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MONTREAL — Sarah Fillier has long stood out as one of the best players in hockey. The list of accolades includes an Olympic gold medal and three world championship crowns.

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Paul Cotter and Jesper Bratt scored in the shootout, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Monday night for their third win in four games.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Canada's Brad Jacobs went with his gut over analytics in a showdown with Scotland's Bruce Mouat on Monday at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship. It was a decision that came a whisker away from paying off.

DENVER (AP) — Yegor Sharangovich scored the only goal in the shootout and the Calgary Flames rallied from two goals down to beat Colorado 3-2 on Monday night, snapping a seven-game skid against the Avalanche.

TORONTO — Five games into the Major League Baseball season and Andres Gimenez is hitting his way into Blue Jays fans' hearts.

BARRIE, Ont. — Matthew Virgilio scored 24 seconds into Monday's game at Sadlon Arena to give the visiting Niagara IceDogs an early lead.

TORONTO — Andres Gimenez hit his third home run in five games and Bowden Francis gave up two hits in six innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Washington Nationals 5-2 Monday in interleague play.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Victoire are confident Ann-Renée Desbiens will return to action in the near future. Whether that’s soon enough to suit up between the pipes for Canada at the women’s world hockey championship still needs to be determined.

CALGARY — Hannah Miller's play earned her a spot on Canada's roster for the women's world hockey championship, but it couldn't overcome International Ice Hockey Federation transfer rules. The 29-year-old forward from North Vancouver, B.C.