National Sports

It has been more than 30 years since a team held as big a lead as Liverpool after 12 rounds of the Premier League. Not that Arne Slot is getting too excited about an eight-point advantage before even hitting December.

Drew Bannister is out as coach of the St. Louis Blues after less than a full calendar year on the job. Jim Montgomery is back behind the bench of an NHL team five days after he was fired by the Boston Bruins.

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Jannik Sinner clinched Italy’s second consecutive Davis Cup title and capped his breakthrough season at the top of tennis by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2), 6-2 on Sunday for a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in the final of the

NAGANO — Ivanie Blondin was a key player in two of Canada's medals at the long-track speedskating World Cup on Sunday, earning a silver in the women’s mass start and a bronze with Yankun Zhao in the mixed gender relay.

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Leicester fired manager Steve Cooper on Sunday, just 12 rounds into the Premier League season.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matvei Michkov scored a power-play goal in overtime as the Flyers overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Saturday.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Carter MacAdams scored twice for the Tri-City Americans in a 7-5 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Western Hockey League on Saturday.

EDMONTON — Vasily Podkolzin vowed there's more to come after his first goal as an Edmonton Oiler.

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist for the Edmonton Oilers in a 6-2 win over the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday.