Canadiens spoil Boston's outdoor party at Gillette Stadium

(Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens and their local goalkeeper Mike Condon spoilt New Year's Day for the Boston Bruins, defeating their long-time foes 5-1 in the annual Winter Classic in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Friday.

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Cowboys coach Garrett 'safe' despite team's poor record

(Reuters) - Several head coaches are likely to be fired on Monday after the National Football League's regular season finale but Jason Garrett is not expected to be among them, despite a dismal 2015 campaign with the Dallas Cowboys.

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New York asks fantasy sports sites to give money back in amended lawsuit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Thursday filed an amended lawsuit against DraftKings and FanDuel asking the daily fantasy sports companies to give back all the money they made in New York State.

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Dodgers reportedly to sign Maeda

The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to sign Japanese right-hander Kenta Maeda, CBS Sports said on its website on Thursday. Details of Maeda’s agreement are not yet known, the report said, adding Maeda, posted by the Hiroshima Carp on Dec. 10, was still under contract with the Japanese club, so the Dodgers owe them a […]

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Patric brace helps Gamba retain Emperor’s Cup

Brazilian striker Patric scored twice as Gamba Osaka retained the Emperor’s Cup with a 2-1 win over Urawa Reds in the final in Tokyo on Friday, the last day of the Japanese soccer season. Patric, who was also on target in Gamba’s 3-1 extra-time win over Reds in the J. League Championship playoff semifinal in […]

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No. 2 Alabama dominates No. 3 Michigan State in Cotton Bowl

The loss still stung. It burned Alabama so badly to be beaten in the College Football Playoff semifinals last year that the Crimson Tide was determined to handle its business differently this time around. The players said they were more focused and promised to be more prepared, more precise in their execution and more relentless […]

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No. 1 Clemson rolls into title game

Dabo Swinney was in no mood to talk about Clemsoning. “Next question,” the coach snapped. No problem. It’s time to put that term to rest. Clemson, a team once so known for such inexplicable stumbles that a derisive term was coined for it, is headed to the national championship game with a still-perfect record after […]

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