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The AGCO says the decision was taken due to non-compliance with their betting integrity requirements after allegations surfaced of betting by UFC insiders, as well as reports of suspicious betting patterns in other jurisdictions.

The 2-1 defeat to Morocco at Al Thumama Stadium really stuck out in that regard. Two headers from Atiba Hutchinson (off the crossbar) and Alistair Johnston (narrowly over the bar), was all that separated Canada between a sixth consecutive World Cup defeat and its first-ever point.

The last time a restricted free agent was not signed by the Dec. 1 deadline was during the 2019-20 season, when Jesse Puljujarvi and Julius Honka were each refused trade requests by their respective teams (Edmonton and Dallas) and elected to play overseas for the remainder of the season.

Morocco had a 2-0 advantage by the 23rd minute with goals from Hakim Ziyech and Youssef En-Nesyri which had goalkeeper Milan Borjan and centre back Steven Vitoria bite the dust.

The right-handed defenceman was placed on waivers back on Nov. 9 after a tumultuous start to his season, totalling just one assist in seven games to go along with a minus-3. 

After winning the final two of a four-game road trip, the Senators hoped to build off the momentum and turn their fortunes around on home ice. Instead, Ottawa fell to 1-7-0 in its last eight home games.

Canada coach John Herdman is disputing his Croatian counterpart's account of why there was no handshake after their World Cup game.

Clinching a first victory would do wonders for the outside confidence in this team leading into the 2026 cycle.

The Ottawa Senators, 21 games deep into an 82-game schedule, hope to capitalize on a strong finish to their western U.S. swing just as they hit the meatiest part of their first half of the season.

Mattingly, the Marlins’ all-time leader in managerial wins by a wide margin, was 437-584 in Miami, with one winning season in those seven years — a 31-29 mark in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season when the team made its first playoff appearance since 2003.