Jannik Hansen scored the game-winning goal and rookie goalie Eddie Lack made 18 saves to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-0 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday night.
Full Story Hansen, Lack shine as Canucks blank Flames
The Cleveland Browns have fired coach Rob Chudzinski following one season, which started promising but ended with a seven-game losing streak.
Full Story Browns fire coach Rob Chudzinski after 4-12 season
Australia have drafted Tasmania batsman Alex Doolan into their squad for the final Ashes Test in Sydney as cover for Shane Watson.
Full Story Australia call up Doolan
Aaron Rodgers returned to action to lead the Green Bay Packers to the NFC North title, even if they did leave it late to beat the Chicago Bears 33-28 at Soldier Field.
Full Story Packers trap Bears at the end
Tom Huddlestone is not expecting a phone call from England manager Roy Hodgson and will be content just to help Hull stay up this season.
Full Story Huddlestone plays down hopes
Brian Campbell, Aleksander Barkov and Dmitry Kulikov each scored goals to lift the Florida Panthers over the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Sunday night.
Full Story Canadiens fall to Panthers in Florida
Aston Villa will survive their latest shocking run of form by sticking together, insists striker Gabriel Agbonlahor.
Full Story Agbonlahor demands Villa unity
Stephen Myler should be called up by England if Toby Flood moves to France, according to Northampton coach Alex King.
Full Story King: Myler for England
Cardiff defender Ben Turner has urged his team-mates to move on from the sacking of manager Malky Mackay if they are to avoid getting relegated.
Full Story Turner: Cardiff must move on
Peyton Manning set the NFL single-season yards record and threw four touchdown passes to clinch the top seed in the AFC playoffs for the Denver Broncos with a 34-14 victory Sunday over the Oakland Raiders.
Full Story Peyton Manning breaks more records, Broncos clinch AFC: NFL
The Baltimore Ravens and the Miami Dolphins were eliminated from play-off contention in week 17 of the NFL regular season – but the Pittsburgh Steelers are very much alive and kicking.
Full Story Steelers alive, Dolphins sunk
Defending Super Bowl champions Baltimore Ravens have missed out on a place in this season’s play-offs after slumping to a 34-17 defeat at Cincinnati.
Full Story Bengals tear down Ravens
Running back Le’Veon Bell ran for 90 yards and a touchdown and Pittsburgh maintained its unlikely pursuit of a playoff berth, drubbing the lifeless Cleveland Browns 20-7 on Sunday.
Full Story Steelers keep playoff hopes alive: NFL roundup
Charley Hull may have enjoyed arguably the greatest year of her life but she is keen to progress even further in 2014.
Full Story Hull determined to progress
Wasps have signed winger James Short from Saracens on loan for the rest of the season.
Full Story Wasps sign winger Short
Kevin Bond lamented Queens Park Rangers’ inability to take their chances after they failed to score for the third game running in 0-0 draw at Watford.
Full Story Bond feels the frustration
Zach Fucale will finally get his chance in goal for Canada at the world junior championship. Coach Brent Sutter confirmed that the Halifax Mooseheads goalie will get the start when Canada faces Slovakia on Monday.
Full Story Canada’s Fucale gets 1st world juniors start against Slovakia
Brett Pitman cancelled out Daryl Murphy’s opener as Bournemouth came from behind to draw 1-1 with in-form Ipswich, who nevertheless moved into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places with a point.
Full Story Pittman strike denies Ipswich
The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to put together a more complete effort Sunday night (7 p.m. ET) as they welcome the Carolina Hurricanes to the Air Canada Centre.
Full Story Randy Carlyle wants consistency as Leafs host Hurricanes
