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NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the future: of electric vehicles, mind reading Alexas, robots and cryptocurrency — and also to harken back to the nostalgic past of '90s movies

LAVAL, Que. — Two goals from Jean-Sebastian Dea helped the Laval Rocket to a decisive 5-1 win over the Syracuse Crunch in American Hockey League action on Saturday.

MONTREAL — Even goalie Elvis Merzlikins was impressed by the Patrik Laine blast that gave the Columbus Blue Jackets a last-minute 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. With just 6.

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime booked his spot in the final at the Rotterdam Open with a 6(5)-7, 6-4, 6-2 win over Andrey Rublev of Russia on Saturday.

OTTAWA — After a 6-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday, the Boston Bruins wanted to right the ship early in their game Saturday against the Ottawa Senators. And they did.

AUSTIN, Texas — A goal by newly signed Spanish forward Jesus Jimenez gave Toronto FC a 1-0 win over the Chicago Fire in pre-season MLS play Saturday. The weather did not co-operate with cool conditions, not to mention a downpour, at St.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have added to their goaltending depth, acquirring netminder Andrew Hammond from the Minnesota Wild. The trade, announced Saturday, saw the Habs send left-winger Brandon Baddock to Minnesota.

OSAKA, Japan — Canada's women's basketball team has officially clinched a spot in the FIBA World Cup with a dominant 96-64 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in qualifying.

BEIJING — Meryeta O'Dine didn't expect her second Olympic medal would come down to a crawling contest.

BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will find out Monday if she can skate in the Winter Olympics women's competition, which starts a day later.