Phil Kessel scored twice, reaching the 20-goal plateau for the sixth straight season, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Sunday.
Full Story Phil Kessel scores twice to lead Leafs past Hurricanes
Shortly after Sunday’s 20-7 victory over Miami to conclude an 8-8 season, Jets owner Woody Johnson told the team that Rex Ryan would return for a sixth season in 2014.
Full Story Jets owner says coach Rex Ryan will return next season
Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck has been challenged to rack up 20 goals by his manager David Moyes.
Full Story Moyes sets Welbeck goal mark
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has stated that goalkeeper Joe Hart agreed with his decision to drop him.
Full Story Pellegrini: Hart needed break
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
