LOS ANGELES — Although Kobe Bryant has been asked many times, he still isn't sure who would win a mystical game of one-on-one between the young Kobe in his No. 8 Lakers jersey and his older self, who wore No. 24.